Whether it is a Top 25 poll, recruiting, coaching, or quarterback rankings, this off-season virtually everything ultimately comes down to Clemson vs. Alabama. That shouldn’t surprise. Dabo Swinney has elevated his program to Alabama’s level, beating the Crimson Tide in two of the last three national title games. 247Sports put out a ranking of the […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Bowl Games
College football bowl season is here! Most of your favorite teams won’t be in action for a few weeks, but on Saturday we kick things off with a few fun games. Tulane and Louisiana present a nice clash of style, Utah State’s elite Group of Five defense faces North Texas’ high-flying offense, and Mountain West […]
Read MoreHawaii Bowl Announces 2018 Participants
We already knew one of the participants in the 2018 Hawaii Bowl: The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors of the Mountain West Conference. Now we know who they will be facing in the tropical bowl game. On Wednesday the Hawaii Bowl announced that the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs would be taking on Hawaii at Aloha Stadium on December […]
Read MoreThe 5 College Football Teams On ‘Upset Alert’ In Week 7
In last week’s “upset alert” column, three of my five picks came true. Florida got a big win against No. 5 LSU in The Swamp, vaulting the Gators up to No. 14 in the AP Poll. No. 8 Auburn went over the Starkville, and got thumped by unranked Mississippi State 23-9. It was a big […]
Read MoreThe 5 College Football Teams On ‘Upset Alert’ This Week
College Football Week 1 kicks off tonight, with a dozen games to get you ready for the long weekend. After a handful of match-ups last Saturday, we have games every night between now and Monday. There are plenty of previews you can read for every single team in the FBS. However, you don’t really know what you […]
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 […]
Read MoreCollege Football Team’s Awesome New Helmets Are Going Viral
Hawaii football is the reason that we get these four “Week 0” football games. Teams that face Hawaii can schedule 13 regular season games, and get the option of playing ahead of the first full week of college football games. The Rainbow Warriors are doing just that this week, playing on the road at Mountain […]
Read MoreThere Are 4 College Football Games Tomorrow: Here’s The Schedule
Next Saturday is the big start to the 2018 college football season. However, fans can get a nice taste tomorrow, with four games involving FBS teams on the docket. No Power Five teams are in action until Thursday. However, we do have some interesting match-ups later in the day. Here are the four college football […]
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 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 MoreReport: 32 Programs Have Inquired About Coveted Clemson Grad Transfer Scott Pagano
Clemson defensive tackle Scott Pagano is one of the top available players on the graduate transfer market, and he’s receiving interest from dozens of schools. Pagano confirmed his transfer on Friday, hours after 247Sports broke the news. Less than a day later, and teams are lining up to woo the national championship winner. From 247: […]
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 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 MoreHawaii Bowl: Hawaii vs. Middle Tennessee Prediction, Preview, Spread, Channel
Looking for a Hawaii vs. Middle Tennessee prediction and preview? Stick around. We’ve got all of the pre-game analysis before the match-up. Saturday, December 24, the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (6-7) take on the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (8-4). The game will be played at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. Read on for our Hawaii vs. Middle Tennessee prediction and preview. According […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2016 College Football Staff Picks: Bowl Season
College football bowl games picked by The Spun staff members. The regular season is over, the conference championships have been played, and that means bowl season is upon us. Starting this Saturday, December 17, and running into the new year, we have 41 bowl games, including the College Football Playoff National Championship, to enjoy. In […]
Read MoreAlabama Commit Tua Tagovailoa Receives Texts From Marcus Mariota, Timmy Chang
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa received some inspiring words from some pretty legendary football players ahead of his state title game. Tua Tagovailoa, the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the nation for the class of 2017, is an Alabama commit, and confirmed that he will enroll early just a few days ago. Ahead of his Hawaii state championship game, Titans […]
Read MoreHawaii Coach Takes Away Team’s Benches To Make Team Stand
Hawaii head coach Nick Rolovich just pulled off a power move. Hawaii head football coach Nick Rolovich hasn’t been too pleased with his team’s performance against Boise State so far on Saturday so he took away the team’s benches: [email protected]'s head coach Nick Rolovich was so upset with his team, he took away the benches from […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2016 College Football Staff Picks: Week 11
College Football Week 11 picks by The Spun staff members. Through 10 weeks, The Spun staff picks race remains close. Things spread out a bit from last week, when the top four pickers were within one game, but still, only two picks separate the top three people in our contest. Last week, in the 35 Week […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2016 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
The Spun staff makes its picks for College Football Week 3 games. Last weekend didn’t have a ton of hype heading into Saturday, but we still had some very fun games. Central Michigan pulled off an amazing Hail Mary lateral-spawned upset of Oklahoma State that, as it turns out, shouldn’t have happened. Doesn’t mean it wasn’t […]
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 MoreOregon’s Uniforms Most Popular, According To High School Recruits
Why does Oregon football roll out new uniforms seemingly every week? Because young football recruits love them. According to a new poll of 100 uncommitted Division I recruits conducted by Pick Six Previews, the Ducks have by far the most popular set of uniforms in college football. The recruits were asked to pick their favorite […]
Read MoreNBA Announces All 162 Players Who Have Declared Early For The NBA Draft
We expected a surge of early entrants to the NBA Draft after the NCAA changed its rules, allowing players to withdraw and return to school after the combine following every collegiate season, provided they haven’t signed with an agent. With the new rule, there is little risk for the players to enter the draft and receive […]
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 Awesome New Final Four Hype Video
We’re just a few days from the ultimate annual NCAA Tournament highlight reel, “One Shining Moment,” but throughout the Big Dance, the NCAA has been putting out great round-by-round hype videos. Ahead of tonight’s Final Four, which begins at 6 p.m. with Oklahoma vs. Villanova, the NCAA has dropped its latest video, featuring plenty of […]
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