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 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 MoreStanford Corner Just Made The Interception Of The Year
It may be early in the season, but Stanford cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly just made an excellent case for interception of the year. During the first quarter of today’s matchup against Kansas State, quarterback Skylar Thompson took a shot to the back corner of the endzone. Despite a well-thrown ball, the junior DB made an […]
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 NFL Coach Is Hearing 2 Schools Will Join The Big Ten
The Big 12 conference already underwent seismic changes this summer when Oklahoma and Texas announced that they would depart the league and make way for the SEC. That’s left the other eight schools wondering what to do next. Realignment rumors have been everywhere since the Longhorns and the Sooners revealed their intention to leave the […]
Read MoreBig 12 AD Shares What He’s Hearing About Realignment
The college football world was turned on its head just a few weeks ago, with the news that Oklahoma and Texas will leave for the SEC. That news has led to a wave of speculation about the future of the Big 12, as well as the rest of the leagues that comprise the sport. That […]
Read MoreLegendary Coach Bill Snyder Reacts To Big 12 Rumors
During the last major round of conference realignment a decade ago, there were talks that Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, and Texas Tech could be heading to the Pac-12, the kind of world-shaking moves that appear on the precipice with the Sooners and Longhorns reportedly SEC-bound. The Big 12 wound up taking losses—Texas A&M and Missouri […]
Read MoreReport: ESPN Could Play Major Role In College Football Expansion
However this explosive new wave of college football conference realignment plays out, the television networks paying the giant media rights deals will be at the center. ESPN, which came to a massive new deal with the SEC late last year, is notorious for having its hands in these deals, especially when it comes to the […]
Read MoreBig 12 Football May Make Teams With Outbreaks Forfeit Games This Fall
While the silly “Horns Down” rule got significant attention at Big 12 Media Days this week, the league’s potential new policy for teams dealing with COVID-19 could play a much bigger role in how the season plays out. It also may make unvaccinated players and coaches think twice. The Big 12 says it will not […]
Read MoreAthlon Releases Projections For 2021’s Biggest Bowl Games
Soon, the College Football Playoff will likely feature 12 teams and take up more of the existing bowl calendar. That change, assuming it passes, will reportedly come in time for the 2023 season at the earliest. That means we’ll still have a pretty normal bowl season this fall, for better or worse. The four-team Playoff […]
Read MoreStanford HC David Shaw Says He’s ‘Pissed Off’ At FOX Over Kickoff Time For Week 1
Stanford football fans are going to need their coffee and mimosas ready for the 2021 season opener. The Sept. 4 game against Kansas State in Arlington, Texas kicks off at 12 p.m. ET, 9 PT. One person who is not a fan of that one bit: head coach David Shaw. It isn’t the only Pac-12 […]
Read MoreKurt Warner’s Son, Kade, Announces Transfer Destination
Former Nebraska wide receiver Kade Warner has picked his transfer destination. He’s heading to the Big 12. Warner, the son of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner, will continue his career at Kansas State. His decision comes after he entered the NCAA transfer portal in late January. “New beginnings, same passion. I am excited […]
Read MoreReport: 2 Major College Basketball Jobs ‘Very Likely’ To Open Up
The 2020-21 college basketball regular season is officially in the past. Already, March is upon us with the time for conference tournaments and the NCAA Tournament finally here. However, amidst the celebration of the return of one of sport’s most celebrated events, will be the inevitable coaching carousel that occurs annually in college basketball. Already […]
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 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. […]
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