Latest blog entries about College Football
After last weekend it’s still hard to believe Penn State actually pulled the ripcord on James Franklin and I’m frankly (get it) stunned Wisconsin hasn’t done the same to Luke Fickell. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen such a precipitous fall than the one that just took place in Happy Valley. A preseason #2 […]
The college football season is up and running! Get ready for Mountain West games all weekend long! Check out the action this weekend. Below is all the info you need to know for the games, with every game taking place on Saturday. Share your thoughts in the comments. Enjoy the weekend, everyone! Friday, October 17th […]
It’s a big weekend road trip for the Dawgs as they take on the Michigan Wolverines in the Big House in a 9 AM game. The UWDP staff have their picks below! Andrew Berg (6-0 SU, 2-4 ATS) How you handicap this game likely comes down to which numbers you trust and how much you […]
The Notre Dame hockey season got off to a rough start out on the road, but a return to Compton helped lift the Irish up and they responded with an 8-2 victory over St. Lawrence on Thursday night. From the ND press release: NEW UNIFORMS While I have you here… the Notre Dame Hockey team […]
WYOMING COWBOYS VS. AIR FORCE FALCONS Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado (Falcon Stadium) Date/Time: Saturday, October 18th at 1:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) Television: CBSSN Streaming: CBS Sports App Radio: KOWB 1290 AM/95.1 FM/KOWB App (Cowboy Sports Network) Head-to-Head: These two have met an incredible 61 times, with their first matchup coming in 1957. Fittingly, that game […]
Northwestern 2025 Head Coach: David Braun Record: 4-2 Conference Record: 2-1 Best Win: 21-21 @Penn State on October 11th Worst Loss: 3-23 @Tulane on August 3oth What Does Northwestern Want to Do? Offense: The Wildcats want to run the ball, then run the ball again, and if they get an opportunity, run the ball once […]
The 3-3 (0-3 Big 12) UCF Knights begin the second half of the season back at home against the 2-4 (0-3 Big 12) West Virginia Mountaineers for Homecoming. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on TNT. Someone is coming out of here with their first Big 12 win […]
On Saturday afternoon, the Boston College football team will host their New England rival UConn Huskies at Alumni Stadium for an October clash. It’s only game #7 for the Eagles, but their season has already totally collapsed. UConn, on the other hand, has a winning record and is looking for their 2nd-ever victory over BC. […]
At the halfway mark of the Horned Frogs 2025 campaign, what is your assessment of the performance to date? What are your expectations for TCU in the second half of the season? In two Big 12 road trips, QB Josh Hoover has six total turnovers. What is your diagnosis as the cause of these struggles […]
It looks like yet another great day in Iowa City for a football game. Late Friday into Saturday, there’s a chance of rain in the Iowa City area. Late Saturday night into Sunday morning, there’s another chance of rain in the Iowa City area. Fortunately we’re not playing a football game at 1:00 a.m. So […]
Game notes Setting the scene Two Ohio-based schools with somewhat similar color schemes clash at the Glass Bowl. Toledo and Kent State started the year on exact opposite sides of the preseason coaches’ poll, but the two are neck-and-neck in the conference standings. In fact, Kent State actually passed Toledo last week as the Golden […]
It feels like we’re all just trying to get through the week as we eagerly await Saturday night’s prime time game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and USC Trojans. It’s the Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh and every factor going into the game counts — especially if there’s going to be inclement weather. So […]
Howdy and welcome back to Fun With Numbers. We’re here to talk about what advanced stats say about the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Football squad—while remembering the two most fun numbers of all. 6 and 0, baby. How’d We Do Last Week? Just your casual 17-point win over an SEC opponent—putting up more points than they’d […]
Happy Friday, TOC Nation. Game 7 is tomorrow, and it is against perhaps the toughest opponent we will see all season. The Green & White are traveling down I-69 to take on the #3 team in the nation. If MSU loses, they will have a losing record. If, by some miracle, MSU wins, then maybe we […]
BOISE STATE BRONCOS VS. UNLV REBELS Location: Boise, Idaho (Albertsons Stadium) Date/Time: Saturday, October 18th at 1:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) Television: FS1 Streaming: Fox Sports App Radio: KBOI 670 AM/KBOI 93.1 FM (Bronco Radio Network) Head-to-Head: The Broncos are 11-3 all-time against UNLV, with three of those 11 games occurring within the last two years. […]
For the fourth time in five years, and for the second time in the Big House, the Huskies face off against the Michigan Wolverines in what’s turning into a rekindled, now in-conference rivalry. After avenging our loss in the 2023 National Championship Game last year at home, both teams are now led by a young […]
Maryland football faces a crucial inflection point in its season Saturday. The Terps are down to 4-2 on the season, with four-straight wins followed by back-to-back losses decided by a last-minute touchdown. They travel to California for a matchup with UCLA, a team with the exact opposite path as Maryland. The Bruins started the season […]
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are climbing up the rankings and are now ranked #13 in the country following their 36-7 win over NC State. The Irish will host #20 USC in the Battle for the Jeweled Shilellagh. Much has been made this week about the future of the seris, the incoming rain bomb, and […]
The Hawkeyes dominated the Badgers in Wisconsin a week ago. Now it’s time to return home to Kinnick to take on the #2 Penn State Nittany Lions. **Wait, I’ve just received some important information. I’m now being told that Penn State is NOT #2. They’re now…. is this right? They are unranked and winless in […]
Is Iowa State football broken? It sort of feels that way, doesn’t it? After a 2nd straight loss, on the road, the Cyclones’ Big 12 championship aspirations seem dashed, and a 3rd kicker injury has us all scratching our heads. Seriously, I had Colorado fans in the stands last week asking me how 2 kickers […]
Due to the implementation of the House settlement last spring, schools found themselves bidding for players this past offseason. It happened in the past, but now it’s out there in front of everyone and more schools are involved. And contributing to the spending spike, many schools went big early (and some are reported to have […]
After taking care of business in a pair of overtime thrillers against then No. 8 Florida State and Louisville, the Virginia Cavaliers went into last weekend’s bye with a 5-1 record (3-0 ACC), a recalibrated set of expectations, and in need of some well-deserved rest. Now, Tony Elliott and company will kick off the second […]
Bit of background: I used to work with technology and media companies at a corporate level. One thing stood out in all those interactions between engineering, accounting, news rooms, product development, tech support, sales, and all the other entities that had to work together for the product in the field to be successful: Effective leaders […]
—Spread check: Miami by 12.5. —The CJ’s Alexis Cubit writes that continuity is the biggest key to a Cardinal upset on Friday night. —College Football News predicts a 31-20 Miami win. —The latest CC Podcast episode is here. —ESPN’s Dan Murphy has a good story on Miller Moss trying to putt his time at USC […]
Things have been tough out there on the football field for the Purdue Boilermakers as they’ve dropped four straight games including their most recent loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a game that they had in hand for the majority of the game. Northwestern meanwhile is coming off their best win of the season […]