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 MoreKentucky Basketball Gets Big News From 5-Star Forward
Stop the presses: Kentucky basketball is involved with a five-star recruit. John Calipari is after 2019 blue-chip power forward Jaden McDaniels. McDaniels is the No. 4 player in the class, and the top player at his position. He is also the top-ranked player from the state of Washington. He is the brother of a current […]
Read More4-Star QB Transfer Has 5 Teams In Consideration
Last month, former four-star quarterback Devon Modster announced his transfer from UCLA football. Modster, a member of UCLA’s 2016 class, was a blue-chip recruiting win for the Bruins. He chose the school after flipping from Arizona. 247Sports ranked him as the No. 306 player in the country. He was the No. 13 pro-style quarterback, and the […]
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 5 College Football Teams On ‘Upset Alert’ Week 3
We’ve already seen some pretty big upsets during this young college football season. More could be coming in Week 3. Here are the five teams on “upset alert” heading into College Football Week 3. At least three ranked teams have tough road games that they need to be very prepared for, or else they could […]
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 MoreFormer NFL Player, Ninja Warrior Host Akbar Gbaja-Biamila Had A Horrendous First Pitch
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila is currently the host of American Ninja Warrior. Before that, he spent five years in the NFL. Ahead of Thursday’s Giants-Phillies, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila’s first pitch was not one that you’d expect from a former pro athlete. We’ve seen athletes flub a first pitch before. Baker Mayfield, whose talents center on his ability to throw […]
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 MoreThis Conference Tournament Result Is Horrible News For Bubble Teams
Nevada is a Top 25 team, and was set to be one of the higher-seeded mid-majors in the NCAA Tournament. The Wolf Pack lost tonight, which is horrible news for bubble teams. Nevada entered tonight at 27-6, and was the prohibitive favorite in the MWC Tournament. The league is not as strong as it has […]
Read MoreSan Diego State Has Cleared Malik Pope After ‘Provisional Suspension’ Following Yahoo Report
Malik Pope is one of the 10 current college basketball players recently named in Yahoo and ESPN reports. The San Diego State forward was one of just two that was actually suspended by his school, however. Most of the players involved were cleared to play almost immediately. That list features college superstars like Deandre Ayton, […]
Read MoreOnly 2 Of The Current Players Named In Yahoo, ESPN Reports Are Being Held Out
Nine current players were identified in yesterday’s big Yahoo Sports report on the ongoing FBI college basketball probe. Another, Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, was the focus of an ESPN report last night. In total, 10 current players were connected to the corruption investigations. The level of payment which they are alleged to have received, or been […]
Read MoreSan Diego State Suspends Forward Malik Pope After Yahoo Report
A current college basketball player has been suspended after today’s Yahoo! Sports report. San Diego State’s Malik Pope will not play tomorrow night. Pope slid under the radar when Yahoo’s report was posted this morning. The full post features big names like Miles Bridges, Wendell Carter, and Kevin Knox. San Diego State is not nearly […]
Read MoreArmy Converts Gutsy 2-Point Conversion To Beat San Diego State
Army football knocked off San Diego State in a classic Armed Forced Bowl today, thanks in large part to a very gutsy late-game two-point conversion call. The first week of bowl season hasn’t been the most thrilling, but Army football helped change that today, with some late game heroics against the SDSU Aztecs. The Black […]
Read MoreCBS Sports: 5 Teams On Upset Alert This Bowl Season
College football’s bowl season starts up this weekend. CBS Sports’ Ben Kercheval thinks these five programs could be on upset alert. College football bowl games are always a crap shoot, especially from a gambling perspective. With weeks to prepare, transfer announcements, coaching changes, and weird neutral site locations, there are tons of weird factors that […]
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 MoreAnn Arbor Named Best College Town In Country
Michigan may have taken a step back on the college football gridiron this season, but UM students have plenty to be happy about on campus, according to a new study. WalletHub released a pretty exhaustive ranking of the best college towns in the United States, and Ann Arbor comes ahead on top. The site measured […]
Read MoreSan Diego State Football Is Dealing With A Chickenpox Outbreak
Now is not a good time to be dealing with this. Well, it’s probably never a good time to have a chickenpox outbreak on your team. But with the season three weeks away, the issue is magnified. Three San Diego State football players have been diagnosed with chickenpox, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. The […]
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 MoreQ&A With OddsShark’s Jon Campbell: Breaking Down Bowl Season Betting
With bowl season getting into full swing this week, we spoke to OddsShark gambling expert Jon Campbell about betting on the bowls and the College Football Playoff. (Note: this interview was conducted on Thursday, December 22.) The Spun: Washington is currently a 14.5 point underdog to Alabama in the Peach Bowl semifinal game. The Huskies have been […]
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 MoreLas Vegas Bowl: Houston vs. SDSU Prediction, Preview, Spread, Channel
Looking for a Houston vs. SDSU prediction and preview? Stick around. We’ve got all of the pre-game analysis before the match-up. Saturday, December 17, the Houston Cougars (9-3) take on the San Diego State Aztecs (10-3). The game will be played at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read on for our Houston vs. SDSU prediction and preview. According […]
Read MoreDeshaun Watson Gains Ground In ESPN’s Heisman Watch After Week 6
ESPN’s Heisman Watch has Lamar Jackson in the lead, but Deshaun Watson is closing the gap. Lamar Jackson’s stellar 2016 campaign was put on hold this week as Louisville had a bye. Deshaun Watson used the national stage this weekend to close the gap between himself and Jackson for the Heisman. On Friday, Watson used […]
Read MoreThe Spun 2016 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
College Football Week 5 picks by The Spun staff members. We’re four weeks into the college football season, and in our office staff picks contest, things are still pretty tight. Andrew Holleran was the clear winner of Week 4, jumping from fourth overall to a first place tie after a 30-7 week. He was four […]
Read MoreLamar Jackson Holds On To Commanding Lead In ESPN’s Heisman Watch After Week 4
Heisman Watch has Lamar Jackson way ahead after four weeks. The college football season is still incredibly early, but every week Lamar Jackson puts up stellar numbers and his stranglehold on the Heisman race tightens. On Saturday, Jackson torched Marshall like he did Charlotte, Syracuse, and Florida State before it. He accounted for seven total […]
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