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When: Wednesday November 26 – 9:30 PM ET Where: Lahaina Civic Center in Maui, Hawaii TV: ESPN2 Opponent: Texas Longhorns (SEC Conference) Prediction – KenPom (KP) / Bart Torvik (BT): NC State 80-78 / NC State 81-80 Wolfpack Snapshot: Wolfpack Season So Far: NC State played Boise State with energy and intensity, and the result showed it. As Coach […]
After the most successful two-year stretch in its FBS existence, UConn football will be looking for a new coach, as ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that a deal is imminent between Colorado State and Jim Mora Jr. to make him the new Rams head coach. Mora was hired in 2021 after the end of Randy Edsall’s […]
Welcome to The Daily Merengue — a place where you can feel free to discuss all things football. Do not be alarmed by the overt RMCF bias. It’s in the name! Shoutout to the Mods who do a fantastic job, Valyrian Steel, Ezek XI, KungFuZizou, NeRObutBlanco, Felipejack, and Juninho. CAMP SEWER-rat This is the Mice […]
Rutgers offensive coordinator Kirk Ciarrocca has been nominated for the Broyles Award, an award dedicated to acknowledging the best assistant coaches from across college football. The award is named after legendary Arkansas coach Frank Broyles. Ciarrocca was previously a semifinalist for the Broyles Award in 2019. The offense has steadily improved from when Ciarrocca took […]
Well, that didn’t last long. After one week appearing at No. 21 in the CFP rankings, Illinois is already back out after a disappointing 27-10 loss at Wisconsin on Saturday. The new rankings came out Tuesday night. The top of the rankings remained unchanged with Ohio State, Indiana, Texas A&M, Georgia and Texas Tech still […]
On Feb. 17, 2016, the University of Illinois hired former Illini football tight end Josh Whitman as its 14th permanent Director of Athletics (counting interim positions, the U of I has had 21 ADs), replacing the disposed AD Mike Thomas. While it took a couple of years and coaching changes, Illini athletics are on a […]
For the first time since 2016, the Western Michigan Broncos are headed to Detroit for the MAC Championship Game. Western Michigan finally completed its 9-year journey back to the conference’s grandest stage, seamlessly upending in-state rival Eastern Michigan 31-21 on Tuesday night in Ypsilanti. After trailing 7-0 at the end of the first quarter, the […]
We said last weekend would be a big one for the future of Virginia Tech football. While the 2025 Hokies were finishing out a disappointing season on the field in a 34-17 loss to Miami, new head coach James Franklin was working on building for 2026 and beyond. On Wednesday, the first domino fell when […]
On Tuesday night, after a ridiculously long wait for a finish to a college basketball game, the college football playoff committee released its latest set of rankings. STOP THE PRESSES… Notre Dame stays at #9. It was a mostly chalk week throughout the country, and even though Notre Dame won with an amazing score of […]
ACC Team of the Week : Pittsburgh – for a 42-28 win over Georgia Tech 17. Boston College (1-10, 0-7) Last Week: 17 It’s been a rough season at BC, but they can finish with a W over fading Syracuse. 16. Syracuse (3-8, 1-6) Last week: 16 Notre Dame could have scored 120 on Syracuse … Continue reading »
ACC Team of the Week : Pittsburgh – for a 42-28 win over Georgia Tech 17. Boston College (1-10, 0-7) Last Week: 17 It’s been a rough season at BC, but they can finish with a W over fading Syracuse. 16. Syracuse (3-8, 1-6) Last week: 16 Notre Dame could have scored 120 on Syracuse … Continue reading »
On Tuesday night, the College Football Playoff (CFP) committee released the third installment of its rankings for the 2025 season. After a big win over Virginia Tech, Miami continued the arduous task of climbing their way up the rankings and into a potential at-large berth spot for the Playoff bracket. They flipped places with Utah, […]
The UMass Minutemen made history Tuesday evening in Amherst, MA as it lost a lopsided home matchup 45-14 to Bowling Green. It wasn’t the favorable type of history. UMass concluded its 2025 campaign at 0-12, becoming the 19th team to finish 0-12 or worse in FBS history, joining the following: It was a nightmare season […]
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Should North Carolina end its dumpster fire employment contract with head football coach, Bill Belichick? It is time for us to finally discuss what a dumpster fire the North Carolina football team really is – and “the program culture” created by Bill Belichick who road Tom … Continue reading »
Good evening, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) sports fans. Should North Carolina end its dumpster fire employment contract with head football coach, Bill Belichick? It is time for us to finally discuss what a dumpster fire the North Carolina football team really is – and “the program culture” created by Bill Belichick who road Tom … Continue reading »
The Bowling Green Falcons (4-8, 2-6 MAC) topped the UMass Minutemen (0-12, 0-8 MAC) by a final score of 45-14 in a rare Tuesday afternoon contest in Amherst, Massachusetts, ending the 2025 campaign for both programs. The Falcons left little doubt, racing to a 28-0 lead by the 9:44 mark of the second quarter thanks […]
The game doesn’t lie. The better teams usually prevail, and that was certainly the case for Barcelona in London. They were second best to Chelsea in every way. Now is a time to be brutally honest, because if Hansi Flick and his players keep going down this road, they will be out of the Champions […]
The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its final group of semifinalists for the 2026 class on Tuesday. Among the 26 modern-era players to garner enough support among voters are six with ties to the New England Patriots. The group is headed by franchise legends Rodney Harrison, Vince Wilfork and Adam Vinatieri and also includes […]
The College Football Playoff committee unveiled a new batch of rankings Tuesday night, prior to the final week of the regular season. The American Conference was represented for a third-straight week, but only one team from the league checked into the top 25. The Tulane Green Wave (9-2, 6-1 American) remained No. 24, getting jumped […]
This will be my last update on the Division I early signing period; my previous post, with the first batch of those signing National Letters of Intent, available here.Signings will continue in the coming weeks as programs scramble for recruits who will begin their college careers in January. Many of articles linked to below do distinguish between those starting in spring of 2026 and those who are
Ole Miss had a bye week and watched half the football programs win and half the teams lose, but it dropped a spot in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. The Rebels (10-1, 6-1 SEC) fell from No. 6 to No. 7 with Oregon jumping over Ole Miss after a win against top 25 USC. […]
Last weekend was one devoid of many upsets, so there wasn’t much change, and Alabama held serve at #10. In fact, the only thing that did change was Ole Miss and Oregon swapping spots. 1. Ohio State2. Indiana3. Texas A&M4. Georgia5. Texas Tech6. Oregon7. Ole Miss8. Oklahoma9. Notre Dame10. Alabama11. BYU12. Miami Now maybe the […]
The SMU Mustangs were a staple in the 2024 College Football Playoff rankings, earning one of seven at-large spots to become an 11-seed in the 12-team field. In 2025, it took until Nov. 25 for SMU to return to the CFP rankings, but it made its first appearance in the Tuesday night reveal, checking in […]
CFP Rankings Georgia Update The Dawgs took care of business against an overmatched Charlotte squad. Georgia remains at #4 in the CFP rankings ahead of Clean, Old Fashioned hate at the Benz against #23 Georgia Tech. CFP Playoff Odds As always, our friends at FanDuel have updated their odds to make the College Football Playoffs, […]
The College Football Playoff’s selection committee unveiled its fourth set of rankings for the 2025 season during a live show on Tuesday night. Indiana, ranked No. 2 in both the AP and Coaches’ top-25 polls, remained at No. 2 for the fourth straight week. The Hoosiers are coming off of a bye week following a […]
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