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 MoreLamar Jackson Has Amazing Reaction To Louisville Jersey Honor
The University of Louisville will most likely never see a player like Lamar Jackson ever again. With that being said, the school has decided to honor the star quarterback. On Saturday morning, Louisville announced that No. 8 will be retired because of Jackson’s accomplishments. He found out about the news after Friday’s practice. Jackson had […]
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 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 MoreLook: Funny College Football Referee Moment Goes Viral
Former Seattle Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch was known for his love of Skittles, occasionally snacking on the candy during games. A college football referee during today’s Florida State–Louisville game is right there with him. It was another tough afternoon on the gridiron for the Seminoles. They fell behind early, and couldn’t complete a comeback, falling […]
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 MoreWatch: Friday Night’s Shocking Louisville-UCF Finish Going Viral
The ending of Friday night’s game between Louisville and UCF was a rollercoaster of emotions for both programs and their fans. The wild, back-and-forth affair was tied at 35 when Louisville quarterback Malik Cunningham was picked off inside his own territory with only 25 seconds left. It looked like a cruel ending for what had […]
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 MoreWatch: Louisville Wide Receiver Makes Embarrassing Mistake
Seemingly every year, we have a player accidentally drop the ball ahead of crossing the goal line on a would-be touchdown. Today, Louisville‘s Ahmari Huggins-Bruce joins that unfortunate fraternity. Luckily for Louisville, this was not the most dramatic week of football on the schedule. The team welcomed in FCS club Eastern Kentucky, and handled things […]
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 World Reacts To Multiple Targeting Reviews In Ole Miss-Louisville
Not one, not two, not three. Four. That was the number of targeting calls and ejections that were confirmed in the first half of Monday night’s match-up between Ole Miss and Louisville. Fans eagerly tuned into the Week 1 finale between the two Power Five programs, but quickly grew disheartened at the imprint that the […]
Read MoreESPN Computer’s Prediction For Ole Miss-Louisville
Week 1 of the college football season has delivered on all fronts thus far, but it isn’t over just yet. The final game of the opening week will take place tonight when Ole Miss takes on Louisville at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Rebels come into the match-up as a nine-point favorite, which is impressive […]
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 MoreLouisville Announces Punishment For Men’s Basketball Coach Chris Mack
Louisville basketball head coach Chris Mack has been hit with a six-game, unpaid suspension for the 2021-22 season, the university announced on Friday. The suspension will span from Nov. 8-Nov. 27 and cover six non-conference games, including two during the Cardinals’ early-season tournament in the Bahamas. During that time, Mack will be unable to engage […]
Read MoreStar Big Ten Transfer Marcus Carr Down To 4 Programs
After a career-year with the Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team, point guard Marcus Carr entered the NCAA transfer portal. It’s been a while, but he appears to have narrowed down his list of potential teams. According to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein, Carr has narrowed his list down to four teams. Making the cut are […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Luke McCaffrey Transfer News
After only a brief stay with the Louisville Cardinals, former Nebraska quarterback Luke McCaffrey went to the transfer portal again. This time, he’s heading to the state of Texas and joining the Rice Owls. The move isn’t entirely out of left field when you look at the Rice coaching staff. Rice’s head coach is Mike […]
Read MoreLuke McCaffrey Announces His New Transfer Destination
It’s been a turbulent journey for Luke McCaffrey so far this off-season. But it appears he may have finally found a new, hopefully permanent home. McCaffrey began the year with the Huskers before he decided to transfer. Why? He knew he was behind Adrian Martinez on Scott Frost’s quarterback depth chart. And barring an injury, […]
Read MoreLook: Louisville Football Makes Embarrassing Recruiting Mistake
The 2020 season was a difficult year for the Louisville Cardinals football team. But as the program works to recruit for better years to come, they’re off to another difficult start. Louisville were hosting some official visits for top recruits this weekend and had some welcome materials waiting for the prospects. There was one big […]
Read MoreFormer Nebraska QB Luke McCaffrey Reportedly Transferring Again
Former Nebraska quarterback Luke McCaffrey, who transferred to Louisville earlier this offseason, is on the move again. Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield revealed on ESPN 93.9 The Ville this morning that McCaffrey has left the Cardinal program after reportedly deciding that “this wasn’t the place for him.” McCaffrey originally transferred to UL in February after […]
Read MoreSean McVay Reacts To What He’s Seen From Tutu Atwell
As a wide receiver at Louisville, Chatarius “Tutu” Atwell was a star, earning all-conference honors in his last two seasons. But after taking him in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft, Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams have bigger plans for him. Last week Atwell was slotted in a candidate for primary […]
Read MoreReport: Judge Makes Decision In Brian Bowen’s Case Against Adidas
While continuing to play professional basketball, former five-star recruit Brian Bowen has been suing Adidas for their role in the recruiting scandal that ultimately upended his life. Unfortunately, the latest ruling on his case has just dealt a massive blow to any hopes he might have had at recompense. On Wednesday, a federal judge dismissed […]
Read MoreCollege Basketball World Reacts To The Louisville News
Earlier Tuesday afternoon, rumors of significant news out of the Louisville men’s basketball program started to emerge. Well, those rumors weren’t for nothing. On Tuesday afternoon, Dino Gaudio, a former assistant coach at Louisville, was federally charged with extortion. According to multiple reports, Gaudio threatened to extort the school by reporting “media allegations that the […]
Read MoreBreaking: Former Louisville Basketball Coach Charged With Extortion
Dino Gaudio, a longtime college basketball coach who most recently served as an assistant at Louisville, has been federally charged with extortion. Hours after rumors about big Louisville news hit the college basketball corner of social media, the news came down about the former Cardinals assistant. Gaudio joined Chris Mack‘s staff at U of L […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Opening Weekend Schedule
Over the last few seasons, ABC/ESPN has celebrated Week 1 of the college football season with big primetime games on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Today, the networks announced the lineup for the 2021 season. The networks have their closest conference relationships with the ACC and SEC, so it is not a huge surprise that we […]
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