As the 2025 College Football Playoff enters the quarterfinals, the field narrows to eight of the nation’s best teams, all vying for a spot in the semifinals. With classic bowl matchups across the traditional bowl sites: the Cotton, Orange, Rose, and Sugar Bowls, these games promise high stakes, elite talent, and a first taste of […]
From On the Banks
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What’s good, Miami folks? Hope your weeks have gotten off to a good start. The Hurricanes and Buckeyes are both now in Dallas, so the media availabilities have begun. And, therefore, the opportunity for talking and noteworthy tidbits is before us again. Let’s get to it. 1) Jeremiah Smith made some waves today when he […]
From State of The U
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Vanderbilt comes back from Christmas break to close out its nonconference schedule against New Haven. Did you know there was a University of New Haven? Of course you did, it’s called Yale. Okay, okay, this is a different University of New Haven. New Haven is in its first year in Division I. They’re 5-7, but […]
From Anchor Of Gold
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Hey look, Alabama is playing in the Rose Bowl! Against the #1 team in the country. It’s a big deal! As such, the editorial staff here at RBR got together to give you all of our best opinions. Enjoy! 1) The attitude around here has really changed after Kalen DeBoer picked up his first playoff win with […]
From Roll 'Bama Roll
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Kentucky Football head coach Will Stein continues to add his first coaching staff with the addition of Derek Warehime as the run game coordinator. Warehime confirmed the news in a December 24 post on Twitter. His profile now reads ‘Run Game Coordinator @UKFootballl.’ The school has yet to announce his addition. Warehime comes to Lexington […]
From A Sea Of Blue
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With every passing game, the Miami Hurricanes hit a new high under Mario Cristobal. It is no secret that this program has been mediocre (or worse) over the majority of the last quarter century, but things are going in a positive direction with this CFP run. If you’re looking for hope for the future, a […]
From State of The U
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Last non-con game of the regular season and MSU is welcoming an Ivy League squad so that Denham Wojcik can play a familiar opponent. The Cornell Big Red enter the Breslin tonight at 7 PM. The game will be on FS1. Let’s finish out 2025 strong!
From The Only Colors
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The Stanford Cardinal Women’s Soccer program continues to remain one of the strongest pipelines into the NWSL and the latest signing is midfielder Shae Harvey. The captain is heading to the Portland Thorns on a three-year contract through the 2028 season. After leading the team to three consecutive Women’s College Cup appearances (2023-2025) and the […]
From All For XI
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Like we are doing for the Pinstripe Bowl opt out thread, we’ll be updating this post as players enter the transfer portal. As a reminder, players can’t officially enter until January 2. Right now, they are just announcing their intentions to do so. QB Bekkem Kritza (12/30/25) True freshman QB Bekkem Kritza is the latest […]
From Black Shoe Diaries
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The Steelers swapped practice squad defenders ahead of the team’s Week 18 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday Night Football. The team announced Monday that it signed defensive tackle Kyler Baugh to the practice squad, releasing cornerback Daryl Porter Jr. in a corresponding move. Baugh, 24, played college football at Minnesota. He’s yet to […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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The Ravens are traveling to Pittsburgh to play the Steelers for a playoff berth and the AFC North crown, and one question is on the entire NFL’s mind: Will Lamar Jackson play? Jackson is dealing with a back contusion suffered in the Ravens’ Week 16 loss to the Patriots. He did not practice last week […]
From Baltimore Beatdown
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It’s been almost two months since Arizona knew it was going to play in a bowl game, and more than three weeks since learning its destination and opponent. That’s a lot of waiting. But now it’s finally game week, with the Wildcats set to face SMU in the Holiday Bowl. The team flew to San […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm
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After a successful 2026 campaign, both running back J’Mari Taylor and TE Sage Ennis announced via their Instagram pages that they are entering the 2026 NFL Draft. J’Mari last took the field in Charlotte, where the Cavaliers lost to the Duke Blue Devils in the ACC Championship game, after he opted out of their most […]
From Streaking The Lawn
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Happy Monday Husky fans. I got a chance to catch up with 4 star quarterback Sione Kaho yesterday to talk about where he is at in his recruitment and interest in UW. The Huskies have extended several offers to quarterbacks in the 2027 class, but Kaho appears to be at the top of the board. […]
From UW Dawg Pound
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Bowls ATS: 9-14 (8-11 National, 1-4 B1G – 4 games pending) Season ATS: 141-128 (73-67 National, 68-61 B1G) The first few games after Christmas were brutal, as I lost the first five games played against the spread. The hardest to stomach was the Rate Bowl where New Mexico lost by three points in overtime when […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
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No. 1-seed Indiana got some good news ahead of the Rose Bowl. Junior wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr., the Hoosiers’ leader in receiving yards this season, is expected to be available for the Rose Bowl Game against No. 9-seed Alabama, per reporting from ESPN’s Pete Thamel. He left the Big Ten Championship game win over […]
From The Crimson Quarry
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Shane Steichen back next year or not? Has Carlie Irsay-Gordon spoken to him?
From KentSterling.com
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Two days after playing in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl against the Missouri Tigers, the news broke this afternoon that Virginia linebacker Trey McDonald intends to enter the transfer portal and spend his final year of eligibility with another program, first reported by Matt Zenitz of 247Sports. The Chattanooga native signed with Virginia in December of […]
From Streaking The Lawn
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Happy New Years (early)! On Monday, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman announced on X that he will return to Notre Dame to be the head coach in 2026. So that’s the good news. To be honest, I heard about a month ago that the contract extension was done and Freeman was locked into Notre […]
From One Foot Down
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Utah State ended a disappointing 6-7 season with a 34-21 loss to Washington State in the Idaho Potato Bowl on December 22nd. The Aggies went down at the half 14-0, and before the Aggies scored their first touchdown of the game, the Cougars were up 20-0 in the 3rd quarter. The first score of the […]
From Mountain West Connection
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I joined OTE full time just after the 2014 season, which means this is only the fourth bowl preview I’ve ever had the opportunity to do. I never imagined I’d have to do them in consecutive seasons! Illinois plays Tennessee in the ostensibly neutral-site Music City Bowl tomorrow, and I have a slow week at […]
From Off Tackle Empire
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There are plenty of Big Ten teams that are powers on the court, and the names I could list would probably bore you: Michigan, Purdue, Michigan State, Illinois… yawn. All of these teams are doing well so far this year, were expected to do well this year, and likely will continue to do well this […]
From Off Tackle Empire
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Although Alex Bregman is one of the most highly sought-after free agents this winter, his market has been fairly narrow and well-defined for a while now. And yet, lately, the specifics have begun to evolve.
A few weeks ago, Bregman’s market was pretty unanimously boiled down to three teams: (1) The Cubs, who made him an offer last offseason, (2) the Tigers, who made him an offer last offseason, and (3) the incumbent Red Sox, who signed him last offseason. Today, that looks a little differ...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. What “an interesting time” for the University of North Carolina (UNC) football program!! When you have a long-time UNC professor reaching to the athletic director – asking him to end the circus, you got problems lol. From The Spun: “When you agreed to pay a king’s ransom … Continue reading »
From All Sports Discussion
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Good afternoon, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. What “an interesting time” for the University of North Carolina (UNC) football program!! When you have a long-time UNC professor reaching to the athletic director – asking him to end the circus, you got problems lol. From The Spun: “When you agreed to pay a king’s ransom … Continue reading »
From All Sports Discussion
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