Given that Frank Howard made the trip with Syracuse to Salt Lake City, news of his indefinite suspension for the NCAA Tournament took everyone by surprise. That includes his teammates. Howard had just been finding his game, after dealing with injuries early in the year. He was second team All-ACC Tournament, and posted a career […]
Read MoreFiveThirtyEight Model On Each NCAA Tournament’s Chances To Win Title
68 teams may be playing for a national title, but realistically, the group of teams that have a reasonable chance to win is much smaller. Since the expansion of the NCAA Tournament to 64 teams in 1985, 21 of 34 champions are No. 1 seeds. All but four champions have been top three seeds. The […]
Read MoreNo. 8 Syracuse vs. No. 9 Baylor: Game Time, Channel, Announcers, Prediction
For the first time in a while, Syracuse didn’t really have to sweat out Selection Sunday. They’ll face Baylor for the right to take on West No. 1 seed Gonzaga, barring a crazy upset. Preview: Syracuse was inconsistent all season, but the Orange did just enough to earn a spot in the 68-team field. SU […]
Read MoreKansas vs. Baylor: Game Time, Announcers, Channel
For the first time since 2004 the Kansas Jayhawks won’t win the conference title in the Big 12. However, Bill Self is one win away from finishing the season with a perfect record at home. Kansas was decimated by Oklahoma on Tuesday, as Devon Dotson and Quentin Grimes struggled on the road. The struggles away […]
Read More5-Star Forward Narrows List Down To 10 Teams
Vandegrift power forward Greg Brown is one of the top prospects in college basketball from the Class of 2020. He’s got plenty of time to make his decision, but he’s already narrowed down his list of potential suitors. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday, Brown revealed his list to ten schools. Unsurprisingly, the Texas native’s list […]
Read MoreWhy Matt Rhule Reportedly Said No To The New York Jets
Baylor head coach Matt Rhule was reportedly a top candidate for the New York Jets’ job, but he ultimately decided to stay put at the college level. The Jets have since decided to hire former Miami Dolphins’ head coach Adam Gase. Rhule, 43, reportedly had some issues with what the Jets’ ownership was going to […]
Read MoreMatt Rhule Has Reportedly Decided On Future At Baylor
Baylor head coach Matt Rhule entered Wednesday as a candidate for the New York Jets head coaching job. After the Jets moved on from Todd Bowles, the team interviewed several different candidates, including Mike McCarthy and Adam Gase. On Wednesday afternoon, it appeared Rhule was the favorite to land the job – or at least […]
Read MorePower 5 AD Confirms His Coach Is Getting NFL Interest
We’ve already seen former Texas Tech head coach and current USC offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury leave his job in the collegiate ranks to become an NFL head coach. Is Baylor’s Matt Rhule next? Rhule has spent only two seasons in Waco, but has reportedly drawn interest from NFL franchises this off-season. The New York Jets […]
Read MoreThe Jets Reportedly Met With A Major College Head Coach
The New York Jets are searching high and low for their next head coach, and may be looking to raid the college ranks for their man. According to NFL insider Jason La Canfora, the Jets have met with Baylor head coach Matt Rhule to discuss the head coaching vacancy. Rhule is coming off his second […]
Read MoreThere Are 3 Bowl Games Today – Here’s The Schedule
It might be tough for the college football bowl games to match the craziness of yesterday. But four of the Power 5 conferences will be represented in three bowl games today. The marquee matchup will surely be the Pinstripe Bowl, which pits two of the most prominent programs – Wisconsin and Miami – against each other […]
Read MoreNephew Of NFL Legend Announces Major College Commitment
NFL Hall of Fame RB LaDainian Tomlinson became a legend during his time at TCU, but one of his family members is going to forge a path at a different Big 12 school. On Wednesday, Trevius Hodges, Tomlinson’s nephew, announced that he would be committing to Baylor University. Hodges is a 3-star safety out of […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Bowl Games
College football bowl season is here! Most of your favorite teams won’t be in action for a few weeks, but on Saturday we kick things off with a few fun games. Tulane and Louisiana present a nice clash of style, Utah State’s elite Group of Five defense faces North Texas’ high-flying offense, and Mountain West […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 13
Rivalry week is here! College Football Week 13 brings many of the top rivalries in the sport. The Game between Ohio State and Michigan has long been one of the best rivalries in college football. On Saturday, the stakes are extremely high, with both fighting for potential College Football Playoff considerations. Elsewhere, the Iron Bowl […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
It is the second-to-last week of the college football season, which means a less-than-excellent set of games. The main culprit for College Football Week 12 is the SEC, from which most members have tune-ups for next week’s rivalry clashes. That means we have a bunch of SEC vs. FCS and Group of Five games, and […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 11
After a rough Week 9, The Spun staff got mostly back on track with our picks for Week 10. Now, we’re on to College Football Week 11. Things kick off tonight in the Power Five, with No. 14 NC State hosting in-state rival Wake Forest. Tomorrow night, red hot Syracuse team hosts struggling Louisville, and […]
Read More2 Former CFB Stars Were Elected To Congress Last Night
The college football world was well-represented in last night’s midterm elections, on both sides of the political aisle. Two former stars were elected to Congress. Former Ohio State standout wide receiver and NFL first-round pick Anthony Gonzalez was victorious in Ohio’s 16th congressional district. A Republican, Gonzalez defeated Democrat Susan Moran Palmer. Gonzalez was an All-Big […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
Last weekend’s college football action was not great for the teams in the back-end of the Top 25. A number of previously-ranked teams lost, leading to a major shake-up in the polls. There is also a new ranking, from which the public Top 25 numbers are now based on. The first College Football Playoff rankings […]
Read MoreFan Hospitalized From Fall After Altercation During Last Night’s College Football Game
A fan who attended last night’s West Virginia football game against Baylor is in the hospital, after climbing a wall and falling to the Milan Puskar Stadium concourse. According to various reports, the 49-year old man got into a “verbal altercation” with other fans around him, leading him to scale the stadium wall. He fell, […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 9
The headline game of last week wound up being Ohio State football’s trip to Purdue. Like in their trip to Iowa last week, the Buckeyes were shellacked by a feisty Big Ten West foe. Last season’s 55-24 loss wound up severely hurting Ohio State’s College Football Playoff chances. The team already had a more excusable […]
Read MoreThe Halftime Stats Of West Virginia-Baylor Are Absolutely Insane
West Virginia is playing Baylor tonight in a Big 12 battle. If there were ever a game to have a running clock in the second half, this would be it. At halftime, the Mountaineers are up 41-0. The score only tells part of the ugly story though. West Virginia has outgained Baylor 435-87. That’s not […]
Read MoreESPN Computer’s Prediction For Tonight’s Baylor-West Virginia Game
Two Big 12 teams with a penchant for high-octane offense go head-to-head in a rare Thursday night game as Baylor (4-3) take on West Virginia (5-1). After suffering their first loss of the season against Iowa State two weeks ago, West Virginia have licked their wounds and are looking to get back on track. With […]
Read MoreThere’s A Ton Of College Football On Tonight And Tomorrow
Don’t worry everyone, you didn’t accidentally go to work by on a Saturday. The weeknight college football slate has been kicked into high gear. There have been Thursday and Friday night games for most of the year, but this week features 10 games over the next two nights. Three ranked teams are in action during […]
Read MoreESPN Ranks The 10 Hardest Remaining Schedules In College Football
The first half of the college football season was very rough on Rutgers football. And yet, in both the literal and the football sense, winter is coming for the Scarlet Knights. RU got Ohio State out of the way. However, the Scarlet Knights still have dates with Northwestern, Wisconsin, Michigan, Penn State, and Michigan State […]
Read MoreHere Are The Announcers For Every College Football Week 7 Power Five Game
College Football Week 7 is here. We already had one Big 12 contest last night, with Texas Tech upsetting TCU in Fort Worth. Tonight, we have a ranked South Florida team in Tulsa, Air Force at San Diego State, and a late night Pac-12 game between Arizona and Utah. Here are the announcers for every […]
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