Latest blog entries about College Football
After Missouri’s 17-10 loss to Vanderbilt on Saturday, Mizzou’s College Football Playoff chances took a major hit. Are the Tigers officially eliminated yet? Well, not quite — but let’s be honest — it’s a long shot entering their final four games of the regular season. There’s still a lot to play for, however. Three-straight 10-win […]
Let’s start with the big news – the announcement was made earlier that Matt Rhule has signed a 2-year extension with the Huskers. You can CLICK HERE to read Nate’s write-up on the details. And the CN staff will follow up this afternoon with a roundtable on our thoughts, please check back. Not to pat […]
The School: University of Texas at Austin Record: 6-2 (3-1 in the SEC) Ranking: AP #20, Coaches’ Poll #19, and SP+ #13 Mascot: Bevo is a live Texas Longhorn steer. Hook’em is a costumed version of a Texas Longhorn. It is not known if Hook’em is required to be a steer… Location: Austin, Texas Coach: […]
I was tantalizingly close to a perfect week ATS last week. My two losses came via a backdoor cover by Michigan State on a TD with seven seconds to go and Northwestern covering by half of a point against Nebraska (seven point loss and a 7.5 point spread). Nonetheless, I’m back to .500 for the […]
Louisville started the second half with an opportunity to extend the lead and run away with the game, but turnovers became an issue. The Cards’ defense also stepped up to keep BC at arm’s length. Let’s look at some of the plays from the third quarter. Isaac Brown has a fumbling issue, but I’m actually […]
The Wisconsin Badgers edged past the UW-Platteville Pioneers 69-53 in their second exhibition game on Wednesday evening, using a late run to complete the victory. It was a much different game than the one Wisconsin played last Friday against the Oklahoma Sooners, as the Badgers struggled offensively for much of the first half and looked […]
October is in the books. Texas A&M is still unbeaten and the team to beat, Alabama survived their closest conference shave yet, and three teams at the bottom are still looking for their first league win. The SEC championship spots are still up for grabs, though A&M and the Tide can also just win out […]
Exhale. After several emotional comeback victories, while staring defeat dead in the face in a handful of scenarios, BYU is 8-0. And now they get a bye week. Yes, the Cougars are technically perfect after winning their 10th game in a row, dating back to last year’s Houston game and are now 5-0 in Big […]
Well, another rough week in a tough season continues, as I went 3-7 last week. Cal missing a game winning field goal at +6.5 only to lose by 8 in overtime pretty much speaks to how the season has gone. But on we move, and there are some fun ones to pick this weekend. As […]
The regional nightmare which ensnared three of Michigan’s FBS programs together in infamy seems to be reaching its conclusion. On Thursday afternoon, the NCAA Committee of Infractions released their report on Central Michigan’s involvement in the ever-evolving Connor Stalions case, finding four of CMU’s former football staffers responsible in part for obstructing the investigation and […]
Last week ATS: 7-8 (4-4 National, 3-4 B1G) Season ATS: 81-77 (33-40 National, 48-37 B1G) So far this year it has felt like we’ll have one big weekend a month and the rest of the time we are either a game above or below .500. It’s hard to get mad about since our season record […]
With five games left in the regular season, Arizona needs to win at least two of them in order to become bowl eligible. The first opportunity comes Saturday at Colorado. The Buffaloes (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) just lost 53-7 at Utah last weekend but at home are 3-2 with the losses by one score each […]
This defense gives me a bigger migraine than trying to explain to Hawk fans that they aren’t that good. One play we look like a defense that won’t allow a single yard by ground or air, then we look away for two seconds, and our secondary has a coverage lapse that even Uncle Rico could […]
8-0, you are oh so sweet. Last week, we inched closer to Charlotte with a convincing win over a struggling Syracuse team. There is not much time to celebrate, however, because we head back on the road to play the NC State Wolfpack. Quarterback CJ Bailey gave us trouble last year, as he is a […]
The Miami Hurricanes clock in as the 10th-ranked team in the latest AP poll and have their first true road game of the season against the SMU Mustangs. This will be the first time the Hurricanes leave the state of Florida, as they travel to Texas for a big ACC matchup with a ton of […]
There’s a lot of talk about a lack of player-to-university commitment nowadays, but universities can’t seem to commit to their coaches, either. Billy Napier was fired as head coach at Florida football midseason. Brent Pry of Virginia Tech suffered a similar fate. James Franklin of Penn State, DeShaun Foster of UCLA, Mike Gundy of Oklahoma […]
The most wonderful time of the year is (sort of) here. Also, very happy to announce that the CC Podcast is now powered by LG&E. Direct link here.
The Kentucky Wildcats were unable to end their SEC losing skid in last week’s blowout loss to Tennessee. Now, the Wildcats get one of their most winnable games left on the schedule on Saturday when they travel to The Plains to face the Auburn Tigers. Ironically, this will be a battle of two head coaches […]
It has often been said that there is no recession-proof program in college football, quite like Ohio State. The Buckeyes have been ranked in the AP Poll more than any team in the sport, and only Alabama has spent more weeks at No. 1. So, to celebrate the program’s indestructibility, the National Bobblehead Hall of […]
The Syracuse Orange (3-5, 1-3) are back home tomorrow night to face the North Carolina Tar Heels (2-5, 0-3). Kickoff is 7:30 on ESPN and here’s what we’re watching for in this one: Kevin: Start fast The Orange have failed to score the first touchdown in the last four games so it would do wonders […]
The NCAA National Championship returned to an SEC school for the first time since Kentucky won everything in 2012, thanks to the Florida Gators. A trendy pick to finish inside the top 4 of the league, Florida flew under the radar for much of the season thanks in part to, well, not playing anybody. While […]
Hey everyone, we are just days away from the start of college basketball. We hope you have been enjoying our preseason coverage. One more article before we share our predictions for the MSU season. This article was spearheaded by Connor Lemons at the Ohio State page, Land Grant Holy Land. A couple weeks ago, he […]
For the last three weeks, I have written about home field advantage, whether there is one, and which teams in the MWC travel the best. This week on Stats Corner, we are going to look at which stadiums are advantageous for in each category. I realize that some of these advantages are based on teams […]
The rumors came out last night but it is now official. Matt Rhule has agreed to a contract extension with Nebraska through 2032. This would be add an additional two years to his contract. But that is not the most interesting part of this. Reports are that this deal includes a huge incentive for Nebraska […]
With the blowout loss to Utah behind us, Colorado now sits at 3–5 overall and 1–4 in the Big 12. Utah looked cleaner and better prepared at home, and the Buffs came out flat off two full weeks of preparation. The Utes dominated Colorado in terms of coaching, execution and situational discipline. Just to put […]