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 MoreUrban Meyer Wonders If Something’s Wrong With Notable Program
Gary Patterson and TCU football struggled to get anything going again on Saturday, sparking criticism from FOX Sports analyst Urban Meyer. The Horned Frogs looked thoroughly outmatched against West Virginia this afternoon, falling 24-6. The loss snapped a two-game win streak for TCU and knocked them back to 3-4. The performance was so poor that […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 11
This week has been more negatively impacted by COVID-19 than any other so far. A huge chunk of the SEC slate, including the rivalry game between Alabama and LSU, has been postponed, leaving something of a light College Football Saturday this weekend. Texas A&M at Tennessee, Georgia at Mizzou, and Auburn at Mississippi State are […]
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 MoreLegendary Oklahoma Basketball Coach Passed Away On Sunday
Billy Tubbs, a longtime college basketball coach and later athletic director, has passed away. He was 85 years old. Tubbs is best known for his time leading the Oklahoma Sooners men’s basketball program. He landed the job after his first stint at Lamar, leading the program from 1980-94. He led the team to four Big […]
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 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 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 MoreUrban Meyer Ranks His Top 3 Coaches Of The Week
There were plenty of upsets that went down during Week 5 of the 2020 college football season, which meant Urban Meyer had plenty of coaches to choose from for his weekly power rankings. Last week, Meyer gave credit to Mike Leach for leading Mississippi State to an upset victory over LSU in his debut with […]
Read MoreGary Patterson Calls Out The Narrative Surrounding The Big 12
There’s a certain perception surrounding the Big 12 this year, and TCU head coach Gary Patterson is sick of it. Just three weeks into the season, some already believe the Big 12 has been eliminated from the College Football Playoff. Texas and Oklahoma are a combined 3-3 on the season. The Sooners’ playoff hopes have […]
Read MoreJoel Klatt Destroys Referees From Saturday College Football Game
There were a whopping 26 penalties in Saturday’s TCU-Texas game – a 33-31 TCU upset over the Longhorns. But fans and pundits like Joel Klatt are pretty sure that the high penalty total was less a result of undisciplined play, and more on bad officiating. Following the game, Klatt publicly admonished the officials and called […]
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 MoreCollege Football World Reacts To TCU’s Upset Win vs. Texas
The Texas football schadenfreude is strong today. After barely surviving against Texas Tech last week, the Longhorns fell to TCU 33-31 in horrendous fashion. Trailing most of the early part of the game, Texas took it’s first lead early in the fourth quarter. Sam Ehlinger found Malcolm Epps for a touchdown, and Keontay Ingram ran […]
Read MoreUpset Alert: No. 9 Texas Is In Major Trouble Today
Last week, Texas football got a real run from a Texas Tech team that had beaten Houston Baptist by two points the week before. With one half in the books for the Longhorns today, the TCU Horned Frogs are giving them yet another major scare. Last weekend, quarterback Sam Ehlinger and a clutch onside kick […]
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 MoreVideo: Here’s The Dumbest Pass Of The College Football Season
Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy is receiving plenty of NFL Draft hype. But he certainly hopes NFL scouts didn’t see his horrendous pass against TCU on Saturday. The Cyclones signal-caller is off to a rough start to the 2020 season. Iowa State dropped its season opener to the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns two weeks ago. Purdy […]
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 MoreBig 12 Announces New Player Thresholds For Canceling Games Due To COVID-19
Just minutes ago, the first college football game involving a Big 12 team on the schedule was postponed. TCU football was set to host SMU next Friday, but it has been pushed due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Horned Frogs program. “No one is currently facing serious health issues, and we intend to continue […]
Read MoreTCU AD Announces Next Week’s Game vs. SMU Has Been Postponed
On Friday afternoon, TCU athletic director Jeremiah Donati announced next week’s game against SMU has been postponed. According to a statement from Donati, some student-athletes and support staff tested positive for COVID-19. He said those individuals were notified immediately, but the game won’t take place as scheduled. “No one is currently facing serious health issues, […]
Read MoreWhat The AP Poll Would Look Like Without Big Ten, Pac-12 Teams
The top 25 AP poll just released and it’s already getting people confused (what with there being nine teams on it that aren’t even playing and all). But college football insider Brett McMurphy is here with a more proper top 25 AP poll. Taking to Twitter, McMurphy posted what the AP poll would look like […]
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. […]
Read MoreBig 12 Has Reportedly Agreed On A Schedule Format For 2020
Earlier: It appears that the Big 12 has finally reached a decision on the conference’s 2020 schedule. After weeks of collaboration, the Big 12 has reportedly decided it will play a 10-game schedule in 2020. Nine of the 10 games will be conference matchups, with the additional one a non-conference contest. The Big 12 is […]
Read MoreBig 12 President Gives Update On Timeline For Decision About 2020 Football Season
College football’s Power Five leagues are working towards figuring out their schedules over the next few weeks. Texas Tech president Lawrence Schovanec discussed the current Big 12 football timeline in a new interview with the Austin-American Statesman. The Pac-12 could wind up being the first league to really roll out its schedule plans. We already […]
Read MoreAlabama AD Responds To Canceled Game vs. USC
Alabama-USC was supposed to be one of the marquee non-conference contests of the 2020 season. But the highly anticipated game won’t take place this year. The Pac-12 announced on Friday its cancelled the non-conference schedules of all schools within the conference. The decision, made by commissioner Larry Scott, has been made to give the conference […]
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