Even if Aaron Rodgers doesn’t show up to Green Bay Packers training camp, it looks like there will be no shortage of quarterbacks getting reps. According to NFL insider Aaron Wilson, the Packers are working out former Air Force quarterback Donald Hammond III. Hammond is most notable for his incredible 2019 campaign with the Falcons, […]
Read MoreNavy Announces Special Date For Next Year’s Air Force Game
Navy and Air Force will face off on the gridiron on September 11, 2021, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The game was originally scheduled for October 2, but the two schools agreed to move it up three weeks for September 11. The contest will be the second game […]
Read MoreLook: Air Force Football Fan Is Going Viral In The Stands
Air Force football fans aren’t having a fun Halloween night in the midst of a blowout. Luckily, one Falcons fan came prepared for a the game’s depressing outcome. Boise State looks like the Boise State we’ve come to expect in past years. The Broncos are a darkhorse pick to earn a College Football Playoff selection […]
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 MorePhotos: Air Force Football Unveils Incredible Special Uniform
Air Force football plans to honor the Tuskegee Airmen with a special, never before seen uniform later this season on Oct. 3. We got our first look at the special edition threads on Tuesday. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first group of African-American military pilots to fight in World War II. The division is one […]
Read MoreReport: Air Force Hiring SEC Assistant For Head Coach
Air Force is dipping into its past to find its new head men’s basketball coach. Joe Scott is reportedly heading back to Colorado Springs. The 54-year-old Scott, who has been an assistant at Georgia the last two seasons, will become head coach at Air Force for the second time in his career. He previously held […]
Read MoreBetting Lines Released For Top College Football Games Of 2020
Fans are already looking forward to the upcoming 2020 college football season. LSU won last season’s national championship after a dominant performance over the Clemson Tigers. Which team will win it all this year? There are plenty of pivotal games for the 2020-21 season. Despite the season still being a few months away, FanDuel has […]
Read MoreAir Force Announces It Has ‘Parted Ways’ With Head Coach
Air Force’s 2019-20 campaign ended last Thursday with a 73-60 loss to San Diego State in the Mountain West Tournament. The Falcons finished the year with a disappointing 12-20 record under eighth-year head coach Dave Pilipovich. Now, it appears the school is ready to move on. On Monday, the Air Force men’s basketball program announced […]
Read MoreUpset Alert: No. 5 San Diego State Is In Trouble Today
San Diego State is in major jeopardy of losing its first game of the Mountain West Tournament. The Aztecs – a projected No. 1 seed in the 2020 NCAA Tournament – are struggling against Air Force in the quarterfinals today. The Falcons currently hold a four-point lead over SDSU in a 37-33 halftime lead. Air […]
Read MoreBoise State Football Games Will No Longer Air On ESPN
Moments ago, the Mountain West Conference announced a new six-year television rights deal. That means big changes for the league as a whole and, specifically, Boise State football. With the old rights deal, Boise State had a special contract “carve out” that allowed ESPN to air its home games. It was a gift granted to […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Bowl Games, College Football Playoff
Tomorrow afternoon college football returns, with bowl season getting underway. After months of picks, we’ll now do our best to predict the winner of all 40 postseason games, including the College Football Playoff. Things get started with the ever-entertaining Bahamas Bowl on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. Charlotte plays its first ever bowl game against […]
Read MoreSaturday’s New Mexico-Air Force Game Postponed Following Player’s Death
On Tuesday, New Mexico football announced the death of 21-year old defensive tackle Nahje Flowers. No cause of death has been revealed at this time. As is always the case when someone passes away that young, the tragedy has rocked the Lobos program. In his statement on Flowers’ death, head coach Bob Davie said that […]
Read MoreAir Force’s Tweet About Its Win vs. Army Is Going Viral
Air Force took care of business today in one of the most important games of its season against Army. The Falcons escaped with a narrow 17-13 victory over the Black Knights. The military games always mean so much to the players and its fans. It’s a fun rivalry which also carries connotations not necessarily related […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
After a Group of Five game between Appalachian State and UL Lafayette opened things on Wednesday night, we’re getting into the swing of things in the Power Five leagues as College Football Week 7 continues tonight. We have some intriguing ACC and Pac-12 action, before a fun Saturday of games. Tonight, Syracuse travels to NC […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
College Football Week 4 is here, and with it, a lot of in-conference, Power Five vs. Power Five match-ups. After a few weekends of relatively light schedules, that is very welcome. Week 3 provided some major trouble spots for our whole staff, especially with the ACC’s struggles. We all took Boston College, NC State, and […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
College Football Week 2 didn’t bring a ton of drama, though the highly-anticipated game between LSU and Texas in Austin was a treat. The Tigers pulled out the win, as five of our nine staff members predicted entering the weekend. There were some games that tripped us up, big time. UCLA continues to free fall, […]
Read MoreSportsbook Releases Win Totals For Almost Every College Football Team
As sports betting starts to become legal throughout the country, expect to see more about sportsbooks like FanDuel. The online book is among those available to bettors in New Jersey right now. On Wednesday, it published win totals available for futures bets for just about every FBS program in the country. One of the 130 […]
Read More2020 College Football Hall Of Fame Nominees Announced
On Monday, the National Football Foundation announced the candidates for the 2020 College Football Hall of Fame class. In total, 76 players and five coaches have been nominated. The vote should be pretty competitive. Last year, 13 players made it through and were inducted in the 2019 class. To be nominated, players must have been […]
Read MorePresident Trump Has New Proposal For College Football Service Academies
In a proposal that would go against a longstanding Pentagon policy, President Trump announced on Monday that he is considering a new policy that would greatly alter college football for players from service academies. According to The Hill, President Trump’s potential plan calls to get rid of the waiver requirement for service academy players after […]
Read MorePromising Update On College Football Mascot Injured During Prank
It’s been a rough year for the Air Force Falcons, and it almost got rougher with an injury suffered to their mascot, Aurora the falcon. Thankfully, a report from ESPN indicates that the beloved mascot is recovering. Aurora was injured when he was stolen by members of the Army Black Knights. The report quoted Air […]
Read MoreMountain West Could Move Up To 16 Schools
The Mountain West is exploring the possibility of expansion. Earlier this month, the league’s commissioner Craig Thompson confirmed as much. Interestingly, the league isn’t only considering schools that can play football. The focus of the initial report by the The San Diego Union-Tribune was on Gonzaga. Thompson confirmed that the Zags were among the teams contacted. From […]
Read MoreMichigan Flips QB Max Wittwer From Air Force
Max Wittwer was set to play for Air Force, but instead, he is going to walk on at Michigan. Back in December, Max Wittwer committed to Air Force. He was not a huge recruit, but he does hold FBS scholarship offers. Wittwer is a Utica, Michigan native. 247Sports ranks him No. 3231 overall in the […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2017 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
College Football Week 12 is upon us. Here are our staff picks for the biggest match-ups of this weekend’s action. With just two weeks of the regular season remaining, things are still very tight up top. Matt Hladik holds on to a one-game lead after being one of four people to go 26-8 in Week 11. […]
Read MoreAir Forces’s Troy Calhoun Proposes 8-Team College Football Playoff
Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun has an idea for an eight-team playoff model. The College Football Playoff isn’t perfect, but it’s leaps and bounds better than the old BCS system, which chose just two teams to compete in the national championship. Still, there’s room for improvement moving forward, and Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun has […]
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