At last we have reached closure: Lane Kiffin is the new head coach of LSU. The confirmation comes from Kiffin himself, who took to social media to confirm the news. LSU football’s official account announced the news not long after. Two planes are already en route to Oxford to pick up Kiffin and others. He […]
From And The Valley Shook
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On Sunday, the final rankings of the regular season were released by the AP Top 25 and Coaches Poll. Both sets of rankings put Notre Dame at #9, which is where they’ve been for several weeks now. Of course these rankings are mostly meaningless until the final rankings release after the National Championship game, but […]
From One Foot Down
| 3 months ago
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To tell you all the truth, I saw this result coming three weeks ago when I saw Penn State’s remaining schedule after they nearly shocked Indiana at home, but if you told me it would happen in this kind of heartbreaking fashion, I would not have believed it. I had hoped that Michigan State or […]
From On the Banks
| 3 months ago
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Less than 24 hours after news of Lane Kiffin’s departure began to leak on social media, Ole Miss has elevated defensive coordinator Pete Golding to its head coach position. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported the news Sunday afternoon on X, and videos surfaced after the team meeting at the Manning Center of players shouting “It’s the […]
From Red Cup Rebellion
| 3 months ago
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Over the last 11 seasons, UNC football had a losing record in five of them. The Tar Heels had lost their last four to NC State. UNC broke the bank to reverse those trends, but things went in reverse instead. The Tar Heels slipped from 6-7 to 4-8, making it six losing seasons out of […]
From Tar Heel Blog
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Sunday afternoon at the Schottenstein Center was a momentous occasion for Ohio State university fans. It was the 60th birthday celebration for mascot Brutus Buckeye, the nut who captures the hearts of kids and most adults whenever Brutus enters their atmosphere. While most parties feature games like Pin the Tail on the Donkey or Musical […]
From Land-Grant Holy Land
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It was cold, rainy and hope was fading as the first half came to a conclusion in Arkansas. After an opening drive touchdown for Mizzou, the momentum slowed in the second quarter. The Tigers could only manage 34 yards on the ground and starting quarterback Beau Pribula only managed two yards in the air. Alongside […]
From Rock M Nation
| 3 months ago
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Their 2025 season just ended, but the Wisconsin Badgers are already active in the transfer portal. On Sunday, they got a commitment from JUCO transfer linebacker Taylor Schaefer, he announced. Schaefer, a 6’4, 240-pound outside linebacker, is a Wisconsin native and had been playing at Iowa Central for the past two years. A sophomore, the […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter
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After suffering a heartbreaking loss to Penn State 40-36, Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano hosted his last post-game press conference of the season. He started the press conference by discussing how tough a loss like this is. He then talked about how the mentality shifts to what you’re going to do next, and it is […]
From On the Banks
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Week 14 came and went without much chaos. Miami, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Alabama, BYU, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt, and Utah all avoided upsets that would have likely knocked their team out of the CFP. Many fan bases will be anxiously awaiting the penultimate CFP rankings on Tuesday night. Let’s get to the poll! AP Top 25 […]
From State of The U
| 3 months ago
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Win enough games and eventually Associated Press voters will take notice. Arizona football is ranked No. 22 in this week’s AP poll after beating ASU 23-7 in the Territorial Cup. The Wildcats received 257 votes. Arizona (9-3) is ranked in the AP for the first time this year. The UA was last ranked in Week […]
From Arizona Desert Swarm
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The Lane Train is departing its depot in Oxford, MS after a six year stay and seems to be burning bridges on his way out. It was likely, always, silently understood upon the hiring of Lane Kiffin, that he may leave for a “bigger” job one day. After three seasons and 27 wins at FAU, […]
From Red Cup Rebellion
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No. 2 Indiana football is set to take on No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday at the Big Ten Football Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The game will make history for several reasons. For one, its Indiana’s first berth in the conference championship game and will be a chance to win […]
From The Crimson Quarry
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Carolina capped off a miserable season with a miserable performance at NC State on Saturday, racking up 11 penalties for 129 yards en route to a 42-19 loss. As he was against Duke last week, Jordan Shipp was the best player on the field for the Tar Heels. He finished with eight receptions for a […]
From Tar Heel Blog
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Tuesday, December 2nd TrillerTV+, 7:00 pm ET, CountryBox: Where Music Meets Boxing. From the Texas Troubadour Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee, not that any regular Bad Left Hook reader needs to be reminded. Main event is Maidel Sando vs Zachary Randolph, with Evan Holyfield on the undercard. The music is Presley Aaron. Thursday, December 4th DAZN, […]
From Bad Left Hook
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UNLV won the Fremont Cannon for the fourth straight year, defeating the Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday night in a dominant affair. With this victory, UNLV finished conference play with a record of 6-2 and clinched a berth in the Mountain West Championship game. Because of the four-way tie in the conference, the berths came down […]
From Mountain West Connection
| 3 months ago
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Turnovers and game management told the story in Northwestern’s loss to Illinois. The game was nearly even in total yards and time of possession, but the difference came from NU’s inability to take care of the ball. Northwestern turned it over four times, including three giveaways in the fourth quarter, while Illinois had only one […]
From Inside NU
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It’s officially time to hate Lane Kiffin again. Alabama fans have come to love Lane Kiffin over the past several years. After participating in the Nick Saban Coaching Rehabilitation Program as an analyst, Kiffin was hired as Alabama’s offensive coordinator headed into the 2014 season. He had quite the run of success, first coaxing a […]
From Roll 'Bama Roll
| 3 months ago
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Penn State got bowl eligible yesterday as it took down Rutgers 40-36 in a back-and-forth thriller. We’ll recap the game — and season — before discussing where Penn State is at in the coaching search. We’ll be live at 2 p.m. EST. Come join!
From Black Shoe Diaries
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The Colorado Buffaloes are down their running back coach, as NFL Hall-of-Famer Marshall Faulk has left his post in Boulder to take the head coaching job at Southern University. In a deal that was announced on Saturday after CU’s loss to Kansas State, Faulk is headed to his hometown of New Orleans to try to […]
From The Ralphie Report
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The Carolina Panthers are back in the market for a signature upset win. The Los Angeles Rams are one of the best teams in football this year. This could hardly work better as a script if it was written for Hollywood. Unfortunately, this is reality and the odds are that the good team plays well […]
From Cat Scratch Reader
| 3 months ago
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Well, another regular season has come and gone. I don’t know about you, but I want to be able to hop in a time machine and go tell myself from three months ago how the 2025 season played out and see my past self’s reaction. Given what a rollercoaster this season ended up being, perhaps […]
From Black Shoe Diaries
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It is officially championship week in college football, and the Mountain West will crown a champion on Friday. Looking over at FanDuel’s opening odds can tell us a bit about what the oddsmakers think about this week’s slate of games. Since we cover the entire Mountain West, we have info for the championship game. This post is […]
From Mountain West Connection
| 3 months ago
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We’ve got ourselves a lighter NFL Sunday due to the games played on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, plus there’s still Monday Night Football to come. As such, the early game slate is just seven games despite no teams on a bye, but there are two games of importance to the Seattle Seahawks. On CBS, […]
From Field Gulls
| 3 months ago
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The Wisconsin Badgers suffered a 17-7 loss to the Minnesota Gophers on Saturday, falling to 4-8 and capping a disappointing season with a tough end as they failed to reclaim the Axe Trophy for the second consecutive season. There was a lot of momentum surrounding the Badgers ahead of the game, as they had flipped […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter
| 3 months ago
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