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 More4-Star C Tyrone Sampson Unexpectedly Signs With Fresno State Over Power 5 Offers
Tyrone Sampson was once committed to play in the ACC, and has plenty of big offers, but will head to Fresno State. Tyrone Sampson is a four-star center out of Detroit. He is the No. 7 center in the country, per 247Sports‘ composite rankings. Sampson played in the U.S. Army All-American Game. He is the […]
Read MoreUSA Today Gives 10 Programs An ‘A+’ For Their 2017 Seasons
Obviously Alabama (and UCF) had some pretty amazing seasons, but they’re not the only ones that have received high marks for their seasons. Alabama took home its fifth college football national championship under Nick Saban. The title is the goal for the Crimson Tide every season, and the team brought it home once again in […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2017 College Football Staff Picks: Bowl Season
College football bowl season is almost here! Here are our picks for every bowl game coming up over the next few weeks. Our regular season staff picks contest was about as close as it could get. After the conference championship week picks, Matt Hladik and I were tied, making the Army-Navy Game the tiebreaker for […]
Read MoreBruce Feldman: 4 Names To Watch For Oregon Football Opening
Willie Taggart to Florida State is happening, so now its Oregon’s turn to hop on the coaching carousel. Minutes ago, Bruce Feldman (and a number of others right after him) broke the long-anticipated news that Oregon’s Willie Taggart will return to his home state to coach the Florida State Seminoles. It’s a tough loss for […]
Read MoreBest Championship Game Results For Each College Football Playoff Contender
Entering this weekend’s conference championship games, there are 11 schools that could potentially make the playoff field, 10 of whom play Friday or Saturday. According to FiveThirtyEight‘s prediction machine, the current top four are all almost definitely in if they win. Clemson, Auburn, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin each have a better than 99-percent chance of making the […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2017 College Football Staff Picks: Conference Championship Week
It all comes down to this. Two games separate the three contenders for The Spun’s staff pick championship, with just a few games left. Seven conference championship games, and one rogue ACC game are left in our picks contest. Last week, Matt Hladik and I tied for the second-best week at 26-9, with Aaron Nanavaty […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2017 College Football Staff Picks: Week 13
College Football Week 13 is upon us. Here are our staff picks for the biggest match-ups of this weekend’s Rivalry Week action. This is the last week with a full regular season slate, and it is a doozy. Matt Hladik continues to hold on to a one-game lead after being one of three staff members to go […]
Read MoreOakland Raiders QB Derek Carr Exits Game With Back Injury
A bad afternoon for the Raiders has gotten worse. The Oakland Raiders are trailing the Denver Broncos by two scores on the road in the second half. This is the second-straight poor performance for them. Making matters worse, Oakland’s franchise quarterback Derek Carr has left the game with a back injury. Carr took a big […]
Read MoreOakland Raiders QB Derek Carr Is Now The Highest-Paid Player In NFL History
Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr is now a very rich man. Carr, who is heading into his fourth season, just inked a five-year deal for $125 million, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport. The fresh pact makes Carr the highest-paid player in NFL history. Not bad for a guy who was a second-round pick out of […]
Read More6-Foot-9, 390 Pound Australian Who Has Never Played A Football Game Has LSU, Michigan Offers
Daniel Faalele, a 6-foot-9, 394-pound offensive tackle has offers from some of the nation’s top programs, despite never playing in an actual game. Faalele is a Melbourne, Australia native who was discovered on a recruiting trip by a Hawaii recruiter. He attended the camp that Jim Harbaugh hosted in his hometown last year, and word […]
Read MoreLouisville To Hire Fresno State DC Lorenzo Ward As Assistant Head Coach
Louisville has hired Fresno State defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward as assistant head coach and secondary coach. Per ESPN’s Brett McMurphy, the Louisville Cardinals will add Fresno State defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward to their coaching staff. Ward was South Carolina’s sole defensive coordinator from 2012-2014, and shared the role with Jon Hoke in 2015. He was not […]
Read MoreReport: There Are Discussions About A Potential Playoff For “Group Of Five” Schools
Officials from the Group of Five conferences—the AAC, Conference USA, MAC, Sun Belt, and Mountain West—are reportedly interested in starting their own playoff. We are only in the third year of the College Football Playoff at the FBS level, but so far it has only consisted of teams from the power conferences. The system isn’t […]
Read MoreRanking The 17 New FBS Head Coaching Hires
The coaching carousel appears to have stopped for the off-season, and 17 programs find themselves with new college football coaching hires. While huge jobs like LSU, Oregon, and Texas opened, it didn’t wind up being the crazy year that some anticipated. However, a number of high-profile coaches changed jobs, and there have been some extremely […]
Read MoreThe 11 College Football Programs That Fired Their Head Coach This Season
The coaching carousel is in full swing, so get caught up on all the hirings and firings of the 2016 college football season. The college football regular season is almost over, which means it’s time to take stock of all the coaching changes taking place. We saw several schools fire their coaches midseason, while other […]
Read MoreJeff Tedford Will Reportedly Be The Next Fresno State Football Coach
A former Fresno State quarterback is set to be named the head coach of the football program this Friday. Jeff Tedford will be named the head coach of the Fresno State football team this Friday, according to The Fresno Bee. The former Fresno State quarterback and Cal head coach will face an uphill battle trying to […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2016 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
College football is back tomorrow! Well, technically Cal and Hawaii kicked off the season from Australia last Friday, but most consider the true beginning of the season this weekend. On Thursday, teams like Louisville, Minnesota, South Carolina, and Tennessee get things started, but Week 1 really heats up Saturday. Alabama-USC, Texas A&M-UCLA, LSU-Wisconsin, UNC-Georgia. The […]
Read MoreNFL’s 33 Players With Best-Selling Merchandise
Some may disagree with the notion that the Dallas Cowboys are “America’s Team,” but NFL merchandise sales definitely back the nickname up. ESPN’s Darren Rovell posted the NFLPA’s list of the players whose merchandise sold most from March to May. Amazingly, four of the top five NFL players on the list play for the Cowboys. NFLPA […]
Read MoreFull 2017 NCAA Tournament Odds Released, Duke Listed As Early Favorite
Villanova students haven’t even returned to class yet after last night’s unbelievable win over North Carolina, and odds have already been posted for next year’s NCAA Tournament champion. The Wildcats are one of the favorites to repeat as champions, with 8-1 odds at the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook, while North Carolina sits at 15-1. The […]
Read MoreNCAA Drops An Awesome New March Madness Hype Video
For many sports fans, the NCAA Tournament is the best event of the year. I know the first four days of March Madness are among my favorites of the year, and we are incredibly close to kicking things off. To help everyone get in the spirit, the NCAA just dropped an amazing hype video, featuring […]
Read MoreNCAA Has New Individualized Court Designs For 2016 Tournament
A few years ago, the NCAA made the decision to replace the existing home courts at host venues with a generic, uniform design. The black and blue designs took away the originality of the arenas, and made it difficult to figure out where a game was taking place. #Wisconsin stretches on court day before #NCAATournament […]
Read MoreHere Is The Full Schedule For The NCAA Tournament’s First Round
Around noon on Thursday, you will sit down in front of a TV, and probably a computer or two, and maybe an iPad, and if you’re like us, you won’t be leaving the house much until the first weekend concludes on Sunday night. The first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament are among the best […]
Read MoreReport: Disastrous 2-Hour CBS Selection Show Drew Lowest Rating In Around 20 Years
For years, CBS hosted a one hour Selection Sunday show to kick off the first week of the NCAA Tournament that was brisk and effective, unveiling the bracket quickly before providing some analysis. In an attempt to draw out the ratings, CBS expanded the show to two hours this year, adding in analysts like Charles […]
Read MoreWashington Post Created Awesome Campaign Buttons For 68 NCAA Tournament Teams
When the NCAA Tournament rolls around, the Washington Post creates some cool graphics for fans of the various teams to enjoy and share. Last year, they rolled out an awesome emoji set. This year, with election season upon us, the paper created campaign buttons for the 68 schools that were invited to the Big Dance. Show […]
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