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A conversation coming out of the Buckeyes’ Big Ten Championship loss to Indiana centered around the Buckeyes potentially being distracted by Brian Hartline taking the head coaching job at South Florida. The Buckeyes’ offense looked a step off against Indiana. They just couldn’t make that one big play to win the game, despite multiple chances […]
No opt-outs here! Whether it’s a win or loss, home or away game, playoff game in a tropical climate or a mid-tier December bowl game in freezing temps/snowy weather in New York City, the position grades will be graded out. Think of this like your local mail carrier. Quarterback: A After a tough first half, […]
Terry Smith talks about leading Penn State as the greatest moment of his life. Clemson was just not cut out to play in the cold. Trebor Pena was named Pinstripe Bowl MVP with a 100-yard receiving day that included an electrifying fourth quarter touchdown. Quinton Martin Jr.’s 101-yard rushing day could lead to big things […]
Never was able to get into “Mad Men” when it started streaming. Seemed kind of forced, artificial almost. But I’m giving it another shot. Have watched first episode. Will advise. It does have me thinking in the context of bowl season about marketing and advertising and PR. And how the future of non-CFP bowls will […]
San Diego State loses against the Mean Green in a wild offensive showdown. Bert Emanuel Jr. stepped up as quarterback and showed he has the talent to help the Aztecs, rushing for 170 yards before being injured in the second quarter. On a beautiful afternoon in New Mexico, the Aztecs and North Texas Mean Green […]
I suppose I should have gotten this up sooner, but Vox doesn’t pay me enough to recap a glorified exhibition game that LSU lost which ended at midnight. Anyway, LSU closed the book on its 2025 season with a 38-35 loss to Houston in the Texas Bowl. They will NOT be repeating as Kinder’s Texas […]
The Big Ten saw a coaching shakeup happen over the weekend, as the Michigan Wolverines filled their coaching vacancy by hiring former Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham, the second-longest tenured head coach in college football. Whittingham, 65, had been with the Utes since 2002, but stepped down in a unique situation as Utah decided […]
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are looking forward to the Dawgs taking the field on New Year’s Day in the Sugar Bowl. If you’re like me, you asked Santa Claus for a National Championship (fingers crossed that he can deliver on that one). For our Dawgs in the NFL, some likely asked […]
Over the course of the season, both online and while watching a play unfold, I continually saw how Big Ten officiating crews don’t call holding. This made me curious to see if the data supports that hypothesis and whether there are other judgment call penalties that certain conferences don’t call or call at a higher […]
College football has once again returned to the virtual world in EA Sports College Football 26, allowing fans of all 134 FBS schools to take control of their favorite team. For Buckeye Nation, that means getting to dominate with one of the best rosters in the game. The game also allows us to get a […]
The Tar Heels officially begin ACC play Tuesday night against Florida State. It’s a golden opportunity to start conference play 1-0 because the Seminoles have been a really bad team against quality opponents this season. So far they have lost to every Power 4 opponent that they have faced, and on top of that they […]
With only two buy games left to go in non-conference play, which will both be probable wins for both Mercer and Wofford, the league is starting to take shape and give us a good idea of what the pecking order will be as we enter Southern Conference play. So, it’s time to hand out awards […]
When Indiana football enters the 2026 season, it’ll almost certainly do so without quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Mendoza, the 2025 Heisman Trophy winner, is projected as an early first round selection in this coming spring’s NFL Draft. He’s led the Hoosiers to the best regular season in program history and their first Big Ten championship in […]
Quarterback: B+ Tyler Huntley once again performed admirably in a big relief spot with Lamar Jackson inactive with a back injury. Huntley only threw for 107 yards but was efficient with 16-of-20 passes completed. He delivered a few timely third-down conversion throws, including the 10-yard touchdown strike to Zay Flowers in the fourth quarter that […]
The nonconference schedule for No. 19 Ohio State women’s basketball is mostly over, and in a big way. Sunday is the first of 17 Big Ten conference games, and it starts against the team voted to finish first in the conference in preseason voting — the No. 4 UCLA Bruins. UCLA is playing like a […]
The Santa Clara Broncos (9-4, 0-0 WCC) visit the Oregon State Beavers (7-6, 0-0 WCC) in a matchup of WCC teams at Gill Coliseum, beginning at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 28, 2025. The Broncos are 5.5-point favorites in the game. The over/under is 152.5 in the matchup. Santa Clara vs. Oregon State Odds Santa Clara odds to win: -240 Oregon State odds to win: +196 Spread: Santa Clara (-5.5) Total: 152.5 Santa Clara vs. Oregon State Promo Codes Game Time and Information Dat...
Hansi Flick has reportedly made keeping hold of Manchester United loanee Marcus Rashford a top priority for Barcelona this summer. Rashford has seven goals and eight assists so far this season for Barcelona after signing for the club on a season-long loan. Flick has regularly praised the England international, saying earlier this month he has […]
When Ohio State and Miami collide in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year’s Eve, the matchup will feature two of college football’s most electrifying underclassmen wide receivers. And it features arguably the best freshman from each of the past two seasons. But the storyline runs deeper than statistics – it’s a tale of […]
ACC play resumes after the Christmas break with three non-conference games, none of them remotely interesting on the surface: Boston College plays the entity known as LeMoyne,Georgia Tech gets traditional patsy Florida A&M and SMU sees Cal State-Fullerton. We might regret this, but: who the hell is LeMoyne? Turns out they’re in DeWitt, New York […]
The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join hosts Justin Golba and Alex Frank as they discuss Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and much more! Come for the hot takes. Stay for the warm ones. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio On Episode 50 of Hangout in the Holy Land, Christmas time has passed, and that […]
The 17-year-old wasn't supposed to be here: He signed with NYCFC II, not New York City FC. But the striker earned a spot on the First Team — and became the youngest goal-scorer in club history.
I was looking forward to the Taxslayer Gator Bowl, if you can believe it. Maybe it was a month of watching Missouri basketball that got me excited about switching up the viewing to something else. After all, it’s been a rough month (really, two) of Mizzou Basketball, and the last time we saw the Tigers […]
While we are anxiously waiting for the football Buckeyes to get back on the field in the College Football Playoff Quarterfinals against No. 10 Miami on New Year’s Eve, the No. 19 OSU women’s basketball team will face a top-ranked opponent of their own to tide you over. On Sunday, Dec. 28, the Buckeyes will […]
It’s not easy to step out of the shadows of one’s father. Tre Spivey understands that better than most people his age. Tre Spivey’s dad, Junior, played second base for the the Arizona Diamondbacks when the franchise won the 2001 World Series. He was an All-Star the following season, leading the team in hits and […]
The hometown team finally took the stage in the hometown bowl. It had been 18 years since the Houston Cougars punched a ticket to the Texas Bowl — an era that was two conferences and several head coaching regimes ago. But for the first time under Willie Fritz and for the first time with the […]