ESPN bracketology expert Joe Lunardi has updated his latest projection. This weird college basketball season is very well reflected in his choices. In total, he has 12(!) teams from the Big Ten in his field. The ACC, typically among the strongest teams, has five teams in, and one of those is among his last four […]
Read MoreNCAA Updates NET Rankings Heading Into The Weekend
Ahead of the 2018-19 season, the NCAA adopted the new “NET Rankings” system, replacing RPI. The metric is used for NCAA Tournament selection. New rankings are rolled out periodically. Today, things were updated through last night’s game as we enter the weekend. In the most recent AP Top 25, Gonzaga comes in at No. 1, […]
Read MoreFormer Oregon WR Brenden Schooler To Transfer To Pac-12 School
Former Oregon WR Brenden Schooler made a surprising decision in late Oct. to enter his name in the NCAA Transfer Portal. The standout special teams player struggled to carve out a role for the Ducks after coming back from a mid-season injury. Schooler made the decision to move on, hoping for a better opportunity elsewhere. […]
Read MoreArizona vs. Gonzaga: Game Time, Announcers, Channel, Spread
Two of the West Coast’s top college basketball programs will battle it out on Saturday night. No. 6 Gonzaga travels to Tuscon to face No. 15 Arizona. Both teams have had terrific starts to the 2019-20 season. The Bulldogs are once again one of the top teams in the country. Mark Few is regarded as […]
Read More5 College Football Coaches Entering 2020 On The Hot Seat
We’re past the point where most college football coaches get fired. There could be some fallout from bowl season, and other unforeseen circumstances like the Rich Rodriguez situation at Arizona a few years ago, but for the most part, we have a good idea of what the coaching ranks will look like next year. Right […]
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 MoreOregon vs. Arizona: Game Time, Spread, Channel, Announcers
A month or two ago, it appeared the Pac-12 didn’t have a great shot to get into the College Football Playoff. But with two teams from the conference now ranked in the top seven in the latest rankings, the possibility is growing stronger. One of those teams, Oregon, has a prime chance for a home […]
Read MoreJoe Lunardi Updates ESPN Bracketology After Chaotic Start To Season
Three NCAA blue bloods suffered their first loss of the season in the very first week of the 2019-20 college basketball season last week. It has had a huge effect on the latest edition of ESPN Bracketology. No. 1 Michigan State and No. 2 Kansas both lost their season-openers to Kentucky and Duke respectively. Then, […]
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 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 9
College Football Week 9 brings some huge games this weekend. A few will have major College Football Playoff race ramifications. The first, FOX’s pick for its “Big Noon Saturday” game, lost a bit of its luster last weekend. Wisconsin fell to Illinois in one of the biggest upsets of the season so far. The Badgers […]
Read MoreUSC vs. Arizona Game Time, Spread, Channel, Announcers
Two Pac-12 teams that are unranked but flying under the radar this year face off in Week 8 as USC takes on Arizona at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. USC started the season 3-1, climbing as high as No. 21 in the polls in the process. But back-to-back losses to Washington and Notre Dame have […]
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 MoreWashington vs. Arizona Game Time, Spread, Channel, Announcers
‘Pac-12 after dark’ never disappoints. Saturday night’s Washington-Arizona contest is expected to be another wild edition of the conference’s late-night games. The Huskies had high aspirations this season. But losses to Cal and Stanford have folks in Seattle a bit worried about Saturday night. Washington QB Jacob Eason has a big-arm, but he’s been inconsistent […]
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 MoreESPN Ranks College Football’s 10 Hardest Remaining Schedules
With six weeks of college football in the books, we’re almost at the halfway point of the 2019 season. In the Power Five conferences, 12 teams remain undefeated while several more are well-positioned for a run at the College Football Playoff. As we head into the second half of the college football season, ESPN has […]
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 MoreInjury Update For Arizona QB Khalil Tate
One of the most exciting players in college football won’t be on the field tonight. According to multiple reports, when the Arizona Wildcats take the field in a few hours, they will have to do so without star quarterback Khalil Tate. Jason Scheer of 247Sports revealed Tate is dealing with a hamstring injury. Rather than […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
We’re getting into the heart of conference play here in College Football Week 5. That means plenty of big Power Five matchups. Last week brought some pretty significant upsets. Only one of our staff members had Utah falling to USC in Los Angeles, and Appalachian State knocking off North Carolina. All of us missed TCU’s […]
Read MoreKevin Sumlin Tweet Goes Viral After Texas A&M’s Loss To Auburn
Texas A&M suffered a rough loss this evening, with No. 8 Auburn winning in Kyle Field 28-20, despite being outgained 391-299 yards. It appears that one prominent former Aggie might have especially enjoyed that result: former A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin. Sumlin’s Arizona Wildcats are off this weekend, so there’s a decent chance the coach […]
Read More5-Star 2021 Guard Devin Askew Close To A Decision
Another five-star basketball recruit is set to come off the board. Devin Askew, the No. 10 player in the class per 247Sports, revealed as much on his Instagram page on Tuesday. Askew stars for prestigious Mater Dei High School. The 6-foot-3 combo guard is ranked No. 2 at the position, and is the top player […]
Read MoreNCAA’s Andy Katz Releases New 2020 Bracketology
ESPN’s Joe Lunardi isn’t the only bracketologist churning out 68-team fields through the off-season. Andy Katz, who now works for the NCAA, just turned in his latest bracketology projections. Katz nailed 67 of 68 teams last season in his final Selection Sunday bracket. Per the write-up, Katz is weighing in all of the events of […]
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, […]
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