There will be a new No. 2 team in the country on Sunday after Purdue stunned the college football world by taking down Iowa on the road, 24-7. After the game, the Boilermakers got a little sassy on Twitter in celebrating the victory. Whoever runs Purdue’s account, in short, had a little fun with Iowa’s […]
Read MoreESPN’s Heather Dinich: Iowa’s Loss “Not Stunning” Despite No. 2 Ranking
With wins over three ranked squads – Indiana, Iowa State and Penn State – Iowa had earned its No. 2 ranking on paper. But many college football fans, including many Hawkeyes fans, wondered if the team was really the second-best squad in the country. It turns out they were right to wonder. Iowa laid an […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Stunned By Iowa On Saturday
Just one week after defeating Penn State on national television, Iowa has fallen flat on its face at home against Purdue. The Boilermakers currently have a 24-7 lead over the Hawkeyes. Star wide receiver David Bell has been dominant this afternoon, hauling in 11 passes for 240 yards and a touchdown. Iowa’s offense has struggled […]
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 MoreJames Franklin Reacts To The Booing From Iowa Fans
Following several injuries to Nittany Lions players during Saturday’s marquee matchup between No. 3 Iowa and No. 4 Penn State, boos started to rain down onto the field from the Hawkeye fans in Kinnick Stadium. This fan reaction has sparked a debate between the two programs. Were these injuries legitimate, or was there some strategy […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Kirk Ferentz’s Blunt Admission
Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz threw gasoline on the fire today with his comments regarding Hawkeye fans booing injured Penn State players last weekend. During Iowa’s win over the Nittany Lions, several PSU players went down with injuries. Some Iowa fans booed when it happened, implying that some of the injuries were illegitimate. When asked […]
Read MoreKirk Ferentz Reacts To Iowa Fan Behavior On Saturday
Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz had a few feisty comments about Penn State during his press conference on Tuesday. During Saturday’s marquee Big Ten clash between Iowa and Penn State, several Nittany Lions injuries went down with injuries. In those instances, Iowa fans would often boo the players, essentially accusing them of faking injuries. This isn’t […]
Read MoreKirk Herbstreit Has Interesting Comparison For Iowa Football
The Iowa Hawkeyes have been one of the biggest surprises of the 2021 college football season. Kirk Ferentz’s program has weathered the storm through half of the year and battled its way to a 6-0 start. Now sitting at No. 2 in the latest AP Poll, the Hawkeyes have hit their highest ranking since the […]
Read MoreLook: What The BCS Rankings Would Look Like Right Now
It’s been eight years since the Bowl Championship Series and its computer simulations were the law of the college football land. So what would the 2021 national title picture look like if we still used the BCS rankings? On Sunday, BCSKnowHow.com released its latest simulation of the season. Naturally, Georgia – the No. 1 team […]
Read MoreKirk Herbstreit Releases New Top 6 After Crazy Saturday
Saturday’s college football slate might’ve seemed underwhelming upon a first glance, but the way that the action played out on the field was everything but boring. Week 6 of the 2021 season delivered from an entertainment standpoint and also brought about quite the shake-up to the top of the rankings. Three top-10 teams in last […]
Read MoreBreaking: New Coaches’ Poll Top 25 Released After Wild Saturday
Week 6 of the 2021 college football season brought tons of drama as Alabama suffered a stunning loss while Oklahoma enjoyed an incredible comeback win over arch-rival Texas. So it should be no surprise that the new Coaches’ Poll top 25 looks very different today. The Week 7 USA Today Coaches’ Poll was just released […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Releases His New Top 4 After Crazy Saturday
Week 6 of the 2021 college football season was by far the craziest of the year thus far, as Saturday’s slate featured multiple shocking outcomes. The No. 1, No. 4 and No. 10 teams in the country all lost, while a handful of the nation’s other top programs were pushed to the brink. The most […]
Read MoreLook: Kirk Ferentz Gets Emotional After Huge Win Over Penn State
Kirk Ferentz couldn’t help but shed a tear following the No. 3 Iowa Hawkeyes’ big-time win over No. 4 Penn State on Saturday night. It was an emotional scene at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday. Ferentz’s Iowa teams have pretty much always been good, not great. The Hawkeyes had a chance to prove they’re the latter […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Iowa Fans’ Field Storm After Beating Penn State
No. 3 Iowa may have been the higher-ranked team than No. 4 Penn State today, but no one was keeping Hawkeye fans off the field after today’s win. The game was about what you expect in a top five Big Ten battle with Iowa involved: relatively low scoring, with the defenses dictating the game. Iowa […]
Read MoreKirk Herbstreit Has Message For Iowa Football After Win Over Penn State
It’s time to start respecting Iowa football for what it is: a real College Football Playoff contender. The Hawkeyes fell in a 17-10 hole to Penn State at halftime of Saturday’s game. Such a deficit felt insurmountable against a defense like the Nittany Lions’. But once Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford exited with an injury, […]
Read MoreFans Questioning Kirk Ferentz’s Odd Decision At End Of Game vs. Penn State
Iowa took care of business this Saturday against Penn State to improve to 6-0 on the season, but the final minutes of the game were certainly controversial. After intercepting a pass from Penn State backup quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson with a little over two minutes remaining, Iowa decided to run the football once and take a […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
Last Saturday brought a serious shakeup to the college football season. A few major contenders, including undefeated Oregon, and one-loss Florida and Texas A&M all suffered major upset losses, while Alabama and Georgia flexed their muscles and continue to look the part of clear favorites to win it all. The Bulldogs and Crimson Tide faced […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Says He’s Not ‘Buying’ 1 Major Conference
There’s been a lot of movement in the college football top 10 early in the season with leading contenders for almost every conference suffering big losses over the first five weeks. But one conference in particular has ESPN’s Paul Finebaum ready to jump ship. And no, it’s not – nor will it ever be – […]
Read MoreFans Are Surprised By College GameDay’s Week 6 Destination
The cast of College GameDay spent Saturday in Athens for a top-10 match-up between Georgia and Arkansas. Already, the show has determined where it’s headed for Week 6. College GameDay will set up shop in Dallas for the annual Red River Showdown between Texas and Oklahoma. The two historic rivals have produced some memorable match-ups […]
Read MoreCollege Football Fans React To Kirk Herbstreit’s New Rankings
Week 5 of the 2021 college football season has come and gone, and ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit has given us a new top 4 heading into the middle of October. On Sunday, Herbstreit revealed a slightly different ranking. Alabama and Georgia retained their respective spots as No. 1 and 2 respectively, but there were some new […]
Read MoreKirk Herbstreit Ranks College Football’s Top 6 Teams
Another week of college football is in the books, which means it’s time for another edition of Kirk Herbstreit’s weekly rankings. After each slate of weekend games, the ESPN college football analyst takes to Twitter to rank the best programs in the country. On Sunday morning, after a wild Week 5 came to a close, […]
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 MoreESPN Computer Model Predicting Major Week 5 Upset
Do we have any major college football upsets on the horizon this weekend? According to ESPN writer Bill Connelly’s SP+ predictive formula we do. Connelly’s SP+ is described as “an opponent- and tempo-adjusted look at the most sustainable and predictive aspects of college football.” Every week, the SP+ generates score predictions for the upcoming weekend. […]
Read MoreThere Are 26 Remaining Unbeatean College Football Teams
The 2021 college football season has delivered a steady dose of madness through just four full weeks. Some of the nation’s top preseason picks have plummeted down the rankings, while some surprising upstarts have already begun to make their mark on the new year. Although there’s been a fair share of early season shake-ups, 26 […]
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