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 MoreWatch: College Football Referee Gets Drilled In The Face
It’s been a tough year for just about everyone in the sports world. However, this weekend college football fans were able to laugh together at the expense of a referee. During the first half of action between Kansas State and Texas, one of the officials was drilled in the face by an incomplete pass from […]
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 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 MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 9
The final college football weekend of October is upon us. Somewhat surprisingly, there is just one game between ranked teams this weekend. No. 3 Ohio State travels to No. 18 Penn State, in a significant Big Ten battle. Ohio State looked the part of a College Football Playoff contender against Nebraska last weekend, while Penn […]
Read MoreFormer Big 12 Football Player Has Reportedly Died At 21
Former Kansas State defensive lineman Derick Newton has tragically passed away at age 21, according to multiple reports. Newton had left the K-State program earlier this month after appearing in two games and making one tackle. Originally a Kansas State signee in 2018, Newton redshirted his freshman year before spending the 2019 season playing for […]
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 MoreCBS Reveals Week 7 College Football Top 10
Week by week, the 2020 college football season continues to give us the kind of chaos and big upsets that make the sport so fun. After a week with even more big upsets and close calls, there are a whole bunch of new contenders for the national title. On Monday, CBS Sports analyst Dennis Dodd […]
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 MoreCBS Unveils Week 6 College Football Top 10
College football fans looking for chaos in the 2020 season have gotten what they wished for thus far. But the true championship contenders remain the same from last season–for now. The Georgia Bulldogs notched the biggest win of the season so far with a win over their longest rival, the Auburn Tigers, this past Saturday. […]
Read MoreThe Big 12’s Playoff Hopes Are On Life Support After Just 2 Weeks Of Conference Games
We’re just two weeks into conference play for the Big 12 and it’s starting to feel like the conference’s chances at having a team qualify for the College Football Playoff are all but dead. A week ago, No. 3 Oklahoma blew a 21-point lead in the second half to Kansas State. Saturday, the league’s other […]
Read MoreQ&A With Chris Fowler: Calling Games During COVID-19, Miami’s Hot Start, And This Year’s College Football Playoff
Chris Fowler is ESPN’s top college football play-by-play broadcaster, calling the sport’s biggest games each week alongside Kirk Herbstreit. The sport is making its way through the fall season, through one of the strangest years that any of us have experienced. Last weekend’s broadcast of Miami vs. Florida State was quite a bit different than […]
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 MoreDavid Pollack Sums Up His Thoughts On Oklahoma Football
For the second year in a row, Oklahoma football fell to Kansas State. The Sooners were up 28-7 in the third quarter, but wound up falling 38-35 after a massive comeback by quarterback Skylar Thompson and the Wildcats. Thompson had a pretty remarkable game to get KSU back in it. He finished 18-of-25 for 334 […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Oklahoma’s Upset Loss
Last year, Kansas State pulled a huge upset against eventual Big 12 champion and College Football Playoff team Oklahoma, 48-41. Apparently, Chris Klieman and the Wildcats have Oklahoma football’s number. The Sooners entered today’s game 1-0, with sky high expectations for the offense yet again. Spencer Rattler, the former No. 1 quarterback recruit in the […]
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 MoreESPN Releases New College Football ‘Bottom 10’ After First Week Of Power 5 Play
We’re two weeks into college football at the FBS level, and one game into games involving Power Five leagues. The ACC and Big 12 are underway, with the SEC starting up later this month. It is nice that we have college football back for so many teams, a number that is growing with the Big […]
Read MoreLook: Kansas State Fan’s T-Shirt Went Viral Today
Unlike most college football teams this year, Kansas State will have fans in attendance for their home games. The school announced back in August that its capacity would be limited to 25 percent at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Kansas State didn’t have much to celebrate today since its football team was defeated by Arkansas State. […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
FBS-level college football returned last weekend, with a slate of games featuring some Group of Five programs, including Army, BYU, and Memphis. This week, the Power Five returns to action, with games featuring ACC and Big 12 teams. Miami opens its season with its single non-conference game, against UAB on Thursday night. That will be […]
Read MoreCFB Expert Phil Steele Updates Rankings Of Toughest Schedules In The Country
A lot has changed since Phil Steele put out his 2020 college football preview. The Big Ten and Pac-12, barring a late change, will not play this fall, nor will the Mountain West, MAC, and a handful of other independent and small conference teams. The strength of schedule debate is often among the most popular […]
Read MoreBig 12 Unveils 2020 Conference Football Schedule
After pledging to push forward with playing the 2020 college football season, the Big 12 has released its updated schedule for the 2020 season. On Wednesday, the Big 12 revealed its new football schedule, slated to start on September 26. This has been a year unlike any other, and the schedule almost certainly reflects it. […]
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