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Last Sunday, UAB fired third-year head coach Trent Dilfer after compiling a 9-21 record as the Blazers’ frontman. During his tenure, he never won a single road game and only defeated one opponent that qualified for bowl eligibility. Offensive coordinator Alex Mortensen claimed interim head coach duties, and his job was merely to keep the […]
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Tulane appeared destined to fall into the service academy trap. In the previous 10 years, there was nothing more dangerous than an American Conference contender running into an option-based service academy. 2015 Memphis, 2016 Houston, 2022 UCF, and 2024 Memphis were all ranked or high-profile teams that watched American title hopes dissipate thanks to losses […]
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Houston needed a feeling out period to adjust to Big 12 football. The Cougars commenced their tenure in the new conference with back-to-back 4-8 seasons, looking for a spark to reignite the program. With three seconds remaining in a deadlocked 28-28 ballgame, all of the trials and tribulations of acclimating to the Big 12 stood […]
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Game notes Setting the scene One year ago, Houston and Arizona met on a November Friday night in Tucson as their disappointing seasons neared a conclusion. The Cougars and Wildcats, both in their first two years of Big 12 membership, struggled to acclimate to the league and posted identical 4-8 records. But 2025 is a […]
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Game notes Setting the scene Week 8 calls for a rematch of the 2024 American Conference Championship Game. Just a little more than 10 months later, Army (3-3, 2-2 American) and Tulane (5-1, 2-1 American) are ready to collide once again, although the setting makes the drastic shift from West Point, NY to New Orleans, […]
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Another Thursday night, yet another East Carolina football game. The East Carolina Pirates played their third-consecutive Thursday night matchup and fourth of the season, hosting the Tulsa Golden Hurricane with the all-time series knotted up at 9-9. The favored Pirates shattered that tie and handled business in a 41-27 wire-to-wire victory, remaining in the hunt […]
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Date: Saturday October 18, 2025 Time: 7:00 PM (ET) TV: ESPN+ The Quick Hits As the second half of the 2025 FCS season gets underway, #3 Tarleton State (7-0) is sitting as pretty as anyone in the country right now. The Texans just keep on winning and are one of the few undefeated teams and […]
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When UTEP traveled across the entire state of Texas for a Wednesday night showdown against Sam Houston, the Miners traveled with a heavier load than usual. UTEP logged a pickaxe and rocks along with it to Shell Energy Stadium in downtown Houston, in order to debut a new tradition of smashing rocks after touchdowns and […]
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