B-Dawg's Air Force Falcons: Flying high A.F.

[BDawg35]

BREAKING NEWS: AIR FORCE EARNS TRIP TO THE NATTY


J.B. White and his Air Force teammates will face Wisconsin for the 2026 national championship.

GOING TO THE NATTY!
Air Force to face Wisconsin
for BCS title in Rose Bowl

Cue up Van Halen.

For Air Force coach B-Dawg, he gets the best ... of ... both worlds.

A little heaven right here on earth.

Oh, yeah.

One of the main attractions for B-Dawg when he moved his Air Force football team to the Pac-12 Conference was the possibility of playing in the Rose Bowl, the grand daddy of them all. Growing up as a Michigan fan back when Michigan actually went to Rose Bowls (pouring a sip for the program), there was always something special about that 5 p.m. game in Pasadena on New Year's Day.

Well, not only did the Falcons qualify for the BCS national championship game by the slimmest of margins, but said game will be held in the Rose Bowl.

"Bliss," B-Dawg said.

Air Force will take on Wisconsin for the national championship after Tennessee and Clemson were knocked off in conference championship games. Wisconsin held on to its No. 1 spot in the BCS rankings by rallying to beat Ohio State in the Big Ten Conference title game, while Air Force vaulted from No. 5 to No. 2.

USC was No. 4 heading into conference championship week, but was idle because the Falcons won the Pac-12 South Division. The Trojans have lost only twice, while the Falcons have lost three times, but one of USC's losses was a 27-7 decision to Air Force on Sept. 26.

Air Force and USC both had a .987 percentage in the BCS rankings (whatever that means), but the Falcons got the nod.

"I understand how USC might be upset that a team with three losses moved ahead of them, but we would have four losses if they would have beaten us and they would have only one," B-Dawg said. "Beat us and you don't have to worry about it."

B-Dawg has taken 19 teams to national championship games in his 106-season career, dating back to NCAA 2004, but this is the first time he's done so with a team that has lost three games. The only other team he's coached to make it with more than one loss was his 2007 Michigan squad in NCAA 2005. The Wolverines were 10-2 in the regular season. Every team in the nation lost at least two games that year.

That team lost 31-28 in overtime to Tennessee in New Orleans.

The Air Force-Wisconsin game will feature two Heisman Trophy finalists. Wisconsin quarterback Erik Weeks and Air Force running back Jarod Pearson are among the five players who have received invititations to the Downtown Athletic Club.

Weeks is 245-for-369 for 3,449 yards, 34 touchdowns and nine interceptions. His favorite target is Rory Ward, who has 82 catches for 1,092 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Pearson's inclusion in the Heisman top five is, quite frankly, a joke. EA's Heisman engine is apparently impressed that he's racked up 26 touchdown runs, nearly all of which have come on toss plays near the goal line. He's gained only 623 yards on 167 yards, second on his own team to first-string running back Marion Benjamin's 770 yards on 145 carries. Air Force's biggest threat is senior receiver J.B. White, who has 111 catches for 1,592 yards and eight touchdowns.

Both teams are riding hot streaks. Wisconsin lost 48-45 in overtime at Cincinnati to start the year, then lost 28-23 to Army on Oct. 2, but has won its last nine games. Air Force was 3-3 after a loss to Oregon before winning seven in a row.

B-Dawg's biggest concern is the Wisconsin passing game. The Badgers are No. 2 in the nation in passing offense at 284.5 yards per game, No. 1 in scoring offense at 38.6 points and No. 1 in total offense at 495.1 yards.

Air Force, meanwhile, is DFL in the country in pass defense, allowing 285.1 yards per game through the air. The Falcons counter with a run defense that is the polar opposite, ranking No. 1 by yielding 92.7 yarsd per game.

"This could be scary," B-Dawg said. "I hope we can find something that slows them down sooner rather than later as the game goes on."




FINAL 2026 RANKINGS
1. Wisconsin (11-2), .997
2. AIR FORCE (10-3), .987
3. USC (10-2), .987
4. The U (11-2), .984
5. Nebraska (10-2), .981
6. Auburn (11-2), .981
7. Notre Dame (9-3), .971
8. Tennessee (10-2), .960
9. Clemson (10-3), .955
10. Virginia Tech (10-2), .942

[BDawg35]

2026 COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS


DeAndre McCollum (left) and Grant Hayden (right) of Air Force took home national awards in 2026.

Air Force has Thorpe winner
for fourth consecutive year

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The Thorpe Award seems to have a new permanent address.

For the fourth straight year, the award has gone to a defensive back from Air Force, as senior strong safety DeAndre McCollum won it for the second consecutive time.

He was preceded by strong safety Nate Wilson in 2023 and cornerback Mark Monroe in 2024.

"Our defensive backs don't intercept a lot of passes, but EA seemed to program the Thorpe to reward guys who make a ton of tackles," Air Force coach B-Dawg said.

McCollum has 113 tackles and has set the all-time record for most career tackles by a B-Dawg player with 418. He broke the record of 413 set by Eastern Michigan linebacker Fabian McCoy from 2009-12 in NCAA 2008. McCollum is strictly a run stopper, having picked off only five passes in his four-year career.

McCollum also won the Bednarik Award, while senior outside linebacker Grant Hayden won the Butkus Award.

Six members of Air Force's defense made first-team All-America, something that could only happen for a user-controlled team in a video game.

Hayden, McCollum, defensive tackles Ryan Buckley and Ashton Hogan, outside linebacker Fred DeLuca and free safety Nick Lindsey made first-team All-America.




FIRST TEAM
QB, Erik Weeks, Wisconsin, rSr., 91 OVR
HB, Steve Stone, Hawaii, Jr., 84 OVR
HB, Brian Fitzpatrick, Army, rSr., 86 OVR
WR, Dedrick Garcia, Tennessee, rSoph., 84 OVR
WR, Danny Bullock, Miami (Ohio), rJr., 82 OVR
TE, Jesse Wright, Wisconsin, rJr., 90 OVR
OT, Justin Hodge, Clemson, rSr., 93 OVR
OT, T.J. Heffner, Rice, rSr., 96 OVR
OG, Derrick Johnson, Auburn, rSr., 95 OVR
OG, Marcus Ward, Auburn, rSr., 98 OVR
C, Adrian Galloway, Ohio State, rJr., 97 OVR
DE, Adam Thomas, The U, rSr., 97 OVR
DE, Mike Holt, Wisconsin, rJr., 89 OVR
DT, Ryan Buckley, Air Force, Soph., 86 OVR
DT, Ashton Hogan, Air Force, Jr., 91 OVR
OLB, Grant Hayden, Air Force, rSr., 84 OVR
MLB, Terrance Banks, Toledo, rSr., 78 OVR
OLB, Fred DeLuca, Air Force, Jr., 79 OVR
CB, Nate Lloyd, Texas, rSr., 95 OVR
CB, Lester Burke, Clemson, Jr., 88 OVR
FS, Nick Lindsey, Air Force, rSr., 87 OVR
SS, DeAndre McCollum, Air Force, Sr., 95 OVR
K, Matt Seymour, Clemson, Sr., 96 OVR
P, Richard Robinson, LSU, Jr., 92 OVR
RET, Carlos Warren, Virginia Tech, rJr., 77 OVR (WR)

SECOND TEAM
QB, Dennis Page, Auburn, rSr., 92 OVR
HB, Chad McIntire, Michigan State, rSr., 94 OVR
HB, Jarod Pearson, Air Force, Soph., 86 OVR
WR, J.B. White, Air Force, Sr., 89 OVR
WR, Terrance DeLuca, Marshall, rSr., 93 OVR
TE, Pedro Whitehead, Auburn, Sr., 92 OVR
OT, Anthony Gray, Wisconsin, Sr., 90 OVR
OT, James Johnson, Clemson, rSr., 92 OVR
OG, Sean Coleman, Texas, rSr., 96 OVR
OG, Andre Williams, Ohio State, Sr., 95 OVR
C, Nick Savoy, Tennessee, Sr., 96 OVR
DE, Andy Rivers, Central Florida, rSr., 88 OVR
DE, Brian Scott, The U, Jr., 88 OVR
DT, Courtney Alvarez, Ohio State, Jr., 86 OVR
DT, Patrick Pittman, West Virginia, Sr., 92 OVR
OLB, Marcus Hayford, Florida Atlantic, rSr., 83 OVR
MLB, Jesse Watson, USC, rSr., 88 OVR
OLB, James Moore, LSU, Sr., 92 OVR
CB, Terry Hinds, The U, rJr., 90 OVR
CB, Quinton Elliott, Miami (Ohio), Jr., 76 OVR
FS, Dwayne Tucker, Hawaii, rJr., 84 OVR
SS, Jared leach, Navy, Sr., 87 OVR
K, Mike Woods, Hawaii, Jr., 94 OVR
P, Vince Goins, Ohio State, Soph., 63 OVR
RET, Michael Carter, Michigan, Soph., 84 OVR (HB)

FRESHMAN
DE, Rashad Moore, Air Force, rFr., 79 OVR
MLB, Bryan Macklin, Air Force, Fr., 71 OVR


2026 ALL-PAC 12 TEAM

FIRST TEAM
HB, Jarod Pearson, Soph., 86 OVR
WR, J.B. White, Sr., 89 OVR
DE, Rashad Moore, rFr., 79 OVR
DT, Ryan Buckley, Soph., 86 OVR
DT, Ashton Hogan, Jr., 91 OVR
OLB, Grant Hayden, rSr., 84 OVR
OLB, Fred DeLuca, Jr., 79 OVR
CB, Jesse Sanders, Soph., 86 OVR
CB, Alan Richards, rSr., 86 OVR
FS, Nick Lindsey, rSr., 87 OVR
SS, DeAndre McCollum, Sr., 95 OVR
SECOND TEAM
OT, Brandon Mitchell, Jr., 85 OVR
C, Phillip Nicholas, Sr., 87 OVR
OT, Jeff Gallagher, Sr., 81 OVR
CB, Scott McKenzie, rJr., 85 OVR
K, Kyle Stegall, Sr., 98 OVR
RET, Marion Benjamin, Sr., 87 OVR (HB)

[BDawg35]

2026 HEISMAN TROPHY PRESENTATION


Wisconsin quarterback Erik Weeks is the 2026 Heisman Trophy winner.

Wisconsin QB wins 2026 Heisman,
Air Force running back fourth

NEW YORK - Air Force will be facing the Heisman Trophy winner when it plays Wisconsin for the 2026 national championship.

Badgers quarterback Erik Weeks won the Heisman by nearly 300 voting points over Hawaii running back Steve Stone.

Air Force running back Jarod Pearson, whose only claim to fame is collecting garbage touchdowns on goal-line toss plays, was fourth.

Weeks will present problems for a Falcons defense that is ranked DFL nationally against the pass. He is 245-for-369 for 3,449 yards, 34 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also causes trouble with his legs, running 171 times for 752 yards and eight touchdowns.



1. ERIK WEEKS, Wisconsin, QB, rSr.
Voting: 422 1st, 286 2nd, 69 3rd, 1,907 points
2026 stats: 245-for-369, 3,449 yards, 34 TD, 9 int.; 171 carries, 752 yards, 8 TD

2. STEVE STONE, Hawaii, HB, Jr.
Voting: 261 1st, 337 2nd, 157 3rd, 1,614 points
2026 stats: 287 carries, 1,680 yards, 19 TD; 16 catches, 184 yards, 2 TD

3. BRIAN FITZPATRICK, Army, HB, rSr.
Voting: 68 1st, 114 2nd, 399 3rd, 831 points
2026 stats: 319 carries, 1,813 yards, 19 TD; 7 catches, 29 yards, 0 TD

4. JAROD PEARSON, Air Force, HB, Soph.
Voting: 14 1st, 25 2nd, 74 3rd, 166 points
2026 stats: 167 carries, 623 yards, 26 TD; 12 catches, 56 yards, 1 TD

5. DENNIS PAGE, Auburn, QB, rSr.
Voting: 8 1st, 14 2nd, 45 3rd, 97 points
2026 stats: 205-for-283, 2,978 yards, 33 TD, 5 int.; 114 carries, 328 yards, 7 TD

[studbucket]

Re: 2026 HEISMAN TROPHY PRESENTATION

What a season. Every team in the top 10 had 2 or 3 losses. It would be fascinating if that happened in real life.

[BDawg35]

Re: 2026 HEISMAN TROPHY PRESENTATION

What a season. Every team in the top 10 had 2 or 3 losses. It would be fascinating if that happened in real life.

College football would be more exciting if a season like this was even possible. It would approach the parity of the NFL, where the best teams still have two or three losses. College football is pretty boring, apart from rooting for your own school. You know Alabama will make the playoff every year. Now it's just a matter of what combination of Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Notre Dame makes it.

I'm still bumming the series ended the year before the playoff was added.

I could have sworn that Michigan team of mine in NCAA 2005 had three regular-season losses and still got in, but it was three losses after the national championship loss. It kind of feels cheap and dirty making it with three losses (I remember feeling that way with two in NCAA 2005), but we probably should have made it once or twice already with only one loss. The Pac-12 obviously gets much more respect than the Mountain West.

[BDawg35]

2026 SEASON, GAME 14


Air Force coach B-Dawg is hoisted by his players after winning the 2026 national championship.


Linebacker Grant Hayden stops Anthony Brown for a short gain on fourth-and-five with 4:25 left in the game.

NATIONAL CHAMPS!!!
Rice delivers on coach's bravado,
leads Air Force past Wisconsin

PASADENA, Calif. - B-Dawg didn't engage in coach-speak after getting his first glimpse of Chad Rice as Air Force's quarterback.

A normal coach would have tempered expectations and spewed some nonsense about taking it one game at a time, respecting the process, yada, yada, yada.

B-Dawg isn't normal. Trust us when we say that.

So, when Rice beat defending national champion Michigan State in his college debut as a freshman on Aug. 26, 2023, B-Dawg began cranking up the hype machine.

"We're winning a natty during Chad Rice's career," B-Dawg proclaimed. "You can take that to the bank. What he did today on the road against one of the best teams in the country was incredible."

Fast-forward to Jan. 2, 2027, the final game of Rice's record-setting four-year career with the Falcons. It was his final opportunity to deliver on his coach's hyperbole.

Rice delivered.

Rice threw for 353 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 46 yards and a score to upstage Heisman Trophy winner Erik Weeks in Air Force's 31-28 national championship victory over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.

Why was B-Dawg so certain about Rice that he went full pimp mode on him after just one game?

"You could see right away that he could produce against any team in any environment," B-Dawg said. "So, I knew I had a quarterback who could get the job done within four years. But mostly I just know how video games work. I knew we would be nine years into this dynasty when he was a senior. Anybody who plays a dynasty probably wins a natty by the ninth season unless they are super strict with their sliders or other rules."

This is the 15th national championship B-Dawg has won since NCAA 2004, but the first title playing on Heisman mode. It's also the first he's won with three losses. Air Force won its final eight games after a 3-3 start.

"I might be more proud of this natty than any of the others," he said. "You have to deal with some Heisman mode B.S. every game. Why do you think we're DFL in passing defense? It's not because our defense is that bad. We have to put up with robo-QB crap playing on Heisman and find ways to overcome it."

With the game tied 17-17 at halftime, Wisconsin moved the ball down the field on the first series of the second half. On third-and-four, defensive end Rashad Moore stopped Robert Heard for no gain on a pitchout, forcing the Badgers to kick a 29-yard field goal with 7:51 left in the third quarter.

Rice went to work from there, giving the Falcons a lead they would never relinquish just 52 seconds later. He hit wide-open receiver Brian Brown with a short pass on the right side of the field. Tight end Ben Huff made a great block and Brown was gone, scoring on a 39-yard play with 6:59 left in the third.

It was the school-record 83rd and final touchdown pass of Rice's career.

Air Force stretched the lead to 31-20 with 8:29 left in the game on a 3-yard run by Jarod Pearson, who was held to eight yards on eight carries after finishing fourth in Heisman voting. A 17-yard catch by Huff set up the touchdown.

Defensive tackle Ryan Buckley dropped back as a spy in Nickel Cover-2 Disguise on third-and-14 on Wisconsin's next possession, stopping Rory Ward eight yards short of a first down after making a catch over the middle.

Air Force kicker Kyle Stegall hit the left upright on a 45-yard field goal try with 5:45 left, leaving the Falcons up by 11.

The Badgers moved to the Falcons' 26-yard line on their next drive. A pass was dropped on third-and-five before outside linebacker Grant Hayden stopped a screen pass to Anthony Brown for only a 2-yard gain on fourth-and-five with 4:25 left.

Wisconsin got the ball back with 2:56 remaining, but would need to score twice to at least tie the game.

After an incompletion on third-and-nine in their own territory wth 2:10 left, the Badgers inexplicably chose to punt. Air Force ran a normal defense, which allowed 95 OVR senior punter Cole Wyatt's kick to roll for a 79-yard kick.

"The CPU A.I. essentially waved the white flag for them," B-Dawg said.

Air Force was content to run three times and milk the Badgers' three timeouts and some clock. The Falcons punted after gaining only five yards.

Wisconsin created some drama by hitting a 30-yard touchdown pass from Weeks to Frank Brwer with 1:34 left. Brewer's 2-point catch made it a 3-point game.

J.B. White recovered the onside kick and Air Force needed to snap the ball only three times. Marion Benjamin ran for gains of six and two yards before Rice kneeled it out.

Wisconsin was in the red zone only twice, settling for field goals both times.


B-DAWG'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

NCAA 2004 (MICHIGAN)
2004: Michigan 25, The U 14
2008: Michigan 21, Oklahoma 0

NCAA 2004 (BUFFALO)
2007: Buffalo 31, The U 0

NCAA 2004 (BAYLOR)
2011: Baylor 14, Tennessee 12

NCAA 2005 (MICHIGAN)
2004: Michigan 24, Tennessee 23
2009: Michigan 17, North Texas 0
2010: Michigan 29, Texas A&M 7
2012: Michigan 48, LSU 28

NCAA 2007 (VANDERBILT)
2020: Vanderbilt 30, UCLA 13
2022: Vanderbilt 34, The U 16

NCAA 2009 (OREGON STATE)
2012: Oregon State 45, Texas Tech 21

NCAA 2012 (MICHIGAN)
2014: Michigan 27, East Carolina 17
2018: Michigan 37, LSU 30

NCAA 2014 (WESTERN MICHIGAN)
2023: Western Michigan 31, Notre Dame 13

NCAA 2014 (AIR FORCE)
2026: Air Force 31, Wisconsin 28


SCHOOL RECORDS

Chad Rice, 13,701 passing yards
Chad Rice, 83 touchdown passes
J.B. White, 297 career catches
J.B. White, 4,440 career receiving yards



Air Force quarterback Chad Rice dives for a touchdown.

Air Force Falcons vs. Wisconsin Badgers (national championship)
Jan. 2, 2027	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#2 Air Force Falcons (11-3)	7	10	7	7	31
#1 Wisconsin Badgers (11-3)	7	10	3	8	28

Team Stats Comparison
	AFA	WIS
Total Offense	513	403
Rushing Yards	39-160	19-144
Passing Yards	353	259
First Downs	22	15
Punt Return Yards	40	16
Kick Return Yards	23	64
Total Yards	576	483
Turnovers	1	0
3rd Down Conversion	3-12	4-12
4th Down Conversion	2-3	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	1-1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-3-1	2-0-2
Penalties	1-5	2-10
Possession Time	24:56	11:04

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		AFA	WIS
6:24	(AFA) C. Rice 11 run (K. Stegall kick)	7	0
5:47	(WIS) R. Ward 31 pass from E. Weeks (D. Justice kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		AFA	WIS
8:12	(AFA) J. White 8 pass from C. Rice (D. Justice kick)	14	7
6:33	(WIS) D. Justice 38 field goal	14	10
1:50	(WIS) R. Heard 55 run (D. Justice kick)	14	17
:01	(AFA) K. Stegall 34 field goal	17	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		AFA	WIS
7:51	(WIS) D. Justice 29 field goal	17	20
6:59	(AFA) B. Brown 39 pass from C. Rice (K. Stegall kick)	24	20
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		AFA	WIS
8:29	(AFA) J. Pearson 3 run (K. Stegall kick)	31	20
1:34	(WIS) F. Brewer 30 pass from E. Weeks (F. Brewer catch)	31	28

AIR FORCE FALCONS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Chad Rice 22/30 353 2 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Marion Benjamin 19 94 4.9 0 Chad Rice 9 46 5.1 1 Drew Myrick 3 12 4.0 0 Jarod Pearson 8 8 1.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J.B. White 5 75 15.0 1 Eric Peterson 5 63 12.6 0 Brian Brown 3 70 23.3 1 Ben Huff 3 39 13.0 0 Ben Charles 2 31 15.5 0 David Joseph 2 8 4.0 0 Marion Benjamin 1 62 62.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Ben Huff 2 0 Jeff Gallagher 2 1 Ryan Mueller 1 0 Drew Myrick 1 0 Jonathan Bailey 1 0 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Nick Lindsey 6 0 0 0 Scott McKenzie 5 1 0.5 0 Fred DeLuca 5 1 0.5 0 DeAndre McCollum 4 0 0 0 Grant Hayden 4 2 0 0 Ryan Buckley 4 0 0 0 Alan Richards 3 0 0 0 Jesse Sanders 2 1 0 0 Ben Harris 2 1 0 0 Rashad Moore 2 1 1 0 Logan/Rush 1/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 Frank Sharp 1 1 0 0 Ashton Hogan 1 1 0 0 Bryan Macklin 1 0 0 0 Brian Hubbard 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Kyle Stegall 1/2 4/4 7 34 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Matt Jackson 3 120 40.0 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Marion Benjamin 1 21 21.0 21 J.B. White 1 2 2.0 2 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Marion Benjamin 3 40 13.3 15

WISCONSIN BADGERS PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Erik Weeks 25/35 259 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Erik Weeks 8 73 9.1 0 Robert Heard 11 71 6.4 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Frank Brewer 7 86 12.2 1 Rory Ward 6 86 14.3 1 Robert Heard 4 38 9.5 0 Jason Hargrove 4 19 4.8 0 Anthony Chambers 2 15 7.5 0 Jesse Wright 1 13 13.0 0 Anthony Brown 1 2 2.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK Aaron Carter 2 0 Damon Foster 2 0 Kyle Henry 2 0 Anthony Chambers 2 0 Anthony Gray 0 1 DEFENSE TACK TFL SACK INT Bryan Joseph 12 0 0 0 Pierre Burnette 9 0 0 0 Marc Mitchell 6 1 0 0 Bryan Reid 5 0 0 0 Tavares Williams 5 0 0 0 Freddie Henderson 5 2 2 0 Austin Williams 4 0 0 1 Eddie Bush 3 0 0 0 Mike Holt 3 2 0 0 Richard McDougal 3 0 0 0 Darren Watson 3 0 0 0 Dominic Mason 2 0 0 0 Daniel McPherson 1 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Darren Justice 2/2 2/2 8 39 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Cole Wyatt 5 274 54.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Jason Hargrove 2 38 19.0 19 Rory Ward 1 26 26.0 26 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG LONG Rory Ward 1 16 16.0 16

2026 BOWL RESULTS
New Mexico Bowl: Utah 59, California 21
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Ball State 23, Colorado State 7
Poinsettia Bowl: Navy 34, San Diego State 27
Beef O’Brady’s Bowl: Florida Atlantic 24, Ohio 10
New Orleans Bowl: Arkansas State 31, Texas-El Paso 17
Las Vegas Bowl: Hawaii 48, Washington 13
Hawaii Bowl: Boy-Z State 38, Southern Miss 17
Little Caesars Bowl: Miami (Ohio) 41, LSU 20
Military Bowl: Bowling Green 38, North Carolina 24
Holiday Bowl: Oregon 22, West Virginia 21
Belk Bowl: Florida State 35, Buffalo 20
AdvoCare V100 Bowl: Western Kentucky 28, Louisville 0
Russell Athletic Bowl: Clemson 34, Georgia 6
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Minnesota 42, Baylor 17
Armed Forces Bowl: Nevada 27, Marshall 22
Fight Hunger Bowl: Cincinnati 34, Washington State 31 (OT)
Alamo Bowl: Texas Christian 45, UCLA 42
B-Dubz Bowl: Penn State 42, Oklahoma 14
Music City Bowl: Mississippi State 38, Georgia Tech 33
Sun Bowl: Duke 38, Colorado 35
Liberty Bowl: Kentucky 34, Rice 24
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Mississippi 35, Virginia Tech 21
Heart of Dallas Bowl: Troy 35, Toledo 28
Gator Bowl: Texas A&M 31, Northwestern 6
Capital One Bowl: Tennessee 29, Michigan State 22
Outback Bowl: Ohio State 44, Florida 20
Rose Bowl: Nebraska 17, USC 13
Fiesta Bowl: Army 34, Texas 31 (OT)
Sugar Bowl: Central Florida 24, Auburn 21
Orange Bowl: The U 31, Notre Dame 24
Cotton Bowl: Kansas 28, Alabama 22
BBVA Compass Bowl: New Mexico 38, Tulsa 28
Go Daddy Bowl: Central Michigan 28, South Alabama 25
BCS Championship: Air Force 31, Wisconsin 28

[BDawg35]

2026 SEASON WRAP-UP

2026 AIR FORCE RESULTS
Results	High Passing	High Rushing	High Receiving
8/29: The U (L 15-14)	161, Rice	64, Rice	88, White
9/12: Stanford (W 45-38)	272, Blount	50, Benjamin	161, White
9/19: Oregon State (W 61-21)	452, Blount	73, J.Brown	108, White
9/26: USC (W 27-7)	276, Blount	94, Benjamin	99, White
10/3: Navy (L 29-27)	329, Rice	116, Benjamin	107, White
10/8: Oregon (L 37-27)	218, Rice	78, Pearson	113, White
10/17: UCLA (W 50-49, 2 OT)	285, Rice	89, Pearson	140, White
10/24: Colorado (W 34-24)	242, Rice	119, Pearson	126, White
10/31: Army (W 49-20)	276, Rice	113, Benjamin	128, White
11/7: Arizona (W 45-33)	433, Rice	94, Benjamin	156, White
11/21: Arizona State (W 30-20)	235, Rice	94, Benjamin	113, White
11/28: California (W 45-7)	198, Rice	103, Benjamin	135, White
12/12: Oregon (W 34-22)	321, Rice	51, Benjamin	118, White
1/2: Wisconsin (W 31-28)	353, Rice	94, Benjamin	75, White

[dfsJunkie]

Re: 2026 SEASON, GAME 14

Congrats on the natty! Pearson really scored 27 TDs on less than 200 carries?! That's insane. What's next for B-Dawg?

[BDawg35]

Re: 2026 SEASON, GAME 14

Congrats on the natty! Pearson really scored 27 TDs on less than 200 carries?! That's insane. What's next for B-Dawg?

Yeah, he's more of a power back, so I had him formation-subbed into my goal-line package. I don't tend to throw or run for long touchdowns, so it seems like every one of my touchdowns comes down to having to score from three yards in or less. Running a toss play from goal line from within three yards is probably 85-90% cash money. The CPU automatically bunches in everyone to stop a run up the middle, leaving the edge wide open if the guy on the outside of the line makes the one block he's responsible for.o

EA loved all those touchdowns and disregarded the fact he's darn near useless on the rest of the field.

We're going to make a run at a repeat next year after graduating some of my all-time greatest players (more on that in my next post). I picked up some recruits who I'm really excited to use for the next four years, so I'm here for at least four more years. I've given thought to starting a new dynasty after that to keep things fresh.

[BDawg35]

DEARLY DEPARTED FOLLOWING 2026




(From left) Quarterback Chad Rice, receiver J.B. White and strong safety DeAndre McCollum of Air Force set career
records for a B-Dawg player from 2023-26.

Air Force graduating some of
B-Dawg's all-time great players

B-Dawg put together a list of his all-time top 10 players after winning his 1,000th game of NCAA Football dynasty mode.

Quarterback Chad Rice, wide receiver J.B. White and strong safety DeAndre McCollum were just freshmen on the team that achieved the milestone, their careers a nearly blank canvas.

Now that they've written the final chapters of their careers at Air Force, it's not a stretch to suggest one or all three of them would make a revised top 10 list.

All three set career records for a B-Dawg player, records that have stood since at least NCAA 2008.

Overlooked in his performance in the national championship victory over Wisconsin was the fact that Rice set the record for most career passing yards by a B-Dawg player in that game.

Rice finished with 13,701 yards, eclipsing the record of 13,591 set by Eastern Michigan's Clint Cunningham from 2013-16 in NCAA 2008. Rice also had record totals of 1,085 completions and 1,667 attempts, breaking Cunningham's marks of 1,085 and 1,576, respectively. Rice was also third all-time with 83 touchdown passes.

McCollum finished with 422 career tackles, breaking the record of 413 set by Eastern Michigan linebacker Fabian McCoy from 2009-12 in NCAA 2008.

White, the consummate possession receiver, had 297 career catches to shatter the mark of 246 set by Vanderbilt's Jason Toth from 2009-12 in NCAA 2007.

"I will miss them all dearly," B-Dawg said. "I'm not thinking about how they rate compared to other greats I've coached over the years. I'll just miss them as cyber people more than as cyber players."

Following is a look at Air Force's dearly departed following the 2026 season:

CHAD RICE, QB, 99 OVR
Career stats: 1,093-for-1,667, 13,701 yards, 83 TD, 56 int.; 474 carries, 2,381 yards, 18 TD

KYLE STEGALL, K, 98 OVR
Career stats: 50-for-67 FG, 54 long, 232 touchbacks

BRIAN BROWN, WR, 96 OVR
Career stats: 141 catches, 1,822 yards, 11 TD

DeANDRE McCOLLUM, SS, 95 OVR
Career stats: 422 tackles, 65 TFL, 7 sacks, 5 interceptions, 16 deflections, 4 FF, 2 FR, 1 safety

J.B. WHITE, WR, 89 OVR
Career stats: 297 catches, 4,440 yards, 28 TD

NICK LINDSEY, FS, 87 OVR
Career stats: 181 tackles, 7 TFL, 3 interceptions, 8 deflections, 1 TD

MARION BENJAMIN, HB, 87 OVR
Career stats: 648 carries, 3,270 yards, 54 TD; 94 catches, 909 yards, 7 TD; 110 KR, 2,794 yards, 2 TD; 114 PR, 1,401 yards, 0 TD

PHILLIP NICHOLAS, C, 87 OVR
Career stats: 24 pancakes, 2 sacks

ALAN RICHARDS, CB, 86 OVR
Career stats: 152 tackles, 20 TFL, 1 sack, 5 interceptions, 15 deflections, 1 FR

KEVIN LEONARD, SS, 86 OVR
Career stats: 90 tackles, 21 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 interceptions, 4 deflections, 3 FF

GRANT HAYDEN, OLB, 84 OVR
Career stats: 162 tackles, 44 TFL, 11 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 deflections, 1 FF, 3 FR

WILLIAM DAVIS, CB, 84 OVR
Career stats: 31 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sacks, 1 deflection

BEN CHARLES, WR, 82 OVR
Career stats: 72 catches, 779 yards, 7 TD

JEFF GALLAGHER, OT, 81 OVR
Career stats: 14 pancakes, 8 sacks

VICTOR DUKES, DE, 79 OVR
Career stats: 14 tackles, 5 TFL, 3 sacks, 1 deflection

FRANK SHARP, MLB, 76 OVR
Career stats: 28 tackles, 8 TFL, 1 FF

MATT KEYES, OT, 74 OVR
Career stats: 4 pancakes, 2 sacks

JOE TALLEY, OG, 72 OVR
Career stats: 1 pancake, 0 sacks

[dfsJunkie]

Re: 2026 SEASON, GAME 14

Yeah, he's more of a power back, so I had him formation-subbed into my goal-line package. I don't tend to throw or run for long touchdowns, so it seems like every one of my touchdowns comes down to having to score from three yards in or less. Running a toss play from goal line from within three yards is probably 85-90% cash money. The CPU automatically bunches in everyone to stop a run up the middle, leaving the edge wide open if the guy on the outside of the line makes the one block he's responsible for.o

EA loved all those touchdowns and disregarded the fact he's darn near useless on the rest of the field.

We're going to make a run at a repeat next year after graduating some of my all-time greatest players (more on that in my next post). I picked up some recruits who I'm really excited to use for the next four years, so I'm here for at least four more years. I've given thought to starting a new dynasty after that to keep things fresh.

I feel like we play the exact same way

Sounds good to me man, looking forward to it. I know others have mentioned it, but I wouldn't mind seeing a B-Dawg classic pop up from one of your old Michigan or Vandy dynasties

[BDawg35]

Re: 2026 SEASON, GAME 14

I feel like we play the exact same way

Sounds good to me man, looking forward to it. I know others have mentioned it, but I wouldn't mind seeing a B-Dawg classic pop up from one of your old Michigan or Vandy dynasties

Yeah, I'm a dink-and-dunk guy. My quarterbacks will have a high completion percentage and my receivers will have low yards-per-catch. It moves the ball. I can't seem to find success running. There are a couple plays that are cash money IF the defense cooperates and lines up a certain way. I feel that some teams have scouted me, because those teams never align their defense so it's vulnerable to strong stretch, which has gone big for me at times.

Now you're tempting me. Maybe I'll pull out one of those old dynasties. It's not as easy as I would like it to be. Even though I have a file with all of the reports, the photos would have to be reuploaded, since my Photobucket account is maxed out.

[BDawg35]

AIR FORCE CLASS OF 2027 RECRUITING



Air Force's fastest player ever
highlights No. 1 recruiting class

Three of B-Dawg's all-time greats just graduated, ending their careers as national champions, but the Air Force coach has his shiny new toy.

Paul Gibbons of Douglass Hills, Ky., the 18th-ranked athlete in the Class of 2027, will bring 98 SPD to Colorado Springs, making him the fastest player coached by B-Dawg since he arrived in 2018.

"Some men get excited by porn," B-Dawg said. "I get excited by using really fast players in NCAA Football."

The question is: Where to play Mr. Gibbons?

He checks in at 82 OVR as a wide receiver, largely because of his SPD and his 78 CTH rating. He is 78 OVR as a free safety, possessing a 71 TAK rating.

"I'm leaning heavily toward using him as a receiver and seeing if we can finally complete some deep balls on the outside, which have been rare for me on Heisman mode," B-Dawg said. "I will definitely look a ways to get him on the field on both sides of the ball, subbing him into some defensive formations that allow him to play defensive back without wearing him out. We'll have to monitor his stamina, for sure."

Gibbons chose Air Force over Western Kentucky.

Air Force has the nation's top-ranked recruiting class and quite possibly the greatest class of wide receivers B-Dawg has ever landed in any video game.

In addition to Gibbons, 80 OVR athlete Alex Webster translates to an 81 OVR wide receiver. Webster has an 83 CTH rating, extremely high for a freshman, but also has 88 THP and 84 THA.

"He could fit in perfectly in the possession passing game I employ," B-Dawg said. "I don't need him sitting around for two or three years waiting to play. I reserve the right to revisit him as a quarterback down the road."

Overshadowed by Gibbons' SPD is the fact the Falcons landed the No. 1 receiver in the country in Ray Russell of Rogers, Ark. and the No. 6 receiver in E.J. Jackson of Hacienda Heights, Calif. Russell, strangely, is only 77 OVR, while Jackson is 80 OVR.

A fifth receiver in the class is 69 OVR Joey Tyler of Salem, Ore.

Five of Air Force's recruits are ranked in the top 50 in the country. Russell is No. 3, Jackson No. 23, Webster No. 28, running back Daniel Wilson No. 36 and Gibbons No. 49.


IN-SEASON RECRUITING

Alex Webster, ATH-13, 6-3, 223, Meridian, Miss., 80 OVR
E.J. Jackson, WR-6, 6-2, 200, Hacienda Heights, Calif., 80 OVR
Will Huston, CB-11, 5-10, 185, Lewisville, Texas, 78 OVR
Tim McIntyre, K-11, 5-11, 165, El Toro, Calif., 78 OVR
Paul Gibbons, ATH-18, 6-4, 203, Douglass Hills, Ky., 78 OVR
Ray Russell, WR-1, 6-1, 194, Rogers, Ark., 77 OVR
Justin Hayford, C-7, 6-1, 289, Spring Valley, Calif., 72 OVR
Eric Chambers, MLB-13, 6-3, 220, Carney, Md., 71 OVR
Joey Tyler, WR-24, 5-10, 183, Salem, Ore., 69 OVR
Jeff Burton, MLB-80, 5-11, 237, Security-Widefield, Colo., 69 OVR
Greg Blanks, TE-7, 6-4, 244, Athens, Ala., 68 OVR
Bo Rushing, SS-24, 6-2, 190, Mountain Brook, Ala., 68 OVR
Jack East, OT-53, 6-5, 295, Jacksonville, N.C., 65 OVR
Luke Dotson, MLB-64, 6-0, 224, Aurora, Neb., 64 OVR
Shane McDonald, MLB-72, 6-2, 230, Green Hill, Tenn., 63 OVR
Josh Bennett, OLB-58, 6-5, 209, Dale City, Va., 62 OVR
Ray Edwards, SS-45, 6-1, 192, Terrell, Texas, 61 OVR
Ryan Hood, OT-93, 6-4, 344, Norman, Okla., 60 OVR


OFFSEASON RECRUITING

Robert Owens, OLB-12, 6-0, 220, Mountain Home, Ark., 79 OVR
Daniel Wilson, HB-5, 5-11, 207, Elmhurst, Ill., 78 OVR
Mike Lewis, OLB-16, 6-1, 227, Evans, Colo., 74 OVR


TOP 2026 CLASSES

1. AIR FORCE
2. Minnesota
3. Texas
4. Florida State
5. The U
6. Ohio State
7. Auburn
8. Georgia
9. Michigan
10. Missouri
15. Navy
16. Arizona
29. USC
31. Oregon
40. Washington
43. UCLA
50. Colorado
59. Army
62. Stanford
69. Arizona State
75. Washington State
82. California
107. Oregon State

[LopaKa]

Re: AIR FORCE CLASS OF 2027 RECRUITING

Congrats on the natty Bdawg! Excited to see that new class come in and ball out for you. 98 speed is super deadly for a receiver, dude will be burning defensive backs all season!

[dfsJunkie]

Re: AIR FORCE CLASS OF 2027 RECRUITING

Gibbons! Even before I read the line about him being a 78 OVR FS, I was thinking to myself, "if I was him, I'd probably play him at safety and set some records with that speed and catch rating".. but that's my favorite position to control on that side of the ball, which made me think to ask, who do you like controlling on defense?

Can you play players on both sides of the ball through formation subs or anything like that in this game? I feel like he could fit the Jabrill Peppers mold.