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As the USC football team is heading into a must-win game against the No. 4 Penn State Nittany Lions, the goal is to stop them on offense led by star quarterback Drew Allar. With fans locking in their predictions for the integral USC football game, defensive coordinator D’Anton Lynn spoke to the media about the […]

Following a disappointing road loss in their Big Ten debut against the one-dimensional Michigan Wolverines, the USC Trojans still had good reason to believe that a conference title was still in the cards. Assuming USC could run the table the rest of the way, an 11-1 record with wins over Penn State, Notre Dame and […]

The state of Florida is going through a hard time right now as Hurricane Milton has brought a lot of destruction to the state. Milton came shortly after another powerful storm, Hurricane Helene, also barreled through almost the exact same part of the state. Floridians need assistance right now to help clean up and pay […]

The Texas football program has had a strong start to 2024. With a 5-0 record, the Longhorns have yet to be beaten. However, Texas has a tall task approaching in their Red River Rivalry game against the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday. Junior defensive back Michael Taaffe knows the matchup well, given his two years of […]

The Indiana football program is undefeated and in the top 25 in Curt Cignetti’s first season as head coach. However, Indiana saw a big loss with wide receiver Donaven McCulley deciding to enter the transfer portal despite the team’s strong start. McCulley caught just one pass this season, although it was a 12-yard touchdown reception […]

Vanderbilt shocked the college football world with its Week 5 upset over top-ranked Alabama. Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia quickly went viral after the stunning win for his NSFW interview on the field. Less than a week later, Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea’s halftime speech surfaced online, and it followed a similar tone. “You’re ready to […]

While Colorado football quarterback Shedeur Sanders has been called ‘great’ by his father, in the eyes of NFL analyst Mel Kiper Jr, he believes Sanders is still a top quarterback but doesn’t have the talent of 2024 No. 2 overall pick, Jayden Daniels.  “Shedeur Sanders kind of is that guy, but Shedeur Sanders isn’t the […]

Arch Manning heads back to the bench in Week 7 as Quinn Ewers is set to make his return for Texas. Ewers, who’s been sidelined since suffering an oblique strain during the UTSA game on Sept. 14, will reclaim his role just in time for one of the season’s biggest games. Texas’ quarterback depth was […]

The biggest Big Ten game of the season is almost here as the Oregon football team will clash with Ohio State this weekend. The Ducks are ranked #3 in the country heading into the game, and the Buckeyes are #2. This one almost feels like a Big Ten title play-in game, and it also wouldn’t […]

The college football season is gettng even more interesting after a number of upsets in Week 6, including Alabama losing to Vanderbilt. However, one program that has not lived up to its expectations is Florida State. The Florida State football program got off to a poor start with a stunning Week 0 loss to Georgia […]

Army looks to remain undefeated as they host UAB. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a UAB-Army prediction and pick. UAB is just 1-4 on the year. They started with a win over Alcorn State 41-3. They struggled the next week though, as they lost 32-6 at ULM. The next […]

On Saturday night, the biggest Big Ten game of the year will be played in Eugene, Oregon, which is something we couldn’t have said for the first 127 years of the conference’s existence. The 2nd-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will make the long trip up to the Pacific Northwest to take on the 3rd-ranked Oregon Ducks […]

The Red River Rivalry is back this weekend as the Oklahoma football team will meet up with Texas at the Cotton Bowl. This should be a fun matchup as it always when these two bitter rivals get together, and they are both ranked inside the top-20 this year. Unfortunately for the Sooners, they will be […]

Kirby Smart wasn’t happy with the crowd noise he heard at Sanford Stadium, but he had to have been encouraged with what he saw on the field from his players. Despite playing without star linebacker Smael Mondon, Georgia football overcame a slow start to blow out the Auburn Tigers and bounce back from their crushing […]

It is MACtion on a Saturday as Northern Illinois visits Bowling Green. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Northern Illinois-Bowling Green prediction and pick. Northern Illinois comes into the year sitting at 2-3 on the year. They opened up with a win over Western Illinois before hitting a game-winning […]

Cam Newton is joining Stephen A. Smith on First Take on a permanent basis. The former Carolina Panthers star and the host of the popular 4th & 1 podcast is joining First Take’s rotating crew of contributors that features Shannon Sharpe, Ryan Clark, and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo. ESPN announced the hiring of Newton on Thursday […]

The Texas football team has a big one this weekend as they will be taking on #18 Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry showdown. The top-ranked Longhorns are hoping to avenge their loss against the Sooners last year, and they will have quarterback Quinn Ewers back for this game. Ewers has missed the last two […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Kansas State-Colorado prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Kansas State-Colorado. The Colorado Buffaloes have been fortunate this season, but they have very definitely been better than expected as well. The Buffs’ good fortune emerged in their win over Baylor. Colorado trailed […]

By now, just about everyone who has tangentially followed the NBA knows the borderline apocryphal story of a 15-year-old Michael Jordan being cut from his high school basketball team. It’s become an integral part of the lore of arguably the greatest athlete who has ever lived. The origin story of the most overpowering competitive force […]

It is an AAC battle as North Texas visits FAU. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a North Texas-FAU prediction and pick. North Texas enters the game sitting at 4-1 on the year. After dominating wins over South Alabama and Stephen F. Austin, they would face Texas Tech. In that […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Minnesota UCLA prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Minnesota UCLA. The UCLA Bruins’ most important game in every college football season is their Los Angeles rivalry game against city neighbor USC. However, this game right here against Minnesota is a hugely […]

Two teams looking for their first conference win face off as UTSA visits Rice. It is time to continue our college football odds series with a UTSA-Rice prediction and pick. UTSA enters the game sitting at 2-3 on the year. They opened up the year playing Kennesaw State, coming away with a 28-16 win. Still, […]

Week six of the college football season was supposed to be a snooze fest as there was only one matchup between two top-25 teams, but chaos made it one of the best weeks of the season so far. We saw multiple top-10 teams go down against unranked teams, and now we have an action-packed week […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Syracuse NC State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Syracuse NC State. The North Carolina State Wolfpack have endured a very difficult 2024 season. Coach Dave Doeren has had a productive tenure in Raleigh, but his run as the Wolfpack’s coach […]

Week six of the college football season was supposed to be a snooze fest as there was only one matchup between two top-25 teams, but chaos made it one of the best weeks of the season so far. We saw multiple top-10 teams go down against unranked teams, and now we have an action-packed week […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Iowa State-West Virginia prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Iowa State-West Virginia. The Iowa State Cyclones and West Virginia Mountaineers have not experienced the same season. ISU is unbeaten at 5-0 while West Virginia is 3-2, enduring a loss to Penn […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Vanderbilt-Kentucky prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Vanderbilt-Kentucky. This game is not one of the headliners on the Week 7 schedule, but it is certainly going to be a fascinating game to study and observe. Vanderbilt and Kentucky have both pulled […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Oregon State-Nevada prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Oregon State-Nevada. The Oregon State Beavers and Nevada Wolf Pack are both living on the edge. However, one team is living on the right side of that edge while the other is not. […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Ole Miss-LSU prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Ole Miss-LSU. The Week 7 slate in college football is loaded with interesting and important matchups. Ohio State-Oregon is the really big one, and Texas-Oklahoma is very sexy, but Ole Miss-LSU is right […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Washington State-Fresno State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Washington State-Fresno State. The Washington State Cougars and Fresno State Bulldogs meet in Week 7, and one of the fun things about this matchup is that both teams had Week 6 off. […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Air Force-New Mexico prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Air Force-New Mexico. The Air Force Falcons are enduring a miserable season which just became markedly worse. The Falcons lost at home to the Navy Midshipmen in a Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy game. The […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Florida-Tennessee prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Florida Tennessee. The Tennessee Volunteers have been through this before under Josh Heupel. The difference is that this time around, they have more time to correct their mistakes and change their season’s ultimate outcome. […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a San Jose State-Colorado State prediction and pick. Find out how to watch San Jose State-Colorado State. The Mountain West game between San Jose State and Colorado State is a matchup between teams which might not be that different in terms of overall quality, […]

It is time to continue our college football odds series with a Boise State-Hawaii prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Boise State-Hawaii. The Boise State Broncos might be the favorite to win the Group of Five championship and advance to the College Football Playoff. That itself is a big story worthy of national […]

One of the best rivalries in college football will be taking place this weekend as the top-ranked Texas football team will meet #18 Oklahoma in Dallas for the Red River Rivalry. This is the first edition of the game since both the Longhorns and the Sooners moved to the SEC. It should be a good […]

The Alabama football team’s season has been quickly turned on its side, and the Crimson Tide couldn’t have had a more drastic turn of events in the past two weeks. In week five, Alabama hosted #2 Georgia, and the Crimson Tide downed the SEC favorite. They claimed the #1 spot in the country with the […]

Last week in college football was filled with surprises as several top-ranked teams were knocked off in shocking upsets. The bar was set high for chaos and excitement, and it’s hard to imagine how college football Week 7 could possibly top it. But with a packed slate of top-tier matchups, Week 7 is poised to […]

We may have seen the upset of the season in college football last week as the Vanderbilt football team took down #1 Alabama. The Crimson Tide had just beaten #2 Georgia the week prior, and they were riding high after the emotional victory. However, they came into their game against the Commodores sleep-walking a little […]

Last week served as a major wake-up call for several ranked programs. Some teams fell out of the rankings altogether, while others took a significant tumble. As a result, programs like Alabama and Tennessee find themselves in must-win situations heading into college football Week 7, aiming to keep their conference and College Football Playoff hopes […]