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After a redemption game against the Hokies, the Jackets sit at 6-0 on the season and are one of 11 undefeated teams left in the country. This weekend, Duke awaits, in what is potentially the biggest game of the season for the Jackets. The Blue Devils are coming off a bye week and look to […]
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The bye-heavy week of the schedule is over, and the quiet week is giving way to a defining one across the conference. Nearly every ACC team either rested or reset, but Week 8 will draw sharper lines between contenders and chaos. Here’s how all 17 programs stack up heading into a pivotal stretch. 17. North […]
This week’s Power Poll topic came about in honor of what has effectively become James Franklin Week here at OTE. In our Slack, I mentioned that if I were James Franklin, I’d take my $50 million and flit off to a castle in Italy, never to be seen or heard from again. This lack of […]
Date: Saturday October 18, 2025 Time: 7:00 PM (ET) TV: ESPN+ The Quick Hits As the second half of the 2025 FCS season gets underway, #3 Tarleton State (7-0) is sitting as pretty as anyone in the country right now. The Texans just keep on winning and are one of the few undefeated teams and […]
Texas A&M hits the road for the first time in SEC play this Saturday, traveling to Fayetteville for the first time in over a decade to take on the Arkansas Razorbacks. As the Ags look to stay undefeated on the season, we reached out to Jacob Davis of Hogs on SI to get some insight on […]
This is a column to check in on the rest of the football world, but since it’s 2025 in America I will beat you over the head with The Agenda, which in case you’ve forgotten is “Big Ten Superiority Unless It’s Funny.” THE AGENDA MVP: Northwestern Wildcats I struggled with this because there were several […]
When UTEP traveled across the entire state of Texas for a Wednesday night showdown against Sam Houston, the Miners traveled with a heavier load than usual. UTEP logged a pickaxe and rocks along with it to Shell Energy Stadium in downtown Houston, in order to debut a new tradition of smashing rocks after touchdowns and […]
NC State needs two wins in its last five games to reach bowl eligibility and earn a trip to some third-tier ACC bowl destination, which at this point feels like the best-case scenario for this season. I’m going to assume that’s the ceiling. It sure would have been nice if State didn’t completely fall flat […]
It’s been a busy week in the world of college football. To kick off Colorado’s bye week, Ryland Scholes and Jack Barsch of Ralphie Report hopped on the mic to make sense of the shifting landscape of the sport, starting with the happenings last Saturday. The guys start out by breaking down Colorado’s win over […]
The Syracuse Orange (3-3, 1-2) look to avoid a three-game losing streak as the suddenly-hot Pittsburgh Panthers (4-2, 2-1) visit the JMA Dome on Saturday night. Here’s what we’ll be watching for when the game kicks off at 7:30 on the ACC Network. Kevin: Defending Desmond Desmond Reid torched Florida State last week and now […]
Folks, it’s finally here. After that tough first two games of the season, we all quietly said the same thing to ourselves: the Playoff is still possible, but the Irish now need to win out — but for now, let’s just focus on winning the rest until we get to that USC Trojans matchup in […]
Teams: Syracuse Orange (3-3, 1-2) vs Pittsburgh Panthers (4-2, 2-1) Day & Time: Saturday, October 18, 7:30 pm Location: JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, NY Line: Despite the bye week and a trip back home, Syracuse is still a +10.5 point underdog according to Fanduel’s odds. TV/Streaming: ACCN, WatchESPN Radio: Cuse.com, TK 99/105, WAER 88.3, SiriusXM […]
Earlier this school year, we saw Notre Dame unveil the first alternate leprechaun logo (football) of a new collection of sport-specific logos for its athletic teams. Now they continue the series with hockey… and it’s just as good as the football logo. From the ND press release: SOUTH BEND, IN – The University of Notre Dame […]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-2) draw their first Friday night matchup of the season when they host the No. 25-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers (5-1) at 7 p.m. CST on Friday, Oct. 17, at Huntington Bank Stadium. This Week’s Thoughts: gopherguy05: The Huskers have a good offense. Minnesota will need to play their best defensive game of the […]
The Tennessee Volunteers are probably the most lopsided team in college football. While they sport the nation’s top scoring offense, their defense is very nearly at the bottom of the entire country, giving up 29 points per game… They even gave up 26 points to Syracuse and 24 to UAB. Oof. Shoot, even East Tennessee […]
The #17 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-2-3, 3-1-2 ACC) continue their push for an ACC Tournament berth this evening as they travel to Clemson, SC to take on the Clemson Tigers (5-4-5, 2-3-2 ACC). For the Deacs, this game will be critical to their hopes of getting back into the ACC Tournament places, as, after […]
One week after a grosser than gross game against Washington State, Ole Miss eases back into things with a trip to a place where they historically stink and lost by half a billion points the last time they had playoff aspirations. The good news is none of that has anything to do with a game […]
It’s a game week for football so Miguel Munoz from Northwestern blog Inside NU stopped by and was kind enough to answer my questions about this Saturday’s game. Miguel was nice and knowledgeable about his Wildcats so everyone please go over there and (politely) talk some smack or stir the pot prior to the game […]
The Hawkeyes return home on Saturday night to face off with a once familiar foe. Penn State boasted the second-longest tenured coach in the Big Ten as of last Saturday, but now they come to Iowa City for the first time since 2021 with a new coach at the helm and a slew of question […]
This week I will review Purdue’s 27 – 20 loss at Minnesota and preview the upcoming Purdue at Northwestern game. About last week … Overall, this was a frustrating loss for Purdue. The three previous games were against much better teams and resulted in three losses. I would say that Minnesota is better than Purdue, […]
I have to say, this has been a weird season so far. I mean, Indiana, Texas A&M, and Ole Miss are in the top 5, Georgia Tech, BYU, Vandy, Virginia and South Florida are in the top 20 and 2 of the preseason top 5 didn’t receive a solitary vote in week 8, including Iowa’s […]
Obviously anytime our precious Rebels lose, it’s agonizing, but I liked the alliteration. Well, that, and the fact that this might actually be pure agony were this EA Sports simulation accurate. At this point, they are shooting 50% so the odds are in our favor? Game Flow Ole Miss receives the opening kick off and […]
Few rivalries in college football capture the pageantry, pride, and pure emotion quite like Notre Dame vs. USC. Every meeting between these two storied programs feels like a chapter in an epic novel—written in gold helmets and cardinal jerseys, under bright lights and brighter expectations. The 1989 showdown in South Bend was no exception. It […]
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