We’re entering the end of the non-conference season, and the college basketball world is starting to shake itself out. The Duke Blue Devils may not be undefeated, and they’re just No. 2 in the country right now, but R.J. Barrett, Zion Williamson and company are heavy favorites to take home the title. Bovada has updated […]
Read MoreKansas State Has Reportedly Found Its New Head Coach
The search for Bill Snyder’s successor at Kansas State appears to have reached its conclusion as the Wildcats have reportedly found their new head coach. According to Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman, the Wildcats are expected to offer the job to North Dakota State head coach Chris Klieman. Per the report, Klieman will accept the position […]
Read MoreLegendary College Football Coach Is Retiring
It has been rumored for several weeks that longtime Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder would be stepping down at the end of the season. According to a new report, he will do so today. The Mercury’s Ryan Black reported moments ago that Snyder will officially retire later today. That will end the 79-year-old’s second […]
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 MoreMajor Program Accused Of Witholding Bowl Rings From Former Players
In 2017, the Kansas State Wildcats beat UCLA in the Cactus Bowl to finish the season 8-5. While the game was memorable for many of the Wildcats players, it seems the school has deprived them of one key sendoff. According to a report from 247Sports, Kansas State’s football program has withheld some of the bowl […]
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 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 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 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 […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
Through six weeks of the college football season, a true upper class has emerged. Obviously, Alabama is the clear cut No. 1 team in the country. Some slight defensive concerns aside, the Crimson Tide have been a dominant force, with Tua Tagovailoa putting together one of the most prolific seasons for a quarterback in recent […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
Conference play is in full swing, as College Football Week 6 rolls around. That means plenty of big match-ups between Power Five teams, and a few big rivalries on Saturday. Texas and Oklahoma face off at the Cotton Bowl in the Red River Shootout on Saturday afternoon. LSU travels to Florida for what has been […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
College Football Week 5 kicks off on Thursday night, and our staff picks contest rolls along as well. No. 16 Miami, fresh off of a win over FIU which brought a serious quarterback controversy to Coral Gables, hosts North Carolina, which just picked up a much-needed win over Pitt. Friday night brings an AAC battle […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
College football Week 4 delivers some very interesting match-ups, and a much larger slate of conference games between big opponents. College GameDay heads to Eugene, for a big night game in the Pac-12 North. Oregon and Stanford are both ranked and in the Top 25, and along with Washington, are contending for one of college […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
College Football Week 3 is coming up soon. As has happened a few years in a row, big games are being cancelled or postponed due to hurricane season. The Carolinas are expected to be hit hard by Hurricane Florence. NC State-West Virginia, a prominent game featuring star quarterback Will Grier, has already been cancelled. ECU […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
The NFL starts up tonight with the league’s annual Thursday night kick-off game. We don’t need to wait much longer for the start of College Football Week 2, though. Friday night only has one game, but it features a ranked team. No. 16 TCU has a big road tune-up game ahead of next weekend’s highly […]
Read MoreLegendary Coach Is Down By Double-Digits To An FCS Team
Bill Snyder is one of the best to ever do it. He has single-handedly turned Kansas State into a relevant program…twice. That doesn’t mean that his Wildcats are immune to FCS upsets though. Back in 2013, Kansas State fell to FCS power North Dakota State, 24-21. The Bison were dominant that year, going 15-0 and […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
Football is back! College football Week 1 is right around the corner, with games running from Thursday all the way through Monday night. Each year, our staff competes for the best record in our game picks throughout the season. Every week, we will pick the winner of every game that involved a Power Five program […]
Read MoreFormer College Star Restrained After Being Clearly Elbowed In The Face During Tournament Game
Eric Devendorf was a notorious trash-talker during his time at Syracuse. That has carried over to his play with alumni team “Boeheim’s Army” in The Basketball Tournament, but today’s blowup was justified. Boeheim’s Army played in the round of 16 of the $2 million winner-take-all tournament. The team faced “Armored Athlete,” a team comprised of […]
Read MoreThe Best Concept Helmets We’ve Seen For Every Power 5 Program
College football concept helmets became a big deal a few years ago. There are a number of graphic artists who make new designs for their favorite schools. Others go through the trouble of making real versions of the new lids. Over the years, we’ve seen hundreds of awesome concepts. Most schools have been represented in […]
Read MoreA Former CFB Star Turned Police Officer Chased & Caught A Robber
As a Kansas State defensive back earlier this decade, Kip Daily’s duties were to chase and lock down receivers. Now, as a police officer, he has to chase and lock up criminals. Daily did just that yesterday. An officer with the Carrollton (Tex.) Police Department, Daily chased down a purse snatcher and made the collar. […]
Read MoreSyracuse Forward Transfer Matthew Moyer Will Visit 5 Schools
Syracuse forward Matthew Moyer is transferring after two seasons with the Orange. The redshirt sophomore-to-be made the announcement a few days after the team’s loss to Duke in the Sweet 16. Moyer is a former four-star recruit from Ohio. Naturally, he has plenty of big-time options. Moyer sat out his true freshman season due to […]
Read MoreESPN Unveils 2018 FPI Strength Of Schedule Rankings
We still have a while to go before the start of the college football season, but ESPN has already rolled out its Football Power Index. The FPI numbers give us a ton of information. The stats include projected win-loss records, and percent chances for teams to go undefeated and win conference titles. There is also […]
Read MoreHere Are The Charges Against Elite Eight Player Arrested By U.S. Marshals
Earlier today, news broke that Kansas State basketball player Amaad Wainright had been arrested by U.S. Marshals. We now know the charges against him In January, authorities identified Wainright as an “involved other” in a road rage-related shooting. It does not sound like he was the gunman, but a passenger in his car fired shots […]
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