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Just like that, we have officially arrived at college football bowl season. In a season full of chaos, conference championship weekend provided arguably the craziest slate of games yet. The results this weekend shook up the College Football Playoff picture, and especially the New Year’s Six bowl games. Georgia and Michigan, the top two teams […]

The Clemson Tigers football team secured an ACC Championship game win over the North Carolina Tar Heels, though the game did not come without a Cade Klubnik–DJ Uiagalelei controversy. Clemson football head coach Dabo Swinney benched Uiagalelei after his first two series of the game, opting to go with Klubnik, who excelled in the big-game […]

The 2022 Heisman Trophy ballots will be counted pretty soon, and the Heisman Trophy winner will be announced in a few days’ time. Less than a handful of contenders remain in a race that was pretty wide open for most of this 2022 college football season. For whatever it’s worth, all who remain are quarterbacks. […]

Jamey Chadwell has officially been hired as Liberty football’s replacement for Hugh Freeze, who departed the program for the job opening at Auburn. Chadwell and the Flames have agreed to a seven-year deal that will pay the former Coastal Carolina head coach an average of more than $4 million per year, sources told ESPN’s Pete […]

The SEC Championship Game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the LSU Tigers was uneventful for the most part. The top-seeded Georgia football team rolled past LSU to clinch the championship. However, a late-game decision by head coach Kirby Smart seemed to add unnecessary drama to a game that was relatively drama-free. With Georgia’s football team […]

Michigan Wolverines football coach Jim Harbaugh said it himself – he has unfinished business with the NFL. After trying and failing to nab the Minnesota Vikings’ head coaching job last February, Harbaugh seemed to close to door on making a potential return to the pro ranks. However, that could’ve just been the fresh denial talking. […]

TCU’s unbeaten streak came to a heartbreaking end in the Big 12 Championship Game, when Kansas State upset them, 31-28, in overtime. This Horned Frogs’ loss was maybe the scenario they had feared the most, as the program’s postseason aspirations now lie in the hands of a committee. Here we will discuss why the TCU […]

Losses by USC and TCU in their conference championship game have thrown the College Football Playoff rankings up for grabs. USC was hammered 47-24 by Utah in the Pac-12 title game, while TCU suffered a 31-28 defeat in overtime against Kansas State. Georgia and Michigan are the dominant teams in college football. The Bulldogs have […]

Can Deion Sanders coach in the NFL? If you’re going to ask Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, the answer is an easy “Yes.” Amid the rumors of Sanders’ move to Colorado football, Jones was asked whether Coach Prime would ever be an option to lead the Cowboys. While the Dallas boss refused to make any […]

After all the buzz and brouhaha over his rumored exit from Jackson State and move to Colorado football, Deion Sanders’ coaching transfer is now official. The Colorado Buffaloes confirmed the development on Saturday after Sanders guided the Jackson State Tigers to their second straight SWAC Championship, beating the Southern Jaguars 43-24. Buffaloes Athletic Director Rick […]

The TCU Horned Frogs had their hearts broken in the 2022 Big 12 football title game of the 2022 College Football season. TCU football absorbed only its first defeat of the entire season, falling short to the Kansas State Wildcats, 31-28, in overtime during the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Championship. Here are the four people […]

Amid the current chaos in college football are the Georgia Bulldogs, who are sitting pretty on top of everyone else. They have virtually secured the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff with a dominant victory over the LSU Tigers Saturday, thanks in large part to the spectacular play of quarterback Stetson Bennett, who […]

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers had the opportunity to send shockwaves across the college football world Saturday, but they failed to overcome the world-beating Georgia Bulldogs in a 50-30 loss in the SEC Championship Game. If anything, LSU football managed to put the most points on the board than any of the other teams […]

What a roller-coaster ride it has been for Brian Kelly in his first season as head coach of the LSU Tigers. While LSU football is not going to the College Football Playoff, the program is definitely not lacking in memorable moments in 2022. Following the 50-30 loss of LSU football to the Georgia Bulldogs Saturday […]

The Georgia Bulldogs are SEC champions again after dismantling the LSU Tigers Saturday in the conference title game, 50-30. Stetson Bennett and Georgia football looked just as untouchable in that game as they have been the entire season, so far. With that victory, the 2022 Bulldogs have also become the first team in program history […]

Does Alabama really deserve consideration for a spot in the College Football Playoff? Does the Crimson Tide have a divine right to a spot among the sport’s final four teams every single year? If you listen to the Nick Saban and Alabama apologists, it certainly seems that way. The Crimson Tide has participated in the […]

The USC Trojans’ loss in the Pac-12 title game and the TCU Horned Frogs’ defeat in the Big 12 championship game have sparked a new conversation regarding this season’s College Football Playoff. For one, the two results may have just opened the door for the Alabama Crimson Tide to sneak into the CFP. Alabama capped […]

Former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Cardale Jones is so grateful for the Utah Utes breathing life into the College Football Playoff hopes of his alma mater that he joked about going to Salt Lake City to get a postgraduate degree. Thinking about getting my masters at Utah! Go Utes — Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) December 3, […]

It is well expected that USC quarterback Caleb Williams and third-year Ohio State passer C.J. Stroud will be among the finalists for the 2022 Heisman Trophy award. From there, it is up in the air as to who else will be invited to next week’s Heisman Trophy ceremony. North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye has made […]

The Georgia Bulldogs and quarterback Stetson Bennett have no intention of letting the LSU Tigers ruin their unbeaten record. They tied an SEC Championship Game record by scoring 35 points in the first half. The Bulldogs rolled to a 35-10 halftime lead, and they opened the scoring in an unusual manner. Damian Ramos of the […]

LSU football quarterback Jayden Daniels sustained an injury during the first half of the SEC Championship game vs. the Georgia Bulldogs when defensive lineman Jalen Carter literally picked him up for a monster sack. Daniels exited the game and headed for the medical tent, with Tigers backup Garrett Nussmeier replacing him temporarily. Daniels would return to […]

The Kansas State Wildcats shook up the college football world on Saturday, as they took home their first Big 12 title since 2012 after picking up a three-point win over the No. 3 ranked TCU Horned Frogs. Kansas State not only came into this conference showdown with an eye on clinching a spot in a […]

Deion Sanders is expected to accept Colorado football’s head coaching job following Jackson State’s SWAC title game, per Sports Illustrated. It should be noted that nothing is official as of yet. But there is a strong chance that Colorado will have their new head coach sooner rather than later. Jackson State football enjoyed a tremendous […]

Sonny Dykes’ TCU squad lost a tight Big 12 Championship game in overtime by a score of 31-28, putting their College Football Playoff hopes on shakier ground with Selection Sunday looming. TCU’s playoff chances were a popular topic in the postgame press conference. Dykes was asked for his thoughts on TCU football’s odds of making […]

TCU football star quarterback Max Duggan left it all on the field Saturday, but it wasn’t enough as the Horned Frogs suffered their first loss of the season in the Big 12 Championship to the Kansas State Wildcats in overtime. Now, TCU’s College Football Playoff chances are in jeopardy and Duggan couldn’t hold back the […]

New Nebraska head coach Matt Rhule has quite a bit of work to do. It has been decades since Nebraska was the standard that college football teams were measured against. The days when Tom Osborne would trot out a team that was bigger, faster and meaner than the opposition are long past, and the one-sided […]

In one of the most thrilling games of the college football season so far, the Kansas State Wildcats prevailed over the TCU Horned Frogs by a 31-28 score on Saturday to claim their first Big 12 title since 2012. The Wildcats had multiple keen contributors on offense in this conference matchup, from Will Howard throwing […]

Ball State Cardinals running back Carson Steele has made a huge decision for his college football future, opting to enter the transfer portal. Steele posted a statement on his Twitter account on Saturday, revealing the news. In a statement, Steele said. “I want to thank Ball State for taking a chance on me when no […]

Jayden Daniels will almost surely be playing at less than 100 percent in Saturday’s SEC Championship game. As one conference veteran sees it, though, the LSU quarterback’s balky ankle is only the start of his team’s likely problems against undefeated and top-ranked Georgia. Former Alabama star and two-time Super Bowl champion Roman Harper warned Tigers […]

LSU football is preparing for the SEC Championship game against reigning national champions Georgia on Saturday as they look to pull off the unthinkable. Ahead of the contest, head coach Brian Kelly gave a promising update on star defensive lineman Maason Smith, who has missed all of the season due to an ACL injury. Via […]

Georgia football enters Saturday’s SEC Championship Game in a very familiar situation. The Bulldogs finished the regular season 12-0 and steamrolled most of their opponents thanks to an outstanding defense. As the top-ranked team in the country, the Bulldogs will be in the playoff even if they lose this game. If all of this sounds […]

Ryan Day and Ohio State’s College Football Playoff hopes are still alive, thanks to the USC Trojans’ loss to Utah. And the moment is clearly not lost on Day, who knows what the Buckeyes need to do now. The Ohio State football head coach delivered this epic message to his team, per Bill Rabinowitz of […]

The TCU Horned Frogs are well on their way to locking up a spot in the College Football Playoffs. Ranked as the third team in the latest rankings, their undefeated record should guarantee their passage to the Final Four. However, there are some people that feel that if they lose their last game, their position […]

The Michigan Spartans are well on their way to the College Football Playoffs, but they lost one of their best players in the process. Blake Corum, the team’s star running back, has now been ruled out for the rest of the season due to an injury. It’s a brutal blow to a team that has […]

USC football entered Friday night’s Pac-12 Championship Game just needing to win to punch a ticket to the College Football Playoff. The Trojans were riding back-to-back wins over rivals UCLA and Notre Dame, and had won five straight games to finish the season 11-1. It seemed like fate that the Trojans would win and assert […]

Utah Utes football quarterback Cam Rising was clearly not a fan of USC Trojans star Caleb Williams’ painted nails. Williams, who painted ‘F*** Utah’ on his nails a week after doing the same to Notre Dame, clearly drew the ire of Rising, who led his Utes squad to their second straight Pac-12 title with their […]

The University of Michigan football team is rolling as it boasts a 12-0 record and is ranked No. 2 in the AP polls. However, the squad received some disappointing news on Friday regarding one of its best players. Junior running back Blake Corum is expected to miss the remainder of the college football season due […]

Well, it happened again. The Pac-12, which has not had a team make the College Football Playoff since 2016, cannibalized itself once again and ended its playoff hopes. This might be the most heartbreaking instance of said trend, given how close the conference was to break it. No. 4 USC entered Friday night’s Pac-12 Championship […]

The Buckeyes are alive! Heading into the final week of the college football season, Ohio State’s playoff hopes were dying. They were ranked fifth in the country, just below USC. However, in a magical final twist to the season, the Utah Utes pulled off a stunning upset of the Trojans, putting the latter’s playoff hopes […]