The reality of the 2021 college football season has forced ESPN’s Heather Dinich to adjust her views on the national title contenders. She no longer has two Big 12 teams on her College Football Playoff top 4 – or any teams from that conference for that matter. Appearing on Get Up today, Dinich revealed her […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Kirk Herbstreit’s New Rankings
Week 8 of the 2021 college football season didn’t give us quite as much drama as the previous few outside of Oklahoma getting a scare against Kansas. But ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit decided to make up for the lack of drama with a controversial ranking this morning. Taking to Twitter, Herbstreit gave his top four picks […]
Read MoreLook: Kirk Herbstreit Releases His New Top 6 Poll
The 2021 college football season is well into its second half, meaning that the playoff is inching closer and closer. While some teams appear to be rising to the occasion, others have stumbled in must-win games. Week 8 of the season came and went over the weekend and featured a few upset inside the Top […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 8
Once again, a Saturday of college football helped give some clarity at the full scope of this season. Perhaps the most notable result came at Kinnick Stadium, where then-No. 2 Iowa’s, a squad that had gotten by on great defense and just enough offense, fell to a pretty explosive Purdue squad, 24-7. That loss drops the […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Cincinnati’s Ranking
The No. 2 team in college football is the Cincinnati Bearcats. Who would’ve guessed that before the start of the regular season? Cincinnati was projected to be very good in 2021, but few people – if any – likely thought they’d be all the way up at No. 2 overall in mid-October. But that’s where […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Releases His New College Football Top 4
After last weekend’s college football action saw Texas A&M knock off then No. 1 Alabama, fans wondered if they’d see a second consecutive Saturday of chaos. Although not quite as dramatic, this weekend’s results did pave the way for some shake-ups at the top of the rankings. No. 2 Iowa labored and fell to unranked […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
Once again, college football brought us some shocking results last weekend. None was more jarring than No. 1 Alabama’s upset loss at Texas A&M. With that loss, Georgia vaults to the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll. The Bulldogs’ defense has been virtually impenetrable this season, and the offense has been efficient enough for […]
Read MoreCollege Football Fans Not Happy With Coach Of The Year Picks
College football fans aren’t happy with one of Pro Football Focus’ Coach of the Year picks. Believe it or not, we’ve hit the midway point of college football’s 2021 season. True contenders have emerged. Overhyped teams have been sifted. We’ve also gotten a good look at which coaches deserve the highest of praise. Three Pro […]
Read MoreKirk Herbstreit Releases New Top 6 After Crazy Saturday
Saturday’s college football slate might’ve seemed underwhelming upon a first glance, but the way that the action played out on the field was everything but boring. Week 6 of the 2021 season delivered from an entertainment standpoint and also brought about quite the shake-up to the top of the rankings. Three top-10 teams in last […]
Read MoreBreaking: New Coaches’ Poll Top 25 Released After Wild Saturday
Week 6 of the 2021 college football season brought tons of drama as Alabama suffered a stunning loss while Oklahoma enjoyed an incredible comeback win over arch-rival Texas. So it should be no surprise that the new Coaches’ Poll top 25 looks very different today. The Week 7 USA Today Coaches’ Poll was just released […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Releases His New Top 4 After Crazy Saturday
Week 6 of the 2021 college football season was by far the craziest of the year thus far, as Saturday’s slate featured multiple shocking outcomes. The No. 1, No. 4 and No. 10 teams in the country all lost, while a handful of the nation’s other top programs were pushed to the brink. The most […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
Last Saturday brought a serious shakeup to the college football season. A few major contenders, including undefeated Oregon, and one-loss Florida and Texas A&M all suffered major upset losses, while Alabama and Georgia flexed their muscles and continue to look the part of clear favorites to win it all. The Bulldogs and Crimson Tide faced […]
Read MoreCollege Football Fans React To Kirk Herbstreit’s New Rankings
Week 5 of the 2021 college football season has come and gone, and ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit has given us a new top 4 heading into the middle of October. On Sunday, Herbstreit revealed a slightly different ranking. Alabama and Georgia retained their respective spots as No. 1 and 2 respectively, but there were some new […]
Read MoreKirk Herbstreit Ranks College Football’s Top 6 Teams
Another week of college football is in the books, which means it’s time for another edition of Kirk Herbstreit’s weekly rankings. After each slate of weekend games, the ESPN college football analyst takes to Twitter to rank the best programs in the country. On Sunday morning, after a wild Week 5 came to a close, […]
Read MoreLook: Cincinnati’s Tweet About Brian Kelly Is Going Viral
Before he became the head coach of Notre Dame’s football team, Brian Kelly was building Cincinnati into a respectable program. On Saturday afternoon, the two sides squared off at South Bend in a battle between two top-10 teams. The Bearcats proved to the sports world they belong in the conversation for the College Football Playoff, […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Cincinnati’s Huge Win
Last season, the Cincinnati Bearcats felt like they were snubbed by the College Football Playoff selection committee. At this rate, that won’t happen again this year. Two weeks after defeating Indiana on the road, Cincinnati went to South Bend and defeated Notre Dame. It was an impressive performance from the Bearcats, as they fended off […]
Read MoreLatest Notre Dame Quarterback News Before Game vs. Cincinnati
Later this afternoon, No. 9 Notre Dame will try and prove it’s a playoff-caliber team when it hosts the seventh-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats. Fortunately for the Fighting Irish, it looks like Jack Coan will make the start. Coan left the Notre Dame-Wisconsin game with an injury last Saturday. That opened the door for backup Drew Pyne […]
Read MoreMark May Releases Notre Dame vs. Cincinnati Score Prediction
The Week 5 college football schedule is shaping up to be the most entertaining so far this season. No.1 Alabama will take on No. 12 Ole Miss in what should be a high-scoring shootout, while No. 2 Georgia and No. 8 Arkansas square off in a top-10 match-up. However, for those looking for intriguing games […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
Week 5 of the 2021 college football season is upon us. It may just be the best week that we’ve had yet, at least on paper. There are four games between ranked teams. In the SEC, upstart Arkansas, ranked No. 8, can prove it is truly elite with a trip to No. 2 Georgia. No. […]
Read MoreThere Are 26 Remaining Unbeatean College Football Teams
The 2021 college football season has delivered a steady dose of madness through just four full weeks. Some of the nation’s top preseason picks have plummeted down the rankings, while some surprising upstarts have already begun to make their mark on the new year. Although there’s been a fair share of early season shake-ups, 26 […]
Read MoreReport Names 3 “Warm” Candidates For USC Job
USC‘s job opening has been one of the most intriguing topics in all of college football for the past week. Although the head coaching search is nowhere close to being over, a few top-tier candidates have emerged. In fact, J. Brady McCollough of the Los Angeles Times has already named three “warm” candidates for USC’s head coaching […]
Read MoreCollege Football Week 4 Coaches’ Poll Top 25 Released
Week 3 of the college football season has come and gone, meaning that it’s time once again for a new edition of Coaches Poll. Although the top few spots remained unchanged, there was plenty of movement throughout the Top 25. Alabama came in at No. 1 for the fourth consecutive week and took 64 of […]
Read MoreLook: ESPN Announcer Calls Out Conflicting Fan Messages
In just about every sport with a neutral broadcast team, you’ll see a common refrain on Twitter: “the announcers are rooting against us.” In college football, where fandom is especially passionate, this happens all the time. ESPN’s Dave Pasch pointed out how ridiculous this can get on Twitter today. ESPN had coverage of today’s game […]
Read MoreLook: College Football Student Section Rips Out A Bleacher
A row of students attending the Indiana-Cincinnati game on Saturday got a little too excited during the action. Fans sitting in the Indiana student section ripped out an entire bleacher. No, we’re not kidding. The students ripped out an entire bleacher and hoisted it above their heads. We’re not sure why. Perhaps they were just […]
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