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After a poor outing against Notre Dame in Week 1, Texas A&M has hit its stride with seven straight wins in Mike Elko’s inaugural year as head coach. With a win over LSU in Week 9, the Aggies took full control of the SEC, causing Elko to let his full emotions out. The head coach […]

Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule is pointing to just a few plays that doomed his team on Saturday, in a loss to Ohio State. Nebraska dropped a 21-17 game, after giving up three touchdown passes to Ohio State quarterback Will Howard. “I thought our defense was dominant all day, save three plays. Take away three […]

Last week in the Texas football team’s first loss of the season vs. Georgia, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian benched starting quarterback Quinn Ewers briefly. While much was made about what they may or may not mean, Sarkisian said Ewers responded well to the adversity he faced a week ago. Ewers got the Longhorns back in […]

Saturday didn’t go as planned for Missouri football. A day that started with a chance to firmly cement itself in the SEC championship race over the back half of the season ended with Missouri licking its wounds as it heads back to Columbia, both literally and figuratively. The Tigers were trounced by Alabama in Tuscaloosa […]

Auburn football were not going to be denied against Kentucky on Saturday. Auburn got their first win in five games and their first SEC victory in a 24-10 comeback win against the Wildcats. Tigers running back Jarquez Hunter had a legendary performance that led Auburn to the victory. Hunter had a career-best performance on 23 […]

Nebraska football quarterback Dylan Raiola is making a vow after his team came up just short against Ohio State. Raiola is pledging that his offense won’t get stopped on fourth down in the future, especially when they are in a goal-to-go situation. Nebraska lost to Ohio State Saturday in a thriller, 21-17. The Cornhuskers had […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes came into their Week 9 matchup with the Nebraska Cornhuskers as one of the most balanced offense in the country, but on Saturday afternoon, they were anything but. Ohio State’s dynamic duo of Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson, which came into Saturday’s matchup with Nebraska rushing for a combined for an average […]

Over its last four games, Alabama has endured a rough 2-2 stretch that has included disappointing losses to Vanderbilt and Tennessee. However, their tide took a turn in the right direction with a 34-0 win over No. 21-ranked Missouri in Week 9. Head coach Kalen DeBoer was proud of his team for their performance, which […]

Quarterback Quinn Ewers led Texas football to a much-needed win over Vanderbilt on Saturday, improving his squad’s record to 7-1 in the process and strengthening their College Football Playoff case. Earlier in the week, something very strange happened involving Ewers. 247sports, who is one of the leading websites in college football coverage, posted an Instagram […]

During the blockbuster matchup between Texas and Georgia in Week 8, Longhorns fans created an unprecedented officiating situation. After a questionable pass interference call wiped away an interception, the fans delayed the game by launching a bunch of water bottles onto the field. Once the dust settled and the delay was finished, the officials changed […]

Colorado football has found legitimacy as a program in the last two weeks. After dominating Arizona 34-7 in Week 8, head coach Deion Sanders’ squad defeated Cincinnati 34-23 on Saturday. The Buffaloes are bowl bound at 6-2, and 4-1 in the Big 12. Yet, the team hasn’t received the flowers the way that Sanders expected […]

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is making an impassioned plea to college football poll voters. The Buffaloes are now 6-2 on the season after defeating Cincinnati Saturday. While Colorado isn’t ranked, Sanders is just fine with it. “We don’t even want to be ranked. Don’t rank us, please,” Sanders said, per ESPN. “We don’t like […]

Colorado football improved to 6-2 in Week 9 with a big win over Cincinnati. Quarterback Shedeur Sanders had another impressive outing, completing 25 of 30 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns. Shedeur is putting up numbers in 2024 as his NFL draft stock continues to rise, yet he’s getting minimal Heisman Trophy consideration. His […]

For the first time since 2020, the Colorado football team will play in a bowl game after improving to 6-2 with a 34-23 win over Cincinnati. The win was even more impressive and significant considering the conditions projected top-10 pick Shedeur Sanders had to endure to even take the field. Despite throwing for 323 yards […]

When LSU took a 17-7 lead over the Texas A&M Aggies into the halftime locker room on Saturday night, all the signs were pointing to the Tigers scoring a huge road win and leaving the weekend as the only team in the SEC with a perfect in-conference record. After all, per ESPN Research, LSU had […]

Penn State football coach James Franklin had a special message to reporters and fans after the team defeated Wisconsin on Saturday. Franklin apologized for his behavior at a press conference earlier in the week, when he walked away from the microphone multiple times. James Franklin ends his postgame press conference by apologizing for his behavior […]

The Michigan football team needed to get a win on Saturday against in-state rival Michigan State, and they got it done. The Wolverines are having a down year after winning it all, and a loss to the Spartans would’ve been a disaster given where these two programs were last year. Michigan got it done, however, […]

Baylor football coach Dave Aranda watched two potential victories slip away in Boulder, Colorado and at Waco. Then following a 22-point drubbing against Iowa State on October 5, his coaching seat cranked up in temperature. Aranda and the Baylor Bears since then have launched the process of saving their season. Baylor is riding a two-game […]

ANN ARBOR, MI – The Michigan football team picked up a much needed win over in-state rival Michigan State on Saturday, and there was a brief skirmish that broke out after the game. The Wolverines and Spartans don’t like each other, and Michigan tight end Colston Loveland made that very clear with his comments after […]

Animosity runs deep once Michigan football and Michigan State football step onto the football field. Saturday’s contest, however, watched the tempers flare after the Wolverines’ 24-17 win. Colston Loveland of Michigan football engaged in a shoving match with Michigan State’s Jalen Thompson following the final kneel down. Thompson grabbed the back of Loveland’s helmet, aggressively […]

HBCU star Jada Byers had another signature performance for Virginia Union in their 56-28 rout of Bowie State. The Panthers running back rushed for 348 yards and six touchdowns on 35 attempts. Byers outgained Bowie State’s runningback room by 81 yards on one less attempt. His standout performance established a new school record and solidified […]

The No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions entered Saturday night’s big game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison riding a wave of momentum, as they won all of their first six games in the 2024 college football season. However, they absorbed a tough blow in the Wisconsin game after star quarterback […]

The Texas football program entered their matchup against the Vanderbilt Commodores with a special hunger. The Longhorns took their first loss of the 2024 season to Georgia on Oct. 19, so they wanted to avenge themselves with a win over the Commodores. Texas did just that, and Steve Sarkisian gave an eye-opening review of Quinn […]

Johnson C. Smith is arguably the best team in HBCU football and they continued to add to their historic season against in-conference rival Winston-Salem State University. WSSU, which has a storied football tradition, had been the winners of the previous 46 games that they’d hosted the Golden Bulls in Bowman Gray Stadium. But, a red-hot […]

Deion Sanders and Colorado have landed a huge recruit that can help the team in their post-Travis Hunter era. Four-star wide receiver Adrian Wilson committed to Colorado on Saturday, per a report by Hayes Fawcett of On3. Wilson was previously committed to Arizona State before decommitting on October 23rd. He has previously expressed commitment to […]

Oregon Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel intensified the Heisman Trophy chatter in Eugene after hitting his newest milestone. He’s officially the NCAA’s No. 2 leader in both all-time passing yards and touchdowns. Gabriel shredded the Illinois Fighting Illini with 292 yards and four touchdowns, with 246 of that yardage coming in the first half. Many fans […]

After Ohio State football was flagged for targeting, head coach Ryan Day threw a tantrum on the sidelines, and so did Buckeyes’ fans. Nebraska football quarterback Dylan Raiola called out Ohio State fans who began throwing bottles and trash onto the field, which resulted in a game stoppage during the Cornhuskers’ eventual 21-17 loss to […]

It wasn’t long after Ohio State earned a hard-fought win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Saturday afternoon that Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard was already prepared to talk about next Saturday’s game. Given the performance he had against the Huskers — 221 yards and 3 touchdowns — you would’ve never thought that Howard had his eye […]

Iowa football fans have endured enough of quarterback Cade McNamara to know he’s not the guy after barely earning the job before the season began. After a slow start versus Northwestern in Week 9, an untimely 84-yard pick-six set off a firestorm across social media. McNamara was benched in favor of transfer Brendan Sullivan, who […]

With a decisive 31-17 win against the Washington Huskies on Saturday, Indiana football is experiencing a magical season with an undefeated 8-0 record to start the year. Head coach Curt Cignetti has already tied the Hoosiers’ highest single-season win total since 1967. Indiana football’s average record over the last 29 years is 4-8, per 247’s […]

Utah State football fans have had little to cheer about in 2024. A bottom-tier defense continues to bury the team and put undue stress on the offense and fans alike. The one guarantee the city of Logan could bank on was that it would be treated to a sensational effort by Jalen Royals. But unfortunately […]

The Oregon football program, ranked No.1 for the first time since 2012, just received some unfortunate news about the status of three key contributors on their roster. With this news, Dan Lanning’s team will be heading into their ranked Big Ten matchup against No. 20 Illinois very shorthanded. Star defensive end Jordan Burch as well […]

Michigan football will head into their Week 9 matchup against Michigan State without one of their best playmakers. After exiting the Wolverines’ Week 8 game against Illinois with a lower body injury, Will Johnson is not expected to play against their in-state rival, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The junior cornerback has recorded 12 solo tackles, […]

Alabama football has a huge SEC showdown on Saturday with the Missouri Tigers. Both teams enter the game with a Top 25 ranking, and aspirations to make the SEC title game. The loser of this matchup is more than likely out of the race for the league title, especially Alabama. The Crimson Tide enter the […]

We’re back with yet another betting prediction and pick for Week 9 action of the College Football season as we cover this next cross-conference matchup. The Wagner Seahawks (4-4) will take on the UMass Minutemen (1-6). It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Wagner-UMass prediction and pick. The Wagner Seahawks […]

Carrying a dismal 2-5 record into Week 9, a road win over Kentucky would do wonders for Auburn’s 2024 campaign. However, the team is facing a potentially major roadblock with the health of head coach Hugh Freeze. Freeze did not travel with the team to Lexington on Friday due to an illness but will join […]

On Saturday afternoon, the Missouri Tigers will face their stiffest test of the season as they’ll visit a reeling Alabama Crimson Tide squad that is in desperate need of a win to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive. Missouri too has slim College Football Playoff hopes, and like the Tide, getting a win in […]

The outright lead in the SEC is on the line tonight as the 8th-ranked LSU Tigers head to College Station to take on the 14th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies. LSU and A&M are the only two teams left in the SEC without a loss in conference play, and if those high stakes weren’t enough to get […]

In its first game since a loss to Oregon two weeks ago, the Ohio State football team will reportedly be without starting safety Lathan Ransom vs. Nebraska today. Ransom, who had played in each of the Buckeyes’ first six games this season, is considered day-to-day, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The exact injury is still […]