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I’m 100% in the camp of college football is better than pro but there is one area that the NFL is hard to beat, but it has nothing to do with the games or teams themselves. It’s simply the fact that sometimes on college Saturdays I almost feel like there are too many games to […]
The transfer portal hits continue to roll in for Rutgers, as reserves Samuel Brown V and Dane Pardridge have announced their intentions to enter the portal when it opens. After CJ Campbell Jr. announced his decision yesterday, the Scarlet Knights now have three players who plan to exit, all of whom are on the offense. […]
With the regular season in the rearview mirror, all that’s left for the Big 12 Conference is its conference title game in Arlington this Saturday. Of course, that features the BYU Cougars against the Red Raiders of Texas Tech. That also means it’s time for the conference to announce their awards and All-Big 12 teams. […]
Dave Doeren talked about his latest recruiting haul yesterday: another group of impressive go-getters who are hungry to win and also just plain hungry. (The football team is getting a new dining hall!) A big thanks to Inside Pack Sports for posting a transcript. He was asked at one point about his recruiting class ranking […]
A new bowl game has arrived to the scene. In 2025, we wave farewell to the Bahamas Bowl and welcome the new Xbox Bowl, which occupies the vacancy. The Xbox Bowl debuts in Frisco, TX on Thursday, Dec. 18 and pits together the Missouri State Bears and Arkansas State Red Wolves in a Conference USA […]
Like most Wisconsin Badgers fans, I was deeply disappointed when news started trickling in about prized running back recruit Amari Latimer switching his loyalties to West Virginia on signing day. While I had never ruled out this possibility, I felt reasonably confident that he’d sign with Wisconsin on Wednesday. But then the floor fell out, and Latimer […]
With only one Big 10 game left in the season, I will broaden my horizons and pick each of the Power 4 Conference Championship Games. As always, the odds posted are from SB Nation’s online betting partner Fan Duel. Check out the Fan Duel Sportsbook for more information. BYU vs. Texas Tech (-12.5) Both teams […]
There are losses that sting, and then there are losses that teach. Last Friday night in Pittsburgh fell into both categories for Ohio State. A 67–66 defeat decided by a buzzer-beating 3 from Damarco Minor that erased a late Buckeye lead and handed Ohio State its first loss. A one-point defeat on a contested shot […]
Game notes Setting the scene This is the 11th American Conference Championship since the advent of the game in 2015. This one is unlike the other 10, as the stakes are greater than ever for both teams involved. For the first time in the league’s history, both teams competing in the conference championship can qualify […]
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Five players on the Rutgers offense were honored today, with four earning all-Big Ten honors and center Gus Zilinskas earning the Big Ten sportsmanship award. Of the four who received all-Big Ten honors, both wide receiver KJ Duff and running back Antwan Raymond were named second team all-Big Ten, while guard Kwabena Asamoah and wide […]
Now that Will Stein has been officially introduced as the new head coach of Kentucky football, the former Oregon Duck is now laying the groundwork for his first coaching staff in Lexington. It would appear Stein has found his first offensive coordinator. According to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz and Chris Hummer, Kentucky is set to […]
National signing day has become a highly anticipated day for Ducks fans as in recent years Oregon has brought in some of the top classes in all of college football. Once the dust officially settles after this signing period closes tomorrow and the 2026 recruiting class becomes official in February of 2026 we will have […]
The Missouri Tigers ended the regular season with a 31-17 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks to finish 8-4 overall (4-4 SEC). Mizzou checks in at No. 25 in the latest AP Top 25 poll as they’ll look to finish the season on a high note. Now, there’s just a bowl game left to play before […]
San Jose State’s Early Signing Day didn’t arrive in isolation. It’s intersecting right with a program in transition. With 12 high school recruits officially announced on Wednesday, the Spartans also entered one of their most significant staff reshuffles in years; parting ways with long-time defensive coordinator Derrick Odum, linebackers coach Joe Palcic, and more recently, […]
I find myself gearing up at another level for this week’s Bears-Packers game now that we have reached the other side of Hump Day. And for me, that means I’m diving into what Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson has to say about his team’s upcoming opponent. For the record, I do not like saying nice things about the Green Bay Packers. They are the bane of my football existence, and I know I’m not the only Bears fan who feels that way. That team has caused me pigskin heartbreak more times than...
There is an enormous women’s basketball game going down in Oxford on Thursday with tipoff set for 8 p.m. CT between top 25 Ole Miss and Notre Dame in the SJB Pavilion. The No. 13 Rebels (7-0) are hosting the No. 18 Fighting Irish (5-1) as part of the SEC/ACC Challenge, and Coach Yo and […]
The TCU Horned Frogs had six football players earn All-Big 12 recognition this season. Among the winners were wide receiver Eric McAlister and linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr, who each earned All-Big 12 First Team awards. Free safety Bud Clark, outside linebacker Devean Deal and safety Jamel Johnson were named to the All-Big 12 Second Team and […]
At the end of the 2024 season, Tony Elliott and the Virginia Cavaliers were tasked with finding a capable starting quarterback out of the transfer portal. In what has now become one of the biggest home runs hit by any team this season in the portal, the ‘Hoos landed former Oklahoma, TCU, and North Texas […]
It was announced today that Emmett Johnson has been awarded the Big 10 Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Award. He becomes the first Nebraska Cornhusker to receive the honor since its inception in 2011. It is named for former Wisconsin running backs Alan “The Horse” Ameche and Ron Dayne. Johnson so far has rushed […]
Well well well, here we are again, folks. Back to the Kirk recaps, but it’s not game week, it’s (the day after) Signing Day! Let’s see what Kirk Ferentz had to say about the end of the season and the future of the program, shall we? (Spoiler alert, he’s not hanging it up this offseason […]
As the 2025 college football season wraps up, it can be summed up as one that started with joy and ended in heartbreak for Tech fans. The Jackets started the season 8-0, then lost the last three of their four games to finish 9-3. This was only the 16th time in program history that the […]
Northwestern football officially locked in the biggest recruiting class of the David Braun-era on Wednesday, signing 21 members of the Class of 2026 in a drama-free National Signing Day. The ‘Cats succeeded in inking all 20 of their public commitments and added a surprise 21st recruit in defensive lineman Tre Hoskins. “A tremendous amount of […]
Last week ATS: 10-8 (5-4 National, 5-4 B1G) Season ATS: 125-111 (58-55 National, 67-56 B1G) It’s hard to believe the regular season is over. At least we closed out things on a positive note, moving a couple more games above .500 as we watched Ohio State right some of the wrongs of the previous four […]
With the 2026 recruiting class having signed their names to paper yesterday (and some still filtering in), Missouri is getting on the board early with their 2027 class. They’re starting with the most important position, the Quarterback. Omaha native, and 3-star Quarterback Braylen Warren jumped on board with the Tigers today, announcing his commitment on […]
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