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Alabama football coach Nick Saban seems to believe that college football’s latest evolution might be a return to the way the game used to be played. While spread offenses and high-scoring games became the norm, Georgia has won consecutive national championships led by a dominant defense. Given the Alabama football program’s success under Nick Saban […]

The Matt Rhule era of Nebraska football will begin on Thursday night as the Cornhuskers travel to Minneapolis to face the Minnesota Gophers. Say what you want about Rhule’s tenure in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers, but what he accomplished before that at Baylor, turning around what was deemed a cultural and institutional mess, […]

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders doubles down on his comments about being an HBCU grad at this week’s press conference. The former Jackson State coach and Talladega College graduate said that he wasn’t a Seminole because he didn’t graduate from Florida State. “No, no, no…actually, do you know where I graduated from? I graduated […]

Arizona State begins its 2023 campaign with a visit from Southern Utah. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Southern Utah-Arizona State prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. It was a 5-6 campaign for Southern Utah under first-year coach DeLane Fitzgerald. Southern Utah has a solid start to the season though, as […]

Stanford will meet Hawaii for a showdown on opening week, with both teams trying to have bounce-back seasons. We are here to share our college football odds series, make a Stanford-Hawaii prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. It’s college football time! Everyone gets excited at this time of year. Thus, the excitement […]

It is an ACC battle as Georgia Tech plays host to Louisville at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Louisville-Georgia Tech prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Last year, Louisville was 8-5 under Scott Satterfield. He would lead the team to a bowl game against Cincinnati, […]

Missouri opens its season this week facing South Dakota. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a South Dakota-Missouri prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. South Dakota struggled last year at the FCS level. They went 3-8 on the season but did have an upset of Southern Illinois in October. Often, the offense […]

It is the start of Week 1 of the college football season as the Elon Phoenix take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. It is time to continue our college football odds series with an Elon-Wake Forest prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. In 2022 Elon went 8-4, making the FCS playoffs out of the Coastal Athletic […]

It is the battle of Miami as Miami (OH) takes on Miami (FL) in this one. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Miami (OH)-Miami prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. At Miami (OH) Head Coach Chuck Martin has done a great job of turning this program around. After nine years of […]

It is a battle of Michigan schools as Central Michigan takes on Michigan State. It is time to continue our College Football odds series with a Central Michigan-Michgian State prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Last year, Central Michigan had its worst season under Jim McElwain, winning just four games after winning their division two out of […]

Seven months ago, the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes were in position to battle one another for a national championship as both earned spots in the College Football Playoff. Following an undefeated regular season, which included a second consecutive win over Ohio State, Michigan went on to defeat Purdue in the Big Ten […]

As Houston football makes their Big 12 debut Saturday, they are unveiling new uniforms for their first game in the conference. However, these uniforms pay a special tribute to the old Houston Oilers’ uniforms of the 1970s and 1980s. The uniforms are an ode to the class Oilers “Luv Ya Blue” era in which fans […]

The Orange Blossom Classic Battle of the Bands between Flordia A&M’s Marching 100 and Jackson State’s Sonic Boom of the South will be streamed live on HBCU+, per a statement obtained by HBCU Pulse. The event coincides with other festivities during the weekend that will also be streamed on the platform, including the GMCVB Commissioner’s […]

The Louisville football team begins their 2023 season Friday with a matchup against Georgia Tech. For head coach Jeff Brohm, this game will serve as his debut coaching for the Cardinals Ahead of the game, Brohm is opening up on the nerves he expects to face once the game gets going. “My nerves will be […]

College football upsets are few and far between but an analyst believes that Howard University can upset Eastern Michigan in their season opener this Friday. Stats Perform FCS senior editor Craig Hayley published his list of games to watch that could result in an upset win for an FCS team. He ranked Howards’s matchup with […]

Hugh Freeze is entering his first season as the head coach of the Auburn football program, and he came into preseason camp “anxious” and “uncomfortable” with so much change on the roster. He was blunt, saying he did not know how good they would be this season. Freeze and the Auburn football program are getting […]

New Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze is ready to soak in the atmosphere of playing in the SEC. After four seasons at Liberty, Hugh Freeze makes his return to college football’s top conference when the Auburn football team hosts Massachusetts in its 2023 season opener Saturday at Jordan Hare Stadium. Freeze knows what it’s like […]

Lincoln Riley and Caleb Willams are primed to bring the USC football program its first national championship in 19 years. That’s, at least, what many college football bettors seem to believe. The USC football team has received more bets than any other team to win the 2023-2024 national championship at SuperBook, according to ESPN. The […]

After winning the National Championship last season, the Georgia Bulldogs are ready to run it. Despite losing most of their starters, especially on the defensive end, the team is still raring to defend their title. It seems like the oddsmakers also like Bulldogs’ championship chances for the 2024 College Football Playoffs, as they open as […]

Over the last couple of years, Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh has flirted with the idea of returning to the NFL, and Bruce Feldman of The Athletic and Fox Sports came out with a bold prediction about the upcoming season that has to do with the current NCAA investigation that will open some eyes during […]

The Michigan football team is just a couple days away from beginning their season against East Carolina football. The Wolverines are currently ranked #2 in the country and things are looking good for Michigan heading into the season opener. However, one slight issue is that head coach Jim Harbaugh won’t be on the sidelines against […]

Nebraska football head coach Matt Rhule is going all out for their women’s volleyball team. They will go against Omaha volleyball at Memorial Stadium with 90,000 fans in attendance on Wednesday. The turnout is the highest ever for a volleyball match. It could possibly be the highest attendance for a women’s sporting event in history, […]

The Alabama football program is rallying back into their hopes of national championship contention. Nick Saban’s squad looks to start it off on the right foot against MTSU football. But, the Crimson Tide head coach feels like there is something that he has yet to see from the squad. Will they be able to build […]

For most Ohio State football head coaches, the University of Michigan stands as Enemy #1. But for Urban Meyer, Penn State’s Saquon Barkley is the player that who would cause him to lose sleep. Meyer did name two Michigan players when asked what offensive players from the Big Ten Conference were the most difficult to […]

Nick Saban started coaching the Alabama football team in 2007. Since he took over, the Crimson Tide have not gone three consecutive years without winning a national championship. That absurd stat is in jeopardy this season as Alabama’s SEC foe Georgia football has won the past two national championships and has their eyes set on […]

With the Pac-12 waiting to collapse after the 2023-24 college athletics cycle, four schools are left without a future home. Stanford, Cal, Oregon State and Washington State will likely all search for a new conference to host them, barring some unpredictable Pac-12 merger. The Could the American Athletic Conference (AAC) be a destination for Washington […]

Colorado football begins their highly anticipated 2023 campaign this Saturday on the road against TCU football. The Horned Frogs made it all the way to the national championship last season before getting steamrolled against Georgia football. TCU lost a lot of talent in the offseason, but they still come into this game ranked #17 in […]

The Pac-12 conference season is about to start in all sports. But, that is the least of their concern at this point in time. They will only have four remaining teams with teams like the California and Stanford football programs searching for better pastures. These concerns do not seem to bother Commissioner George Kliavkoff. He […]

USC football kicked off the season last Saturday in week zero with a 56-28 win against San Jose State football. Not everything was perfect for the Trojans and they definitely have some things to work on, but perhaps the best part of the game was the emergence of true freshman WR Zachariah Branch. Branch had […]

The Utah football team will begin their season as they did last year, facing the Florida Gators in the opening Week 1 game. However, this season, they’ll have the advantage of playing at home in Salt Lake City at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The Utes have likely not forgotten how close they were last year to beating […]

The Texas football 2024 recruiting class is currently ranked #18 in the country on 247 Sports and features 16 commits. The class has one five-star commit, four four-star commits and 11 three-star commits. It could certainly use a little bit of work before the cycle ends, but Texas did strike gold with their five-star, Colin […]

Utah football quarterback Cam Rising played a pivotal role in the program’s success in 2022. He’s unlikely to start the Utes’ season opener against Florida, however, per Pete Thamel of ESPN. “Here’s our update on Utah QB Cam Rising, who sources told ESPN is doubtful to play against Florida tomorrow. Expect junior Bryson Barnes to […]

The 2023 Orange Blossom Classic between Florida A&M and Jackson State kicks off this Sunday and Rattlers head coach Willie Simmons spoke about the growing rivalry between the two programs. “When you play rivalry games, that’s what you get ― rabid fanbases, two of the best fanbases in all of football,” Simmons said about the […]

Arizona State football is entering a new era under coach Kenny Dillingham, a coach who is a native of Arizona and back at his alma mater for his first head-coaching job. The Sun Devils will open their 2023 season Thursday against Southern Utah at Mountain America Stadium, which is formerly known as Sun Devil Stadium. […]

It’s finally here—college football is back. And to begin the season—excluding Week 0 matchups—on Thursday night, we’ll get a much-anticipated rematch from one of last year’s best games that opened the season. The Utah Utes football team had to make their long flight down to Gainesville last season, playing in the dreaded Swamp. The effects […]

Billy Napier’s Florida football program is gearing up to start its season against Utah on the road on Thursday, and a report surfaced that Napier and Florida reached out to see if Utah quarterback Cam Rising had any interest in transferring to the program this offseason. “They wanted Sam Hartman, he was atop their list […]

The much-anticipated first season of Deion Sanders’ tenure as the head coach of the Colorado football program is about to start against TCU on Saturday, and Sanders was brutally honest on his approach to building the program. Sanders said that building a culture is not what he is focused on. “I’m not welcoming to that […]

Who’s up for some Big Ten action in Week 1 of the college football season? The Nebraska Cornhuskers will open up a new era on the road as they take on P.J. Fleck’s Minnesota Golden Gophers. Let’s take a look at our college football odds series where our Nebraska-Minnesota prediction and pick will be revealed. Hiring […]

Ladies and gentlemen, college football is back! For the next several months, colleges from all across the country will put their blood, sweat, and tears into their craft to try to be the best that the nation has to offer. On Thursday, a pair of teams in the Florida Gators and Utah Utes will go […]