College Football Week 6 kicks off tonight with a pair of Group of Five games between Georgia Southern and South Alabama, and then Temple and East Carolina. On Friday night, things heat up a bit. No. 18 UCF makes the trip up to Cincinnati in what will be a crucial game for deciding the ACC […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
We’re getting into the heart of conference play here in College Football Week 5. That means plenty of big Power Five matchups. Last week brought some pretty significant upsets. Only one of our staff members had Utah falling to USC in Los Angeles, and Appalachian State knocking off North Carolina. All of us missed TCU’s […]
Read MoreKirk Herbstreit Reveals His Top 5 Team Performances Of Week 4
Kirk Herbstreit has become one of college football’s iconic voices. He’s also a popular social media must-follow. Herbstreit’s weekly top five team performances have become a tradition. With Week 4 in the books, Herbstreit has unveiled the five teams he was most impressed by. There were certainly some big-time performances from the teams included. Here’s […]
Read MorePitt Just Knocked Off UCF On A Wild Trick Play In The Final Minute
The UCF Knights will not finish the season with an undefeated record this year. The Pitt Panthers, behind a wild trick play in the final minute, knocked them off 35-34 in a stunner. Pitt raced out to a 21-0 lead early, only to blow it in less than one quarter of play. But one final […]
Read MoreUpset Alert: No. 15 UCF Is Losing At Pittsburgh
Last week, UCF dominated Stanford from the opening whistle en route to a 45-27 win. The Knights have been one of the best teams in the country this season and entered Saturday’s game against Pitt as the No. 15 program in the nation. UCF entered as a 10-point favorite despite traveling to Pittsburgh for the […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
College Football Week 4 is here, and with it, a lot of in-conference, Power Five vs. Power Five match-ups. After a few weekends of relatively light schedules, that is very welcome. Week 3 provided some major trouble spots for our whole staff, especially with the ACC’s struggles. We all took Boston College, NC State, and […]
Read MorePat Narduzzi Is Getting Crushed For Postgame Quote At Penn State
Pittsburgh fell at Penn State this afternoon, 17-10, in an ugly game that came down to the final play. The Panthers had a chance to tie the contest with time expiring, though their game-tying heave fell short, giving the Nittany Lions the win. Pitt had a chance to tie the game earlier in the fourth […]
Read MoreThe ACC Is Getting Crushed For Its Performance So Far This Season
Just two years ago, the ACC looked like perhaps the most underrated conference in college football. Clemson was coming off of a national title and reached the College Football Playoff again, and the league had a bevy of solid teams in Miami, NC State, Virginia Tech, and Louisville, which had superstar and 2016 Heisman Trophy […]
Read MoreUpset Alert: Top-15 Program Tied At Home At The Half
The third week of the college football season could generate a few upsets. Maryland is currently trailing at the half to Temple and Penn State is tied with Pittsburgh at home. Due to lighting in the area by Beaver Stadium, the kickoff time for the Penn State-Pitt game was delayed. It’s fair to say the […]
Read MoreInjury Update For Star Penn State LB Micah Parsons
Although there was a minor weather delay in Happy Valley, the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Pittsburgh Panthers are in action at Beaver Stadium. During the first half of this game, linebacker Micah Parsons left the field due to an injury. It doesn’t appear to be too severe for the former five-star recruit. Penn […]
Read MoreLonely Fan At Penn State-Pitt Game Is Going Viral
College football can provide some of the happiest moments and memories of a weekend. It’s an opportunity to gather together with friends and family, eat some good food and enjoy the game. That’s more often than not the circumstances of gameday. But what about the lone individuals who travel to cheer on the road team? […]
Read MoreCollege GameDay Staff Makes Week 3 Picks For 2019 Season
College GameDay was in Ames, Iowa this week ahead of the big matchup between the Hawkeyes and the Cyclones. Just before Noon, as usual, the staff made its picks for the biggest games of the weekend. This week’s celebrity guest picker was country music singer Eric Church. Although it didn’t sit well with the home […]
Read MorePenn State-Pitt In Weather Delay As Storms Roll Through State College
Weather decided to play a factor in this afternoon’s game between Penn State and Pittsburgh. Fans at Beaver Stadium were asked to take shelter from a coming storm earlier this morning. Just 20 minutes before the game was scheduled to kick off, Penn State announced the game is in a weather delay Penn State and […]
Read MorePenn State vs. Pitt Game Time, Spread, Channel, Announcers
The third full weekend of college football is just about to begin. One of the marquee matchups on the schedule is a non-conference showdown featuring Penn State and Pittsburgh. Penn State has won its first two games in dominating fashion. After winning by 72 points against Idaho, James Franklin’s team defeated Buffalo in blowout fashion […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
College Football Week 2 didn’t bring a ton of drama, though the highly-anticipated game between LSU and Texas in Austin was a treat. The Tigers pulled out the win, as five of our nine staff members predicted entering the weekend. There were some games that tripped us up, big time. UCLA continues to free fall, […]
Read MoreFormer Penn State Cornerback Predicts Blowout Of Pitt
The Penn State-Pitt rivalry renewed in 2016, and Amani Oruwariye got to witness all three of those games as a member of the Nittany Lions. Ahead of the fourth (and possibly final) edition of The Keystone Classic, Oruwariye had a ‘prediction’ for the game. Oruwariye took to Twitter on Wednesday to retweet a post from […]
Read MoreJames Franklin Addresses Potential Pitt Rivalry Renewal
This Saturday will mark the 100th meeting between Penn State and in-state rival Pittsburgh. It will mark the fourth and final year of The Keystone Classic under the current four-year scheduling agreement, but the rivalry might not be going away forever. Speaking to the media ahead of the game, Penn State head coach James Franklin […]
Read MorePitt’s Pat Narduzzi Ahead Of Ohio Game: Firing Frank Solich ‘One Of Biggest Mistakes In Nebraska History’
It’s been over 15 years since Nebraska controversially fired then-head coach Frank Solich. Now the head coach of MAC power Ohio, he still garners tremendous respect across the NCAA. One head coach in particular is still bitter that Solich was fired. Speaking to the media on Monday, Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi, a friend of […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
We’re all very glad to have college football back in our lives. While Week 1 didn’t bring the craziness that many weeks of this sport do, we did have some big upsets. Oregon was the only Top 25 team to go down, and it did to another ranked squad in Auburn. The Tigers and Ducks […]
Read MoreHow To Watch The ACC Network On The First College Football Saturday Of The Year
Not counting last week’s “week zero” contests, this is the real first college football Saturday of the 2019 season. One big change – fans of ACC teams are going to want to figure out how to watch the ACC Network. The ACC Network launched just a few weeks back. Saturday, there are three major games […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
Week 1 of the College Football season is finally here. After a pair of games opened things up last weekend, we finally have our full slate of games. Last Saturday, a pair of match-ups opened up the 2019 season. Florida and Miami played the first game of the year, a rare Week Zero game between […]
Read MoreElliot Donald, 4-Star Nephew Of Aaron Donald, Announces Top 8 Schools
Aaron Donald wasn’t a major recruit back in the 2010 class. The three-star defensive lineman ultimately chose Pitt over offers from Akron, Rutgers, and Toledo, per Rivals. Schools aren’t being as shy about going after his nephew, Elliot Donald. The class of 2021 recruit is a four-star, and has attention from some of the country’s […]
Read MoreSpectrum Reaches Deal To Carry ACC Network
The ACC Network is set to launch next week, ahead of college football season. Naturally, the league is leveraging defending national champion Clemson to really get itself off the ground. The Tigers will host the new-look Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the Aug. 29 season opener, the first football game to be broadcast on ACCN. […]
Read More4-Star Earl Timberlake Announces Top 7
DeMatha Catholic product Earl Timberlake is one of the best players in the class of 2020. He’s currently ranked No. 28 overall. 247Sports‘ composite rankings have him sitting at No. 6 among small forwards, and the top recruit in Maryland. We now have a better sense of what Timberlake may do in his recruitment. The […]
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