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The Alabama Crimson Tide’s front seven group is set to have quite a test in its second game of the season, as it will meet the Bijan Robinson-led Texas rush offense on Saturday. Robinson, a popular pick to win the 2022 Heisman Trophy honor, did not open up the campaign on a dominant note on […]

The Louisville Cardinals and UCF Knights will square off in a Friday night college football matchup. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our College football odds series, which includes a Louisville-UCF prediction and pick, laid out below. Louisville is coming off a 31-7 drubbing at the hands of Syracuse in their […]

Welcome back college football fans! Week 2 of the season gets underway on Friday as the Boise State Broncos gear up for their first conference game as they travel to Albuquerque to square off with the New Mexico Lobos. Join us for our college football odds series, where our Boise State-New Mexico prediction and pick will […]

In perhaps the biggest upset in Week 1 of college football, the unranked Florida Gators showed the force of “The Swamp” against then-No. 7 Utah Utes. Florida football won by 29-26, and it seems the world is noticing the talent in Gainesville. The team now ranks No. 12 in the latest AP Top 25, the […]

Dabo Swinney is set to lead the Clemson football program for a long time after signing a new, lucrative contract. His new deal makes him the second-highest college football coach behind Nick Saban as he looks to recapture a national championship with the Tigers. Details in Swinney’s contract show that he has two key buyout […]

College football is back, and with it, comes the crazy upsets that seem to happen every week. Case in point, the first week of football in 2022. The Utah Utes, ranked seventh in the nation amongst football programs entering the season, lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Florida Gators. It a was a terrible performance […]

The Clemson football program just made head coach Dabo Swinney the next Nick Saban, agreeing to pay him a monster contract extension, as reported by Matt Connolly of On3.com. The Sabo Swinney contract details are… a lot to take in. Dabo Swinney contract: 10 years, $115 million BREAKING: Clemson coach Dabo Swinney receives a new […]

The Clemson football program did not get what it wanted from its offense in its Week 1 college football game against Georgia Tech. However, the Tigers got everything they wanted from their defense and special teams against the Yellow Jackets. Let’s look at the best Clemson football players from Clemson Georgia Tech, in the first […]

Notre Dame football lost their opening game to the Ohio State Buckeyes in rather brutal fashion, which apparently put them on the wrong end of history as well. According to Connor O’Gara of Saturday Down South, the loss meant that the Fighting Irish are now 2-22 against AP Top 5 teams since 1999. The Buckeyes […]

In perhaps the most anticipated game of Week 1 in college football, the then-No. 5 Notre Dame was not a match for the No. 2 Ohio State. The Buckeyes won 21-10, making the Fighting Irish fall to No. 8 in the latest rankings. With first-year Notre Dame football head coach Marcus Freeman on the sidelines, […]

Pat McAfee recently landed a deal with ESPN to join College GameDay, per Adam Schefter. Schefter shared a full report on the McAfee-ESPN partnership. “Pat McAfee is joining College GameDay Built by The Home Depot as an analyst as part of a new multi-year agreement with ESPN. McAfee wil be a full-time member of college […]

The Michigan Wolverines have not yet made a decision on who will be the team’s regular starter in 2022, with Jim Harbaugh letting each of Cade McNamara and J.J. McCarthy get a start in each of the first two Michigan football games of the season before potentially naming the winner of the quarterback battle. McNamara […]

Brian Kelly continues to catch heat over the 24-23 loss of the LSU Tigers to the Florida State Seminoles last Sunday. He recently faced the media and called out reporters for their tardiness only got get a savage clap back from one of them who said they’d likely be on time once LSU football gets […]

Saturday could very well be Texas football freshman quarterback Quinn Ewers’ welcome-to-the-college game moment when he takes on the Alabama Crimson Tide and defensive star Will Anderson. And Anderson, a Heisman Trophy hopeful and stud linebacker who has made a name for himself while terrorizing opposing quarterbacks, is looking forward to facing Ewers and the […]

Anthony Richardson and the Florida Gators have put all of college football on notice. After heading into the season unranked, the Gators rose all the way to the 12th spot in the latest rankings. This massive jump into the top 25 is due to their performance in week one of the season. In the first […]

USC football seems to be back on track. And with Caleb Williams and Travis Dye leading the offense, the team could go far. USC started the season out in a big way. They took down Rice with a final score of 66-14. They are now the 10th-ranked team in the country. Much of their success […]

The LSU Tigers decided this offseason to let head football coach, Ed Orgeron, go. It was not without cost though, as they owed him over $17 million on his contract. Orgeron recently spoke to the public regarding his firing and the school’s decision to move on. Coach O a legend 😂🤣 After hearing he got […]

In one of the best games of Week 1, the No. 7 Utah Utes could not handle “The Swamp” are were upset by the unranked Florida Gators. The 29-26 loss is not ideal for a Utah football team with hopes of winning the Pac-12 and making to the College Football Playoff. The heartbreaking interception that […]

In a Week 1 battle of ranked teams, the No. 19 Arkansas Razorbacks opened their season with a win over the No. 23 Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday. Playing in front of their fans, the Razorbacks won by a score of 31-24. Even though the Bearcats lost some of their best players this offseason such as […]

Wake Forest football has received a huge boost ahead of their Week 2 clash against Vanderbilt, as quarterback Sam Hartman has been medically cleared to return to the field, as reported by Pete Thamel of ESPN. Sources: Wake Forest starting QB Sam Hartman has been medically cleared to return to competition by the school’s medical […]

The return of college football finally occurred, and few teams got off to a better start in Week 1 than the USC Trojans. The school cruised to a 66-14 victory over Rice and held them scoreless in the second half. Caleb Williams shined in his debut, going 19-for-22 and tallying two touchdowns. The three incompletions […]

The Florida Gators came into the 2022 season eager to make a strong first impression. Following a disastrous 6-7 season, the Gators canned head coach Dan Mullen and replaced him with former Louisiana head coach Billy Napier. With a matchup against No. 7 Utah in week one, Florida football had a great opportunity to kick […]

In one of the most anticipated matchups in college football’s Week 1, the No. 2 Ohio State football program started its season in the best way possible. The Buckeyes won 21-10 versus No. 5 Notre Dame and should be getting more first-place votes this week. Ohio State seems to be on pace for another good […]

Ohio State football played in week one’s biggest game against Notre Dame on Saturday night in Columbus. The Buckeyes trailed the Fighting Irish for most of the game, but pulled away in the fourth quarter to win 21-10. It wasn’t pretty, but the Buckeyes earned a top-five win all the same. However, that victory came […]

Florida State football earned a statement win on Sunday in a “neutral-site” game against LSU in New Orleans. The Seminoles took a two-score lead over the Tigers early in the fourth quarter, and just barely held on in one of the most chaotic finishes in recent memory. The game may given some ‘Noles fans heart […]

Many already considered Anthony Richardson a lock to be a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Because of that, expectations were very high for him entering the 2022 Florida football season. The very first impression showed he is the real deal. In the Florida Gators’ season opener against No. 7 Utah Utes, Richardson went […]

Clemson football had a shaky start, but they finished strong in their season opener against Georgia Tech on Monday. No. 4 Clemson kicked off their 2022 college football season by defeating the Yellow Jackets, 41-10, at the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Clemson’s defense lived up to expectations. Clemson’s offense, on the other hand, seemed […]

LSU football opened its season with a dramatic loss to Florida State, 24-23. It was certainly not the start that the Tigers wanted, but it’s a result they will have to live with. It was never an easy game to watch, especially for LSU fans who harbored such high expectations for their squad. In the […]

The LSU Tigers had a largely forgettable outing in their 2022 college football season debut, as they lost to the Florida State Seminoles on Sunday to the tune of a 24-23 score. That game is still buzzing among college football fans, with LSU football turning into a butt of jokes, obviously inspired by the schadenfreude […]

Defending national champions, the Georgia Bulldogs, started their 2022 season off in a big way. The Bulldogs took on the Oregon Ducks in what turned out to be a very one-sided contest. In a matchup between two top 25-teams, The third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs took down the 11th-ranked Oregon Ducks with a final score of 49-3. […]

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have an unenviable assignment in their 2022 college football season opener, as they are currently battling no. 4 Clemson Tigers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. So far, the Tigers are winning, racing to a 14-0 lead at the time of this writing. It also appears that Georgia Tech football is not being […]

One quarter. That’s all it took for Clemson football fans to get fed up with the offense’s struggles in the 2022 season opener against Georgia Tech. Frustrated Tigers fans took to Twitter to let off some steam- and to take their eyeballs away from the offensive display they were watching. Here are some of the […]

Kentucky quarterback Will Levis has become one of the most prominent names in college football. And the rest of the nation clearly understands why. As the University of Florida prepares to take on Will Levis and Kentucky this weekend, Florida head coach Billy Napier took the time to talk about the quarterback. Billy Napier appeared […]

Pittsburgh football emerged from the ‘Backyard Brawl’ against West Virginia with a win, though they’ll immediately face a tough SEC test in Week 2 when they take on the Tennessee Volunteers. Evidently, many think it’s going to be a very tough test, as the Panthers, who beat the Volunteers last year and won the ACC […]

Alabama football head coach Nick Saban gave a rather snide response to a reporter who asked about the difficulty of playing against a Texas Longhorns team led by their former OC Steve Sarkisian. Sarkisian served as Alabama football’s offensive coordinator from 2019 to 2020, so there’s a lot of familiarity there. With that said, it […]

The Brian Kelly era didn’t quite start out the way LSU football fans hoped, as the Tigers were bested by the Florida State Seminoles 24-23 on Sunday night. To make matters worse, one of the Tigers’ best players, defensive lineman Maason Smith, left the game with a knee injury that occurred while he was celebrating […]

Texas A&M football head coach Jimbo Fisher recently revealed his thoughts on the expanded 12-team college football playoff, per Travis L. Brown. “Jimbo Fisher said he’s for the expanded playoff, because he believes it will bring bowl games back to relevancy. Said will bring more excitement to the regular season as well,” Brown tweeted. Bowl […]

Talk about adding insult to injury. The no. 7-ranked Utah football program shockingly lost to the unranked Florida Gators 29-26 on Saturday. Not only was it not how Utes heads coach Kyle Whittingham wanted to start the season, but the team then became stranded at a Gainesville airport when the team’s charter flight was unable […]

Michigan football does not have an official starting quarterback yet. Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh has displayed hesitancy in naming who his QB1 will be in 2022. Harbaugh explained the thought process behind the on-going QB battle, per ESPN. “We’ve plowed this ground about as thoroughly as it can possibly be plowed,” Harbaugh said. “Dating […]