No one believes in Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers these days. Not even the entire College GameDay crew. Clemson (4-2) will take on the No. 23 Pitt Panthers (5-1) at 3:30 p.m. ET this afternoon on ESPN. The Tigers have won two straight. Most are expecting the win streak to come to an end […]
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 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 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 MoreWatch: College Football Player’s Insane Tackle Is Going Viral
College football is all about making a statement on the defensive side of the ball. A linebacker for the Tennessee Volunteers probably took things a bit too far on Saturday, though. The Volunteers hosted the Pitt Panthers on Saturday afternoon. Tennessee made an early statement after blocking a Pitt punt and returning it for a […]
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 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 MoreFormer Pitt Star, NBA Center Passes Away At 51
Former Pitt basketball and NBA center Eric Mobley passed away recently. He was 51. A native of the Bronx, Mobley starred at Pitt from 1991-94, earning third-team All-Big East honors in his final season before becoming a first-round pick of the Milwaukee Bucks. He would play three seasons in the NBA with the Bucks and […]
Read MoreDanny Kanell Calls Out NCAA Baseball Tournament Selection
On Monday, the NCAA made its selections for the 2021 College Baseball World Series. And of the 64 teams to make the tournament field, nine of them come from the SEC. A few people have taken issue with the amount of teams from the SEC earning tournament bids — most notably CBS Sports analysts Danny […]
Read MoreQ&A With Jason Pinnock: Grading His Pro Day, Pitt Career, Flying Under The Radar
Prior to his pro day, Pittsburgh cornerback Jason Pinnock felt as if he was flying under the radar. That isn’t the case anymore considering he now ranks toward the top of his draft class in terms of athleticism. Pinnock had an incredible pro day earlier this month, posting a 39.5-inch vertical and running the 40-yard […]
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 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 MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 15
Typically, this weekend of college football would be reserved for the Army-Navy Game. This year’s game was set to be played in Philadelphia, but like so many others, was impacted by COVID-19. As a result, the two academies will play at West Point for the first time since 1943. It also will not be alone […]
Read MorePat Narduzzi Reacts To Viral Handshake With Geoff Collins
Georgia Tech head coach Geoff Collins was an unusually sore loser on Thursday, giving one of the coldest handshakes to Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi following a loss that we’ve ever seen. But Narduzzi doesn’t seem to be too mad over the whole incident. Though if he is, he’s channeling it well. Taking to Twitter […]
Read MoreVideo: Georgia Tech Coach’s Postgame Handshake Is Going Viral
On Thursday night, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Pitt Panthers squared off in an ACC clash. While the game wasn’t anything special, the brief meeting between head coaches afterward was something else entirely. Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi was left scratching his head after an encounter with Georgia Tech coach Geoff Collins. The latter […]
Read More2021 NFL Mock Draft: Who Will The Jets, Jaguars, Etc. Take?
The 2021 NFL Draft is set to kick off on April 29 and run through May 1 in Cleveland next spring. This is expected to be one of the most highly-anticipated drafts in some time, with a number of potential future superstars expected to be in the field. The New York Jets, who are currently […]
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 MoreJust In: Week 11 ACC Game Has Been Postponed
Amid numerous other postponements and cancellations around college football this weekend, the ACC had been largely unaffected. That changed minutes ago, with an announcement about Georgia Tech vs. Pitt football. Saturday’s game at Georgia Tech is being postponed until Dec. 12. Both teams are dealing with COVID-19 situations within their rosters this week, leading to […]
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 […]
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