Latest blog entries about College Football
The 2025 FCS regular season has officially come to a close and the playoff bracket is now out. This year the 24-team field is one of the more interesting that there’s been in quite some time. Now the Ivy League has decided to join in on the fun and they’ll be well-represented. The Missouri Valley […]
I think your perspective on Nebraska’s 37-10 loss to Penn State depends on what you think Penn State is. Is a rudderless team that went into the game 4-6 with losses to UCLA and Northwestern? Or were they the preseason #2 team in the country that lost to Oregon on the road in double overtime […]
Suffice it to say, this is the most fun I’ve had all season long putting together these grades. Last night’s game felt like a whole season’s worth of frustrations being taken out on Nebraska, but will it be enough to earn a Straight-A report card?? Let’s find out! Quarterback: A Ethan Grunkemeyer completed all but […]
Playing with a 3-0 lead midway through the second quarter, Mizzou faced a critical decision ahead of a fourth-and-three at the Oklahoma 17-yard line. The Tigers initially chose to go for it, an aggressive move as the team looked to capitalize on early momentum against the home favorites. But after an MU timeout, then a […]
While Thursday’s game may have been a forgettable one for most Buffalo Bills fans, the team gets extra time to think about it with a mini-bye before their Week 13 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The extra time off also gives players additional opportunity to rest and recuperate, including quarterback Josh Allen. The Houston Texans’ […]
A win! For Penn State! At home! Against a power four team! In blowout fashion! It took until the end of November, but we finally got here. During and following the game, Nittany Lions’ fans and lettermen alike were saying the elephant in the room out loud. What if we just hired Terry? Some fans […]
For the second year in a row, Carolina shot itself in the foot against Duke, and between stupid penalties, offensive letdowns and defensive busts, it felt like nearly every player helped pull the trigger. One of the few who didn’t was Jordan Shipp. In just his second year of college football, Shipp has emerged as […]
A day after Liverpool’s shocking performance against Nottingham Forest, most people associated with the club along with the fanbase are locked onto what this means for the club. Whether it be new paths forward or what the result itself might have indicated everyone is on high alert. Club captain Virgil Van Dijk isn’t any different […]
The Wisconsin Badgers had a dominant 27-10 win over the No. 21 Illinois Fighting Illini on Saturday in a game that they never trailed in from start to finish. It was a much different performance than the ones we saw during Wisconsin’s six-game losing streak, as the defense was superb while the offense did just […]
Arizona football enters Territorial Cup week as the favorite. The Wildcats have opened as a 1.5-point favorite over Arizona State, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. The over/under for the game is 50.5 points. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. MST on Friday, and the game will be televised on Fox. This is the second straight time […]
What a weird football experience. After two gut punch losses, the hardest part of this game was going to be getting up against a 3-7 opponent that looks destined to finish 0-9 in the league, Michigan State’s first winless campaign in Big Ten play since going 0-5-1 in 1958. For 55 minutes Iowa looked like […]
In a role reversal from when two Ohio MAC teams visited a New Jersey Big Ten opponent, Rutgers was the decided underdog playing with fight and fervor in the Buckeye State, but Ohio State’s physicality and talent proved to be too much at the end, wearing the Scarlet Knights’ defense down. The Buckeyes improved to […]
It was a historic night in Beaver Stadium, as Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton left their marks in the record books. Penn State is finally hitting its stride on both lines of scrimmage. It was a get-right night in Happy Valley. Matt Rhule had a rough homecoming in Happy Valley as he continues to build […]
Ohio State, and a chorus of backup wide receivers, defeated Rutgers 42-9. The Buckeyes offense leaned on the ground game en route to a dominant, yet sort of ugly victory. As the game was in hand by the third quarter, thoughts of the Saturday after Thanksgiving became palpable. Here are three things to know about […]
Oregon volleyball played their final home game of the season on Saturday night. While they fixed many of the small errors that plagued them earlier in the week against USC, it was not enough to get past a very good Michigan team, and the Ducks fell in four sets, 25-17, 25-18, 14-25, 25-27. Oregon hit […]
It’s incredible how many things can change after two and a half months of football. The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles feel like different teams entering Week 12 than the ones we saw take the field on opening night in Philadelphia. Both teams were active during the trade deadline to make a push for the […]
We are officially in the week of The Game. The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 42-9 on Senior Day in Columbus behind 254 yards rushing and another dominant defensive performance. The Buckeyes moved to 11-0 overall and 8-0 in the Big Ten, while Rutgers is now 5-6 overall and 2-6 […]
TV networks announced broadcast details for the final week of the regular season and BYU vs UCF in Provo will kickoff Saturday at 11 am MT on ESPN2. BYU is 10-1 going into the season finale and controls its destiny, meaning if BYU beats UCF they will play in the Big 12 Championship game. BYU […]
The oddsmakers like Penn State’s chances to end the regular season with three consecutive wins, opening the door to bowl eligibility. The Nittany Lions have opened as a 10.5-point favorite in their regular season finale against Rutgers, according to FanDuel. Penn State is coming off its best performance of the year, decimating a Nebraska team […]
The senior game is very sentimental, as it should be. The last (regular) game at home. So many lasts. Like graduation, it is both sad and exciting. Those who handle scheduling usually try to schedule an opponent who will be reasonably easy to beat. Such was yesterday’s game against the Charlotte Forty-Niners. Yesterday’s plus one […]
Week 12 of the 2025 NFL season is here, with teams looking to position themselves for the postseason over the final seven weeks of the year. There are plenty of story lines for today’s games, including the 5-5 Kansas City Chiefs trying to fight their way into a postseason position against a surprising 8-2 Indianapolis […]
The Dallas Cowboys Monday Night Football win against the Las Vegas Raiders was an emphatic one, but in the week-to-week nature of the NFL it stands to be forgotten about by Sunday evening – or not. The win has Cowboys fans feeling confident ahead of a home matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, and the fact […]
Allow me to breeze past your drive-by-drive recap of what was ultimately a breeze on Saturday. Penn State scored on their first five drives of the game, taking a failed fourth down conversion by Nebraska at their own 2-yard line and turning it into the first touchdown of the game. They followed up with a […]
All due respect to Samford, but I struggle to recall the last time I saw a team that overmatched. The Aggies looked like a different level of team (because they are) and got their backups nearly three quarters of reps en route to a 48-0 win to get to 11-0 (wow) on the season. You […]
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