IU football won its first national championship on Monday night, beating Miami (FL) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Kickoff for the 2026 season is still more than seven months away, but early top 25 rankings from several ...
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From Inside the Hall | Indiana Hoosiers Basketball News, Recruiting and Analysis
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Two major criticisms that Luke Fickell has faced during his tenure with the Wisconsin Badgers have been an inability to land major recruits from Wisconsin and not bringing in elite tight end recruits. Heralded 2027 four-star, in-state tight end Korz Loken’s January commitment to the Badgers is helping to change both narratives, and I recently had […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter
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It literally does not get better than this for Indiana football fans. Monday night’s win over Miami in the National Championship game capped off a 16-0 season for Indiana, the first time since Yale did it in 1894 that a team has won 16 games in a season with out a loss. The Hoosiers had […]
From The Crimson Quarry
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On Tuesday morning, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reported that Boston College’s OC, Will Lawing, is leaving the program. Zenitz reported the Chicago Bears as “a potential landing spot.” Lawing has been on staff with Bill O’Brien since 2012 at Penn State; Lawing followed O’Brien through stops with the Houston Texans, the University of Alabama, […]
From BC Interruption
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The final rankings of the 2025 season are cemented in history. After Indiana upended Miami (FL) in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game to secure its first-ever title, the Associated Press released its season-ending Top 25. The American Conference finished with three ranked teams — No. 18 Tulane, No. 23 Navy, and No. 24 […]
From Underdog Dynasty
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Purdue’s trip out west did not start out on a pretty foot. Purdue played poorly, saw its star point guard go down early, and though Braden Smith would return to the court and Purdue would record its 9th straight win when it hung on 69-64 against USC. Now Purdue hopes to have a healthy Smith […]
From Hammer and Rails
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The TCU Horned Frogs didn’t rely too much on their tight ends in the passing game last season. That was largely due to having three NFL weapons in Savion Williams, Jack Bech and JP Richardson to deploy across the field. With Williams, Bech and Richardson all departing over the offseason, TCU made tight ends more […]
From Frogs O' War
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Measurables 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 3 Grade In my Initial Big Board, Mikail Kamara was ranked 95th Overall with a Round 3 Grade. He will rise in the Overall Rankings after his playoff performances, but his grade will remain at Round 3. He dominated against Alabama with 6 Pressures, was used […]
From Stampede Blue
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One week ago, there were five undefeated teams in men’s Division I college basketball. By Friday’s bracket, that number dropped to three—Arizona, Nebraska, and Miami (Ohio). There were also 12 one-loss teams heading into the weekend. That club has now just eight members and does not include prior unbeatens Iowa State and Vanderbilt, both of […]
From Blogging the Bracket
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After a 12-2 season that ended with a Pop-Tarts Bowl win over Georgia Tech, BYU finished #11 int the final AP Poll released Monday. This ties the highest final AP ranking in the Kalani Sitate era, matching the #11 ranking in the 2020 COVID season. BYU finished last season ranked #13 after the blowout win […]
From Vanquish The Foe
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The storybook ending was within our grasp, but unfortunately not all stories have happy endings. Despite a valiant effort, the Miami Hurricanes were defeated in the College Football Playoff Championship Game, losing to the Indiana Hoosiers 27-21. I hopped in with your game recap, and Mike Schiffman had your 3 stars: Let’s get into this […]
From State of The U
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For the first time since 2021, the Houston Cougars conclude a season with a number beside their name. The morning after Indiana defeated Miami (FL) 27-24 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, the final rankings were set in stone. Houston (10-3, 6-3 Big 12) landed at No. 22 in the final AP Poll […]
From Underdog Dynasty
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Day 2 of the Chicago Bears offseason. I woke up, saw it was 6 degrees outside, and questioned the life decisions that led me to this point. Is dealing with a bitter winter easier when you have football games to look forward to dissecting? That is a question I’ll ponder throughout the morning.
On this date in 2025, Ben Johnson and the Bears did a thing:
OMG REPORT: Ben Johnson is Finalizing a Deal to Become the Next Chicago Bears Head Coach
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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The ice is nearly ready at Beaver Stadium for the outdoor hockey game in 11 days. Dane Dowiak is the perfect captain for Penn State hockey. Penn State men’s and women’s hockey both held at No. 8 and No. 4 in this week’s poll. Penn State football appears in CBS’ Way Too Early Top 25 […]
From Black Shoe Diaries
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The article below is actually a YouTube video script. It will take me a few days to get that out. But I thought I’d post it here for your review and possibly some feedback. The gist of the script is that there have been several other coaches and teams throughout history that replicated what Curt […]
From Corn Nation
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Ohio State faced a massive challenge entering the 2025 season. Two of its most dominant interior defenders, Tyleik Williams and Ty Hamilton, had departed for the NFL, leaving a significant void at defensive tackle. Into that gap stepped Kayden McDonald, and what unfolded over the course of the season was one of the most impressive […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
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The Dallas Cowboys are in the middle of a defensive coordinator search and matters on the coaching front were made more complicated across the entire NFL on Monday when the Buffalo Bills fired Sean McDermott. While the New York Giants (John Harbaugh) and Atlanta Falcons (Kevin Stefanski) have filled their vacancies at head coach there […]
From Blogging The Boys
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Located at 5,280 feet above sea level, Empower Field at Mile High offers a unique home field advantage for the Denver Broncos. Whereas their players are in a familiar environment, visiting teams will have to get ready not just for the Broncos themselves as well as a hostile fanbase but also the effects of the […]
From Pats Pulpit
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The 2025 season is over and we are entering a new era of college football on the West Coast with the PAC 12 rebuilding itself with five teams from the Mountain West. This year the PAC 12 will feature eight teams. Last week, we took an early look at what to expect in the Mountain […]
From Mountain West Connection
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The Wisconsin Badgers had another quality week, beating the Minnesota Gophers and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, as they improved to 13-5 on the season and 5-2 in conference play. It was another starter-heavy week, although bench players like Braeden Carrington continued to provide key production. Leading the charge was star duo John Blackwell and Nick […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter
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Kemon Spell Update Recruiting analyst Brian Dohn put in a projection for Kemon Spell to re-commit to Penn State on Saturday: Spell decommitted from Penn State on October 12 following James Franklin’s ousting, but the Nittany Lions reoffered him on December 10. Matt Campbell and staff are looking to reclaim the No. 1 running back […]
From Black Shoe Diaries
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Joao Cancelo has returned to Barcelona on loan for a second stint with the club but is going to have to wait to make his first Champions League appearance for Hansi Flick’s side this season. The defender was a substitute against Real Sociedad on Sunday but is not in the squad for Wednesday’s Champions League […]
From Barca Blaugranes
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Measurables 2025 Stats Awards/Accolades Strengths Weaknesses Draft Projection Round 2 Grade In the first iteration of my Top 100 Big Board, I had Ponds 69th overall and the top player in the Round 3 Grade tier. I had just watched his first 20 yard reception allowed (by Ohio State phenom Jeremiah Smith) two days prior […]
From Stampede Blue
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When: Tuesday January 20 – 7:00 PM Where: Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson SC TV: ACC Network Opponent: Clemson Tigers Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): Clemson 75-71 / Clemson 74-68 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: This will be Coach Wade’s first game against his alma mater as an ACC coach. The last time he faced Clemson was […]
From Backing The Pack
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The 2025 college football season is over, but all-star bowls will be occurring over the next few weeks. The most prominent of these bowls are the Hula Bowl, the American Bowl, the East-West Shrine Game, and the Senior Bowl. This post will focus on the American Bowl, which is a brand-new game this year. These […]
From Mountain West Connection
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