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 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 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 MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
Week 3 brought us some interesting college football results. No. 1 Alabama got everything it could handle from No. 11 Florida, No. 3 Oklahoma looked pretty sluggish once again against Nebraska, and No. 6 Clemson nearly fell to Georgia Tech. It was also a bad weekend for SEC referees, botching calls in Penn State‘s win […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
Week 2 of the college football season really took us for a ride. One of the top teams in the country, Ohio State, fell in a big upset to Oregon, while USC‘s loss to Stanford opened up one of the biggest jobs in the sport. Week 3 brings us some more very interesting matchups. Early […]
Read MoreBoston College Announces Brutal Injury News For Star QB Phil Jurkovec
A hand injury forced Boston College starting quarterback Phil Jurkovec out of Saturday’s game against UMass after just four passes. Unfortunately, he’s going to be out a lot longer than that. On Monday, Jurkovec took to Instagram and posted a photo of his hand in a cast. Boston College also announced that Jurkovec could miss […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
Week 2 of the college football season is set to begin on Friday night. Last weekend gave us some interesting first games, with a number of the nation’s dominant programs looking pretty susceptible. And then there is No. 1 Alabama, which looks pretty far ahead of the field. We have a great slate of games […]
Read MoreCollege Football Coach Has Brutally Honest Admission On Fans
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented countless college football teams from hosting fans at their home games in 2020. It was a tough pill to swallow because the fans are such an integral part of the game. Thankfully, fans are once again returning to the stands for this fall. That’s great news for Boston College head coach […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
College football is back. We got a sneak preview of what is to come last weekend, with Illinois‘ win over Nebraska, and blowout Week Zero wins for Fresno State, San Jose State, UCLA, and UTEP. This week, we get the first full course of the 2021 college football feast. After last year’s abbreviated, COVID-19-stricken season, […]
Read MoreNFL Scouts Are Reportedly “Buzzing” About 1 College Football QB
On Thursday afternoon, a report emerged suggesting NFL scouts are “buzzing” about one college football quarterback. Before the assumptions start rolling in, no, it’s not Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler or North Carolina’s Sam Howell. No, this quarterback has flown under the radar ever since he decided to leave Notre Dame. Phil Jurkovec was one of the […]
Read MoreAlabama, Boston College Reportedly Agree To Home-And-Home Series
The Alabama Crimson Tide has some non-conference opponents scheduled all the way out until 2035. But they’re reportedly adding two more non-conference games against a Power Five school in a home-and-home series. According to Yahoo Sports college football insider Pete Thamel, Alabama and Boston College have agreed to a series. Per the report, Boston College […]
Read MoreDoug Flutie: What Is The Former NFL QB Up To Today
When you hear the phrase “once in a generation athlete,” you often think of someone who is bigger, faster and stronger than their competition. While that is mostly true, that was not the case for Doug Flutie, the 5-foot-10 quarterback out of Boston College. Whether you know him for his famous “hail mary,” his days […]
Read More8 Notable Schools Mentioned For Transfer Mac McClung
Former Texas Tech guard Mac McClung entered the transfer portal just a few days ago. It hasn’t taken long for several major programs to get in touch with the talented guard. McClung, a proven offensive play-maker, announced his intentions to transfer earlier this week. “Red Raider Nation, although things have changed my love and appreciation […]
Read MoreCBS Sports Releases Prediction For The ACC Tournament
This week’s ACC Tournament is going to be a pretty fascinating event. The league, usually one of the best in college basketball, has no true dominant team, and a bevy of those hoping that deep runs will secure their NCAA Tournament hopes. Virginia and Florida State, the top two seeds in the ACC, are pretty […]
Read MoreACC Tournament Bracket Is Officially Set After Duke’s Loss To UNC
The ACC wrapped up its men’s basketball regular season today, and it was capped in pretty explosive fashion. In what was extremely close to a must-win game for Duke, Mike Krzyzewski‘s fell on its face from the opening tip, losing to North Carolina 91-73. With that result, the ACC Tournament field is set. That game […]
Read More9 Major Programs Have Offered Scholarships To Arch Manning
Arch Manning, the son of Eli and Peyton Manning‘s brother Cooper, is set to be the biggest quarterback recruit in years. While he’s still just a 2023 recruit, 247Sports already has him ranked as a four-star player. The recruiting site has him in as the No. 1 pro-style quarterback and top recruit in Louisiana for […]
Read MoreJohn Beilein Is Being Mentioned For Open College Basketball Job
Former Michigan men’s basketball coach John Beilein is one of the most successful leaders the sport has had in recent memory. In wake of the firing of Boston College head coach Jim Christian, he’s being mentioned for that ACC job in recent days. Christian was let go after a 3-13 start to the 2020-21 season, […]
Read MoreACC Basketball Head Coach Has Reportedly Been Fired
College basketball’s regular season still has a month left until it concludes, but one ACC program has reportedly already parted ways with its head coach. Boston College basketball has fired head coach Jim Christian, per college insider Pete Thamel of Yahoo! Sports. Christian spent seven years with the program and had just one winning season. […]
Read More2021 NFL Mock Draft 2.0: Who Will The Jaguars, Jets, Dolphins, Etc. Take?
The regular season is over, which means that we know how a large portion of the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft will look. Over the last few weeks, the Jacksonville Jaguars jumped in front of—or behind, depending on your perspective—the New York Jets for the No. 1 pick. Today, we’re rebooting our 2021 […]
Read MoreThe 2021 NCAA Tournament Will Take Place Entirely In Indiana
The 2021 NCAA men’s basketball tournament will be unlike anything we’ve ever seen. One state will play host to the greatest event in sports. Naturally, the state of Indiana – known to many as the best basketball state in the nation – will host the 2021 NCAA Tournament. “This is a historic moment for NCAA […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To First Bowl Game Opt-Out
Boston College is eligible to play in a bowl game following the Eagles’ 6-5 campaign, but the program is opting out of the opportunity. Boston College football announced on Thursday it is opting out of the bowl season, per college football insider Brett McMurphy. The Eagles made the decision out of an abundance of caution […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 14
This weekend on the college football calendar is typically reserved for conference championship games. Of course, nothing is normal in 2020. We still have a few more weeks of regular season play, as leagues have had to shift numerous games around. There are even games being scheduled as we speak. Perhaps the biggest of that […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 13
Rivalry Week is here… or something resembling Rivalry Week in the 2020 college football season. We still have a few more weeks of regular season games and makeup games after this. There’s no Michigan-Ohio State. Nick Saban won’t be at the Iron Bowl. It’s going to be a weird one. Alabama announced today that Saban […]
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