The 2025 college football bowl slate includes nine games involving a Sun Belt team. Among those contests is the James Madison Dukes against the Oregon Ducks in the College Football Playoff First Round Game.
Sun Belt Bowl Games
Troy Trojans vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Time: 9 p.m. ET
Date: Tuesday, Dec. 16
Spread: Troy (-1.5)
Total: 49.5
Moneyline: Trojans -118, Gamecocks -102
Prediction: Jacksonville State 27, Troy 26
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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Date: Tuesday December 16, 2025 Time: 8:00 p.m. CT TV: ESPN COACHES Charles Kelly has the Gamecocks sitting at 8-5 in his first season at Jacksonville State, falling to Kennesaw State in the Conference USA Championship 19-15. His squad will face Gerad Parker and the Troy Trojans, who are also 8-5 after dropping the Sun […]
From Underdog Dynasty
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Notre Dame football kicked off the 2006 season with an away game at Georgia Tech. The 2005 Irish team finished with a 9-3 overall record and Georgia Tech’s prior squad had finished with a 7-5 season. It was the first time that the two programs had faced off since the Gator Bowl in 1999. Tech […]
From One Foot Down
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The Pittsburgh Steelers would have fallen out of first place in the AFC North with a loss to the Miami Dolphins, but the outcome was never really in doubt. Pittsburgh wins and the Steelers are in fourth place in the AFC. The Ravens won on Sunday, which is good for them. Their final four games […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain
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Purdue didn’t have to turn over many stones to find their next wide receiver coach. Enter Bilal Marshall, the Purdue Alumni and a young coach that is considered a star on the rise. Last week, Purdue relieved Lamar Conard of his duties at running back. Long time assistant to Barry Odom, Cornell Ford is expected […]
From Hammer and Rails
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The kid looks good. Keaton Wagler was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday. In his first two league games last week, Wagler averaged 21 points and 7.5 assists. He scored a career-high 23 points in the win over Ohio State, and followed that up with a double-double in the three-point loss to […]
From The Champaign Room
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One year after losing General Manager Max Stienecker to the USC Trojans, the Wisconsin Badgers are losing another top staffer in their recruiting department. Director of Player Personnel Ethan Russo, who was hired from the North Texas Mean Green last offseason, is heading to the Oklahoma State Cowboys as their new Executive Director of Player […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter
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Six weeks is an eternity in football. Just ask Xabi Alonso. Real Madrid kicked off the Alonso era with 11 wins in their first 13 matches before suffering a 5-2 thrashing at the hands of crosstown rivals Atlético Madrid. They bounced back in stellar fashion by demolishing Kairat Almaty 5 – 0 before brushing past […]
From Managing Madrid
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Big Ten teams will be on Tuesday’s college basketball schedule for two games, including the Toledo Rockets squaring off against the Michigan State Spartans, and here are some best bets for you to make.
How to Bet on Big Ten Games
Best Big Ten Spread Bet Today: Michigan State vs. Toledo
The model favors Michigan State by 20 points, a much smaller margin than the 23.5-point spread set by DraftKings. Take Toledo to cover.
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The movement on the Arizona Cardinals coaching staff has begun, and it starts with one of their new hires, as Winston DeLattiboudere has decided to go back to the collegiate ranks as he will go be a defensive line coach with the Michigan State Spartans. The Arizona Cardinals defensive line has been underwhelming this year, […]
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Despite all of the noise out there, Notre Dame football is still putting in the work and continually carving a place for itself as one of the best programs in the country. To do that, the irish have hit the recruiting trail hard to bring in the best talent to South Bend. On Monday, 4-Star […]
From One Foot Down
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It’s time. Huskies vs. Wolfpack Start time: 7 p.m. ET TV: ESPNU Online streaming: WatchESPN
From Backing The Pack
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The Wisconsin Badgers have taken some hits in the linebacker room, and that continued on Monday as former starter Christian Alliegro is entering the transfer portal after three years with the program. Alliegro, a junior this season, had 49 tackles and four sacks, earning an honorable mention on the All-Big Ten list. He had been […]
From Bucky's 5th Quarter
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Transfer portal season is officially underway and the TCU Horned Frogs have two notable players reportedly leaving the program after the 2025 season. One of those players is redshirt sophomore wide receiver Jordyn Bailey, who’s known for his spectacular one-handed grab during TCU’s 2024 loss against Baylor. The younger brother of former Horned Frog running […]
From Frogs O' War
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Happy College Football Playoff week, errrrrbody. Miami and Texas A&M will finally do battle on Saturday after almost two weeks of hype. I rearranged my travel plans, so I’ll be able to get to my hotel by kickoff and watch that sucker. I wasn’t about to be stress listening while driving on the interstate, so […]
From State of The U
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The Cleveland State Vikings (9-2) aim to continue a seven-game home winning streak when they host the Northern Kentucky Norse (3-9) on December 16, 2025.
On Saturday, in its last game, Cleveland State beat Niagara 84-52. With 19 points, Colbi Maples was its high scorer. In its most recent game, Northern Kentucky lost to Ohio State on Thursday, 94-62. Its high scorer was Karina Bystry with 21 points.
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Conference USA was well represented on the 2025 Associated Press All-American teams, generating three selections from three of the 12 member schools. Louisiana Tech strong safety Jakari Foster and Western Kentucky punter Cole Maynard earned AP First Team All-American honors, while Jacksonville State running back Cam Cook warranted a nod as an AP Third Team […]
From Underdog Dynasty
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The Miami Dolphins head into their Monday Night Football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at the end of Week 15 while holding on to slim playoff chances. After a 1-6 start to the season, Miami has moved to 6-7 with wins in five of their last six games, including their current four-game winning streak. The […]
From The Phinsider
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D’Marco Jackson going from being an unheralded waiver claim in August to the Bears’ highest-graded player in a December win against the Browns is the type of story arc that can only happen in a magical season like the one Chicago’s football team is having right now.
Jackson, who was claimed by the Bears off the waiver wire on Aug. 27, earned a 93.1 grade from the initial release of Pro Football Focus’ Week 15 grades. Not only was that the best among Bears defensive players, it was the hig...
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Illinois may never stop adding Balkan-born players to their roster. Jonathan Givony is reporting that Illinois has earned a commitment from Croatian forward Toni Bilic. The 6’9, 20-year-old is arriving during the semester break and is eligible to play immediately. Bilic was a member of Croatia’s FIBA U18 team in 2023 and was a part […]
From The Champaign Room
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The Boston College football team is facing a potentially ugly offseason after going 2-10. They will look for answers in the transfer portal, but first we have to talk about the players who are jumping ship for greener pastures. Surprisingly, not too many big names are expected to leave the program so far, although partly […]
From BC Interruption
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A 2-0 week that featured a pair of victories over SEC teams was not enough for UConn men’s basketball to move up in this week’s AP poll, as the 10-1 Huskies stayed at No. 5 for the third week in a row. UConn got revenge on Tuesday over then-No. 18 Florida in the Jimmy V […]
From The UConn Blog
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There was a lot of theorizing by Husky fans on who the first commit of the 2027 class would be with most of them leaning towards local QB Sione Kaho, but it was actually a different local prospect; WR Braylon Pope from Sumner HS. The Recruitment: Kevin Cummings strikes first for the class landing Pope […]
From UW Dawg Pound
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Kirk Walker is a Hall of Famer. Again. The softball coach who helped lead teams for 42 seasons in NCAA Division 1 has been announced as an upcoming 2026 inductee of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Walker, who has been part of seven NCAA National Championship women’s softball teams at UCLA, has […]
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From Outsports
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We are now in a new cycle of the transfer portal. Reminder that players for the 2025-2026 cycle can not formally enter the transfer portal until January 2nd. This post will probably be updated no more than weekly during the season and less so if transfer news is slow. Once December comes and transfer season […]
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