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The Florida football program has fallen off the map in terms of national supremacy. The Gators were once one of the best college football programs in the country. Every season, they were in contention for a National Championship. A lot of that was likely due to head coaches Steve Spurrier and Urban Meyer. The Florida […]

Cincinnati football lost its first game of the 2022 college football season to Arkansas. Despite this, the Bearcats still had numerous bright spots on display in their 31-24 loss to the Razorbacks. On several fronts, the No. 23 Cincinnati Bearcats were in uncharted territory Saturday against No. 19 Arkansas. This was the first-ever meeting between […]

Although the UCLA Bruins scored a decisive 45-17 win at home over the Bowling Green Falcons in UCLA football’s season opener Saturday, head coach Chip Kelly was still far from impressed with what he saw of his team in that contest. Speaking about the win over Bowling Green, Kelly went for a historical figure’s famous […]

The LSU football team is looking to make a statement in its season opener against Florida State. The Brian Kelly era got off to a rough start, though, as defensive lineman Maason Smith injured himself in the first quarter. Smith helped blow up a play in the backfield but then, after jumping in celebration, came […]

Multiple players who received Heisman Trophy hype in the offseason shined in their debut games of the season, including Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson. Overall, Richardson had a quiet day throwing the football in the Gators’ 29-26 home win against No. 7 Utah, recording a mere 168 passing yards. On the ground, Utah had no answer […]

Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud opened up his 2022 Heisman Trophy award candidacy with a crucial performance in the Buckeyes’ non-conference home win over Notre Dame on Saturday. Stroud did not pick up where he left off from the 2022 Rose Bowl Game with a record-breaking showing, although he did anchor two second half touchdown […]

The Clemson Tigers will open their season against Georgia Tech on Monday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes a Clemson-Georgia Tech prediction and pick, laid out below. Clemson went through a down year of sorts in 2021, “only” going 10-3, culminating in a Cheez-It […]

Coming off a 9-4 season, the team’s best finish in a decade, Arkansas football picked up right where it left off. The Razorbacks hosted Cincinnati for a top-25 matchup in Fayetteville on Saturday, a game that delivered on the hype. Arkansas mounted a 14-0 lead at halftime, and held on to win 31-24 in a […]

Notre Dame football opened its 2022 college football season with a loss to Ohio State. In spite of that, the Fighting Irish can take solace in several bright spots on display as they fell to the Buckeyes, 21-10. It wasn’t the fairy-tale ending that Fighting Irish fans had hoped for in head coach Marcus Freeman’s […]

Alabama opened their 2022 campaign with a dominant 55-0 victory over Utah State. It certainly wasn’t a surprising result, given how the Crimson Tide are the top ranked team in the nation and Utah State isn’t ranked, but it was nice to see ‘Bama come out of the gates hot. And at the center of […]

Oregon football opened its 2022 college football season on the wrong end of history. They lost in a totally lopsided fashion to the reigning national champions, 49-3, and there wasn’t much good to write home about. Unfortunately, it looks like these Oregon Ducks are not as great as maybe their fans thought they would be. […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes kicked off their season how every team wants to, with a win. Ohio State’s matchup with Notre Dame in Columbus was the premier game of week one, with both teams ranked in the top five. The game wasn’t pretty, and the Buckeye’s trailed for much of the game, but they pulled […]

The Texas Longhorns football team started their season on the right foot. Against the University of Louisina-Monroe, the Longhorns handled their business and then some, dominating them 52-10. It was a great debut for Quinn Ewers, who started for the first time as the QB1 of the team. Despite the Texas win, however, Quinn Ewers […]

Georgia football, the reigning national champions, were pretty much unstoppable and clicking on all cylinders as they completely dominated Oregon on Saturday. No. 3 Georgia opened their 2022 college football season by defeating No. 11 Oregon, 49-3, in the Bulldogs’ first game since winning the College Football Playoff National Championship in January. Stetson Bennett IV […]

Sometimes, it just isn’t your day. The Utah Utes football team were on the wrong end of news on Saturday night after getting upset by the Florida Gators on the road. The visitors had plenty of opportunities to put away the Gators in the final moments. However, each time, they came up short. All the […]

The USC Trojans couldn’t have asked for a better start to their football season as they dominated the field of play against the Rice Owls, 66-14. At the center of it all to bask in the glory were head coach Lincoln Riley and star quarterback Caleb Williams. Riley, who made the move to California after […]

When you’re on top of the world, it’s easy for someone to just coast on the success. After all, you’ve reached the top of your sport. There’s nowhere else to go for him. So when Alabama football standout Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy last year, fans were worried. After all, the Heisman Hangover phenomenon […]

The College Football Playoff is expanding soon — maybe sooner than you think. The CFP executive board authorized an expansion to 12 teams on Friday. It capped off a more-than-three-year effort and delivered the most substantial alteration to the playoffs in college football history. According to SI, the 11-member CFP Board of Managers unanimously voted […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James went to The Horseshoe with high expectations for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and sure enough, he didn’t leave disappointed. In fact, it’s safe to say the Lakers forward was hyped after watching Ohio State take down the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with a brilliant second half. The Buckeyes trailed […]

College football is back, baby! The season started off on a high note, with some incredible blowout wins and other close matches. One of those close games came during Ohio State’s debut game in the 2022 football season against Notre Dame. The Buckeyes found themselves in a deficit early on. Ohio State football has one […]

What better way to open your campaign than a near-flawless 55-0 win in your first game of the season? Well, that’s exactly what Alabama football did on Saturday as they coasted to victory against a hapless Utah State side on Saturday. Despite the huge win, however, Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban still found himself […]

There’s a reason why Nick Saban’s Alabama football program is no. 1 in the nation. They showed exactly that on Saturday night as they demolished Utah State to start off the 2022 season. Saban’s crew recorded a 55-0 win, with Bryce Young leading the way with five passing touchdowns and one rushing TD. The Alabama […]

Notre Dame football had a rather disappointing outcome on Saturday night after they failed to hold on to their lead and lost to the Ohio State Buckeyes. However, head coach Marcus Freeman knows they have no one to blame but themselves. Speaking to reporters after the 21-10 loss, Freeman emphasized that there are no moral […]

The stars came out to support Ohio State on opening night. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was the biggest star in attendance as he cheered on the Buckeyes in their highly-anticipated matchup against Notre Dame on Saturday. OSU delivered as they marked their first win of the season with a huge comeback victory over […]

After watching his Ohio State Buckeyes edge the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields made sure to acknowledge the man who made the win possible: CJ Stroud. The young quarterback completed 24 of his 34 passes in the game for 223 yards and two touchdowns. While the offense struggled at […]

The Michigan Wolverines took care of business in Ann Arbor Saturday — and so did Robert Griffin III. The former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback of the Baylor Bears had an epic introduction to the game between Michigan football and the Colorado State Rams, as he exited the tunnel with Wolverines players galloping into the field in […]

You could say that the East Carolina Pirates snatched a defeat from the jaws of victory in their 21-20 loss to the no. 13 NC State Wolfpack. The Pirates had a great chance to seal an upset victory against a ranked opponent in their first game of the season, but kicker Owen Daffer missed what […]

Dan Lanning’s career as head coach of the Oregon Ducks did not have a rosy start, which is the least you could say about how Oregon football after it’s 48-3 loss to no. 3 Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday. Against his former team, Lanning simply did not have the answer to make Oregon even look competitive […]

The Texas A&M Aggies inducted former football alumni wide receiver Mike Evans and quarterback Johnny Manziel into the 2022 Texas A&M Hall of Fame on Saturday. From 2011-2013, Evans and Manziel were one of the most prolific duos in college football. Evans had 151 receptions for 2,499 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns in 26 games […]

After winning the College Football Playoff trophy last season, the Georgia Bulldogs have picked up right where they left off. The third-ranked program in the country faced off against a familiar foe: Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks. Lanning was the team’s defensive coordinator during their championship run. However, there was no mercy shown by Kirby Smart’s […]

College football season is well underway, but Ohio State football fans are doing double duty for their basketball division. During their season opener against Notre Dame, LeBron and Bronny James stopped by to watch the game. The James family was in town as part of Bronny’s recruitment tour. Knowing LeBron, he wouldn’t want to miss […]

Cade McNamara may have just played his last game as a starter for Michigan. The Wolverines emerged with a lopsided victory over Colorado State on Saturday, 51-7, but for his part, McNamara didn’t do much to prove that he deserves to be Michigan’s starting quarterback the rest of the way. Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh […]

Ohio State football got some early bad news on Saturday after wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba left their Notre Dame game with an apparent injury. While the nature of the injury has yet to be disclosed, it appears Smith-Njigba is dealing with some sort of knee or hamstring injury. Prior to the issue, he took a […]

In a game that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James was watching in support of Ohio State, Notre Dame football QB Tyler Buchner made sure the Fighting Irish dealt an early blow to the Buckeyes so as not to give them any confidence. Buchner powered the Fighting Irish to an explosive start with an incredible […]

The Oklahoma Sooners opened up the Brent Venables era at the program in convincing fashion, as they took care of business with a 45-13 home win over UTEP. Multiple players on offense for Oklahoma made the most out of their snaps played in the contest, including both running back Eric Gray and wideout Marvin Mims […]

Joe Burrow is back in Columbus to show his support for the Ohio State Buckeyes alongside the likes of LeBron James and Bronny James ahead of the team’s matchup versus the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. While Burrow is remembered by most college football fans as the hero of the LSU Tigers squad that went all […]

The Georgia Bulldogs showed no mercy on the field against the Oregon Ducks in Saturday’s huge 49-3 win down in Atlanta. Coached by former Bulldogs defensive coordinator Dan Lanning, the Ducks simply did not have any answer to the onslaught Georgia football is having on both sides of the field, an overall performance that Bulldogs […]

With Ohio State football taking on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday for their first game of the season, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James made sure to show his support to the home team. Even better, James is passing his fanhood to his eldest son Bronny. The father-and-son duo was spotted on Saturday […]

UNC football improved to 2-0 on the season with a win over the Appalachian State Mountaineers on Saturday. Naturally, head coach Mack Brown was hyped after the victory, so much so that he went full Antonio Brown. A video of the the North Carolina Tar Heels’ celebration after the win is now going viral, thanks […]