CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Illinois star senior outside linebacker Gabe Jacas will not be playing in the Music City Bowl, ending his college football career. In a personal statement, he stated that he will be opting out of the bowl game. A four-year player for the Illini, Jacas tallied 27 sacks, seven forced fumbles and 184 […]
From The Champaign Room
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UNC has announced the dismissal of offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens on Friday morning following the Heels disappointing 4-8 season: Kitchens was brought in by Mack Brown in 2023 to serve as the tight ends coach and run game coordinator. He brought with him some NFL experience in those areas, having previously served as the tight […]
From Tar Heel Blog
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The Africa Cup of Nations will soon be here, as it commences a week from Sunday. It runs until Sunday, Jan 18, and over this period, Manchester United will be without the services of a trio of key players: Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast), Bryan Mbeumo (Cameroon) and Noussair Mazraoui (Morocco). Will these guys be leaving […]
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From The Bank
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This is only the second season of the 12-team College Football Playoff, but this bracket is among the weirder in the playoff era. Two Group of Five teams? One Group of Five team seemed unfathomable just a few years ago. Now, two are in the playoffs. The top four teams are seemingly on another tier […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
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The newest episode of TBMR is out now! In this episode, Andrew and Arnav discuss Rutgers women’s basketball’s loss to RV Princeton 81-63 before they flip over to the Men’s side of things to preview their upcoming rivalry game against Seton Hall. They then move on to discuss the offseason for Rutgers football and provide […]
From On the Banks
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If you haven’t been able to see the rest of our Kickoff Week coverage from this week, be sure to catch up on the content we rolled out Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. There are many ways to measure the strength of a team or conference. During this week, we’ve tried to capture that from as many angles […]
From Mountain West Connection
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A quick look at the 94-62 scoreline for No. 21 Ohio State women’s basketball team’s win over Northern Kentucky, and it looks about right. A 32-point victory for a power conference over a midmajor. Watch the game itself, and it was anything but comfortable. The Buckeyes had to claw themselves out of a hole of […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
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Picking the subjects of this week’s poll questions was a no-brainer. A defensive co-coordinator and an offensive line coach were let go, and their replacements were named fairly quickly. The questions? What are our initial impressions of the new hires? Rhule appeared to stay on the path of going outside and not hiring from his […]
From Corn Nation
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Dan Quinn spoke briefly to reporters after Friday’s practice. He named this week’s team captains and Noah Brown got the nod on offense in his second game back from IR. Jordan Magee has been getting time on defense and he was named a captain on defense. Jaylin Lane gets the first team captain nod of […]
From Hogs Haven
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No. 1 Indiana football quarterback Fernando Mendoza was named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy on Monday and is set to attend the award ceremony on Saturday night in New York City. He’ll be joined by fellow finalists in Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin. […]
From The Crimson Quarry
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Updated 12/30/25 with scores to date. There is more to college football than just the playoff. I’m plenty guilty of focusing on games with big brands and teams with numbers 1-25 ahead of their names. Those heavyweights draw plenty of eyeballs for a reason as they can provide some of the best football in the […]
From Black Heart Gold Pants
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In professional sports, it is often difficult to know who deserves credit and blame. In football, the head coach and quarterback get the majority of both with coordinators and other star players earning the remaining amount. For losing teams, like the Cleveland Browns have been for far too long, it is often assumed by fans […]
From Dawgs By Nature
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During his Early Signing Day press conference, Syracuse Head Coach Fran Brown talked about the last-minute efforts of schools to flip defensive lineman Alex Haskell. “Everybody was trying up until last night calling him and on the phone with him, up the whole [I-95],” Brown said. “He was getting text messages and letting me see […]
From Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
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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 […]
From Mountain West Connection
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LIVERPOOL VS. BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION | Saturday, December 13th |Premier League | Anfield3PM GMT/10AM EST Fabian Hürzeler is under some pressure, with Brighton’s form a bit inexplicable this season: wins against Chelsea and Manchester City matched with draws with West Ham United, Wolves, Fulham, and Tottenham. Brighton look less imaginative than they have in […]
From The Liverpool Offside
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Somehow, the Huskies are playing in a bowl game TOMORROW. They have played Boise State six times since 2008 and have a 4-2 record, including a resounding 38-7 win in their last postseason matchup. Let’s see what offense Boise State will be rolling with on Saturday. By the Numbers (National rank in parenthesis) Points per […]
From UW Dawg Pound
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Happy Friday, TOC Nation. It was a quieter week in Sparta so we did not have our usual amount of reading material for you. But we still have these surveys. Hope you have been enjoying this new weekly feature. First up, we asked you who should be on the court to start the games as […]
From The Only Colors
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If you missed yesterday’s overview of this year’s recruiting class and examination of the offensive and special teams recruits, you can find it here. 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 […]
From Tar Heel Blog
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Right around the time reports revealed TCU was closing in on UConn offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis, the Horned Frogs picked up their second quarterback prospect of the 2026 recruiting class in three-star signal caller Jayden Maples. Maples, a 6-foot-2, 195-pounder who plays for Frisco Wakeland, held offers from Arkansas State, Stephen F. Austin and Southern […]
From Frogs O' War
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Shortly after news that TCU offensive coordinator Kendal Briles would be leaving for South Carolina, multiple reports Wednesday indicate that the Horned Frogs have hired UConn offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis as his replacement. A two-time nominee for the Broyles Award, an honor given to the top assistant coach in college football, Sammis has been with […]
From Frogs O' War
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Phillip Daniels arrived in Columbus after transferring from Minnesota in January 2024 with the modest expectation of providing depth and competition at tackle. Instead, he emerged after a productive summer and fall camp to win the right tackle job and start the season with the starting group. His path wasn’t perfectly smooth, there were games […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
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Happy Friday, everyone. Based on the below, it’s clear that nobody told Ben Flanagan that Gump Day falls on a Wednesday. Indiana undefeated? They struggled against Ohio State! And that was 12 games after the Buckeyes eked out a close one to a talented but flawed Texas team in the season opener. Alabama already beat […]
From Roll 'Bama Roll
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Kansas Jayhawks News Here’s a piece on Tre White and the chemistry the basketball team has found early this season How did KU’s 25 football transfers perform in 2025? This from A Sea of Blue, but it paints a positive picture of Kansas landing Tyran Stokes Everything you need to know about tonight’s volleyball matchup […]
From Rock Chalk Talk
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After four straight games that were tests of various degrees, North Carolina are now set to play a fairly straight-forward one. On Saturday, the Tar Heels are set to welcome USC Upstate to Chapel Hill, as Carolina looks for a third consecutive win. The Spartans, from the Big South Conference, come into this matchup with […]
From Tar Heel Blog
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MBB Injury Update ESPN’s latest 2026 mock draft includes 3 Ducks National title odds for every team entering the 2025 CFP A deep dive into James Madison QB Alonza Barnett III Highlight of the Day: Reliving the 2025 Football season – Oregon takes the frustration of the Indiana loss out on Rutgers
From Addicted To Quack
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