College football bowl season is here! Most of your favorite teams won’t be in action for a few weeks, but on Saturday we kick things off with a few fun games. Tulane and Louisiana present a nice clash of style, Utah State’s elite Group of Five defense faces North Texas’ high-flying offense, and Mountain West […]
Read More5-Star PF Matthew Hurt Outlines Decision Timeline
Matthew Hurt, a five-star power forward out of Minnesota, is one of the top uncommitted players in the class of 2019. As you’d imagine, his college decision will come down to some of the top teams in the country. Hurt is currently planning out his official visit schedule. He’s already been to Kentucky, having visited […]
Read MoreMinnesota Knocked Off Wisconsin For The First Time Since 2003
College football fans may not know this, but Wisconsin vs. Minnesota is actually the sport’s most-played rivalry game in history. For the last 14 years, however, it hasn’t been all that competitive. Wisconsin had won 14 contests in a row. Saturday, however, the tables finally turned. Minnesota, in search of its sixth win of the […]
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 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 MoreThere’s A Ton Of College Football On Tonight And Tomorrow
Don’t worry everyone, you didn’t accidentally go to work by on a Saturday. The weeknight college football slate has been kicked into high gear. There have been Thursday and Friday night games for most of the year, but this week features 10 games over the next two nights. Three ranked teams are in action during […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 8
Every year, one week of the college football season wrecks absolute mayhem on the landscape of the sport. Week 7 was that week. Four Top 10 teams fell last Saturday, with a few other Top 25 clubs going down, or at least looking very shaky in near-losses. With that, it was a tough week for […]
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 MoreCFB Expert Releases Score Predictions For Week 7’s Biggest Games
Week 7 of the college football season is upon us. We already had a Group of Five battle on Tuesday night, and will be treated to games on Thursday, Friday, and of course, Saturday. We have pretty big games across the college football landscape. Down in the SEC, Georgia gets a big test on the […]
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 MoreBig 10 Football Star Is Out For The Season
The Golden Gophers had their undefeated season cut short this weekend, but that wasn’t the only loss that they suffered on Saturday. During their game against Maryland, standout safety Antoine Winfield Jr. sustained a foot injury. Winfield provides leadership and irreplaceable production in the secondary. Through three games this season, he totaled 16 tackles and […]
Read MoreA Former Big 10 Football Player Has Died At 22
Tragic news out of the Big Ten this afternoon. Former Minnesota offensive tackle Nick Connelly has passed away at age 22 after a short battle with cancer. Connelly was diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma in June. He passed away on Wednesday. Connelly’s father Chuck confirmed his son’s death on Twitter today. “On Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, Heaven […]
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 MoreReport: Star College Football RB Out For The Season
College football is only two weeks into the 2018 season. Already, we’ve seen some devastating injuries. This weekend, Oklahoma lost star running back Rodney Anderson for the year due to a torn ACL. Minnesota reportedly lost its star back as well. According to The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski, Minnesota running back Rodney Smith is out for […]
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 MoreBaker Mayfield Called This Big 10 QB Before His Start On Saturday
Before Baker Mayfield was a Heisman winnner or a No. 1 NFL Draft pick, he was a walk-on. Minnesota quarterback Zack Annexstad hopes to follow a similar path. Annexstad is a true freshman walk-on for the Golden Gophers. He was also the Week 1 starter at quarterback, and led Minnesota to a season-opening win over […]
Read MoreHere’s What Happened In Every College Football Game You Missed Last Night
Week 1 of the college football season kicked off last night. 12 games involving FBS teams got things started on Thursday night. Here’s what happened in each of last night’s college football games. The biggest match-up of the night went down between two solid Big Ten West programs. Northwestern Wildcats – 31, Purdue Boilermakers – […]
Read MoreBig 10 Announces Major Football Scheduling News
Big Ten football schedules will start to look a bit different, starting with the 2022 season. According to multiple reports, the conference is rotating the annual divisional crossover games that each team will have from 2022-2027. The last change came for the 2016-2021 seasons. Those were designed to make for competitive series. The new match-ups […]
Read MoreThere Are 12 College Football Games Tomorrow: Here’s The Schedule
We got a quick taste with four games last Saturday. College football Week 1 begins in earnest on Thursday night, with a dozen match-ups involving FBS teams. We get our first look at a few different Power Five squads. There is even a Big Ten conference game, between two pretty interesting teams. Here are the […]
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