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 MoreQ&A With Alim McNeill: NFL Draft Prep, Music Production, Best QBs In ACC
We’re two months away from the NFL Draft, but it’s never too early to start getting familiarized with NC State defensive tackle Alim McNeill. During his three years with the Wolfpack, McNeill had 77 total tackles, 10 sacks, two forced fumbles and an interceptions. That’s outstanding production considering he had to share time on the […]
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 MoreVideo: NC State Player Suffers Injury While Celebrating Touchdown
No. 23 NC State squared off with Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. The Wolf Pack struggled to get rolling on offense for much of the early part of the game, but finally broke through late in the third quarter. Bailey Hockman connected with C.J. Riley for a nine-yard score to pull […]
Read MoreVideo: Kentucky Player’s Reaction To Late Hit Is Going Viral
Kentucky defensive back Brandin Echols had a hilarious reaction to a late hit in Saturday’s Gator Bowl matchup. A North Carolina lineman shoved Echols well after the whistle in early in the third quarter. While the push was enough to draw a flag, the Wildcats corner certainly sold it far more than needed. Echols flew […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: College Football Playoff, Bowl Season
After a tumultuous 2020 college football season, we’ve reached bowl season. The bowl schedule is a bit shorter than normal, but we have some pretty fun games throughout. The College Football Playoff is obviously the headliner. No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame at the “Rose Bowl” (which has been moved to AT&T Stadium […]
Read MoreHow BCS Rankings Compare To Latest College Football Playoff Top 25
The College Football Playoff selection committee released its new rankings last night, with Alabama, Notre Dame, Clemson, and Ohio State holding on to the coveted top four spots. BCSKnowHow.com, which projects how the old BCS computer system that used to decide the two teams that would face off in the national championship, has the same […]
Read MoreWeek 14 Coaches’ Poll Top 25 Has Been Released
The lack of ultra-compelling games in college football Week 14 didn’t lead to the lack of drama we thought it would. There were huge upsets across the country that have turned the newly-released Coaches’ Poll top 25 on its head. We have to start the conversation with Indiana, who stunned Wisconsin at Camp Randall for […]
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 […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
Once again, we’re dealing with a pretty abbreviated college football schedule. The list of currently canceled or postponed games is at 15 and growing, making it likely that this will wind up being the week with the most games pushed off that we’ve had so far this season. Luckily, there are still a number of […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 11
This week has been more negatively impacted by COVID-19 than any other so far. A huge chunk of the SEC slate, including the rivalry game between Alabama and LSU, has been postponed, leaving something of a light College Football Saturday this weekend. Texas A&M at Tennessee, Georgia at Mizzou, and Auburn at Mississippi State are […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
With the return of the MAC this week, and the Pac-12 this weekend, the vast majority of the FBS world will be underway, at long last. We have our first full-looking college football slate of the weekend, featuring games from all Power Five conferences. The headliner of the weekend comes out of the ACC. No. […]
Read MoreCollege Football Live Mascot Passed Away Monday Night
One of college football’s most recognized live mascots, NC State’s Tuffy II, passed away Monday night. The football team and entire athletic department is understandably mourning the loss in the midst of the fall sports season. NC State Athletics announced the news of the passing Tuesday morning. Tuffy II passed away in his sleep, according […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 8
After a long wait, this weekend brings us closer to a full college football season. The Big Ten conference kicks things off this weekend, with a very intriguing slate of games. Big Ten West power Wisconsin officially opens the conference season on Friday night, hosting Illinois. Ohio State, the conference favorite and a potential College […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
This week brings us one of the biggest games of the 2020 college football season. No. 2 Alabama hosts No. 3 Georgia, in a potential preview of the SEC Championship, and maybe even the College Football Playoff. The rest of the week doesn’t have quite as many interesting games as last week, but there’s some […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
Another great weekend of college football is upon us. Among the big games on the slate for Week 6 are No. 4 Florida at No. 21 Texas A&M, the Red River Rivalry between two teams that really need a win, No. 22 Texas and Oklahoma, and No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 14 Tennessee. It is […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
The best weekend of college football so far is upon us. There are some big ranked matchups, including Top 25 duels between No. 2 Alabama and No. 13 Texas A&M, and No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 7 Auburn. On Friday, we get a pretty intriguing game between No. 22 BYU, which is looking to run […]
Read MoreVideo: Ambulance Has To Come Onto Field For N.C. State Player
A scary situation occurred at Lane Stadium Saturday night. An ambulance had to be brought onto the field for N.C. State safety Khalid Martin. Martin went down during a play in the third quarter with an unknown injury. The Wolfpack defensive back was reportedly on the field motionless for several minutes. NC State Khalid Martin […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
The weekend that many college football fans have been waiting for is here. The SEC football season begins this weekend, two weeks after the ACC and Big 12 got their seasons going. With the SEC in action, we have our best week of college football yet. Ole Miss, led by new head coach Lane Kiffin, […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
The college football season is starting to grow. This week, the Big Ten announced that it will be back this fall, with games starting on Oct. 23. For now, we’re still working our way to something that feels almost normal. The SEC doesn’t kick off for another few weekends, and we’re over a month from […]
Read MoreESPN Names ACC Coach On The Biggest Hot Seat
Coaches may have a bit more job security than normal during the 2020 season due to the pandemic. But one coach in the ACC could still be in a bit of trouble unless his team has a good season. There’s growing speculation athletic departments will give coaches the benefit of the doubt this year in […]
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