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Kiffin has the Rebels playing exceptional football and firmly in contention for the College Football Playoff.
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Larson was one of the four drivers including Hamlin, Chase Briscoe and William Byron in contention for the title, but Larson managed to finish in third position, ahead of the other three contenders to claim the championship.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The Athletic revealed on Sunday that Rob Edwards was also in contention, while Michael Carrick is another admired.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
So even from there, Miami would need as many as three teams to have an additional ACC loss at some point in November to give the Hurricanes a chance to be in contention for the conference title game (and that’s before trying to sort out the potential tiebreaker scenarios).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
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Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Larson was one of the four drivers including Hamlin, Chase Briscoe and William Byron in contention for the title, but Larson managed to finish in third position, ahead of the other three contenders to claim the championship.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The Athletic revealed on Sunday that Rob Edwards was also in contention, while Michael Carrick is another admired.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
So even from there, Miami would need as many as three teams to have an additional ACC loss at some point in November to give the Hurricanes a chance to be in contention for the conference title game (and that’s before trying to sort out the potential tiebreaker scenarios).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2025
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“In contention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20contention. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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