Notre Dame Running Backs Left Off Of CBS Sports Dynamic Duos List In 2025
Notre Dame Running Backs Left Off Of CBS Sports Dynamic Duos List In 2025 originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Recently, CBS Sports released a list of their perceived dynamic duos in college football that they believe will define the National Championship race. In years past, we have seen this to be true, whether it's a dynamic one-two punch at running back, a strong quarterback-wide receiver connection or a pair of defensive players who will give opposing offenses nightmares. Overall, outside of one honorable mention, this list is fairly reasonable if it weren't for one thing: there's no mention of Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price anywhere on this list.
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Here is CBS Sports dynamic duo rankings and honorable mentions:
1. RB Nicholas Singleton and RB Kaytron Allen, Penn State
2. LB Anthony Hill Jr. and EDGE Collin Simmons, Texas
3. WR Jeremiah Smith and WR Carnell Tate, Ohio State
4. DE T.J. Parker and DT Peter Woods, Clemson
5. QB Sam Leavitt and WR Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State
Honorable Mentions
WR Antonio Williams and WR Bryant Wesco, Clemson
WR Ryan Williams and WR Germie Bernard, Alabama
WR Cam Coleman and WR Eric Singleton Jr., Auburn
I have zero issues with some of the duos ranked in the top five. Singleton and Allen combined for 2,735 total yards last year and 27 total touchdowns. Hill and Simmons combined for 30.5 tackles for a loss, 17.0 sacks and 161 tackles last season for the Longhorns. Smith and Tate are arguably the best one-two punch at receiver in college football and Smith is the best returning wideout in college football this season. Parker and Smith combined for 28.0 tackles for a loss, 14.0 sacks and 83 total tackles last season for Clemson.
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Despite these fantastic duos coming back in college football, I can't wrap my head around the rationale of completely leaving off a duo in Love and Price who combined last season for 2,118 yards total yards, 26 total touchdowns and averaged a combined 6.6 yards per carry. The Love/Price duo rushed for 338 less yards than the Singleton/Allen duo but had 109 less combined carries in 2024. Notre Dame's dynamic duo also accounted for more total yards and more touchdowns than Ohio State's duo in Smith and Tate.
Love and Price's production and impact of their team wasn't even good enough in the eyes of CBS Sports to receive an honorable mention spot? How in the world does Coleman and Singleton get named on this list when they have yet to take a snap together in a college game at Auburn? If that's the case then Jaden Greathouse and Malachi Fields also deserve a spot on this list. Fields accounted for more receiving yards, touchdowns and averaged more yards per catch on less catches than Singleton in 2024.
There have been several outlets, including CBS Sports, that have ranked Penn State and Notre Dame as having the No. 1 and No. 2 backfields in the country ahead of the 2025 season. Love and Price should have a spot on this list and it's unfortunate that they don't. I don't disagree completely with some of the duos listed here, but based on how the others were evaluated, I don't see a world where you can leave off No. 4 and No. 24 in the blue and gold.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 24, 2025, where it first appeared.
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