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Week 10 of the 2022 college football season turned the College Football Playoff race upside down. Some teams had their playoff hopes renewed in the chaos, while others had theirs dashed. Of all the losers on Saturday, none were bigger than the Clemson Tigers. After placing fourth in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, Clemson […]

When Alabama football loses a game, that becomes the biggest storyline in the sport for the week. When Alabama’s College Football Playoff chances fade away, that arguably becomes the biggest storyline of the entire season. The Crimson Tide certainly lost a game on Saturday, and likely lost their playoff hopes along with it. Despite entering […]

Week 10 of the 2022 college football season certainly lived up to the hype. This was yet another upset-filled week, and the College Football Playoff picture has completely turned on its head. Coming up with new rankings after this chaos is a daunting task, but that doesn’t mean we can’t try. The first domino to […]

The 2022 college football season is entering its home stretch, and what a season it has been. The college football world has seemingly turned upside down this season, with upsets galore and teams emerging as national title contenders out of nowhere. With less than a month left in the regular season, the race to the […]

It’s safe to say that Miami football has not had the season it hoped for during Mario Cristobal’s debut. At 4-4, any conference or playoff aspirations the Hurricanes had have evaporated. The Hurricanes are now fighting just to make a bowl game at this point. As Miami has disappointed this season, so has starting quarterback […]

It’s rare that a highly-ranked college football team has a quarterback controversy in November, but that’s exactly what’s happening at Kansas State. The Wildcats have had a very strong season so far, sitting at 6-2 and ranked 13th in the initial College Football Playoff rankings. However, Kansas State football now has an interesting dilemma on […]

The Houston Texans’ poor 2022 season continued on with another loss in Week 9. This time around, the Texans lost to the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles 29-17 at home on Thursday Night Football. At 1-6-1, the worst record in the AFC, Houston has been looking ahead to 2023 for some time now. To the Texans’ credit, […]

Week 10 of the 2022 college football season has all the makings of an absolute classic in the SEC. In the SEC East, all eyes will be on Athens as No. 1 Tennessee travels to face No. 3 Georgia in a potential game of the year candidate. As if one top-ten matchup wasn’t enough, the […]

The College Football Playoff selection committee released its first rankings of the 2022 season on Tuesday, and controversy ensued as usual. The committee is no stranger to outraging college football fans, and that tradition is alive and well in 2022. Fans immediately noticed some baffling decisions in the rankings, including LSU coming in at 10th, […]

The Philadelphia Eagles continue to soar over the competition with a big Week 9 win on Thursday Night Football. This time, Philadelphia defeated the Houston Texans 29-17 on the road to keep its undefeated record intact. The Eagles are now 8-0 on the season, the first time they’ve ever accomplished such a feat. With a […]

The day Auburn football fans were waiting for finally arrived on Monday. After poor performances on the field and seemingly endless controversy off it, Auburn finally canned head football coach Bryan Harsin after less than two seasons at the helm. It may have cost the school a hefty buyout, but it is well worth it […]

The Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl hangover continued with yet another brutal loss in Week 8. This time, the Rams felt a familiar thorn in their side in a 31-14 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers. This marks LA’s eighth straight regular-season loss to the Niners, and it comes at a very poor time. […]

As November approaches, the 2022 college football season is entering its home stretch. The race for the College Football Playoff is tightening up, but so is the race for the Heisman Trophy. While Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker and Ohio State’s CJ Stroud look like the runaway favorites, don’t count out Oregon’s Bo Nix just yet. Nix […]

Any college football fan knows that rivalries are what makes the sport so great. College football is home to some of the greatest feuds in North American sports, such as the Iron Bowl and the annual Army-Navy game. These rivalries and many more provide that extra drama and intensity that college football is so well-known […]

This Week 8 game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers has major playoff implications in 2022. Yes, that is a real sentence that someone wrote, believe it or not, and it’s time to make some Week 8 predictions for this Falcons game against the Panthers. With the New Orleans Saints performing below expectations […]

Halfway through the 2022 NFL season, the Baltimore Ravens appear to be in pretty good shape. Baltimore defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night to improve to 5-3 on the season and take sole possession of the AFC North lead. Some would argue that the Ravens are even better than their record, as they […]

The NFL Draft is about the farthest thing from an exact science in sports. Finding a consensus among draft experts is hard enough, and teams have their own rankings that may vary wildly. Every year, top picks flame out, while late-round picks come from nowhere to make a name for themselves. There are a lot […]

To say the Denver Broncos’ season hasn’t gone to plan would be a massive understatement. The Broncos acquired star quarterback Russell Wilson this offseason with hopes of finally returning to the playoffs. With solid pieces on both sides of the ball, Broncos fans hoped this would be the season they could return to prominence, but […]

Is there a more polarizing figure in college football than Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher? Fans of the sport seem to fall into two camps with him, with very little in between. Although, one of those camps seems to be growing larger than the other one. On one side, there are those who believe […]

The Big 12 conference has turned upside down in the 2022 college football season. Preseason favorites Baylor and Oklahoma have stumbled to slow starts, while teams no one expected to make noise have done so. Even Kansas has been a factor in the Big 12 after placing last in the preseason poll. In all the […]

The ACC Coastal has earned a reputation for being one of the most chaotic divisions in college football. While Florida State and, more recently, Clemson have dominated the ACC Atlantic, no team in the Coastal has dominated in the same way. Every team in the division has won it over the past decade, and the […]

The Chicago Bears put together their most complete performance of the season in a 33-14 blowout win over the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football. Chicago came into this game on a three-game losing streak, including a horrible 12-7 loss to the Washington Commanders in Week 6. On the other hand, New England was […]

Clemson football may have won yet again on Saturday, but it was far from the usual dominant performance. Facing off against undefeated Syracuse at home, the Tigers struggled mightily and trailed 21-10 heading into halftime. They came back to win 27-21, but it was easily their least impressive performance this season. A big part of […]

The Denver Broncos entered the 2022 NFL season expecting to take a leap forward. Denver hasn’t made the playoffs since winning Super Bowl 50 in 2016, but acquiring Russell Wilson indicated the Broncos were ready to compete at the top with football’s best again. With solid pieces on offense and defense, many expected Denver to […]

Saturday may have marked a new rock bottom for Miami football. The Hurricanes entered their home matchup against Duke as a 10-point favorite, expecting to get back to above .500. The Hurricanes dominated the Blue Devils in their previous two meetings, outscoring them 95-10 in those games, and this game should have been more of […]

After months of speculation, rumors and leaks, the NHL and Adidas finally unveiled the new set of Reverse Retro jerseys for all 32 teams on Thursday. The previous set of these jerseys, worn during the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season, contained some incredible designs, and this batch follows suit. For the uninitiated, a Reverse Retro jersey takes […]

LSU football is no stranger to big matchups, and the Tigers have yet another one in Week 8. The Tigers will play host to seventh-ranked Ole Miss, the last undefeated team in the SEC West, in a crucial showdown on Saturday afternoon. This game has big implications in the SEC race, so it’s only natural […]

Week 8 of the 2022 college football season features some incredible matchups. Maybe none are bigger than a crucial Pac-12 showdown between UCLA and Oregon. Both teams enter this game undefeated in conference play, and the winner will have an inside track to the conference championship. This should be the game of the week in […]

After such a promising start, the Miami Dolphins are experiencing a harsh fall back to Earth. With a 24-16 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Miami has now lost three straight games and sits at .500 on the season. The AFC East race has become one of the toughest in the NFL, and the […]

The Los Angeles Chargers certainly have a flair for the dramatic, and for raising their fans’ blood pressure. In Week 5, the Chargers narrowly escaped with a 30-28 win over the Cleveland Browns after some questionable coaching decisions nearly cost them the game. Little did Chargers fans know, the team’s next game would be even […]

The Carolina Panthers’ miserable 2022 season continued with yet another ugly loss in Week 6. This time, the defending champion Los Angeles Rams had their way with Carolina in a 24-10 win at SoFi Stadium. The Panthers, who were playing their first game since firing head coach Matt Rhule, may have taken a 10-7 lead […]

The 2023 NFL Draft may be more than six months away, but it’s never too early to start making projections. Wide receiver has become one of the most important positions in the pass-happy NFL, and teams will line up to draft a promising young star. One of those stars has been on a tear the […]

One of the rarest things in college football happened on Saturday in Knoxville. Alabama lost.  The Crimson Tide went back and forth with rival Tennessee in an instant classic at Neyland Stadium. In the end, the Volunteers shocked the college football world by upsetting the Tide 52-49 and snapping their 15-game losing streak in the […]

After 15 years of misery against rival Alabama, Tennessee football proved this year’s team is different. In front of a raucous crowd at Neyland Stadium, the Volunteers defeated the Crimson Tide 52-49, with a last-second field goal capping off an instant classic. The Volunteers’ stunning win came as the biggest surprise from a Saturday full […]

Week 7 of the 2022 college football season brings one of the biggest Pac-12 games of the year along with it. No. 20 Utah football hopes to get back on track against No. 7 USC in a crucial west-coast showdown. This game has huge implications in the conference, so let’s make some bold predictions for […]

As hard as it is to believe, the 2022 college football season is already halfway over. This season has brought some incredible storylines along with it, including Kansas’ resurgence and James Madison entering the rankings just five games into its FBS tenure. However, it seems that the more things change, the more they stay the […]

Week 6 of the 2022 NFL season brings some heavyweight games along with it. While the spotlight seems to be on Bills-Chiefs and Cowboys-Eagles, other games provide some intrigue as well. For example, Sunday’s game between the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks may not be the sexiest game on the schedule, but it could be […]

The 2022 college football season has officially reached its halfway point, and the list of College Football Playoff contenders continues to shrink. Georgia tops the latest edition of the AP Top 25 Poll, but both Ohio State and SEC rival Alabama follow close behind. Of those teams, the Buckeyes may just be the best of […]

Through five weeks of the 2022 NFL season, the Dallas Cowboys have been one of the league’s biggest surprises. Many claimed that Dallas’ season was over after starting quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a hand injury in a Week 1 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that has kept him out for multiple weeks. Instead, the […]