College Football Playoff picks after Week 3
ESPN reporters make their early picks for the College Football Playoff after the third full week of action.
2019 ScheduleAll times ET
2019 Schedule
3-0, 1st in ACC - Atlantic
Lawrence shakes off mistakes with 4-TD performance (1:38)
Lawrence leads No. 1 Clemson past Syracuse 41-6
Trevor Lawrence threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and top-ranked Clemson beat nemesis Syracuse 41-6 on Saturday night.
Lawrence pleased with win, emphasizes need for improvement (0:30)
Swinney: Our defense was awesome vs. Syracuse (1:03)
Ladson hauls in Lawrence's TD toss falling backwards (0:37)
Clemson stuffs Cuse again in red zone with turnover on downs (0:42)
Lawrence's 2nd pick is nearly brought back for 6 (0:49)
Rodgers tightropes sideline on 87-yard TD from Lawrence (0:52)
Lawrence throws 4th INT of season (0:47)
Lawrence strolls into end zone for 2nd TD (0:30)
Lawrence dekes Cuse defense, fires TD to Rodgers (0:30)
College football Week 3: Scores, highlights, Top 25 analysis and a flying QB
Inside the best plays, moments and uniforms of the weekend in CFB.
Howard says Clemson has Mamba Mentality (0:43)
Ranking the College Football Playoff matchups we'd like to see
Tua vs. Jalen? Fromm vs. Fields? The QB carousel has opened the door to plenty of fascinating playoff matchups this year.
Who has the best chance to make the College Football Playoff?
After Clemson and LSU secure big wins, here's a look at what the Allstate Playoff Predictor says about who will be left standing in the end.
Separating fact from fiction: Maryland, USC, Trevor Lawrence and more
Is Maryland for real? Is Trevor Lawrence human? How worried should Nebraska be? Bill Connelly sifts through the early-season noise for answers.
Pollack: Syracuse needs divine intervention to beat Clemson (0:55)
Why the numbers suggest Clemson is already a lock for the CFP (1:28)
Top 10 all-time college teams (3:25)
Inside college football's unique spirit, pageantry and tradition (1:11)
College football conference power rankings
LSU makes its move in the SEC, while Ohio State solidifies its spot atop the Big Ten, as we rank every team in every Power 5 conference.
'Clemson days' Sammy Watkins makes Chiefs even more dangerous
Watkins, the No. 4 pick in the 2014 draft, showed off his talent with a career best 198 receiving yards and three touchdowns against the Jaguars.
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2019 ACC Standings
| ATLANTIC | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| Boston College | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Wake Forest | 0-0 | 3-0 |
| Louisville | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| NC State | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Florida State | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Syracuse | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| COASTAL | CONF | OVR |
| Virginia | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| North Carolina | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Duke | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Virginia Tech | 0-1 | 2-1 |
| Georgia Tech | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Miami | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Pittsburgh | 0-1 | 1-2 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards244.557th
Rushing Yards266.015th
Points For38.0Tied-38th
Points Against12.0Tied-18th
2019 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Murphy | DE | Committed | 92 |
| Bryan Bresee | DT | Committed | 91 |
| Mitchell Mayes | OT | Committed | 90 |
| DeMarkcus Bowman | RB | Committed | 86 |
| Tre Williams | DT | Committed | 86 |