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The college football season is here and set for some huge games on Thursday night. One of the marquee games is the Ohio State Buckeyes against the Minnesota Gophers. Unfortunately, the Buckeyes got hit with some unfortunate injury news ahead of their season opener. According to Bill Landis of The Athletic, the Buckeyes will be […]

The talk about college football expansion has been a big one with conferences expressing their intentions to move. The SEC is one conference that is looking to add teams in the next few years. And, according to Nick Bromberg of Yahoo Sports, the Big 12 is also eyeing some teams in hopes of expanding their […]

College football is officially back! Week 1 has arrived and with it come high expectations by many for the Alabama Crimson Tide to repeat as National Champions. Alabama comes into the year with a lot of new pieces but are still ranked No. 1 overall in the AP Poll entering the season. Bettors seem to […]

The North Carolina Tar Heels will take on the Virginia Tech Hokies in Week 1 of college football action. It’s time to continue our college football odds series and make a North Carolina-Virginia Tech prediction and pick. After an incredibly exciting season last year, expectations are high for the Tar Heels. Head coach Mack Brown […]

The No. 21 Texas Longhorns will begin their journey in the 2021 NCAA football season at home against the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on Saturday with Hudson Card starting under center. That’s the decision Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian has made, leaving  Casey Thompson in a supporting role.  Card and Thompson battled for the starting position […]

Only in college football do you get a story like the one happening with the South Carolina Gamecocks. Zeb Noland just wrapped up his college playing career this past spring with North Dakota State. He accepted a gig as a graduate assistant coach on Shane Beamer’s staff at South Carolina. Now, he’ll be tossing the […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes will take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the first full week of college football action on Thursday. It’s time to continue our CFB odds series and make an Ohio State-Minnesota prediction and pick. Both of these teams enter the season with high expectations. Ohio State’s expectations are always on a […]

After another embarrassing start to a season for the Nebraska Cornhuskers that saw them get handled by Illinois, the sellout streak at Memorial Stadium entering their home opener is in serious jeopardy. The streak sits at 375 consecutive sellouts but after another deflating start to a season under head coach Scott Frost, it isn’t looking […]

Everyone knew Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach Scott Frost had to deliver a reasonably impressive season to remain on the job in Lincoln. He didn’t have to dominate, but he did have to show progress and inspire confidence that he could improve his players. Saturday against the Illinois Fighting Illini, Frost failed on every front. A […]

The Nebraska Cornhuskers will take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in the first game of the college football season. It’s time to begin our college football odds series and make a Nebraska-Illinois prediction and pick. Nebraska’s program under head coach Scott Frost hasn’t come close to living up to expectations, but the Huskers have a […]

The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and UCLA Bruins will kick off the college football season on Saturday morning. It’s time to begin our college football odds series and make a Hawaii-UCLA prediction and pick. Finally, some football that counts for something. Neither of these programs had the year they wanted last season, with both squads ending […]

Brian Kelly is still the head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program, and in case you are wondering who will inherit his role once it’s time for him to get replaced, then you can thank him for providing the answer.  Kelly was with Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry and retired NBA […]

Add the Notre Dame Fighting Irish mascot to the list of those that are found to be offensive. According to a survey via the New York Post that was published in the Indy Star, the Notre Dame mascot was listed as the 4th most offensive mascot in college football, according to the poll. A representative […]

As COVID-19 cases continue to skyrocket across the United States, there are definitely concerns about fans at sporting events, especially college football. LSU is not messing around though, becoming the first SEC school to require proof of vaccination for people 12 years of age or older to gain entry into Tiger Stadium, per ESPN. The […]

The 2021 college football season has a few days left before kickoff, but something huge is already brewing…off the field. In what feels like something that’s straight out of a professional wrestling script, the Big Ten, ACC, and Pac-12 are expected to forge an alliance that would have a great impact on major landscapes in […]

The Big Ten has just sent a strong message across the league. If a team could not push through with a scheduled contest due to COVID-19, that team will have to forfeit that game without the benefit of it being deferred to a later date. Here’s the official statement released by the Big Ten Monday […]

COVID-19 continues to be a huge problem throughout the United States due to unvaccinated people and the Delta Variant, among other factors. Unfortunately, Western Carolina football assistant coach John Peacock has become the latest casualty. The program announced on Friday that Peacock suddenly passed away at just 32 years old. Catamount Nation… we ask that […]

Bryan Pata was a star defensive player for the Miami Hurricanes in 2000’s who was expected to be a high NFL Draft pick. His life was taken in 2006 when he was murdered outside of his apartment. Fifteen years later, authorities have arrested and charged his former teammate, Rashaun Jones, with the murder. According to […]

Washington State University head coach Nick Rolovich has been open during his media availability this offseason about not getting the vaccine. While he hasn’t stated reasons as to why he won’t or hasn’t gotten it, he’s stated on multiple occasions that he is indeed not vaccinated. Governor Jay Inslee of the state of Washington announced […]

Of all the name, image and likeness deals that have taken place so far in college athletics, there isn’t a more perfect match than Kool-Aid and Alabama Crimson Tide player Ga’Quincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry. The two sides inked a deal on Wednesday. A match made in NIL heaven. Alabama DB Ga'Quincy "Kool-Aid" McKinstry has signed a […]

With the college football season lurking right around the corner, the Nebraska Cornhuskers and head coach Scott Frost had some not so friendly news cross their path on Wednesday. According to Brett McMurphy of The Action Network, Nebraska is under NCAA investigation for improper use of analysts and for holding unauthorized, off-campus workouts during the […]

With the season right around the corner, the AP Top 25 preseason college football poll has been released! For the first edition of the college football rankings, there aren’t too many surprises. Here's a look at the AP Preseason Top 25 👀 Which team deserves a higher ranking? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/5OIYjl0r0C — FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) […]

The new name, image and likeness rules that allow college athletes to profit have already brought along some incredible money making deals. Add Georgia Bulldogs quarterback J.T. Daniels to the list. Daniels signed a 6 month exclusive NIL card deal that will pay him $100 per signature. One outlet has suggested the deal could reach […]

College athletes all over are cashing in on NIL deals, and Clemson star quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei is making history with his new Dr Pepper partnership. Thanks to this deal, Uiagalelei will become the first college athlete with a national TV ad when his Fansville spots air. Dr Pepper has announced a partnership with leading Heisman Trophy candidate […]

With football right around the corner, the USA Today Top 25 preseason poll has been released, giving us the first look at the college football rankings entering the season. The names that top the list should come as no surprise. The top 5 of the USA Today poll goes: Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Ohio State and […]

The college football season is gearing up for its triumphant return after a very unorthodox season in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fans weren’t allowed at the stadiums, teams and conferences played limited schedules, and some schools opted out altogether. On Tuesday, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey posted a very lengthy thread on Twitter, in […]

Thanks to the name, image, and likeness (NIL) rule, college athletes are now allowed to profit off their own characters. Miami Hurricanes quarterback D’Eriq King just took things to another level when he inked a deal with the NHL’s Florida Panthers. Wait, what? First of all, King isn’t going to lace up a pair of […]

Legendary Florida State coach Bobby Bowden passed away on Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. It was revealed in mid July that the diagnosis was terminal. Tons of coaches, players, broadcasters and others have chimed in on Sunday sending their thoughts and prayers with Bobby Bowden and his family while also telling their favorite […]

College football just lost one of its most greatest ever coaches. Legendary Florida State University coach Bobby Bowden has passed away at the age of 91. In mid-July, it was announced that Bowden was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Bowden himself spoke out about his terminal illness at the time, which had him reflective of the […]

As The Athletic continues to count down their version of “The NFL 100,” identifying the top players to ever play, they have come across perhaps their most interesting interview amongst the names announced so far. That name, none other than O.J. Simpson. O.J. Simpson checked in at No. 41 on the list for The Athletic […]

At a time where more attention is being paid to which teams have the most vaccinated players in sports, some attention definitely needs to be directed towards the Navy football team and head coach Ken Niumatalolo. The Navy football team, according to their coach, is 100% vaccinated which is incredibly impressive and quite honestly, seemed […]

With all the chaos of the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners bolting the Big 12 for the SEC, it’s left other conferences scrambling and wondering what is to come next. One of those conferences that could be affected either via addition or subtraction, the AAC. Recently, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby spoke with certainty when […]

The NCAA college football landscape is headed for a drastic change regarding conference realignment. With the SEC currently poaching schools away from other conferences, it appears that the Pac 12 and Big are aiming to form some sort of partnership. According to Max Olson of The Athletic, the two conferences have held meetings to form […]

It is no great secret that ESPN played a significant role in shepherding Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC, much as the sports broadcasting goliath in Bristol has its paws on many other moves in college sports. The Big 12 Conference and commissioner Bob Bowlsby are mad about it… but they now have to prove […]

Former USC running back Reggie Bush is determined to “expose” the leadership at the NCAA after it refused to revisit past penalties, thereby preventing Bush from getting his 2005 Heisman Trophy back — despite the Supreme Court NIL ruling that enables amateur athletes to now profit off their likeness. Earlier this month, the Heisman Trust […]

The new Name, Image, and Likeness rule put into place has already created opportunities for a ton of athletes across the country. Now, Quinn Ewers, the No. 1 recruit that has already committed to play at Ohio State, is seriously contemplating going to school for his senior year of high school. Ewers has a tough […]

With all the new name, image and likeness rules being instituted for college athletes, it brought to mind some past instances that could be readdressed. None of those is more notable than former USC star Reggie Bush and his Heisman Trophy that he won in 2005 only to have it taken away. Reggie Bush has […]

The college football season is almost here, believe it or not. After a strange 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 should be better. However, COVID is still there and will unfortunately play a factor once again. Speaking of which, Washington State Cougars head coach Nick Rolovich has been under hot water for his […]

The SEC announced Tuesday that the University of Texas and University of Oklahoma have submitted formal requests to join the conference in 2025. Here’s more from commissioner Greg Sankey: “While the SEC has not proactive sought new members, we will pursue significant change when there is a clear consensus among our members that such actions […]