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The Kentucky Wildcats were unable to end their SEC losing skid in last week’s blowout loss to Tennessee. Now, the Wildcats get one of their most winnable games left on the schedule on Saturday when they travel to The Plains to face the Auburn Tigers. Ironically, this will be a battle of two head coaches […]
It has often been said that there is no recession-proof program in college football, quite like Ohio State. The Buckeyes have been ranked in the AP Poll more than any team in the sport, and only Alabama has spent more weeks at No. 1. So, to celebrate the program’s indestructibility, the National Bobblehead Hall of […]
The Syracuse Orange (3-5, 1-3) are back home tomorrow night to face the North Carolina Tar Heels (2-5, 0-3). Kickoff is 7:30 on ESPN and here’s what we’re watching for in this one: Kevin: Start fast The Orange have failed to score the first touchdown in the last four games so it would do wonders […]
The NCAA National Championship returned to an SEC school for the first time since Kentucky won everything in 2012, thanks to the Florida Gators. A trendy pick to finish inside the top 4 of the league, Florida flew under the radar for much of the season thanks in part to, well, not playing anybody. While […]
Hey everyone, we are just days away from the start of college basketball. We hope you have been enjoying our preseason coverage. One more article before we share our predictions for the MSU season. This article was spearheaded by Connor Lemons at the Ohio State page, Land Grant Holy Land. A couple weeks ago, he […]
For the last three weeks, I have written about home field advantage, whether there is one, and which teams in the MWC travel the best. This week on Stats Corner, we are going to look at which stadiums are advantageous for in each category. I realize that some of these advantages are based on teams […]
The rumors came out last night but it is now official. Matt Rhule has agreed to a contract extension with Nebraska through 2032. This would be add an additional two years to his contract. But that is not the most interesting part of this. Reports are that this deal includes a huge incentive for Nebraska […]
With the blowout loss to Utah behind us, Colorado now sits at 3–5 overall and 1–4 in the Big 12. Utah looked cleaner and better prepared at home, and the Buffs came out flat off two full weeks of preparation. The Utes dominated Colorado in terms of coaching, execution and situational discipline. Just to put […]
The win streak has come to an end. In all of Northwestern’s losses this season, Preston Stone has failed to throw a touchdown pass. He also had multiple interceptions in each of the losses. The Wildcats and the Cornhuskers have now split the last 10 matchups at 5-5, with eight of the games being decided […]
After eight games of non-conference action, No. 4 Penn State opens Big Ten play with a Halloween road series against No. 17 Ohio State. The Nittany Lions and Buckeyes are off to solid regular season starts but are looking to find more consistency at both ends of the ice as the journey to the Big […]
The Miami Hurricanes imposed their will in the 2nd half against Stanford to keep their playoff hopes alive. Unfortunately, USF probably saw their hopes go out the window blowing a late lead to Memphis. Coaching searches have taken over in Gainesville before their game against UGA. FSU is playing out the string, and the remainder […]
Coming into the season, this weekend’s matchup was circled as one of the marquee showdowns on the college football calendar. While things have gone a bit sideways in Happy Valley and the game might not carry the same top-ten billing it once promised, Ohio State isn’t taking Penn State lightly. From the coaching staff to […]
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As we prepare for a big weekend of football, let’s look back at the former Orange on NFL rosters: Arizona Cardinals: Garrett Williams Williams remains out of action. Atlanta Falcons: Matthew Bergeron Bergeron played all 50 snaps in the loss to Miami and was Atlanta’s highest-graded offensive player according to PFF.. Cleveland Browns: Andre Szmyt […]
It’s by nature that college football rivalry games have more juice to them than your ordinary matchup, especially when there’s a prize waiting at the end. The instant the annual Wisconsin vs. Minnesota game is decided, the victorious players are on the prowl for Paul Bunyan’s Axe, sprinting with 40-yard dash-like speed toward the object […]
Last week was a bizarre game. We saw the offense clicking on all cylinders and looked to have the capability to score over 40 points on BYU’s defense, but it all crumbled down in the second half. Missed throws and miscommunication seemed to plague the pass game throughout the rest of the game, and we […]
Game notes Setting the scene Although College GameDay didn’t make the trip to Denton, this matchup is as marquee as it gets in Week 9. Not only is there rich history involved as Navy’s 74-62 win in the 2007 meeting in Denton set the FBS single-game scoring record which stood until 2016. The teams converge […]
Over the weekend, the LSU Tigers opted to fire Brian Kelly after a 49-25 loss to Texas A&M dropped them to 5-3 on the season. The LSU opening is now considered one of the biggest head coach vacancies in college football, and many are speculating on the best candidates to fill the job. Given the […]
Restoring a program does not have to be complicated. An authentic culture off the field, a clear identity on the field, and a quarterback you can use as the foundation for all of it—those aren’t easy tasks, but they aren’t complicated. Brent Key had Georgia Tech moving back in the right direction roughly three minutes […]
The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0, 4-0) are back in Columbus this week after a bye week last week to take on the reeling Penn State Nittany Lions (3-4, 0-4). A game that some people thought could be a top-three matchup, Penn State has had a disastrous season that has seen its head coach […]
It’s Wednesday, so you know what that means… time for the blog that gives you the internet’s most ridiculous college football preview series- it’s #FakeNunes time. Can we keep finding ways to get #jokesandgarbage into a Syracuse Orange preview? You be the judge…. Now onto this week’s opponent Opponent: North Carolina Tar Heels Location: Chapel Bill, NC Students: 32, 234 […]
Nebraska is gearing up for one of its biggest recruiting weekends of the year, as a star-studded group of prospects descends on Lincoln ahead of Saturday night’s showdown with USC. With the Trojans and offensive mastermind Lincoln Riley coming to town, the Huskers—now sitting at 6-2—are looking to make a statement both on the field […]
Week 10 is here. Troy Calhoun and the Air Force Fightin’ Falcons welcome Jeff Monken and Army West Point to Colorado Springs. Monken and Army will scoff at the notion that this rivalry even exists in the same stratosphere as “America’s Game”, Army-Navy. But I am here to tell you, this game is Air Force’s […]
The calendar flips to November, and the ACC race is coming into focus. Only Georgia Tech and Virginia remain unbeaten in league play, while others fight to salvage bowl chances or simply finish strong. Every possession now feels heavier, every mistake more costly, and the margin for error nearly gone. 17. Boston College (1-7, 0-5) […]
The first head coaching hire since the dawn of the 2025 season is complete. Kent State didn’t have to conduct a national search in order to find its 24th head coach in program history. The Golden Flashes promoted interim head coach Mark Carney to an official head coaching role Thursday. “Since taking over as interim […]
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