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About Billy Koehler

Billy Koehler is the founder of ThirdDownDraw.com and a contributing writer at DixielandSports.com. He has been covering college football since 2006. You can follow him on twitter @billykoehler.

Big XII Expansion: Coming this Summer?

Yesterday, Oklahoma President David Boren told The Oklahoman’s Berry Tramel that a decision on expansion for the Big XII conference would come this summer. After being the victim of expansion by the Big Ten, SEC and Pac-12, the Big XII’s future … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day Rivalry

Most people aren’t thinking about college football on Valentine’s Day.  Usually it is just another day with no football and no recruiting.  Florida State did not want to let the day pass without reminding the Gators of last season’s loss. … Continue reading

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Parity isn’t coming soon

One of the (many) reasons I don’t like the NFL as much as I like the college game is because of the parity.  In the NFL there is no such thing as a great team nor is there such thing … Continue reading

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Signing Day FAQs

Today is signing day?  Yes, today is signing day.  For college football it is always the first Wednesday in February. Is today the only day to sign?  No.  Today is the first day to sign a national letter of intent.  … Continue reading

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Recruiting Rankings Matter

“Never make excuses.  Your friends don’t need them, and your foes won’t believe them.” — John Wooden Tomorrow is national signing day, the day when a select few high school seniors sign binding agreements to accept scholarships to play college … Continue reading

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(Belated) Thoughts on the National Championship

Deshaun Watson is Amazing.  Alabama won the game, but this was my biggest takeaway from the game.  I spend most of the season watching him play well thinking, “yeah, he’s good,” but I don’t think Clemson would have been in … Continue reading

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The Most Important Play of the National Championship

There is one play, more than any other, whose success will affect the outcome of the national championship game.  The play is a designed run for Deshaun Watson, the quarterback power. Clemson’s offense works off a relatively simple formula: outside, … Continue reading

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Post Hoc, Ergo …

Monday night’s winner of the Clemson – Alabama game will be the undisputed national champion of college football.  That team will be the winner of a four team playoff which is part of a system that every FBS conference and … Continue reading

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Paper Tigers No More

You can’t doubt Clemson now.  The playoff win over Oklahoma is unequivocal.  The Sooners are a good football team, and the Tigers beat them, convincingly.  Going into the game you can be forgiven if you were skeptical of the ACC … Continue reading

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Orange Bowl

Clemson plays Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, part of the college football playoff.  The Sooners are currently 3.5 point favorites to win the game. Advantage Clemson? Teams don’t always play the same in bowl games as they played at the … Continue reading

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