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The No. 7 Indiana Hoosiers face the No. 3 Oregon Ducks in a battle of undefeated Big Ten Conference teams on Saturday in Eugene. ESPN’s College GameDay is coming to town, and New York Liberty star and Oregon legend Sabrina Ionescu was announced as the guest picker. Plenty of NFL scouts are expected to see […]

The Michigan State basketball program will look much different in the 2024-25 season. One notable departure is forward Xavier Booker. Booker played two seasons at Michigan State for Tom Izzo with five starts. In 2024-25, Booker averaged just under 13 minutes a game and 4.7 points with 2.2 rebounds, but he was expected to take […]

The Notre Dame football team is now 2-2 after a 56-13 blowout win over Arkansas. That led to Sam Pittman being fired as the Arkansas head coach, although the time had been approaching for the past year or so. With the win, Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff case is still looking somewhat promising, even with […]

Times are really tough right now for the New York Jets. The Jets lost to the Miami Dolphins, 27-21, on Monday Night Football to drop to 0-4 and give the Dolphins their first win of the season. In the process, the Jets saw running back Braelon Allen suffer a “pretty serious” injury. As a result, […]

The world of college sports has continued to change and evolve over the past few seasons, more and more. However, the injury report issue is one that Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is seemingly not a fan of. This is a new wrinkle that has been added this year where reports are to be made […]

The Notre Dame football team made a thrilling run to the College Football Playoff national title game last season, so there is a lot of hope once again in South Bend. After a blowout win over Arkansas, Notre Dame’s College Football Playoff hopes improved even more. Notre Dame lost to Miami (FL) and Texas A&M […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the San Francisco 49ers in a 26-21 contest on Sunday. As such, Jaguars coach Liam Coen and 49ers assistant Robert Saleh had words as the drama from earlier in the week carried over. In the win over the San Francisco 49ers, former No. 1 pick Jaguars pass rusher Travon Walker left […]

The Buffalo Bills moved to 4-0 with a 31-19 win against the New Orleans Saints. As such, the Bills held on with the top spot in ClutchPoints’ NFL power rankings, and rightfully so. Josh Allen went 16-of-22 with two touchdowns and an interception and another touchdown on the ground as he continues his NFL MVP […]

The Sunday Night Football showdown between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers ended in a tie. Yes, really. The final score was 40-40 as both offenses thrived as Micah Parsons faced the Cowboys for the first time since being traded. Dak Prescott threw for 319 yards with three touchdowns and just nine incompletions on […]

The San Francisco Giants finished the year with an 81-81 record, missing the playoffs for the fourth straight season. On Sunday, the Giants defeated the Colorado Rockies in SF. However, Giants manager Bob Melvin sure sounded like it was the end of the road: “It is what it is. We’ll see what the next day […]

The San Francisco 49ers lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 26-21, in Week 4. It was the first loss of the year for the 49ers despite Brock Purdy returning since suffering an injury in Week 1. The 49ers also saw wide receiver Ricky Pearsall play despite being questionable, although he left the game early with a […]

The San Francisco 49ers suffered their first loss of the season on Sunday in a 26-21 defeat to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Brock Purdy returned for the first time since Week 1 and threw for 309 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. In the game, 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall suffered an injury and left […]

The highly anticipated showdown between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs ended in a 37-20 win for Patrick Mahomes’ team. The Ravens’ loss now drops them to 1-3 in a bit of a surprising start. To make things worse, quarterback Lamar Jackson left the game early with an injury, and head coach John Harbaugh […]

The Oklahoma football team is undefeated and trending in the right direction. Unfortunately, Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer underwent hand surgery and is out for the foreseeable future. While the injury is not season-ending, Mateer’s absence leaves plenty of questions for the Oklahoma team. For now, Michael Hawkins Jr. will step in at the QB position, […]

Week 5 of the college football season is coming, and it is never too early to think about some potential College Football Playoff teams. The Texas A&M Aggies enter the weekend with a 3-0 record and wins over UTSA, Utah State and a thrilling 41-40 win over Notre Dame in South Bend in Week 3. […]

The Cincinnati Reds are trying hard to snag the final National League Wild Card spot. Entering Thursday, the Reds are one game back of the New York Mets and tied with the Arizona Diamondbacks. On Wednesday, the Reds lost in crushing fashion to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3, in extra innings. As a result, the Reds […]

Things were so bad for the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3 in a 30-0 blowout loss to the Carolina Panthers. In the fourth quarter, the Falcons benched Michael Penix Jr. and inserted veteran Kirk Cousins, although it didn’t make much of a difference. Penix went 18-of-36 for 172 yards with a pair of interceptions and […]

So far, the Texas Tech football team is 4-0 and a bona fide College Football Playoff contender. The Red Raiders have wins over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Kent State, Oregon State and Utah, with all four wins coming by at least 24 points. In Week 4, Texas Tech made an even bigger statement with a 34-10 blowout […]

With the first month of the NFL season coming to an end soon, the trade rumors will begin to pick up. In Week 3, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 33-26, to move to 3-0. While that’s a promising sign for the defending Super Bowl champions, the Eagles’ hopes of another Super Bowl […]

The New York Mets are fighting hard to clinch the final Wild Card spot in the National League. On Tuesday night, that dream became a bit more realistic as the Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs, 9-7. Over the last couple of months, they have dropped from a playoff team to a borderline Wild Card team, […]

The Miami Dolphins are now 0-3 to begin the 2025 NFL season. The Dolphins lost to the Buffalo Bills, 31-21, on Thursday night in a rather surprising, hard-fought effort by Miami. Still, the Dolphins are trending in the wrong direction and are struggling to find ways to have success early on. Mike McDaniel’s name has […]

The Chicago Cubs have officially clinched a playoff spot. On Wednesday, the Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-4, to clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2020. After the game, the Cubs celebrated with champagne, and manager Craig Counsell enjoyed every second for his team. “It’s a grind of a season. You celebrate […]

The Chicago Bears are 0-2 to begin the 2025 NFL season and the new era with head coach Ben Johnson. The Bears lost a heartbreaker in Week 1 to the Minnesota Vikings, 27-24, in Chicago. Week 2 was much, much worse, as the Detroit Lions – Johnson’s former employer- blew the Bears out with a […]

The Big Ten Conference added USC, UCLA, Washington and Oregon in 2024 to bring it to a total of 18 years. In the 2024-25 college basketball season, the Big Ten Conference tournament had just 15 teams make the cut. But, it seems those days are over. On Thursday, it was announced that the Big Ten […]

A year ago, the Ohio State football program landed a massive commitment from running back Bo Jackson. He chose Ohio State over Georgia and Alabama, which was a big win for Ryan Day’s program, although he had to sit and wait in 2024 with TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins on the roster. Now, Jackson is […]

The Kentucky basketball program began the Mark Pope era with a 24-12 record and a run to the Sweet 16. Despite John Calipari’s swift exit to Arkansas, Kentucky hired Pope, and the Wildcats were competitive in 2024-25 with a lot of hope on the horizon. In the portal season, Kentucky hit big by landing Alabama […]

The Colorado football program landed Liberty quarterback Kaidon Salter in the transfer portal and brought in five-star recruit Julian Lewis. So, even with Shedeur Sanders off to the NFL, it seemed that Colorado had an answer at the QB position. Salter began the year as Colorado’s QB1, although it didn’t last long. Through three weeks, […]

Week 4 of the college football season has some massive games. One of those is No. 22 Auburn taking on No. 11 Oklahoma in a battle of undefeated SEC teams in Norman. It also marks Auburn quarterback Jackson Arnold’s return to Oklahoma. Arnold began his career in Oklahoma before transferring to Auburn this offseason, so […]

The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars, 31-27, in Week 2 to move to 2-0 on the year. However, things took an unfortunate turn as quarterback Joe Burrow left early with an injury. On Monday, the news came in that the Burrow, the Bengals’ starting quarterback, is expected to be out for three months after undergoing […]

In the second week of the NFL season, the New England Patriots found a way to win against the Miami Dolphins, 33-27. Drake Maye had three total touchdowns for the Patriots and they scored 10 points in the final eight minutes, including a 90-yard kickoff return touchdown by Antonio Gibson to get the victory. However, […]

The Indiana football team made a surprising run to the College Football Playoff a year ago. This season, Indiana has gotten off to a 3-0 start with wins over Old Dominion, Kennesaw State and Indiana State, so the Hoosiers have had an easy path. The season began with a 27-14 win over Old Dominion, but […]

Following a 35-10 home loss to New Mexico, UCLA football head coach DeShaun Foster was fired in just his second season running the show. After Chip Kelly suddenly left for the Ohio State offensive coordinator job in February of 2024, UCLA quickly named Foster as the coach in a puzzling move at the time. Now, […]

The Virginia Tech football team dropped to 0-3 after an embarrassing 45-26 home loss against Old Dominion on Saturday. On Sunday, that led to head coach Brent Pry being fired. After Pry was fired, plenty of names surfaced for the Virginia Tech football coaching job, and the program has to think long and hard about […]

The LSU football team is 2-0 on the year and jumped up to No. 3 in the top 25 poll. LSU began the year with a big win over Clemson, 17-10, and followed it up with a win over Louisiana Tech, 23-7. In Week 3, LSU faces a winless Florida team and one coming off […]

The Los Angeles Chargers selected North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Hampton was the second RB taken, with Boise State superstar and Heisman Trophy runner-up Ashton Jeanty going to the Las Vegas Raiders at No. 6 overall. Entering the season, both Hampton and Jeanty were expected […]

When the Alabama football team lost to Florida State in Week 1, there were plenty of questions to be asked about the program. Despite entering the year with a top 10 ranking, losing 31-17 to the Seminoles was not the start many were hoping for. In Week 2, Alabama responded a bit with a win […]

The Northwestern football team is 1-1 to begin the season. Northwestern started with a 23-3 loss to Tulane and responded with a 42-7 win over Western Illinois. However, Northwestern was dealt a crushing injury blow on Monday. Starting running back Cam Porter is officially out for the season, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “Northwestern HC […]

The Atlanta Falcons’ season started with a 23-20 loss in Week 1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Falcons wasted no time with a 50-yard touchdown from Bijan Robinson via a pass from Michael Penix Jr. In the final seconds, Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo missed a potential game-tying field goal, which gave the Buccaneers the […]

The Houston Texans entered the 2025 NFL season with playoff hopes once again. But, Week 1 was not kind as they lost to the Los Angeles Rams, 14-9. While the Texans had some injury concerns heading into the game, scoring nine points and going without a single touchdown was not what anybody expected. Texans quarterback […]