With just eight days until the first full week of college football, we remember?Alabamas eight wins over AP Top 25 opponents en route to the College Football Playoff championship last season. The eight wins over ranked opponents tied the 2011 LSU Tigers?for the most in poll history, but the Tigers didnt win the national title that season.?The Crimson Tide opened last season with a 35-17 win over No. 20 Wisconsin. Two weeks later, the Tides national title hopes took a big hit with a 43-37 loss to No. 15 Ole Miss in Tuscaloosa. The following week, Alabama fell to No. 12 in the AP Poll.Alabama didnt look back after the loss, marching forward with regular-season wins over No. 8 Georgia, No. 9 Texas A&M, No. 2 LSU and No. 17 Mississippi State. Then the Tide defeated No. 18 Florida 29-15 in the SEC championship game, embarrassed No. 3 Michigan State 38-0 in the CFP semifinal and held off No. 1 Clemson 45-40 in the national championship game.?Alabama has just four 2016 opponents ranked in the preseason AP Poll, but the Tide will be tested right out of the gate when they meet No. 20 USC on Sept. 3 at AT&T Stadium.In case you missed any part of our countdown:9 days: Nick Saban is 9-0 against his former assistant coaches10 days: Temples 10 sacks in win over Penn State last season11 days: Navy won a school-record 11 games last season12 days: Alabama has won 12 straight games, the longest active FBS streak.13 days: Lucky number 13 for a trio of teams last season.14 days: Boise State has played in 14 straight bowl games.15 days: Kansas has lost 15 straight games, the longest active FBS streak.16 days: Peyton Manning wore No. 16 for Tennessee.17 days: TCU QBs completed 17 of 17 passes in a game in 2012, an FBS record.18 days: Ohio State has won an FBS-best 18 consecutive road games.19 days: There are 19 head coaches at their alma mater this season.20 days: It has been 20 years since Florida won its first national championship.21 days:?Oklahoma led the nation in average scoring margin (21.5) last season.22 days: Ohio State has been in the top 10 of the AP poll for 22 straight weeks.23 days:?Virginia Tech has played in an FBS-best 23 straight bowl games.24 days:?In the first game of the historic rivalry, Navy beat Army 24-0.25 days:?Michigans Desmond Howard won the Heisman 25 years ago.26 days:?Arkansas State led the nation with 26 interceptions in 2015.27 days: Clemsons Greg Huegel led the nation with 27 field goals in 2015.28 days: Adrian Peterson wore No. 28 for Oklahoma.29 days: Alabamas Bryant-Denny Stadium opened in 1929.30 days: Miamis Vinny Testaverde won the Heisman 30 years ago. 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The 15th-ranked Canadian men lost the opening two games of their European tour: 19-15 to No. 17 Georgia and 21-20 to No.Chris Wilder admits he could not turn down the chance to manage Sheffield United when the call came through on Thursday. The 48-year-old jumped at the chance to take over the hot seat at Bramall Lane where he spent six years as a player during the late 1980s and early 1990s.Wilder heads to United on the back of leading Northampton Town to title success in League Two and says he turned down offers from two or three Championship clubs. The Sheffield-born boss told Sky Sports News HQ: There was two or three, but as soon as Sheffield United came with the call it was decision made. Negotiations didnt take that long. Chris Wilder won the League Two title with Northampton Im excited about the challenge. Its a tough division and the expectation level here is massive. The club has been in League One too long.But if we can turn things around and get the club going in the right direction, the club can go anywhere it wants to go.Blades chairman Kevin McCabe is delighted to have got his man. Hes always been on the list, McCabe said.This last season, Noorthampton Town, a club no one felt would get promoted from League Two, and the way theyve achieved it with one point short of a hundred, and playing good football, Im so pleased hes joined us.dddddddddddd Nigel Adkins was removed as manager by chairman Kevin McCabe, who was disappointed with the season As for removing Nigel Adkins from the post after just one season in charge, McCabe said: You never want to sack a manager but reflecting at the end of the season, its a season that has not gone very well at all, in terms of performances and points, position in the table. It was the right decision to take.And I wish Nigel well. Hes a true gentleman and became a friend. Sheffield United dont wish to hire and fire, we want stability, and a long-term manager. Thats what I want with Chris Wilder. Also See: Wilder in for Adkins at Blades Terry Kennedy released by Blades Watch League One goals NOW! Martin Tylers stats ' ' '