Players skipping bowl games has become a controversial topic in recent years, but it has become more and more of a trend. After the devastating injury to Michigan star tight end Jake Butt a few years ago, it is a legitimate concern for players with NFL aspirations. In a few weeks, West Virginia will be […]
Read MoreCollege Football Bowl Season Kicks Off Today: Here’s The Schedule
In just over four hours, the college football bowl season kicks off with a handful of games. Five match-ups highlight the beginning of bowl season – and after two weeks off of football action – it’s about time our favorite teams are back in action. Only one ranked program is in action, but there’s still […]
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 MoreStar College Football Defender Likely To Miss Team’s Bowl Game
It appears that Arizona State will go into its bowl game on Saturday without the services of its best defensive player, freshman linebacker Merlin Robertson. Robertson has been a star in his first season in Tempe, but he is expected to miss the upcoming matchup with Fresno State in the Las Vegas Bowl. According to […]
Read More2018 AP All-American Teams Announced
The 2018 college football regular season has been put to bed. On Monday, the Associated Press released its All-American teams. Heisman winner Kyler Murray edged out Tua Tagovailoa once again, this time for the first-team honors. The Alabama quarterback took second-team, while third place Heisman finisher Dwayne Haskins came in with third-team honors. As you’d […]
Read MoreCollege Basketball National Championship Odds Updated
We’re entering the end of the non-conference season, and the college basketball world is starting to shake itself out. The Duke Blue Devils may not be undefeated, and they’re just No. 2 in the country right now, but R.J. Barrett, Zion Williamson and company are heavy favorites to take home the title. Bovada has updated […]
Read MoreNew Bowl Projection For Arizona State Heading Into Saturday’s Action
The Arizona State Sun Devils finished the season with a 7-5 record and a big win over rival Arizona. Let’s take a look at where the team could be headed for its bowl game this December. Arizona State lost to San Diego State, Washington, Colorado, Stanford and Oregon. The Sun Devils took down UTSA, Michigan […]
Read MoreStar College Football WR Is Leaving For The NFL
With the regular season officially over for college football, many upperclassmen are deciding whether or not to enter the 2019 NFL Draft. Although N’Keal Harry will have the opportunity to play in a bowl game for Arizona State, it appears the star wideout has already made up his mind about his future. Harry is arguably […]
Read MoreStar College QB Refuses To Address His Plans For 2019
Khalil Tate began the year as one of the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy. Arizona football’s season has bounced back after a very slow start, but Tate never put up the same crazy numbers that he did when he took over the job last season. Tate has 2,530 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, and just […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 13
Rivalry week is here! College Football Week 13 brings many of the top rivalries in the sport. The Game between Ohio State and Michigan has long been one of the best rivalries in college football. On Saturday, the stakes are extremely high, with both fighting for potential College Football Playoff considerations. Elsewhere, the Iron Bowl […]
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 More4 Notable Coaches Mentioned For The Kansas Job
Les Miles has been the biggest name connected to the Kansas football job, but even if the former LSU national championship-winner doesn’t bite, it sounds like the Jayhawks will have a pretty high level of candidate. Last go-around, Kansas hired David Beaty, who was well thought of as a recruiter, but was a wide receivers […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 11
After a rough Week 9, The Spun staff got mostly back on track with our picks for Week 10. Now, we’re on to College Football Week 11. Things kick off tonight in the Power Five, with No. 14 NC State hosting in-state rival Wake Forest. Tomorrow night, red hot Syracuse team hosts struggling Louisville, and […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
Last weekend’s college football action was not great for the teams in the back-end of the Top 25. A number of previously-ranked teams lost, leading to a major shake-up in the polls. There is also a new ranking, from which the public Top 25 numbers are now based on. The first College Football Playoff rankings […]
Read MoreFormer NFL WR Chad Johnson’s Son Announces His Commitment
Regardless of all his excessive celebrations and sideline antics, Chad Johnson put together an amazing career with the Cincinnati Bengals. Now, it’s time for his son to follow in his footsteps. Chad Johnson Jr. has ways to go before he reaches his father’s milestones, but he’s off to a tremendous start. Although football fans will […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 9
The headline game of last week wound up being Ohio State football’s trip to Purdue. Like in their trip to Iowa last week, the Buckeyes were shellacked by a feisty Big Ten West foe. Last season’s 55-24 loss wound up severely hurting Ohio State’s College Football Playoff chances. The team already had a more excusable […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 8
Every year, one week of the college football season wrecks absolute mayhem on the landscape of the sport. Week 7 was that week. Four Top 10 teams fell last Saturday, with a few other Top 25 clubs going down, or at least looking very shaky in near-losses. With that, it was a tough week for […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
Conference play is in full swing, as College Football Week 6 rolls around. That means plenty of big match-ups between Power Five teams, and a few big rivalries on Saturday. Texas and Oklahoma face off at the Cotton Bowl in the Red River Shootout on Saturday afternoon. LSU travels to Florida for what has been […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
College Football Week 5 kicks off on Thursday night, and our staff picks contest rolls along as well. No. 16 Miami, fresh off of a win over FIU which brought a serious quarterback controversy to Coral Gables, hosts North Carolina, which just picked up a much-needed win over Pitt. Friday night brings an AAC battle […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2018 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
College football Week 4 delivers some very interesting match-ups, and a much larger slate of conference games between big opponents. College GameDay heads to Eugene, for a big night game in the Pac-12 North. Oregon and Stanford are both ranked and in the Top 25, and along with Washington, are contending for one of college […]
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 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 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 […]
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