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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Colorado junior receiver K.D. Nixon is leaving school early to declare for the NFL draft. Nixon becomes the second Buffaloes receiver to leave early for the draft after Laviska Shenault Jr. announced his decision last week. This marks the second time more than one Colorado player has declared early for the draft after a season. Defensive lineman Shannon Clavelle and running back Rashaan Salaam departed for the 1995 draft.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley said he's headed to Utah for his final college season. Bentley announced his commitment to the Utes on social media. Bentley is scheduled to graduate from South Carolina this week and will be eligible to play immediately. Utah will need to replace senior QB Tyler Huntley from this season's team, which went 11-2. Bentley said in his post he was excited for his next step in joining Utah. Bentley was a three-year starter for the Gamecocks who suffered a season-ending foot injury in this year's opener.
UNDATED (AP) — College football always needs an argument when it comes to the postseason. This year, it was whether LSU or Ohio State should be the top seed in the four-team playoff. Four was enough this season to accommodate the teams worthy of a crack at the national championship. Maybe more than enough. Expansion still seems inevitable, even though it has become apparent over the first six seasons of the playoff that it is just not needed to crown a deserving champion.
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