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Syracuse had an opportunity to make it a game versus North Carolina State, only for Rex Culpepper to make an embarrassing mistake. On the final drive of the game, Culpepper spiked the football on fourth down, preventing Syracuse from having a chance to win. Syracuse spikes the ball on 4th down, needing a TD to […]

The unpredictability in sports is what makes it so special. Football has been especially unpredictable this season in both the NCAA and in the NFL. Surprise teams are emerging as legitimate contenders for their respective championships, and players seem to be breaking out at an alarming rate. The latest shock in the sports world comes […]

Vanderbilt’s kicker Sarah Fuller had an inspiring message for women athletes everywhere Saturday, following her historic debut for the Commodores against the Missouri Tigers (via CBS Sports). “I just want to tell all the girls out there that you can do anything you set your mind to.” – Sarah Fuller pic.twitter.com/e0Fcjl5Yh4 — CBS Sports (@CBSSports) […]

Sarah Fuller made history on Saturday by becoming the first woman to play in a Power 5 conference college football game, according to Vanderbilt Athletics. Fuller, a senior goalkeeper on Vanderbilt’s SEC champion soccer team, delivered the opening kickoff of the second half for Vanderbilt against Missouri. Her kick traveled 30 yards and was recovered […]

There have been a bevy of positive COVID-19 tests in college football and the latest notable one is a head coach at one of the Power Five schools. According to ESPN’s Field Yates, No. 3 ranked Ohio State’s head coach in Ryan Day tested positive for COVID-19. Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has tested […]

The greatest rivalry in college football makes its return this Saturday as the Iron Bowl, the annual showdown between the Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide, will take place in Tuscaloosa. Zac Blackerby, the host of Locked On Auburn, and Luke Robinson, the host of Locked On Bama had a crossover episode previewing the […]

Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban has recently shown symptoms of contracting COVID-19, then he eventually tested positive for the virus. He is not expected to coach his No. 1 ranked team as they go up against the No. 22 ranked Auburn Tigers in the Iron Bowl on Saturday, as per Cecil Hurt. Alabama […]

The much-awaited encounter between the Clemson Tigers and the Florida State Seminoles was abruptly postponed hours before the tipoff. According to CBS Sports‘ Dennis Dodd, the issue emerged when an asymptomatic Clemson player had his Friday COVID-19 test come back positive Saturday morning, ahead of the scheduled date with FSU. Florida State hesitated on playing […]

Mock Drafts are starting to be a staple on sports websites, with player comparisons beginning to be thrown out left and right. There will be few player comparisons that garner more praise than those for Florida tight end Kyle Pitts. You don’t throw out names like Rob Gronkowski or Randy Moss lightly, after all. Pitts […]

There’s never a dull moment for Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin. During Saturday’s game against South Carolina, Kiffin absolutely lost it as he celebrated a 91-yard touchdown by receiver Elijah Moore. As you can see in the video below, Kiffin already had his hands up in their even before the quarterback got off […]

NFL legend Jerry Rice’s son, Brenden, caught his first college touchdown on Saturday against Stanford. Check out Brenden Rice’s first score for the Colorado Buffaloes. It was a rather easy touchdown, as Stanford left Brenden wide open. He slipped through the coverage and had a casual stroll towards the end zone. TOUCHDOWN BUFFS 🙌@sam_noyer to […]

Arizona State head football coach Herm Edwards has tested positive for COVID-19, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Arizona St. HC Herm Edwards tested positive for COVID-19. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 13, 2020 Edwards, previously the head coach of the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL, is in his third season at […]

The LSU-Alabama rivalry is one of the premier matchups in college football, but it will not take place this weekend and might not happen at all this season. This weekend’s scheduled bout between the two SEC teams has been postponed due to the Tigers’ issues with COVID-19. LSU released a statement on the matter: The LSU-Alabama […]

The four teams that will be in the College Football Playoff appear to be set after Notre Dame’s double-overtime win over Clemson on Saturday. On the daily Locked On College Football podcast, Zac Blackerby and Isaiah Hole discussed the impact of this game and the four teams that will be selected. Blackerby: I think, to […]

The Maryland Terps were able to defeat the Penn State Nittany Lions handily on Saturday to improve to 2-1 on the season. Following their blowout victory over Penn State, Maryland’s Twitter account took a jab at their Big Ten rivals on social media. SAD VALLEY. pic.twitter.com/MLvELL9lf7 — Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) November 7, 2020 Of course, […]

Former NFL quarterback and broadcaster Tim Tebow delivered his take on who he thinks will come out on top of the ongoing race for the coveted Heisman Trophy honor this season. A former Heisman winner himself, Tebow picked Alabama Crimson Tide playmaker Mac Jones over Clemson Tigers gunslinger Trevor Lawrence as his favorite to win […]

Deion Sanders chose to accept a head coaching job at Jackson State University — an HBCU — and it appears his son will be following him. Despite having offers from multiple big-name colleges, Deion’s son, Shedeur Sanders, has committed to Jackson State. Deion Sanders’ son Shedeur commits to play at HBCU Jackson State 🔥 @brgridiron […]

A huge brawl broke out at halftime of the college football game between the Florida Gators and Missouri Tigers on Saturday night Following a late hit on Florida quarterback Kyle Trask on the final play of the first half, the two red-hot college football teams came together and engaged in a huge fight as they […]

The Scarlet Knights of Rutgers just had one of the craziest plays you will ever see in college football, all for it to be brought back. Deciding to go for it on 4th and 32 down by 16 with 2:04 left to go in the game, Rutgers tried to keep the play alive through laterals. […]

The Big Ten underwent some interesting upsets in their first week of action last Saturday and there was another upset in the conference’s second week of games. Just a week after losing to Rutgers, Michigan State upset Michigan as the road underdog on Saturday. Did you see this one coming?@MSU_Football goes into The Big House […]

The Clemson Tigers have been one of the top college football programs in recent years and they’re at risk of taking their first loss in quite some time on Saturday. With Trevor Lawrence not starting due to COVID-19, Clemson finds themselves in a deficit to Boston College at halftime after a spectacular touchdown catch. The […]

Clemson Tigers star quarterback Trevor Lawrence must isolate for 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19, which means he is out against Boston College and could miss the Notre Dame game on Nov. 7, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Trevor Lawrence must now isolate 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19. He is out […]

Clemson Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the possible No. 1 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, has tested positive two days before the Tigers’ next game against Boston College. #Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence has tested positive for COVID-19, sources tell me and @RapSheet. The No. 1-ranked Tigers are slated to face #BostonCollege Saturday. — Mike Garafolo […]

When Tua Tagovailoa was drafted by the Miami Dolphins, the Alabama Crimson Tide were left with quarterback Mac Jones to lead the offense in 2020. On the daily Locked On College Football podcast, hosts Zac Blackerby and Isaiah Hole discussed how Jones is now running the offense better than Tagovailoa did when he was playing […]

Another major sporting event has been affected by COVID-19. This time around, it comes in the form of the Wisconsin Badgers football team having to cancel their matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers due to a coronavirus outbreak within the squad. The game will not be rescheduled. These two sides were supposed to face off on […]

Earlier in the week, the Miami Dolphins made a pretty surprising announcement. Rookie Tua Tagovailoa was taking over as the starting quarterback. Now according to Emily Giambalvo of the washingtonpost.com, his younger brother Taulia Tagovailoa will be making his first career College start on Saturday, just a week before his brother’s first career NFL start. […]

Alabama star wideout Jaylen Waddle will miss the remainder of the 2020 season after suffering a gruesome injury while returning the opening kickoff against Tennessee on Saturday. Alabama head coach Nick Saban told CBS at halftime that Waddle is out for the season (Griffin Smith on Twitter). https://twitter.com/GriffinTSmith/status/1320114477614891014?s=20 Jaylen Waddle was projected by many NFL […]

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights defeated the Michigan State Spartans by a final score of 38-27 to open each team’s Big Ten 2020 football season. The game was rather eventful from start to finish. How it started. How it’s going. (h/t @Rebel_14) pic.twitter.com/C1y8S3EQ7I — Freezing Cold Takes (@OldTakesExposed) October 24, 2020 A look at Rutgers fans […]

Penn State football is well-known for their daylong festivities on Saturdays that feature quality atmospheres, but that won’t be the case in 2020. Ahead of Penn State’s regular-season opener on Saturday, fans of the program will be preparing for games with certain boundaries. Due to the concerns with COVID-19, students at Penn State aren’t permitted […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions are all set to open their campaign following months of unprecedented delays brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Tight end Pat Freiermuth is potentially on his final year with the squad, and unfortunately for him, it isn’t likely that he will have his family to support him during his final […]

Alabama Crimson Tide junior cornerback Patrick Surtain II recently appeared in a WWE styled teaser ahead of the team’s fifth matchup of the season against the Tennessee Volunteers, as posted by the program’s Twitter account: https://twitter.com/AlabamaFTBL/status/1319708725205209090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1319708725205209090%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3%2Ccontainerclick_0&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftdalabamamag.com%2F2020%2F10%2F23%2Fpatrick-surtain-alabama-cornerback-highlights%2F Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban and his men are currently undefeated with a 4-0 record in SEC […]

University of Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz made his first college football start on Friday against Illinois and finished the first half 14-of-14 for 190 yards and four touchdowns. The performance was so epic that Kansas City Chiefs superstar Patrick Mahomes couldn’t help but react. https://twitter.com/PatrickMahomes/status/1319812149636698112 To have a perfect first half in a football game […]

Army-Navy is one of the oldest and most well-known rivalries in all of college football. This year they are going to be doing something a little out of the norm, though. According to Army Black Knights’ athletics page, the two teams will meet at West Point this season. It is the first time that is […]

A former Alabama quarterback has been the talk of the NFL this week with Tua Tagovailoa being named the starter in Miami, but there could be a new Crimson Tide quarterback with first-round buzz in the 2021 NFL Draft. On the daily Locked On Bama podcast, hosts Luke Robinson and Jimmy Stein discussed the first […]

The Georgia Bulldogs fan base is known for its passion and high expectations. After Georgia’s 41-24 loss against Alabama on Saturday night, fans were calling for head coach Kirby Smart’s job. On the daily Locked On Bulldogs Podcast, Clint Shamblin and Daniel Monroe discussed the ridiculousness of calling for Smart’s job. The hosts asked this […]

The Florida Gators are one of the new additions to teams that have suffered a COVID-19 outbreak. Just days after it was announced that Alabama’s head football coach Nick Saban tested positive for the virus, Florida’s head football coach Dan Mullen received the same news. Mullen took to Twitter to address the situation. pic.twitter.com/CbH5IYkOFU — […]

Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence had himself a historic first half against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on Saturday. Lawrence, who is widely expected to be the first passer taken in the 2021 NFL Draft, threw five touchdowns in the first half alone. Trevor Lawrence at HALFTIME ▪️22/27▪️391 passing yards▪️5 TDs pic.twitter.com/nrkQTks9VT — PFF College (@PFF_College) […]

Kirby Smart said that he believed Nick Saban would be on the sideline on Saturday night when Georgia took on Alabama and he was correct in his assumption. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Saban is cleared to coach versus Georgia after producing a third straight negative COVID-19 test. Nick Saban posted a third straight negative […]

Two powerhouse SEC football programs in the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Florida Gators have recently seen a spike in COVID-19 positive cases on their team members. Alabama head coach Nick Saban previously contracted the virus and will likely miss his team’s next matchup against No.3 seeded Georgia Bulldogs. In a second, this will bring […]