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 MoreCBS Sports Names Biggest Winner, Loser Of Coaching Carousel
For now, the coaching carousel has settled down. We may have some more changes after college football’s bowl season and the NFL wraps up, but 17 different jobs have been filled. To accurately grade a hire, you should probably wait at least a few years to see how the coach fits at a program. Of […]
Read MoreColorado State Fans Are Furious With Team’s Coaching Hire
On Wednesday afternoon, Colorado State introduced the program’s new head coach. After the program parted ways with form head coach Mike Bobo, the Rams introduced former Boston College coach Steve Addazio as the team’s new head coach. “I am excited to welcome Steve Addazio as our new head football coach and his wife, Kathy, to […]
Read MoreReport: LSU Defensive Coordinator Linked To 2 Head Coach Jobs
Ed Orgeron understands the importance of the coaches around him. Coach O made his biggest staff addition this offseason, bringing in Joe Brady, and he’s made it clear that he’ll do what he needs to keep him in Baton Rouge. That is the stance he’s taken with defensive coordinator Dave Aranda as well. In early […]
Read MoreReport: Urban Meyer Helping College Football Program With Coaching Search
Colorado State appears to be on the verge of hiring a new head football coach, potentially with an assist from Urban Meyer. Yesterday, former Cincinnati and Tennessee head coach Butch Jones was reportedly emerging as a “strong candidate” for the position. Now, former Indiana head coach and current Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson has […]
Read MoreReport: Butch Jones Emerging As ‘Strong Candidate’ For Head Coach Job
Butch Jones has spent the majority of his coaching days on the East Coast. His latest gig coming with the Alabama Crimson Tide, serving as an intern to the football team. It appears his internship may be over soon. According to a report from Fox Sports’ Bruce Feldman, Jones is “emerging as a strong candidate […]
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 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 MoreThere Are 8 College Football Games On Tonight – Here’s The Schedule
Week 1 of the 2019 college football season officially kicked off on Thursday night with a few ranked programs in action. Despite a few early upset bids, most of the favorites escaped with wins – and a few dominated from the opening whistle. Clemson, Texas A&M and Utah all improved to 1-0 with impressive wins […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
Week 1 of the College Football season is finally here. After a pair of games opened things up last weekend, we finally have our full slate of games. Last Saturday, a pair of match-ups opened up the 2019 season. Florida and Miami played the first game of the year, a rare Week Zero game between […]
Read MoreNebraska Gets Big News About LB Transfer Zach Schlager
After missing out on in-state linebacker Zach Schlager in 2018 due to scholarship limitations, Nebraska could be getting a second bite at the apple. The former three-star linebacker looks set to join the Huskers in the upcoming season. According to the Coloradoan, Schlager has left Colorado State University and plans to join Nebraska as a […]
Read MoreAnalyst: 10 Games Featuring ‘Upset Alert’ For 2019 College Football Season
Almost every week in college football, there is at least one major upset that shakes up the landscape. While analysts often take the opportunity to predict them ahead of each week, 247Sports’ Brad Crawford is already looking at the year as a whole. Crawford is putting 10 teams on “upset alert” for games coming up […]
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 MoreMichigan Announces Big Additions To Future Schedules
The 2018 season may not have finished the way Michigan fans would have liked, but the Wolverines still have plenty to look forward to in 2019 and beyond. For instance, we now know who some of the team’s upcoming non-conference opponents will be. On Friday morning, the Michigan football team announced four future non-conference opponents […]
Read MoreCFB Head Coach Refused A $100K Raise After Season
The college football season officially came to an end on Monday night with a dominant performance from Clemson over Alabama in the national title game. The season ended much sooner for programs that missed the postseason, including Colorado State, which finished its season on November 22. Colorado State ended the season with a 27-19 loss […]
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 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 MorePhotos Of This Team’s Brutal Home Crowd Are Going Viral
A few years ago, when Jim McElwain was at the school, Colorado State looked like it might emerge as a top Group of Five program. This season has been a serious downward turn for the Rams. Former Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo took over the program, and has three straight 7-6 seasons, with 5-3 Mountain […]
Read MoreCollege Football Team Getting Paid Record $2 Million For Game This Weekend
Jim McElwain was fired from Florida last year, but the Gators are very much still paying for his tenure, especially with this weekend’s game against Colorado State. Colorado State did a great job on McElwain’s contract when he was head coach of the Rams. He became a hot commodity after a 10-2 2014 season, his […]
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 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 MoreThere Are 8 College Football Games Tonight: Here’s The Full Schedule
This big Week 1 of college football rolls on this evening. Tonight’s games feature a pretty heated rivalry, and some very highly ranked teams. We got four games last Saturday, and 12 last night, with some exciting finishes already. Here are the eight college football games that will be played tonight: Things kick off at […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
Football is back! College football Week 1 is right around the corner, with games running from Thursday all the way through Monday night. Each year, our staff competes for the best record in our game picks throughout the season. Every week, we will pick the winner of every game that involved a Power Five program […]
Read MoreHere’s Who Won Saturday’s 4 ‘Week 0’ College Football Games
By Thursday night, we’ll be swimming in college football. We got a nice little taste today, with four “Week 0” games involving FBS teams. Here are the scores and results of Saturday’s four college football games. Two games pitted FBS programs against FCS opponents. The others were between pairs of FBS teams, all from the […]
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