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The Los Angeles Chargers’ Week 12 matchup will have them in primetime on Sunday Night Football to face the Baltimore Ravens. The Chargers will be back at home at SoFi Stadium on Sunday night, although that’s unlikely to matter given that the crowd is typically taken over by the visiting opponents’ fans. Los Angeles is […]

The Atlanta Falcons and their Week 12 opponent, the New Orleans Saints, will both be coming off a bye week when they meet this Sunday to renew their heated rivalry. This game is set to be a battle for first place in the NFC South — which used to mean something. Half a decade ago, […]

Texas football and Texas Tech will have one final Battle for the Chancellor’s Spurs on Black Friday before the Longhorns bolt to the SEC. If Texas wants to keep their Big 12 Championship, along with their College Football Playoff hopes alive, they need not to look over the Red Raiders. However, a loss doesn’t necessarily […]

Oregon State football ends its regular season with the renewal of the Civil War game against Oregon. This year’s bout will be a top-25 matchup and the last time these two will meet as Pac-12 conference members. Oregon State is just coming off a loss to Washington, who only beat them by two points. In […]

It’s the final week of the regular season for most college football teams, which means that it’s rivalry week, with most teams facing their in-state rivals whom they have long histories with. That includes No. 1 Georgia football, who will be facing Georgia Tech for the coveted Governors Cup. The Bulldogs have been victors in […]

In what will be their 88th meeting, Alabama football will take on their most heated rival, Auburn, in the Iron Bowl on Saturday. The No. 8 Crimson Tide is currently on a three-game winning streak but has suffered its last two losses in the series when the game has shifted to Jordan-Hare Stadium, which is […]

The now No. 5 Florida State football team will be playing Florida this weekend in the annual rivalry game. But a game that probably most didn’t think much of a week ago has changed due to some overwhelming circumstances that both teams now face in the last game of the regular season. Both the Seminoles […]

It’s finally here. The matchup that we’ve all been waiting for since the start of the season: Ohio State football versus Michigan in The Game of 2023. If you’re an Ohio State football fan, you’ve been counting down to this game since last season when the Buckeyes suffered their second consecutive loss to the Wolverines, […]

With only one week remaining in the regular season of college football, Week 13 will be critical for 13 teams seeking their sixth win to capture bowl eligibility. Matt Rhule’s Nebraska football team (5-6) will be at the top of the list, hoping to make a bowl game for the first time since 2016. Nebraska […]

The College Football Playoff rankings for Week 13 were released on Tuesday night, bringing the usual criticisms. Unsurprisingly, the Washington Huskies leaped over the Florida State Seminoles for the No. 4 spot. However, the most significant surprise was the inclusion of Tennessee football in the rankings, despite suffering their fourth loss of the season last […]

With only one week left in the college football regular season, it’s time to look at the most disappointing teams from the 2023 season. These were teams that entered the year with promise and high aspirations yet either fizzled out as the season progressed or never got going in the first place. We start with […]

Michigan’s football season has been a roller coaster of emotions, marked by outstanding performances and unexpected twists. At the center of this whirlwind is the undeniable impact of head coach Jim Harbaugh, or rather, the absence of his guiding presence on the sidelines. J.J. McCarthy, the talented young quarterback, seems to find himself in uncharted […]

When Lincoln Riley unceremoniously decided to up and leave Oklahoma for USC a couple of years ago, it sent shockwaves throughout the college football world. It left fans in Norman, OK, with detestation, while those in Los Angeles reveled in elation. If you were to ask both now, those sentiments might be reversed. Lincoln Riley’s […]

What would Thanksgiving be without NFL football? Especially watching the Detroit Lions, who will be facing the Green Bay Packers in Week 12 in one of the three Thanksgiving games. Before this classic Turkey Day Lions-Packers tilt, let’s make some bold Lions Week 12 predictions. In what will be the 89th year of hosting the […]

Don’t look now, but the Arizona Wildcats find themselves in an unexpected position—a legitimate shot at playing for and winning the Pac-12 title. Considering their preseason predictions and the challenges they’ve overcome, this turnaround is nothing short of remarkable. Arizona football has positioned itself as a contender At the start of the season, Arizona football […]

One name that came as a bit of a surprise on the coaching hot seat last week was that of UCLA’s Chip Kelly. This is now Kelly’s sixth season in Pasadena, yet there haven’t quite been the results possibly everyone expected from the former Oregon coach. While in Eugene, Kelly never lost more than three […]

It’s only Year 2 of the Mario Cristobal era for Miami football, yet there are already some lingering questions as to whether this was the right hire. The Hurricanes still have one game left this season in Chestnut Hill against Boston College, where they could finish at best 7-5 (not counting the bowl game) or […]

It can’t be easy being a Cleveland Browns fan. It just can’t. The years of misery have persisted with the franchise, beginning and ending with the starting quarterback position. That’s why losing Deshaun Watson for the season after last week’s game was such a bummer for a team that has been looking like a real […]

In the whirlwind of negotiations and rumors surrounding Aaron Nola’s future with the Philadelphia Phillies, the dust has settled, and the ink is dry on a historic new deal. A reunion that seemed improbable just weeks ago is now a reality, as Nola cements his status as the highest-paid pitcher in Phillies history with a […]

As we’re entering the final week of the regular season, it’s now time to get down to the College Football Playoff rankings predictions for Week 13 just before the official release on Tuesday night. And while there weren’t any particular upsets during Week 12, there could definitely be a bit of a shakeup in the […]

Given the imperfect structure for determining the best teams in college football, it’s often questioned by fans and pundits throughout the season as to who the best teams in the country are. Now, with four teams (at least for this year until it moves to the 12-team format next season), it’s a little less questioned, […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars’ Week 11 matchup has them facing the Tennessee Titans at home in an AFC South showdown. It will be the first meeting between the division rivals this year before they face off again in the season finale in Nashville. Both the Jaguars and Titans are coming off lopsided losses in Week 10, […]

Utah football’s Week 12 has the Utes meeting the Arizona Wildcats in yet another top-25 matchup between Pac-12 opponents. Utah, the winner of the last two Pac-12 Championships, will only be able to play the role of spoiler this year, while their opponent is the one with conference championship hopes. Utah has lost two out […]

Miami (FL) football’s Week 12 has them in ACC competition once again, except this time it will be against No. 10 Louisville. For the Hurricanes, it will be their second straight week facing a top-10 team and their fourth-ranked team of the year. They’re 1-2 so far, with an overall 6-4 record. For Mario Cristobal […]

Washington football’s Week 12 has them facing a formidable Pac-12 opponent in Oregon State this weekend that could have massive implications for the conference championship and even the College Football Playoff. It will be the No. 5 Huskies traveling to Corvallis, OR, to take on the No. 11 Beavers. The Huskies have remained impressive, keeping […]

Georgia football’s Week 12 will be an SEC East showdown as the Bulldogs travel to Neyland Stadium to take on the Tennessee Volunteers. This potentially will be the biggest road test of the season for the Bulldogs, as Knoxville hasn’t been too kind lately to visitors. Now, No. 1 Georgia will face a No. 18 […]

The Cincinnati Bengals’ Week 11 matchup against AFC North rivals, the Baltimore Ravens, on Thursday Night Football will be crucial. Both teams are coming off upset losses in the previous week to AFC opponents, the Houston Texans and Cleveland Browns. At just over the midway point of the season, this game could have massive implications […]

It seems the overwhelming question being asked now that Jimbo Fisher has been fired as the Texas A&M football head coach is whether the Aggies job is one worth wanting. Or, better said, is it one of the premier jobs in college football? Most now look at the landscape within college football and judge that […]

For whatever reason, the Cleveland Browns can’t have nice things. That continues to be a trend now with the latest news that starting quarterback Deshaun Watson will be out for the remainder of the season after suffering a broken bone in his throwing shoulder in the team’s win on Sunday over the Baltimore Ravens. Watson […]

In its swan song season, the Pac-12 conference has produced some of its best football. Part of that is because of the quarterback play within the conference, which has been at an all-time high, producing NFL-caliber talent that will soon be headed for the NFL Draft, either this year or next. Here we look at […]

It appears that Texas football quarterback Quinn Ewers could be returning for a final season next year, which in turn leaves question marks surrounding Arch Manning and if he’ll stay and wait his turn or hit the transfer portal. But if Manning were to decide to transfer, what team would be the best for the […]

No one knew exactly what to expect from Deion Sanders when he took over the Colorado football program this season. The question marks started with the program itself, which only won one game last season, and ended with Sanders’ total overhaul of the roster that only had 10 scholarship players remaining from last year’s team. […]

It’s hard to believe that we are already near the end point of the regular season in college football. That only means one thing: bowl game season. In this case, we’re looking at the Pac-12 conference and where highly-ranked teams like Oregon and Washington could end up, both having a good chance of making the […]

As the college football season winds down, the talk not only continues to turn toward the College Football Playoff rankings but also toward the Heisman Trophy rankings. Currently, it looks to be a tight race, specifically between two Pac-12 rivals in Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. and Oregon’s Bo Nix. But who has the advantage? Most […]

Coming into the 2023 NFL Draft, there were three highly-rated quarterbacks that could have potentially been the next franchise guy to lead teams into the future that had presently fallen on hard times. Those quarterbacks were Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s CJ Stroud, and Florida’s Anthony Richardson. Like most young prospects, there were uncertainties with […]

As the hot stove season heats up, the New York Yankees find themselves in a pivotal position to reshape their roster and reinvigorate their championship aspirations. Among the marquee names circulating in the MLB free-agency market is Cody Bellinger, a dynamic outfielder whose potential impact could be the missing piece to the Yankees’ World Series […]

After closing out Week 11, we’re now headed toward the Week 12 College Football Playoff rankings, where there’s bound to be some shakeups among the top-25 teams. That includes the top-4, who each had their own set of interesting matchups this past weekend. So who moved up or down this week from last? These are […]

Since the first major head coach to be fired, Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher, happened on Sunday, it’s now time to look at who could be on the chopping block next as the college football season is quickly coming to a close. Technically, Fisher isn’t even the first, as Michigan State’s Mel Tucker and Northwestern’s Pat […]

It wasn’t the same 45-3 drubbing as it was a season ago, but it was yet another loss for the Miami (FL) football team on Saturday night to their arch-rival Florida State. The consolation prize is that it was much closer, this time 27-20. Does that help? Maybe a little, but probably not much if […]