Saturday’s Red River Showdown between Oklahoma and Texas could very well be a Big 12 Championship Game preview. The two teams are a combined 9-1 overall and 4-0 in the Big 12. But there are a few other teams – namely Baylor and Iowa State – that have been making a push in the Big […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
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 MoreBerry Tramel’s ‘Real’ Top 10 Doesn’t Include Alabama, Oklahoma, Ohio State
It is probably fair to say that preseason and early season polls in college football are silly. However, there is some utility in baking in prior results, since we have such a small sample size in a sport with 12 regular season games. Even with a weak schedule to start the year we know Alabama is […]
Read MoreKirk Herbstreit Names His Top 5 Team Performances Of Week 3
There was plenty of exciting football and crazy upsets over the weekend. And with Week 3 in the books, Kirk Herbstreit reveals his top five performances and players as he does every week. Sometimes, Herbstreit will recognize your typical powerhouse programs. This week, however, there are some uncommon teams included in his list. Here’s the […]
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 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 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 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 More2019 SEC/Big 12 Challenge Matchups Have Been Announced
College basketball is still more than a few months away from returning, but this afternoon we got a big scheduling announcement. Just about an hour ago, the showdowns for this year’s SEC/Big 12 Challenge were revealed. Not every program from the SEC will participate in the challenge due to the unequal number of teams. However, […]
Read MoreSportsbook Releases Win Totals For Almost Every College Football Team
As sports betting starts to become legal throughout the country, expect to see more about sportsbooks like FanDuel. The online book is among those available to bettors in New Jersey right now. On Wednesday, it published win totals available for futures bets for just about every FBS program in the country. One of the 130 […]
Read MoreSportsbook Releases Spreads For The Biggest Games Of The 2019 College Football Season
College football is just about three months away. Yesterday, we learned game times and channels for many of the big games that are set to be played this fall. Bettors got some interesting information as well. Golden Nugget Sportsbook in Nevada already has lines for many of those huge match-ups. Gambling site WagerTalk posted the […]
Read MoreGame Times, Channels Released For 32 Big 12 Football Contests
With three months to go before the start of college football season, the conferences and television networks are starting to release game times and channels for a number of contests. Let’s take a look at what was revealed on Thursday for the Big 12. There are 32 games that we now have the date, time […]
Read MoreBig Ten TE Transfer Has Narrowed Down List To 3
In an announcement that surprised a number of people, Rutgers tight end Travis Vokolek previously announced his transfer from the program. It didn’t take long for him to reduce the list to a few top programs. According to recruiting analyst Derek Young, Vokolek has narrowed down his transfer list to just three schools: Iowa, Kansas […]
Read MoreNebraska AD Bill Moos Wants To Schedule Games vs. Former Big 12 Rivals
Nebraska is one of many programs that sacrificed some of its classic rivals during conference realignment. The former Big 12 program jumped to the Big Ten in 2011. It wasn’t until this past season that the Huskers faced one of its former conference rivals. Of course, it was one that has also departed the Big […]
Read MoreIowa To Host Big Ten Tight End Transfer
It is hard to think of a program more attractive to a tight end right now than Iowa. The Hawkeyes expect to have two first rounders at the position taken in today’s NFL Draft at the position: T.J. Hockenson and Noah Fant. Now, Iowa is in contention to land yet another tight end. This one […]
Read MoreESPN Agrees To Major New Deal With Big 12 Conference
In a massive move for the Big 12, the conference has reached an agreement with ESPN that will change the way fans view Big 12 content. According to Sports Business Daily, the deal will see ABC or ESPN carry every football championship game through 2024. In addition, ESPN will launch a new Big 12-dedicated section […]
Read MoreFinal Coaches’ Poll Top 25 Released
After suffering the biggest upset in the history of college hoops last year, the Virginia Cavaliers bounced back in epic fashion by winning the national championship. It was validation for a program that has been successful for the past few years. With the NCAA Tournament over, Virginia finishes the season on top of the mountain. […]
Read MoreBig 12, Big East Announce Basketball Series For 2019-20 Season
Four schools from both the Big 12 and Big East basketball conferences pre-scheduled games for the 2019-20 season. The two conferences have decided to take things a step further. The Big 12 and Big East are creating an entire conference vs. conference series similar to the SEC-Big 12 challenge and ACC-Big Ten Challenge. Per the […]
Read MoreHow Many Perfect Brackets Remain After Kansas State’s Upset Loss
There were some crazy finishes on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament, but no huge upsets. As a 12-seed, Murray State was the biggest in terms of seeding, but Ja Morant’s Racers had plenty of believers against Marquette. It didn’t take long today, though. Earlier today, No. 4 seed Kansas State fell to No. 13 UC […]
Read MoreNo. 13 UC Irvine Takes Down No. 4 Kansas State
It took almost a day and a half, but we’ve got a major upset in this year’s NCAA Tournament. No. 13 UC Irvine has taken down No. 4 seed Kansas State. It’s the first 4 vs. 13 upset of the year. The Anteaters, who posted a 30-5 record on the year, used a balanced scoring […]
Read MoreKansas State Star Dean Wade Doubtful For NCAA Tournament
The last few years have been tough for Kansas State’s Dean Wade. The Wildcats will likely be without the star forward in the NCAA Tournament, after missing much of last year’s Big Dance. In 2018, Kansas State was one of the surprises of the Tournament. Kansas State, a 9-seed, upset Kentucky to reach the Elite […]
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. 4 Kansas State vs. No. 13 UC-Irvine: Game Time, Channel, Announcers, Prediction
This Friday, the No. 4 seed Kansas State Wildcats will take on the 13th-seeded UC-Irvine Anteaters in the first round of the South Region in San Jose. The winner will face either No. 5 seed Wisconsin or No. 12 seed Oregon. Preview: Kansas State did something no one thought possible this season. The Wildcats ended […]
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