Almost every year, there is some sort of debate around the College Football Playoff selection process. Sometimes, teams seemingly get snubbed, increasing calls for playoff expansion. It seems like the playoff will grow eventually, a matter of when not if. An eight-team playoff has been a popular suggestion, and there’s buzz this week that it […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Laughs At Idea Of Cowboys Hiring Urban Meyer
Recent rumors have suggested that Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys might try to coax Urban Meyer out of retirement and into the head coaching job for America’s Team. But you can count ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum among the many who aren’t buying this Meyer-to-Dallas rumor. On Wednesday’s edition of First Take, Finebaum laughed at the […]
Read MoreESPN Reveals Announcing Team For Tennessee vs. Indiana
This year didn’t start on the right foot for Tennessee’s football program, but Jeremy Pruitt led his team on a five-game winning streak to finish the regular season. For the first time since 2016, the Volunteers will appear in a bowl game. Pruitt did a marvelous job coaching Tennessee toward the end of the year, […]
Read MoreESPN Reveals Announcing Team For Texas vs. Utah
The 2019 Valero Alamo Bowl will feature two notable programs with elite playmakers all over the field, as the Texas Longhorns will battle the Utah Utes. Utah is coming off a devastating loss to Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship. If the Utes won their conference championship, the selection committee may have placed them in the […]
Read MoreThe 5 Bowl Games We’re Looking Forward To The Most
Bowl season is on the horizon. We’ve got 40 games on deck featuring college football’s best teams. Not all bowl games are created equal. Obviously, the College Football Playoff rightfully earns most of the headlines, followed by the rest of the New Year’s Six. However, this year’s bowl slate features several intriguing matchups, both within […]
Read MoreLane Kiffin Reacts To Ole Miss Fan’s “Burner Phone” Comment
Lane Kiffin is back in the SEC and everyone who loves college football should be rejoicing. Few things are as entertaining as a Lane Kiffin-led major program. It didn’t take very long for Kiffin to start producing viral SEC moments, either. In fact, one happened as he got off the plane in Oxford, Miss. earlier […]
Read MoreESPN Reveals Announcing Team For Minnesota vs. Auburn
Two teams that saw their bandwagons swell this season collide on New Year’s Day as Minnesota and Auburn clash in the Outback Bowl. According to the ESPN Press Room, the Outback Bowl announcers will be Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich. Via ESPN Press Room: Jason Benetti, Rod Gilmore and Quint Kessenich call the […]
Read MoreLane Kiffin Reportedly Attempted To Poach Assistant Coach From Nick Saban
On Tuesday night, HBO debuted a documentary highlighting the relationship between New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban. During the show, Saban made it clear he was not happy with how former Alabama assistants stole from his coaching staff. It was fitting, then, when a report emerged […]
Read MoreEd Orgeron Wins Coach Of The Year Award From ESPN
Ed Orgeron, who has led LSU to an undefeated regular season and an SEC Championship this season, has been named Home Depot College Football Coach of the Year. The award, voted on annually by ESPN and ABC analysts, is given to the top coach in the FBS. Orgeron is the second LSU coach to earn […]
Read MoreESPN Reveals Announcing Team For Georgia vs. Baylor
Two of the best teams in college football will meet in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, as the Baylor Bears will take on the Georgia Bulldogs on New Year’s Day. Baylor fell short in overtime to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Championship, whereas Georgia was blown out by LSU in the SEC Championship. When it comes […]
Read MoreESPN Reveals Announcing Team For Notre Dame vs. Iowa State
This bowl season presents quite a few first-ever matchups between programs. Among them is the upcoming Notre Dame-Iowa State game. The two sides will face off at the Camping World Bowl in Orlando. Notre Dame is currently ranked No. 15 in the country, after a 10-2 season. It wasn’t as good as the campaign that […]
Read MoreWillie Taggart Reportedly A “Strong Candidate” For One Open Job
Willie Taggart was fired by Florida State after less than two full seasons but could still be coaching in the Sunshine State in 2020. According to Football Scoop, Taggart is a “strong candidate” at Florida Atlantic. The FAU job opened up after Lane Kiffin left to Ole Miss last weekend. The school reportedly wants to […]
Read MoreESPN Reveals Announcing Team For Penn State vs. Memphis
The 2019 Cotton Bowl Classic will feature the best that the Group of Five has to offer squaring off against the best non-conference winner in the country. That matchup will be Penn State vs. Memphis, and it should be a good one. In a press release, the ESPN Press Room announced that Mark Jones, Dusty […]
Read MoreAnother Top QB Recruit Re-Opened His Recruitment After Coaching Change
On Tuesday night, a top high school quarterback recruit decommitted from an SEC program. Robby Ashford, a four-star quarterback out of Hoover, Ala., initially committed to Ole Miss earlier this summer. However, after the team fired head coach Matt Luke and hired Lane Kiffin, Ashford decided to take his talents elsewhere. Now another top quarterback […]
Read MoreESPN Reveals Announcing Team For Florida vs. Virginia
Two of the best teams that the SEC and ACC have to offer will face off later this month as Florida and Virginia battle in the Capital One Orange Bowl. In a press release from the ESPN Press Room, the Worldwide Leader in Sports announced that Steve Levy, Brian Griese, Todd McShay and Molly McGrath […]
Read MoreReport: UNLV Has Made A Head Coaching Hire
With the Raiders coming to town and bringing a gaudy new stadium with them, a new era is upon UNLV football. The Rebels, largely a Mountain West also-ran of late, are looking to take a leap forward in football. Las Vegas is expected to become more of a football epicenter in the coming years. Having […]
Read MoreSuspended Nebraska Football Players Reportedly Arrested For Sexual Assault
Earlier this month, Nebraska suspended two players from the football team for violating the school’s sexual misconduct policies. Fast forward a few weeks later, and those former Cornhuskers have been arrested in connection with an alleged sexual assault that was reported in August. ESPN’s Paula Lavigne first reported that Nebraska was dishing out a 2.5-year […]
Read MoreESPN Reveals Announcing Team For Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State
Two former Big 12 rivals collide in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl as Mike Gundy and the Oklahoma State Cowboys take on Jimbo Fisher’s Texas A&M Aggies. On Tuesday, a press release from the ESPN Press Room revealed the announcing teams for the Texas Bowl. Kevin Brown, Andre Ware, Alyssa Lang will be […]
Read MoreESPN Reveals Announcing Team For Michigan State vs. Wake Forest
The Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium pits ACC and Big Ten teams against one another, in what has often been a pretty exciting bowl. This year, Michigan State takes on Wake Forest. Michigan State football has been on a bit of a slide, and had to sneak by a bad Maryland team by three points […]
Read More4-Star S Decommits From LSU, Reopens Recruitment
Baton Rouge (La.) Madison Prep Academy four-star safety Major Burns has decommitted from LSU, he announced this morning. Burns originally committed to LSU in June. He was previously committed to Texas A&M from early February to late March and holds offers from a bevy of major programs. The blue-chip prospect announced he was reopening his […]
Read MoreNick Saban Not A Fan Of His Former Assistants Poaching His Staff
On Tuesday night, HBO debuted a documentary highlighting the relationship between New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban. Belichick and Saban, who worked together during their time with the Cleveland Browns, covered a bevy of topics. During the show, Saban made it clear he was not happy […]
Read MoreLSU DC Dave Aranda Reportedly Makes Decision On UNLV Job
LSU is in the midst of arguably its best season in program history – yes, including the three national championship teams. If these Tigers can win the title, it will be one of the most impressive seasons in college football history. All of that success, though, comes at a price. Winning teams generally see turnover […]
Read MoreUrban Meyer: Ohio State Has “Advantage” Over Clemson
Over the weekend, Ohio State and Clemson won their respective conference title games to set up a date in the College Football Playoff. LSU jumped Ohio State for the No. 1 seed, leaving the Buckeyes to face off against last year’s national champion. Despite coming in as a slight underdog, former Ohio State head coach […]
Read More4-Star QB Recruit Announces Decommitment After Coaching Change
One of the country’s top dual-threat quarterback recruits announced his decommitment from a major program on Tuesday afternoon. Robby Ashford, a four-star quarterback out of Hoover, Ala., initially committed to Ole Miss earlier this summer. However, after the team fired head coach Matt Luke and hired Lane Kiffin, Ashford decided to take his talents elsewhere. […]
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