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The Iowa Hawkeyes (8-1, 1-1) head to Hilton Coliseum where they look to avoid the first time in the school’s history where they have lost to Iowa State in the top 4 sports in a single season. Tall task, as the Cyclones (9-0) are currently ranked 4th in both major polls with KenPom slotting them […]
It is official: Illinois accepted an invitation to the Music City Bowl in Nashville on Dec. 30 at Nissan Stadium. The opponent will be the Tennessee Volunteers out of the SEC. This will be the first time the Illini and the Vols have met on the gridiron, and the Illini’s first time in the Music […]
Each November, college basketball teams take part in Feast Week. Programs travel to exotic locales, or Las Vegas ballrooms, to play in-season “tournaments.” The games feature nonconference matchups against sides, and players get the chance to check out the beach between school work, practice, games, and team events. For Ohio State women’s basketball, they may […]
Last week ATS: 7-2 (7-1 National, 0-1 B1G) Season ATS: 132-113 (65-56 National, 67-57 B1G) Aside from Ohio State and Virginia losing on Saturday night, my picks for the rest of the conference title games were flawless. Now we head into bowl season nearly 20 games up on .500. Over the next month I’ll have […]
As football-loving Colorado fans have turned their attention from Saturdays to Sundays, some Forever Buffs have given them much to be excited about. Last Sunday was no exception to that, being perhaps the most exciting week of NFL football for Colorado fans in recent years. Despite Travis Hunter being on IR for the remainder of […]
The NFL has achieved perfection in its chase for parity. Quickly, off the top of your head, name one dominant team, one you’re assured will make a solid run through the post-season. You can’t do it, can you. The NFL Continue reading Week 15 College/NFL Picks: Searching for Bobby Kady →
CJ Bailey will be playing for NC State in the Gasparilla Bowl next Friday, which is excellent news all around. The nightmare scenario would have been his opting out, not just for State’s chances against Memphis, but what that would obviously imply about his future in Raleigh. He offered a diplomatic answer to a question […]
It’s Thursday, and we are still rolling out new preview content, wrapping up the season. Today looks at the All-Coach team. As the name suggests, our team voted on the best coach at each position and listed them all on one team. Some spots were more difficult to identify than others, but we put together […]
As the bowl season and the college football playoffs begin and will take the next 2 months to complete, it is time to discuss the monstrosity which is the Pre-Season AP Poll. Each year, this early ranking serves as a seemingly authoritative guide, yet a closer look reveals its inherent flaws and significant impact on […]
It’s really a bit too soon to talk about hot seats and coaching carousel stuff, but we’re up to the task. And there are definitely some coaches around the ACC and country who have warm behinds. So let’s take a look, ACC first, and who might be good replacements. Go to the DBR Boards to […]
Will Stein and the Kentucky Wildcats have found their new defensive coordinator. On Thursday, CBS Sports broke the news that Kentucky was hiring Texas A&M defensive coordinator Jay Bateman to the same position. Bateman, who’s been with the Aggies for the past two seasons, has coached a unit that ranks No. 19 in total defense […]
On Saturday night, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza lifted both the Stagg Championship Trophy and the Grange–Griffin Championship Game Most Valuable Player Trophy after leading the Hoosiers to a win over Ohio State in the Big Ten Football Championship game. In turn, Indiana fans have spent the ensuing week lifting their quarterback. Namely, he and his […]
Rio Ferdinand has offered a strong take on whether or not Liverpool should bench Mohamed Salah and he thinks the club need to look at the bigger picture. The Mohamed Salah debate has been rumbling on all season, with supporters and football experts alike searching for a solution to fix Liverpool. It has been a […] The post Rio Ferdinand tells Liverpool whether Mohamed Salah deserves to be dropped appeared first on Paisley Gates .
For the second game in a row, the Edmonton Oilers’ opponents are coming off a game in Calgary the night before. The Detroit Red Wings roll into town after giving their fans the tightest of sphincters in the 3rd period. Alex DeBrincat had two goals and an assist, and Detroit were up 4-0 after 40…
Back in April, Shawn Phillips’ pledge to Missouri filled a practical need for veteran depth at the post position. Yet over the next 200 days, the notions of what the Arizona State transfer might offer grew increasingly ambitious. It wasn’t just slotting the senior in the starting five, either. Over the MU’s first three games, […]
At long last, we’ve reached the end of the regular season, and it’s time to recognize the most impactful transfers from across the conference. Over the next three days, you’ll read the journeys of 78 different players that left their mark on the conference this year. Enjoy the ride, and let us know which transfers […]
If you’re like me, you are still in celebration mode after Georgia’s dominant victory on Saturday against the Alabama Crimson Tide. That game was euphoric for me, as I’m sure it was for many readers. Back in 2012, my young teenage self had a camera ready to take a picture of the TV of what […]
One month of football remains for the majority of the league, but for those teams good enough—or lucky enough to play in an uncompetitive division—there’s a chance to continue their 2025 season beyond the Gregorian calendar. This week, we had the pleasure of connecting with Evan Craig from Turf Show Times, to give us some […]
NC State and Georgia agreed to a home-and-home football series back in 2021, with the first of those games set for 2033. This week they announced that they will not actually be playing those games, though you could have just assumed as much back in 2021. Why schools still bother scheduling theoretically like this as […]
Caleb Williams walked into Wednesday’s press conference with the calm, measured confidence you’d expect from a franchise quarterback a few days removed from his most painful moment of the season. His final throw at Lambeau — a late, under-delivered ball to Cole Kmet — has been replayed on every channel, but Williams didn’t flinch when asked about the fallout. Instead, he framed it as a moment that reinforced something he’s always believed. “There’s not another moment, another player,...
News broke on Thursday morning that the Kentucky Wildcats are hiring Texas A&M Defensive Coordinator Jay Bateman as the new DC in Lexington. He’ll work under newly hired Kentucky Head Coach Will Stein (previously the OC at Oregon). And as first reported by the Houston Chronicle’s Tony Catalina, the Aggies are swiftly promoting Associate Head […]
CJ Donaldson Jr. arrived in Columbus with a resume built on power, contact balance, and the production of a lead back. At West Virginia in 2024 he carried that workload, finishing the season as the Mountaineers’ primary rusher with 163 carries for 734 yards and 11 rushing touchdowns. In 2025, after moving to Ohio State, […]
College football wrapped up its Early Signing Day window last week (championship week, no distractions for some of the programs there). For most programs, this concludes the high school portion of recruiting, despite the “official” signing day in February. The January portal season looms. In late September, Tar Heel GM Michael Lombardi sent out an […]
In a year full of parity that featured six teams achieving conference marks of 5-3 or better, the Mountain West now looks to have three teams – Boise State, New Mexico and San Diego State – join UNLV in hitting ten wins. Since it’s creation in 1999, having four conference members achieve this feat has […]
First off, huge congrats to Pete Golding on the massive promotion to head ball coach at Ole Miss. It is a great time to be Pete’s bank account too. While he was already one of the best paid assistants in the game, he is getting a great pay bump although not to the level his […]
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