Boise State football was a major focus of the new Mountain West Conference media deal, which was announced earlier this month. ESPN will no longer broadcast the league’s games, with rights transferring over to FOX (and remaining with CBS Sports Network). The big prize for FOX is its acquisition of rights to Boise State home […]
Read MoreA ‘Consensus’ 2020 Preseason Top 25 Poll Has Been Tabulated
We’re deep in “way too early Top 25” season for college football, where just about every outlet gives a prediction for how next season will look. There’s a distinct trend at the top of many of the major rankings. College football writer Matt Hinton took the liberty of creating a “consensus” poll, combining 15 of […]
Read MoreThe 10 Winningest College Football Programs Of The Decade
LSU’s national title win over Clemson marked the end of the 2010s decade of college football. The past 10 years saw the end of the BCS system, the rise of the College Football Playoff, some all-time upsets, the Kick Six, and ended with LSU completing arguably the greatest season in college football history. But there […]
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 MoreThere Are 6 College Football Bowl Games Today – Here’s The Schedule
If Friday was the appetizer for the 2019-20 college football bowl games, then today offers a satisfying full course. The first batch of games will offer three simultaneous games spread across three channels. The New Mexico Bowl between Central Michigan and San Diego State kicks off at 2 p.m. (all times ET), followed by the […]
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 MoreHerm Edwards Hires New Offensive Coordinator At Arizona State
Arizona State head coach Herm Edwards hasn’t had the start he was hoping for with the Sun Devils. ASU has gone 7-5 in back-to-back seasons. Surely, there’s room for improvement. Edwards is hoping his latest coaching hire will be what the Sun Devils need to become a legitimate threat in the Pac-12. College football reporter […]
Read More9 Finalists Announced For Eddie Robinson Coach Of The Year
This season has featured some very impressive coaching performances, with numerous coaches elevating their teams way beyond where people expected. Today, the nine finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award were announced. The group is a nice mix of guys from very different situations. Five of the nine are Power Five coaches, […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Conference Championship Week
College football’s conference championships kick off tomorrow night, ahead of a stacked Saturday slate. We may have more teams still alive for a College Football Playoff berth with one game left than ever before. There are real questions about how much this weekend’s games mean for Ohio State and LSU, the current top two seeds. […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 14
Rivalry week is here. Starting on Thanksgiving Day tomorrow, and running through Sunday, many of college football’s biggest rivalry games will be played, with serious postseason implications on the line. On Thursday, we get the always contentious Egg Bowl. Ole Miss’ Matt Luke and Mississippi State’s Joe Moorhead both have plenty on the line, even […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 13
We’ve reached the penultimate weekend of college football’s regular season. While the night slate this weekend may be a bit lacking, we’re going to learn a lot about the eventual College Football Playoff field early on. At noon, Ohio State hosts Penn State in a de facto Big Ten East title game. The Buckeyes are […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
We’re on the other side of the huge Week 11 in college football, in which LSU took down Alabama for the first time since 2011, and Minnesota stayed undefeated and handed Penn State its first loss. The College Football Playoff picture is starting to really take shape, with LSU entrenched as the new No. 1 […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 11
Here it is. Week 11 of the college football season, featuring the monumental matchup between No. 2 LSU and No. 2 Alabama, is upon us. Alabama-LSU is a big game every year. It doesn’t always feature a pair top three programs vying for the College Football Playoff, though. Alabama has made the Playoff every year […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
This weekend may be the calm before the Week 11, and specifically, the Alabama-LSU storm. Still, there are some exciting matchups awaiting us in College Football Week 10. The obvious headliner is taking place down in Jacksonville on Saturday afternoon. Florida and Georgia renew their heated rivalry, with the SEC East very much on the […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 8
Last weekend brought perhaps the biggest upset of the season, with South Carolina dealing a big blow to SEC East favorite Georgia, one of the first losses this year for a true College Football Playoff contender. We’ll see if College Football Week 8 can deliver more of those moments. On paper, there aren’t a ton […]
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 6
College Football Week 6 kicks off tonight with a pair of Group of Five games between Georgia Southern and South Alabama, and then Temple and East Carolina. On Friday night, things heat up a bit. No. 18 UCF makes the trip up to Cincinnati in what will be a crucial game for deciding the ACC […]
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 MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
We’re all very glad to have college football back in our lives. While Week 1 didn’t bring the craziness that many weeks of this sport do, we did have some big upsets. Oregon was the only Top 25 team to go down, and it did to another ranked squad in Auburn. The Tigers and Ducks […]
Read MoreKirk Herbstreit Names His Top 5 Players From Week 1
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit has gained a reputation for being one of college football’s best TV analysts. Herbstreit calls the nation’s top game on a weekly basis. But that doesn’t stop him from seeing all of the action across the country. After the opening weekend of college football, Herbstreit names the five players that impressed him […]
Read MoreThe Week 2 AP Poll Top 25 Has Been Released
The first week of the college football season is officially in the bag. Last night put a bow on Week 1, with Notre Dame’s road win over Louisville. Earlier this afternoon, USA Today published its Week 2 Coaches Poll. Clemson remains No. 1 in the country, followed by Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Ohio State. Now, the Associated […]
Read MoreESPN’s 5 Favorites To Go Undefeated Following Week 1
The first full week of college football is officially in the books. Predicting which teams may flirt with an undefeated season might not be all that difficult, but the odds of it actually happening aren’t great. Last year, Alabama, Clemson and Notre Dame all came out of the regular season unscathed. Two of those programs […]
Read MoreESPN Announces Changes To Week 1 College Football TV Schedule
With Hurricane Dorian set to hit the state of Florida soon, several college football games are going to undergo some changes. We already know that Boise State vs. Florida State is going to see a change in kickoff time and venue, but two other games have been affected, too. In a statement, ESPN announced that […]
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