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The 2025 Texas Tech football season has completely exceeded expectations. They are on the cusp of winning the Big 12 Championship game, and they are also knocking on the door of a College Football Playoff berth as one of the best teams in the country. The emergence of Texas Tech has been in large part […]

The 2025 Auburn football season turned into a disaster. The Tigers had talent, but could not finish games, and the offense was a disaster. The result was Hugh Freeze getting fired. The Tigers were one of the many schools that entered the crowded coaching carousel. Jon Sumrall at Tulane was one of the hottest names […]

The 2025 BYU football team had few expectations this year. However, it quickly became a season to remember, with BYU finishing the regular season 11-1, their only loss a blowout against Texas Tech. Now, the Cougars are headed to the Big 12 title game against Texas Tech in a massive rematch, with the winner headed […]

The 2025 Florida football season quickly turned into a disaster, and Billy Napier ended up getting fired. The good news for Florida fans is that it’s a new era in Gainesville with Jon Sumrall coming over from Tulane to rejuvenate the Gator fanbase. Sumrall has proven himself a winner in college football wherever he has […]

The 2025 LSU football season went from disaster, marred by Brian Kelly’s firing. The Tigers immediately got into the Lane Kiffin market and were competing with Ole Miss to try to keep him in Oxford. Given the market he was in, his asking price soared, and the contract he signed with LSU made him the […]

The 2025 Kentucky football season quickly turned into a season of disaster. The Wildcats finished 5-7 and decided to part ways with Mark Stoops, who had been in Lexington for 13 seasons. It seemed to have run its course for Stoops at Kentucky, and it was time for a chance. The Wildcats are an appealing […]

The 2025 LSU football season quickly went from promise to disaster. Brian Kelly was fired mid-season, and the focus of LSU’s coaching search quickly turned to Lane Kiffin. Ole Miss was in the middle of a College Football Playoff run, with the Rebels only losing one game. Now, the Rebels don’t have their coach for […]

The 2025 Texas football season has fallen short of expectations, considering that they opened as the top team in the country. However, they still have a long shot chance at making the College Football Playoff. Off the field, Steve Sarkisian has continued to prove himself a great recruiter, and recently, the Longhorns picked up a […]

The 2025 Ole Miss football season quickly went from one of the best seasons in school history to very cloudy. Lane Kiffin is on the radar of two different jobs next to Ole Miss, with Florida and LSU vying for his services as their next head coach. A decision is coming after the Egg Bowl, […]

The Players Era Festival has burst onto the college basketball scene over the past few seasons, coinciding with the NIL era of college sports. There are 16 teams in the tournament vying for a $1 million NIL award. This season, Michigan has been the star team after dominating Auburn to reach the title game. The […]

The North Dakota State football program has been the premier FCS program for years, and they do nothing but dominate that level. They consistently win FCS championships, and that has led to their head coaches getting looks at the FBS level. Current Bison head coach Tim Polasek was a candidate at Oregon State after Trent […]

The 2025 Alabama basketball team has a lot of potential once again, as it showed after beating St. John’s. It comes down to how Alabama runs its offense, and Labaron Philon Jr. is the biggest key this year. Philon Jr. is the star for the Crimson Tide, and he had a fantastic game against Gonzaga, […]

The 2025 Houston basketball team has a lot of talent, but they need to find a way to be consistent and put it all together. That is mainly due to how well they have been recruiting lately. Syracuse almost came back and beat Houston after the Cougars nearly choked the game away. Houston managed to […]

The 2025 Ole Miss football season has completely exceeded expectations. They went all in on last season and barely missed the College Football Playoff. Now, they are on the cusp of making it this year; however, questions about Lane Kiffin have overshadowed their run, especially with an announcement coming on Saturday. If Kiffin decides to […]

The 2025 Arkansas football season quickly turned into a disaster. The Razorbacks let go of Sam Pittman early on in the football season and named Bobby Petrino their interim head coach, and nothing got better. The Razorbacks have struggled during the majority of the year, but are now closing in on a new head coach […]

The 2025 Auburn football season has been highly inconsistent. The Tigers have a lot of talent, but they struggled to put it together, and it led to Hugh Freeze getting fired. Defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin was named the interim head coach and has a real chance of getting the job. The Tigers have had a […]

The 2025 Penn State football season ended in smoke after the Nittany Lions’ high expectations. They went all-in on this season, and after they barely lost to Oregon in the White Out, everything came off the rails, and James Franklin was fired. Now, with the regular season almost over, it seems like Penn State is […]

The 2025 LSU football season is being remembered not for the play on the field but for the circus behind the scenes. Brian Kelly was fired after a blowout loss to Texas A&M at home, and since then, the product on the field has only gotten worse. Off the field, the circus started with the […]

The 2025 Phoenix Suns roster is night-and-day different from what they looked like over the past few years. They made many other moves to overhaul their recent approach. The most significant move was trading Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets; in return, the Suns received draft picks, Dillon Brooks, and Jalen Green. Right now, the […]

The 2025 Virginia Tech football season crashed and burned, and they are ready to get ready for 2026. They fired head coach Brent Pry after a poor start, and nothing improved. However, the result was the Hokies landing one of the best coaching hires of the offseason, James Franklin. He is the exact type of […]

The 2025 Kansas City Chiefs have struggled to find their usual consistency this year. They need all hands on deck this weekend against the Indianapolis Colts because if they lose, then they have a real chance of missing the postseason altogether, but a win would save their season. Head Coach Andy Reid said that everyone […]

The 2025 Houston basketball team has a chance to win the national title once again, with the Cougars loaded after falling just short in last year’s title game. They are also doing exceptionally well on the recruiting front, whether through the transfer portal or high school recruiting. They recently got a commitment from a four-star […]

The 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes are rolling through the 2025 college football season. The defending champions broke through and won it all last season, but there is an argument to be made that they are playing even better this season than they did last. The key for the Buckeyes has been this defense’s dominance, and […]

The 2025 Oklahoma basketball season has been inconsistent to start for the Sooners. The Sooners have lost two games to opponents that have NCAA Tournament potential: Gonzaga and Nebraska. The good news for the Sooners is that transfer guard Jadon Jones is expected to make his season debut against Oral Roberts after he missed their […]

The 2025 Syracuse basketball team has gotten off to a strong start, sitting at 4-0. One of the biggest reasons for their strong start has been the emergence of Carmelo Anthony’s son, Kiyan Anthony, who was brought in as a freshman and is following in his dad’s footsteps after Carmelo first came into national prominence […]

The 2025 LSU football season quickly went from one full of promise to one full of disappointment. The nail in the coffin for the season was the 49-25 loss to Texas A&M, and following the loss, Brian Kelly was fired by the Tigers. However, after Kelly was fired, the circus continued with the Louisiana governor […]

The 2025 Indiana football team is dominating and playing even better than the team that burst onto the College Football Playoff scene last year. The biggest key has been Fernando Mendoza’s play under center. Mendoza is one of the best quarterbacks in the country, and he had a Heisman moment in Indiana’s comeback win against […]

The 2025 season has been a great one for the North Texas football program. The Mean Green are 9-1 with their only loss coming to South Florida. Still, the Mean Green are in a prime position to win the American Conference. That is thanks to head coach Eric Morris, who has instantly rejuvenated the Mean […]

The 2025 Virginia Tech football season has been a disaster. The Hokies are 3-7 and fired Brent Pry to start the season after the Hokies struggled early on. The good news for Virginia Tech is that James Franklin was hired as Pry’s replacement. It was a home run hire for the Hokies, and it is […]

The 2025 Texas football season has been a disappointment given their expectations. They are 7-3, but were just blown out by Georgia in a game that effectively ended their College Football Playoff hopes. In addition to the disappointing season, rumors surfaced during the year that Steve Sarkisian might be looking to head to the NFL, […]

The 2025 season has been a struggle for the Cincinnati Bengals. This past weekend highlighted how much the team has struggled this year, with Jalen Ramsey and Ja’Marr Chase getting into a fight over Chase spitting on Ramsey. The officials ejected Ramsey from the game after he threw a punch at Chase, but now Chase […]

The 2025 Pittsburgh Steelers have played decent football this season. They added Aaron Rodgers and DK Metcalf to this offense and then Jalen Ramsey on defense. They are leading the AFC North, but are facing issues with this offense now that Rodgers is dealing with a fractured wrist. Mason Rudolph is taking the reins of […]

There is arguably no team in college football that has had a bigger spotlight over the last three seasons than the Colorado football program under Deion Sanders. He has completely transformed how the Buffaloes have operated as a program. However, this season, the Buffaloes are struggling and are having the worst season yet under Sanders. […]

The 2025 NBA basketball season started with a massive betting scandal that almost completely overshadowed everything that happened on the court. The FBI uncovered an enormous betting scandal that involved rigged games for prop bets and also rigged poker games, all of which were run by and orchestrated by the mob. Terry Rozier was arrested […]

The 2025 San Diego State basketball season has been slow to start, but the Aztecs are 2-0 and have looked great in those wins. They had a big break, but are back against Troy on Tuesday night with some good news. Magoon Gwath is expected to make his season debut after dealing with a knee […]

The 2025 Arizona State football season has been derailed from reaching its full potential due to injuries. The Sun Devils are 8-3, but their star quarterback, Sam Leavitt, was dealing with injuries most of the year and had his year cut short due to him needing surgery to repair a foot injury that ended his […]

The 2025 Auburn football season has been a much bigger dumpster fire than expected. It culminated in the Tigers firing Hugh Freeze as head coach. The Tigers have had offensive issues all season and have struggled to play consistent offense throughout the year. They have switched through two different quarterbacks and will use two options […]

The 2025 Michigan football season marks a return to form after the team’s inconsistent year last season. They have more talent and have the ability to compete against Ohio State once again. The bounce back has been significant, and it gives the Wolverines more credibility in the conference now, as they have been trying to […]

The 2025 Notre Dame football season started slowly, but it has since regained its momentum. The Fighting Irish have won eight straight games since starting 0-2, and they need all hands on deck for a potential College Football Playoff run. One key player, Jaden Greathouse, has been missing due to injury, and the Fighting Irish […]