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Unlike in previous years, there is no clear-cut favorite for the Heisman Trophy award at this point in the season. This has allowed Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud to take advantage of such a golden opportunity. The likes of Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler and North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell were deemed among the early Heisman […]

Chip Kelly will face off against the team he once coached in the Oregon Ducks when his UCLA Bruins take the field on Saturday. Oregon is still in the playoff hunt but would have to win out and then get some help. While he won’t admit it, Kelly would love nothing more than a UCLA […]

The Tulane Green Wave and SMU Mustangs open up AAC college football action on Thursday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our college football series, which includes our Tulane-SMU prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. Last week, the Green Wave were on a bye after coming off […]

Washington State ex-coach Nick Rolovich rolled the dice by choosing not to get the vaccine which was required, per a state mandate, in order for him to keep his job. The Cougars made the decision to fire Rolovich on Monday and on Wednesday, through his lawyer, Rolovich plans to take legal action. New: Nick Rolovich's […]

It’s been a bit of a chaotic last week for bot the Ole Miss and LSU football programs. The chaos stems from very different reasons for Lane Kiffin and Ed Orgeron’s squads. Ole Miss is coming off a crazy win at Tennessee that included a long stoppage late in the 4th quarter as Volunteers fans […]

When the Pittsburgh Panthers take on the Clemson Tigers on Saturday, it will be Pat Narduzzi’s squad that will be favored to win the game. Pitt is ranked No. 23 in the nation and is off to a 5-1 start. Clemson, a national title pick before the year for many, has looked miserable during their […]

Before their bye week, Notre Dame was able to edge out Virginia Tech in Blacksburg but, it took two quarterbacks to do so. Out of the bye week, the Fighting Irish have a matchup with their biggest rival in USC. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly, per 247sports, has revealed the plan at quarterback as […]

What happened at Neyland Stadium on Saturday night between Tennessee and Ole Miss is something that hopefully stays away from college football. With the Rebels leading late and less than a minute left, Volunteers fans started throwing all sorts of things in the direction of the Ole Miss sideline and at Lane Kiffin. As a […]

LSU and Ed Orgeron made the official announcement shortly after the Tigers knocked off the Florida Gators on Saturday. Orgeron will not be returning to LSU but will finish out the season as head coach. Via ESPN.com, Orgeron discussed his time at LSU as he started to reflect on his six years running the show, […]

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was caught a bit off guard by the report that his former coach at LSU, Ed Orgeron, will pack his bags at the end of the season. Burrow starred for LSU from 2018 to 2019, with Orgeron handing him the keys and giving him pretty much a free reign to […]

Ed Orgeron’s precipitous fall from grace at LSU is finally coming to an end. Well, almost. Ross Dellenger of Sports Illustrated reported on Sunday that Orgeron has reached a separation agreement with school officials that will make the 2022 season his last in Baton Rouge. Terms of the deal were reportedly reached before the Tigers’ 49-42 […]

Week 7 of the college football season is in the books and there were plenty of shocking results and finishes that will change the landscape going forward. Let’s predict the new top 10 in the college football rankings going forward following Saturday’s chaos. College football rankings (Predictions) 1.) Georgia (7-0) Once again, the Georgia Bulldogs […]

There was a lot of drama in Norman over the last week, with Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley trying his best to be secretive about his quarterback decision for Saturday’s game against the TCU Horned Frogs. After benching preseason Heisman Trophy candidate Spencer Rattler for freshman phenom Caleb Williams in last Saturday’s thrilling win […]

The Iowa Hawkeyes made a statement last weekend against the Penn State Nittany Lions, with a big victory moving them up to No. 2 in the rankings. Some were dubious about the Hawkeyes actually being the second-best team in the country, though, and those people were proven right on Saturday. Iowa laid a monster egg […]

It was an ugly scene at Neyland Stadium when fans pelted stuff on the field toward the end of the Tennessee Volunteers’ 31-26 loss to the Ole Miss Rebels on Saturday night. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin was the target of some of these projectiles, including a golf ball that actually hit him. He also […]

What was supposed to be an instant classic match instead ended in a sour note. Ole Miss vs Tennessee was shaping up to be a good one, as two of the top college football teams duked it out. Instead, some salty fans had to ruin the moment by injecting themselves into the game. How’d they […]

Dabo Swinney’s Clemson Tigers were expected to experience some regression in the 2021 college football season after losing quarterback Trevor Lawrence and running back Travis Etienne to the NFL over the offseason. But even when considering those huge subtractions from the offense, Clemson is definitely one that’s been underperforming on that side of the ball, […]

Lane Kiffin and the No. 13 Ole Miss Rebels are in Knoxville Saturday night for a game against the Tennessee Volunteers, a program Kiffin used to be the head coach of. As expected, Kiffin met quite a tough Vols crowd, who welcomed him with jeers. Kiffin did not seem to mind it at all, though. […]

While Nick Saban and the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide suffered their first loss in nearly two years against the unranked Texas A&M Aggies, former NFL star Tim Tebow is not worried one bit. In fact according to Tebow, the loss could very well be the wake-up call Alabama needs to unleash their full power–something […]

Arizona State will play Utah in what will be an interesting Pac-12 matchup in college football this Saturday. It’s time to continue our College Football odds series and make an Arizona State-Utah prediction and pick. No. 18 Arizona State (5-1) will face a tough test on the road vs. Utah this weekend, as they will […]

The Ole Miss Rebels will take on the Tennessee Volunteers in another SEC battle of Week 7. It’s time to continue our college football odds series and make an Ole Miss-Tennessee prediction and pick. This game may not be a matchup between two ranked teams (Ole Miss is No. 13), but it should be just […]

Purdue will take on No. 2 Iowa in what will be an interesting Big 10 matchup in college football this Saturday. It’s time to continue our College Football odds series and make a Purdue-Iowa prediction and pick. Iowa (6-0) comes into play as the No. 2 ranked team in the nation, with an impressive win […]

BYU will take on Baylor in what will be an interesting non-conference matchup in college football this Saturday. It’s time to continue our College Football odds series and make a BYU-Baylor prediction and pick. No. 19 BYU (5-1) will take on Baylor (5-1) this Saturday in a matchup between a pair of teams that have […]

The TCU Horned Frogs will take on the Oklahoma Sooners in a battle of the Big 12 on Saturday. It’s time to continue our college football odds series and make a TCU-Oklahoma prediction and pick. In years past, this matchup has been seen as an easy Oklahoma victory. That is far from the case this […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide will take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs in a classic SEC matchup on Saturday. It’s time to continue our college football odds series and make an Alabama-Mississippi State prediction and pick. After their first loss in over a year, things don’t get any easier for the Crimson Tide. Mississippi State has […]

The Oklahoma State Cowboys and Texas Longhorns meet Saturday in Big 12 college football action. The Cowboys are fresh off a bye week with a 5-0 record. They last played Baylor in which they beat the Bears by ten points. As for the Longhorns, they played a very exciting, high-scoring game against Oklahoma only to […]

No. 11 Kentucky will take on No. 1 Georgia in an interesting SEC matchup in college football this Saturday. It’s time to continue our College Football odds series and make a Kentucky-Georgia prediction and pick. Georgia comes into play as the No. 1 ranked team in the nation behind a series of dominant defensive performances. […]

A big matchup looms Saturday in college football when No. 12 Oklahoma State will travel to Austin to take on the #25 ranked Texas Longhorns. While past history indicates this game should be a shootout with a ton of points scored, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy would prefer it not to head in that direction, […]

The Washington Huskies are scheduled to take on their third Pac-12 opponent of the year when they return home to play the UCLA Bruins. The Huskies are coming off a bye week with a 2-3 record. As for UCLA, they are 3rd in the Pac-12 South division and are coming off a road win in […]

The Auburn Tigers had a highly anticipated matchup with Georgia last week only to have a letdown performance, losing 34-10. The Tigers offense struggled, totaling only 318 yards. They will travel to Arkansas to take on the Razorbacks on Saturday. Arkansas is coming off a wild, high-scoring defeat to Ole Miss in which quarterback KJ […]

The California Golden Bears and the Oregon Ducks meet in Pac-12 football action from Autzen Stadium on Friday night. Both teams are coming off Week 5 losses and will look to bounce back in this matchup. In their previous game, California recently lost 21-6 to the Washington State Cougars as Oregon had an overtime loss […]

The Kentucky Wildcats have arrived at their 6-0 start to the season in large part because of a defense that has held five of their six opponents to 23 points or less. They will face off this weekend against the best defense in the country in the No. 1 ranked Georgia Bulldogs. It’s a matchup […]

The Penn State – Iowa matchup in Week 6 was juiced up before the opening kickoff as both teams entered the contest ranked in the top four in the country. It’s been almost a week now since the game was played, and the tensions are still running high. Iowa won the game over Penn State, […]

The Florida Gators and LSU Tigers face off in an SEC showdown from Tiger Stadium on Saturday. The Gators are coming off a dominant shutout victory at home versus Vanderbilt last week. The Tigers have lost back-to-back games and will look to rebound at home. Both teams always play each other close, so it should […]

For some teams they could get an entire month or an entire offseason to prepare for a team like Alabama and it still wouldn’t matter. With all the 5-stars and top tier talent, the Crimson Tide would still find a way to make it work against most. For Mike Leach and Mississippi State, while they’re […]

After struggling mightily to get the offense going against Texas in Week 6, Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley benched starting quarterback Spencer Rattler in favor of Caleb Williams. Williams was brilliant and Rattler has sputtered at times throughout the year. Williams’ performance for the Sooners against the Longhorns has many speculating about Rattler’s future […]

As Ole Miss prepares to take on Tennessee in what should be one of the highest scoring games of the college football weekend, former Volunteers coach Lane Kiffin is taking an interesting strategy to prepare for the game. Getting ready for Saturday @Vol_Football @OleMissFB prime time @SECNetwork pic.twitter.com/dInSw35GFT — Lane Kiffin (@Lane_Kiffin) October 12, 2021 […]

Saturday’s highly-anticipated matchup between Iowa and Penn State had a bit of controversy to it. Some Hawkeyes fans decided to boo a number of Penn State players that suffered respective injuries. For his part, however, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz has decided to stir the pot even more. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, Ferentz […]

After Spencer Rattler struggled big time against the Texas Longhorns on Saturday, Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley yanked the starting quarterback in favor of Caleb Williams. Williams would go on to star for the Sooners and drag them back from a 21-point deficit all the way to a victory over Texas. On Monday, per […]