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The Hawkeyes dominated the Badgers in Wisconsin a week ago. Now it’s time to return home to Kinnick to take on the #2 Penn State Nittany Lions. **Wait, I’ve just received some important information. I’m now being told that Penn State is NOT #2. They’re now…. is this right? They are unranked and winless in […]
Is Iowa State football broken? It sort of feels that way, doesn’t it? After a 2nd straight loss, on the road, the Cyclones’ Big 12 championship aspirations seem dashed, and a 3rd kicker injury has us all scratching our heads. Seriously, I had Colorado fans in the stands last week asking me how 2 kickers […]
Due to the implementation of the House settlement last spring, schools found themselves bidding for players this past offseason. It happened in the past, but now it’s out there in front of everyone and more schools are involved. And contributing to the spending spike, many schools went big early (and some are reported to have […]
After taking care of business in a pair of overtime thrillers against then No. 8 Florida State and Louisville, the Virginia Cavaliers went into last weekend’s bye with a 5-1 record (3-0 ACC), a recalibrated set of expectations, and in need of some well-deserved rest. Now, Tony Elliott and company will kick off the second […]
Bit of background: I used to work with technology and media companies at a corporate level. One thing stood out in all those interactions between engineering, accounting, news rooms, product development, tech support, sales, and all the other entities that had to work together for the product in the field to be successful: Effective leaders […]
—Spread check: Miami by 12.5. —The CJ’s Alexis Cubit writes that continuity is the biggest key to a Cardinal upset on Friday night. —College Football News predicts a 31-20 Miami win. —The latest CC Podcast episode is here. —ESPN’s Dan Murphy has a good story on Miller Moss trying to putt his time at USC […]
Things have been tough out there on the football field for the Purdue Boilermakers as they’ve dropped four straight games including their most recent loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a game that they had in hand for the majority of the game. Northwestern meanwhile is coming off their best win of the season […]
Indiana football is getting involved with the recruitment of Matt Sieg, a 4-star safety in the class of 2026 out of Fort Cherry High School in McDonald, Pennsylvania, who is currently committed to Penn State, per Tom Loy, a national recruiting analyst at 247Sports. While Sieg, an in-state prospect in Pennsylvania, remains committed to Penn […]
Former James Madison and NFL quarterback Ben DiNucci, currently working in broadcasting with CBS Sports, heaped praise on Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti, who coached him when the two were still with the Dukes. “He’s come a long way from calling me a slappy first day of winter workouts in 2019 at JMU,” DiNucci […]
Indiana is one of several programs involved with the recruitment of Amir Brown, a 4-star running back out of Rolesville High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, who was previously committed to Bill Belichick and North Carolina, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett. As stated above, Brown is rated as a 4-star by Rivals/On3, ranking in as […]
Big 12 Arizona Wildcats at Houston Cougars – Sat. Oct. 18, 11:00 AM, FS1 West Virginia Mountaineers at UCF Knights – Sat. Oct. 18, Noon, TNT/HBO Max Texas Tech Red Raiders at Arizona State Sun Devils – Sat. Oct. 18, 3:00 PM, FOX Utah Utes at BYU Cougars – Sat. Oct. 18, 7:00 PM FOX […]
Welcome to The Shotgun/Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup (that we didn’t already talk about in another article) with some sophomoric humor and daily distractions thrown in for good measure. And if there’s something we missed, be sure to talk about it in the comments. NOT SO SECRET West Virginia takes the court tomorrow for the first […]
The School: Louisiana State University Record: 5-1 (2-1 in the SEC) Ranking: AP #10, Coaches’ Poll #10, and SP+ #17 Mascot: Mike the Tiger, both a typical mascot and the real-life badass tiger (Mike VII). Seriously, the enclosure is one of the coolest on-campus features that I have ever seen. Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Born […]
Good Friday afternoon, Dawg fans!! We’ve almost made it to another jam-packed weekend of college football, with great games all over tomorrow’s slate. The ninth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs face one of their biggest tests of the season tomorrow afternoon against the fifth-ranked Ole Miss Rebels, who remain unbeaten this year. The Dawgs are coming off a […]
It’s Homecoming. It’s Rivalry Week…or maybe better referred to this way: either way the Syracuse Orange (3-3, 1-2) and Pittsburgh Panthers (4-2, 2-1) meet tomorrow night at 7:30 on the ACC Network. The JMA Dome crowd will likely be on edge from the start so here’s what we predict they will see. Kevin (4-2): Pittsburgh […]
HAWAII vs. COLORADO ST. RWP: Rainbow Warrior Perspective Location: Ft. Collins, Colorado (Canvas Stadium) Date/Time: Saturday, October 18th at 1:00 p.m. (Hawaii Time) Television: Spectrum Sports Streaming: For fans on the mainland, the game should be free on the Mountain West app. Here are the instructions. Radio: ESPN Honolulu Head-to-Head: Colorado State leads the series […]
UNLV (6-0) @ Boise State (4-2) Location: Albertson Stadium, Boise, ID Date/Time: Saturday, October 18, 12:30 PM PST Broadcast: FS1 Lines: Boise State -12.5, O/U 62.5 The undefeated UNLV Rebels are traveling north to Boise, Idaho, to take on the defending conference champion Boise State Broncos on Saturday in a pivotal rematch of last year’s Mountain […]
What a week. After being the topic of just about every coaching search and potential coaching search in the country, Curt Cignetti inked a new contract to stay in Bloomington, declaring that he plans on “retiring as a Hoosier.” We can all exhale. Meanwhile, Cignetti and No. 3 Indiana will be tasked with defending the […]
A losing week never sits well in the dungeon, because I put spikes on all the chairs. Needless to say, the urgency level is up. The Obligatory Bet Against UNC Of The Week UNC is 1-3 against the spread in its games against FBS opponents this season, which is to say that the Obligatory Bet […]
LOUISVILLE CARDINALS (4-1, 1-1) at Miami Hurricanes (5-0, 1-0) Game Time: 7 p.m. Location: Hard Rock Stadium: Miami Gardens, Fla. Television: ESPN Announcers: Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst) and Taylor McGregor (sideline) Favorite: Miami by 13.5 All-Time Series: Miami leads, 12-4-1 Last Meeting: Miami won, 52-45, on Oct. 19, 2024 in Louisville Series History: Statistics: Depth Chart: Louisville Uniforms: Miami Uniforms: Relevant […]
UNC faces California in an ACC tilt Friday night, kick-off 10:30 EDT. Let’s look inside the numbers for these two programs so far this year and see if we find a plausible path to victory for our Tar Heels. The Investment: Edge UNC The University of North Carolina made massive investments in coach, general manager, […]
The last time Nevada won a conference game was Oct. 28, 2023, in a 34-24 win over New Mexico. We’re two years ahead, and Nevada faces New Mexico once again, looking to break its 13-game losing streak against the Mountain West. Both programs will also be looking to pick up their first conference win of […]
The Rematch of the 2024 ACC Title Game! 2 wins in a row! Hard to imagine making a big deal out of that with Clemson football, but here we are. Clemson has gotten back to .500 both overall and in the ACC, and that magical 10-win mark is still out there if the team can […]
Happy Friday, everyone. As you well know, Tennessee visits tomorrow night, and Alabama got some very good news on the injury front. Alabama football changed the injury status of running back Jam Miller in a positive direction. Miller is now listed as probable on the Thursday night availability report. Miller had been listed as questionable Wednesday. Alabama’s top […]
In last Saturday’s contest at Boston College, Quarterback Cade Klubnik threw for 220 yards on 22/30 passing while running for 48 on 9 carries. Unfortunately, one of those carries led to a sprained ankle and that ankle may now preclude him from playing against SMU. Being listed as questionable means he will most likely not […]