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Another Friday night battle shifts the power rankings as Virginia Tech scores a big home win over Cal, but the real upset this week came just south in Winston-Salem. TIER: Among the Worst in the Power Four 17. Boston College (1-7 [0-5] Prev 16): Boston College scored 24 points against Louisville, just as many points […]
Kansas Jayhawks News 247 gives you three observations from the beatdown on Saturday Lance Leipold publicly acknowledged the frustration fans are feeling ($ KC Star, which isn’t tough to get around, or so I’ve heard) Hat tip to grad for sharing this commentary on KU football’s apparent plateau Is Bill Self making any ground with […]
Mizzou suffered their second loss of the season on the road by the final score of 17-10 to Vanderbilt. It was close, but no cigar (just like the loss to Alabama). In a competitive game on the road against a top-10 opponent, Mizzou had some contributors step up but couldn’t quite finish the deal. Let’s […]
For the 3rd year under Head Coach Mario Cristobal, the Miami Hurricanes are Bowl Eligible after winning their 6th game of the year, a 42-7 blowout of the Stanford Cardinal on Saturday night. Like last season, Miami is highly ranked after 7 games. The aspirations for the 6-1 Hurricanes are sky-high, and this win gives […]
Look, Purdue just didn’t get it done this weekend in football and men’s basketball. Two losses. One counts and hurts and one doesn’t count and I frankly don’t care. Obviously you’re smart people, you are reading this site after all, so you know which one is which but I still want to talk to you […]
Which current Big Ten coach should be YOUR team’s next coach? A very pleasant good morning to you all. Iowa sits atop the Big Ten West, Indiana is an unstoppable jugglenaut, and, as such as the sun rises in the east, we never got you Mailbag answers for last week. As your benevolent overlord, I […]
The New England Patriots celebrated a home win against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday to improve to 6-2 on the year. Their matchup with the top-ranked defense in football wasn’t always pretty, but in the end the Patriots did enough to beat yet another opponent by multiple scores, 32-13. Let’s get into some lessons learned […]
The Wisconsin Badgers lost their sixth straight game and fifth straight conference game of the season last Saturday, falling 21-7 to the sixth-ranked Oregon Ducks at a rainy Autzen Stadium. Wisconsin, a 31.5-point underdog at Oregon, accumulated seven tackles for loss and held the Ducks’ offense to 335 total yards. Unfortunately, while the defense played […]
That's Wild Charlie Stramel needed a good start to his season. After the change from Wisconsin to Michigan State before last season propelled him to a solid 27-point campaign that got him back in as one of the Minnesota Wild's good prospects, the 2023 first-round pick could build the hype even...
Jonathan Taylor magic -AGAIN! Daniel Jones managing great season! IU @ MD next for 8-0 Hoosiers!
Tragic news struck the Houston Cougars football program Saturday morning as strength and conditioning coach Kurt Hester passed away at age 61. “Kurt Hester was an unbelievably important person in our football program, and I’ve been with him for a while,” Houston head coach Willie Fritz said. “He’s the best strength and conditioning coach I’ve […]
Big Blue Nation is now in its second week of having both Kentucky basketball and football games less than a few days apart. First, Mark Pope and the Wildcats will host the Georgetown Hoyas at Rupp Arena on Thursday night for their second and final exhibition game of the preseason. Pope’s Cats toppled the preseason […]
With Alabama’s second bye week upon us, it’s time to take stock nationally. We have more than enough data at this point in the season. Conference standings are shaking out. And there is a queue beginning to form for the national title. We seem to say this every year, but in 2025, it really is […]
The latest episode of Land Grant Holy Land’s Horseshoe Hangover is here! Join Alex Frank and Ryan Weckstein as they help you get through any lingering feelings you may have from the weekend while recapping Ohio State’s latest game and looking ahead to the next game. Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio Ohio State was on its second bye […]
Welcome to the Morning Commute Well there’s good news and bad news on the Beau Pribula front this morning. Unfortunately, the bad sort of outweighs the good on this one. After going off the field in an air cast on Saturday afternoon, there were fears that Mizzou’s quarterback had done some serious damage to his […]
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Unfortunately no Martin this week, but Andrew, Kelvin (for most of it until he forgot to put 50p in the meter!) are here to guide you on a spooky ride through a week in the history of Sunderland AFC that includes Halloween – and there have been a few nightmares at Sunderland on that day! […]
After a 56-34 home loss to No. 17 Tennessee, the noise surrounding Mark Stoops’ future at Kentucky has only grown louder. What once looked like a stable situation under the 13th-year head coach now appears increasingly uncertain. Since 2021, when Kentucky went 10-3 in a season later vacated, the Wildcats have struggled to regain their […]
It was a late October day in Columbus, Ohio. Clouds sprinkled across the sky and the sun made the 50 degrees Fahrenheit day a prototypical autumn afternoon in the midwest. It was the kind of day where a hoodie and jeans felt perfect. Locals knew it was a “false fall” kind of day that should […]
We’ve got spirit, yes we do. And we hate the Gators, how about you? Here’s hoping you enjoyed a restful bye week and are ready to dive back into the maelstrom of college football with this, the hatingest week of the year for many in Bulldog Nation. I understand that ‘Dawg fans who grew up […]
Sometimes it takes years to establish a winning culture and identity. But with the right coaching hire, those aspirations can come to fruition immediately. The Temple Owls were cycling through endless 3-9 seasons, repeating the same record in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 without an end in sight. This offseason, Temple hired known program-builder K.C. […]
The Baylor Bears host a Big 12 clash versus the UCF Knights on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at McLane Stadium. Looking to attend this game live? College football tickets are available on Vivid Seats . Baylor vs. UCF Tickets & How to Watch Info Tickets: Get tickets to this game on Vivid Seats Game date: Saturday, November 1, 2025 Game time: 12 p.m. ET Location: Waco, Texas Venue: McLane Stadium TV channel: ESPNU Baylor Offensive Insights This year, the Bears put up 17.2 ...
The Iowa State Cyclones meet a conference opponent when they host the Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at Jack Trice Stadium in a Big 12 battle. Hoping to attend this game in person? College football tickets are available on Vivid Seats . Iowa State vs. Arizona State Tickets & How to Watch Info Tickets: Get tickets to this game on Vivid Seats Game date: Saturday, November 1, 2025 Game time: 1 p.m. ET Location: Ames, Iowa Venue: Jack Trice Stadium TV chan...
The No. 22 Houston Cougars take on a fellow Big 12 opponent when they host the West Virginia Mountaineers at TDECU Stadium on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Hoping to attend this game in person? College football tickets are available on Vivid Seats . Houston vs. West Virginia Tickets & How to Watch Info Tickets: Get tickets to this game on Vivid Seats Game date: Saturday, November 1, 2025 Game time: 12 p.m. ET Location: Houston, Texas Venue: TDECU Stadium TV channel: Fox Sports ...
The No. 22 Houston Cougars take on a fellow Big 12 opponent when they host the West Virginia Mountaineers at TDECU Stadium on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Hoping to attend this game in person? College football tickets are available on Vivid Seats . Houston vs. West Virginia Tickets & How to Watch Info Tickets: Get tickets to this game on Vivid Seats Game date: Saturday, November 1, 2025 Game time: 12 p.m. ET Location: Houston, Texas Venue: TDECU Stadium TV channel: Fox Sports ...