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The first full week of college football delivered in a major way and as a result, there have been some big changes to the AP Top 25 poll. Alabama remains at No. 1 overall and Georgia is right behind them at No. 2 after knocking off the Clemson Tigers. Rounding out the top 5 in […]

The first full week of the college football season is over, and with that, the AP has released their latest set of Top 25 rankings. Alabama, of course, remains in the top spot after beating Miami. But Georgia has moved up No. 2 after the Bulldogs frustrated Clemson in a top-five battle on Saturday. The […]

It has been a rough couple of weeks for the UConn Huskies football team. They got shut out against Fresno State by a score of 45-0. Then UConn dropped a game against Holy Cross by a score of 38-28. Then on Sunday, Huskies head coach Randy Edsall made the announcement that the 2021 campaign would […]

In what turned out to be the game of the college football weekend, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish outlasted Florida State in a overtime thriller, 41-38. It came at a cost though for Notre Dame, as head coach Brian Kelly announced on Monday that linebacker Paul Moala will miss the rest of the year with […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide got off to a terrific start with a huge victory against Miami on Saturday night. New Alabama quarterback Bryce Young was fantastic and, in turn, jumped Spencer Rattler in the latest Heisman Trophy odds. Unfortunately, Nick Saban’s team received some bad news on Monday morning, as linebacker Christopher Allen will be […]

Minnesota Golden Gophers star running back Mohamed Ibrahim will miss the rest of the season due to the lower-leg injury he suffered in the season-opening loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes last week, according to Andy Greder of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Gophers coach P.J. Fleck announced the news on Monday morning, with Ibrahim unfortunately […]

Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh was expecting the worst when it came to star wide receiver Ronnie Bell’s injury diagnosis after he hurt his knee in Saturday’s season-opening win over Western Michigan. Indeed, Harbaugh announced Monday that Bell is out for the rest of the season, per The Athletic’s Austin Meek. Bell suffered the […]

Expectations are high for the Ole Miss Rebels entering this season. Lane Kiffin is entering year two as the head coach and things have seemed to settle in for the program. On Monday night, much of that will be put to the test as Ole Miss will open their season in primetime against Louisville. They […]

It was nearly three years ago when McKenzie Milton suffered a potentially career-ending leg injury as the starting quarterback for UCF. Now a backup quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles, Milton got his chance to play Sunday night against Notre Dame, marking 1,017 days after the injury. Starter Jordan Travis struggled and was forced to […]

The Florida State Seminoles came close to upsetting the ninth-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Sunday night, only to lose 41-38 in overtime. In the process, the Seminoles may have just found themselves with a bit of a quarterback quandary. Jordan Travis got the start at quarterback for Florida State, but he was replaced by […]

Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly is in hot water after his John McKay-inspired joke fell flat and failed to generate some good, old chuckle. Instead, what his “joke” got were criticisms about the awkward and inappropriate nature of his statements. After the Fighting Irish beat Florida State in their season opener on Sunday, Kelly […]

College football season is here and Sunday night featured a huge matchup with Florida State and Notre Dame facing off against each other. The Seminoles paid tribute to Bobby Bowden before the game and want to win this game even more than before. Well, Florida State got off on the right foot as Jashaun Corbin […]

The Florida State Seminoles made sure to honor their late former coach Bobby Bowden before they opened the season against Notre Dame on Sunday. In a rather touching tribute for the legendary figure, the Florida State University unveiled a painting of Bowden created by artist Steve Skipper. The said painting showed the former football coach […]

The D.J. Uiagalelei era with the Clemson Tigers is off to quite an underwhelming start. In what was being hyped as the biggest regular season game of the season, Uiagalelei orchestrated one sluggish performance in No. 3 Clemson’s 10-3 defeat to No. 5 Georgia. The sophomore quarterback struggled to find his footing over the course […]

On Monday night, the Louisville Cardinals will take on the Ole Miss Rebels to close week one of college football. It’s time to continue our college football odds series and make a Louisville-Ole Miss prediction and pick. A great first week of college football ends with another ACC vs. SEC clash. So far, the SEC […]

Week 1 of the college football season came and went and there were some upsets, of course. But, there were some big names that absolutely balled out, including Alabama quarterback Bryce Young who led the Crimson Tide to a victory over Miami. On Sunday, the latest Heisman Trophy odds were released, and Young passed Oklahoma […]

UConn Huskies head coach Randy Edsall announced Sunday he will retire at the end of the 2021 season. Here’s his statement: https://twitter.com/RandyEdsall/status/1434593661342322689 UConn athletic director David Benedict released his own statement on the announcement: https://twitter.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/1434597651685822465 This comes after UConn fell to 0-2 in 2021 after a 38-28 loss to Holy Cross. The Huskies lost their […]

Kirby Smart’s ferocious Georgia Bulldogs defense completely dominated a hapless Clemson Tigers offense, earning a huge 10-3 victory to get their season started off right. The No. 5 Bulldogs held the No. 3 Tigers to a paltry 180 total yards of offense, with 2 yards coming on the ground. Clemson legend Trevor Lawrence was in […]

Before Patrick Mahomes was a superstar in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs, he was slinging the rock all over the college football gridiron as a member of the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Naturally, Mahomes is still a big Texas Tech supporter, and he was in a great mood after the Red Raiders dominated […]

Trevor Lawrence left some pretty big shoes to fill upon his departure from the Clemson Tigers football program. His successor D.J. Uiagalelei probably felt the weight in his first contest sans Lawrence. The Clemson product turned Jacksonville Jaguar was a surprise attendee of the opening loss, which could have placed some added pressure on his […]

The UCLA Bruins have been mired in a state of mediocrity for the last five seasons, including the last three under head coach Chip Kelly. After defeating mighty LSU 38-27, they look poised to escape their past failures this season. UCLA coach Kelly was defiant in his words after the victory, claiming that, in their […]

The heavyweight SEC-ACC battle between No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs and the No.3 Clemson Tigers Saturday night is off to a slow start. The game even finished without a score at the end of the first quarter. However, scoreboard operators finally got their chance to do their job in the second quarter, when Georgia senior safety […]

LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron does not care about your feelings today, most especially if you are cheering for the UCLA Bruins to win Saturday night. "Bring your ass on, in your sissy blue shirt!"#LSU Coach O has an interaction with a UCLA fan. @WAFB pic.twitter.com/kPdP9yXMIw — Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) September 4, 2021 Orgeron […]

The Bryce Young era with the Alabama Crimson Tide is off to one promising start. Young earned his first career start with Alabama in the team’s season opener against the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, where the Crimson Tide came away with a 44-13 win. From the opening quarter of the game, Young was cool, calm, […]

The University of Michigan Wolverines are absolutely annihilating Western Michigan in their season opener, but they’ve been handed a huge blow. Star wide receiver Ronnie Bell was carted off the field with an apparent leg injury after a 31-yard punt return. He attempted to walk off the field but had trouble putting weight on his […]

The BYU Cougars went 11-1 in 2020, thanks in large part to the presence of Zach Wilson. Well, he’s off to the New York Jets now, but the Cougars will look to sustain that form. Their first test of the season is up against the Arizona Wildcats at a neutral site Saturday night.  Arizona is […]

It’s an all-ACC showdown right out of the gate of the 2021 college football season for both the No. 9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Florida State Seminole. These two programs are all set to lock horns in a must-watch showdown in Tallahassee this coming Sunday. With that said, it’s a good time to […]

Ole Miss will be without their head coach for their season opener against Louisville on Monday. Lane Kiffin has tested positive for COVID-19 and released a statement shortly after the news, via ESPN. “I am grateful to be vaccinated and experiencing over mild symptoms. So much so, I debated over being tested, but I’m relieved […]

The No. 21 Texas Longhorns with kick off their 2021 College Football season against a No 23. The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on Saturday. This will be Texas’ first season opener as a ranked team against a ranked opponent since 1984. It’s time to continue our College Football odds series and make a Louisiana-Texas prediction and […]

Chip Kelly’s UCLA Bruins have one game under their belt after they clobbered Hawaii in “Week 0.” Fast forward to Week 1 and a huge test awaits with the LSU Tigers coming to town. It will be on of the most watched matchups of the weekend, and via SI.com, Kelly is treating this game like […]

One of the most highly anticipated Week 1 games on the college football slate will see the Miami Hurricanes taking on the defending champion Alabama Crimson Tide. D’Eriq King is back at quarterback for Miami and their offense will look to hang with a young Crimson Tide offense that has plenty or promising playmakers. The […]

The most anticipated matchup in Week 1 of the college football season will see the Georgia Bulldogs take on the Clemson Tigers in Charlotte, North Carolina. Both teams have legitimate championship aspirations entering the season. For Georgia, they are going to have to go to battle with some real key weapons hitting the injury report. […]

The Georgia Bulldogs will take on the Clemson Tigers in the most anticipated matchup of week one in college football. It’s time to continue our college football odds series and make a Georgia-Clemson prediction and pick. Both of these teams enter week one with championship aspirations. Georgia had hopes of taking the SEC championship last […]

The LSU Tigers will take on the UCLA Bruins in the first full week of college football action on Saturday night. It’s time to continue our college football odds series and make a LSU-UCLA prediction and pick. The Tigers enter this season with the high expectations that usually come with being a top-tier program. After […]

P.J. Fleck’s Minnesota Golden Gophers gave the Ohio State Buckeyes all they could handle in Thursday night’s season opener in Minneapolis. The Golden Gophers took a 14-10 lead into the halftime break and lead again at 21-17 in the third quarter. Much of that was due to star running back Mohamed Ibrahim who was running […]

The Alabama Crimson Tide and Miami Hurricanes will face off in the first full week of college football action on Saturday. It’s time to continue our CFB odds series and make an Alabama-Miami prediction and pick. This is one of the best games on the schedule in Week 1. Alabama is coming off another incredible […]

The Penn State Nittany Lions will kick off their season against the Wisconsin Badgers on Saturday morning. It’s time to continue our CFB odds series and make a Penn State-Wisconsin prediction and pick. There’s a lot to consider when look at the Penn State Wisconsin odds, so let’s dive into this matchup. Both of these […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Minnesota Gophers kicked things off on Thursday in front of a packed stadium with all eyes on Buckeyes star quarterback CJ Stroud. However, it was running back Miyan Williams that got things going in a huge way for Ohio State. Williams scored the first touchdown of the year for Ohio […]

The college football season is here, finally. With it, NFL counts, analysts, and fans can keep an eye on some players who will highlight the 2022 NFL Draft class. One of the biggest names in the sports is Oregon Ducks defensive star Kayvon Thibodeaux and for good reason. The Ducks edge rusher is one of […]