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We’ve come a long way from Curt Cignetti saying Ohio State sucks into a microphone at Assembly Hall. That comment, which included jabs at rival Purdue and Michigan, was made to fire up a home crowd and energize a moribund fanbase immediately after Cignetti’s hiring in Bloomington. It also served as a way of punching […]
BYU is 11-1. They play Texas Tech for the right to call themselves champions of the Big 12 Conference this Saturday in Arlington, Texas. If they win, they will be headed to the College Football Playoff to compete for a national championship. Unfortunately, early this week, that feels like a back-page story. Penn State is […]
Indiana football’s starting quarterback, Fernando Mendoza, has inked an NIL deal with adidas, the official apparel partner of the Hoosiers’ athletics department, according to a post from his official LinkedIn: His signing with adidas comes after the conclusion of Indiana’s 12-0 undefeated regular season and as he sits as the slight betting favorite to win […]
No. 2 Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti addressed the media on Monday ahead of the Hoosiers’ Big Ten Football Championship game matchup against No. 1 Ohio State this coming Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Here’s what Cignetti had to say, courtesy of ASAP Sports: CIGNETTI: Okay. Turn the page from the last […]
When James Franklin was hired as Virginia Tech’s head coach two weeks ago, he immediately scheduled two big recruiting weekends. Those weekends would feature several of his former Penn State commitments and targets he’d like to bring to Virginia Tech. One of those visitors was four-star quarterback Troy Huhn. Huhn, a 6-foot-4.5, 215-pound passer from […]
The Wisconsin Badgers transfer portal frenzy has started, as walk-on outside linebacker Cody Raymond announced that he will be entering the transfer portal on Monday. Raymond, a 6’4, 235-pound outside linebacker, walked on for Wisconsin in the Class of 2024, bypassing offers from Toledo and Temple. He will have three years of eligibility remaining at […]
Ohio State walked into Ann Arbor and finally flipped the script, beating Michigan 27–9 behind a ruthless defensive performance, a composed day from Julian Sayin, and a statement game from Bo Jackson. On this week’s episode of Off-Script Ohio, presented by Land-Grant Holy Land, Cole and Joey break down why this win felt so great. […]
With the Territorial Cup back in its possession, a 5-game win streak going and the chance for a 10-win season still possible, Arizona’s bus ride back from Tempe on Friday night had all the makings of a party atmosphere. Turns out it was quite the opposite. “Honestly, everybody was dead,” UA coach Brent Brennan said […]
While the Kentucky Wildcats search for their next head coach, they may need to search for a new starting quarterback as well. In recent weeks, it became evident that Cutter Boley was set to return to UK for the 2026 season. However, that was the plan when Mark Stoops was still the head coach. Now […]
The Kentucky Wildcats are officially in need of a new head coach for their football team. The school announced early on Monday morning that Mark Stoops will be fired after his 13th season as head coach. With no time to waste in the coaching search, there are a few names to watch for. The Wildcats […]
Dawson Baker announced a major knee injury on his Instagram, which will end his season. Baker revealed MRI results showed a “complete torn ACL, torn lateral meniscus, mild PLC involvement, grade 2 MCL and LCL sprains, bone brusing, muscle/tendon strains and small impact fractures.” Baker has battled foot injuries and multiple surgeries during his time […]
The NCAA released its first NET rankings of the season, which rank teams based on strength of victory, sorting wins by quads. Essentially, teams are rewarded for quality wins and punished for bad losses. Well, the first rankings were not kind to the Badgers, who have racked up a Quad 1 loss and a Quad […]
The San Francisco 49ers pulled off a 26-8 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, improving to 9-4 and getting within a half-game of the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC West. It was a quality win for the 49ers, who faced a feisty Browns defense led by star pass rusher Myles Garrett. As a […]
Minnesota cornerback John Nestor has been named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Gophers’ 17-7 rivalry week win over Wisconsin. He recorded nine tackles, two tackles for loss, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery in the snow-covered game on Saturday. Nestor is only the second Gopher this season to […]
In an era of coaches, players and personnel always looking to what is “next”, Devin Mockobee was a unicorn. Five years at one university in the climate of what college football currently is, just is no longer the norm. So, Thank you, Devin Mockobee, for being you, for being a Boilermaker. In his five years, […]
Fran Brown and the Syracuse Orange are reportedly making coaching changes after the conclusion of the 2025 season. Pete Nakos and Nick Kosko from On3sports reported that Syracuse fired special teams coordinator Ricky Brumfield, offensive line coach Dale Williams, defensive backs coach Joe Schaefer, and co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Robert Wright. Williams, Schaefer and Wright were […]
Well, I don’t know about a lot of you Eastern timers, but I was (barely) awake for every snap on Saturday night/Sunday morning. That was rough, and an experience I don’t really want to go through again. Thankfully, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish had the Stanford Cardinal taken care of pretty much by the end […]
In what should have been the Wisconsin Badgers best effort of the season in their most important game, the squad (and coaches) laid an egg, and the 2025 season ended with a sick whimper against the Minnesota Gophers. Here are the grades. You may want to down a meaty shot of something strong first. Offense The weather […]
In his final home game, Dalton Johnson recorded a career-high 18 tackles and picked up the first conference player of the week award of his career. Hard to top that, but he did. Johnson has been honored as Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for a second straight time, this one following his performance […]
After an ugly performance in the Players’ Era Tournament, where they went 1-2, Rutgers men’s basketball will open Big Ten play with its most difficult week of the season, as they are set to take on No.1 Purdue at home on Tuesday and No.3 Michigan on the road on Saturday. No.1 Purdue Not only is […]
After the shellacking Nebraska experienced the past two games against Penn State and Iowa it was clear that changes likely needed to be made on the Nebraska coaching staff. There were a few top targets for Nebraska fans and high up on that list was Defensive Coordinator John Butler. Now it is being reported, by […]
It has been 13 years since Kentucky football went on a coaching search, and Mitch Barnhart will have plenty of suitors for the job. Two names are sticking out right now, however, are Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein and Ohio State offensive coordinator Brian Hartline. According to Pete Nakos of On3, Stein and Hartline are […]
Happy Monday Husky fans. The Huskies got some welcomed good news today when three-star linebacker Ramzak Fruean from Bethel HS, WA committed to Washington. Fruean, who is rated as the 48th best linebacker in the country by 247 Sports, had narrowed his recruitment to a final three of BYU, Arizona, and UW after de-committing from […]
The Carolina Panthers gained a signature upset win yesterday against the Los Angeles Rams. It is hard to understate how big of a deal it is for them to be playing meaningful football in the month of December instead of just talking about the upcoming NFL Draft. Head coach Dave Canales and quarterback Bryce Young […]
—NET Rankings Update (men’s): No. 9. —The Louisville men’s basketball team is holding strong at No. 6 in both major human polls this week. —Saturday was one of the ugliest days in the modern history of Kentucky football … which is saying something. —I don’t hate this. —Updated bowl projections for Louisville are here. —Kentucky […]