Once again, a Saturday of college football helped give some clarity at the full scope of this season. Perhaps the most notable result came at Kinnick Stadium, where then-No. 2 Iowa’s, a squad that had gotten by on great defense and just enough offense, fell to a pretty explosive Purdue squad, 24-7. That loss drops the […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
Once again, college football brought us some shocking results last weekend. None was more jarring than No. 1 Alabama’s upset loss at Texas A&M. With that loss, Georgia vaults to the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll. The Bulldogs’ defense has been virtually impenetrable this season, and the offense has been efficient enough for […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
Week 5 of the 2021 college football season is upon us. It may just be the best week that we’ve had yet, at least on paper. There are four games between ranked teams. In the SEC, upstart Arkansas, ranked No. 8, can prove it is truly elite with a trip to No. 2 Georgia. No. […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
Week 3 brought us some interesting college football results. No. 1 Alabama got everything it could handle from No. 11 Florida, No. 3 Oklahoma looked pretty sluggish once again against Nebraska, and No. 6 Clemson nearly fell to Georgia Tech. It was also a bad weekend for SEC referees, botching calls in Penn State‘s win […]
Read MoreLook: Embarrassing Crowd For Today’s Washington Game
Washington is 0-2 on the season after losing to Montana and Michigan. Not surprisingly, fan enthusiasm has dampened as a result. The Huskies are hosting Arkansas State this afternoon and the crowd at Husky Stadium is…sparse. Let’s just say there’s a lot of good seats open in the building. Now, maybe some fans are just […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
Week 2 of the college football season really took us for a ride. One of the top teams in the country, Ohio State, fell in a big upset to Oregon, while USC‘s loss to Stanford opened up one of the biggest jobs in the sport. Week 3 brings us some more very interesting matchups. Early […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
Week 2 of the college football season is set to begin on Friday night. Last weekend gave us some interesting first games, with a number of the nation’s dominant programs looking pretty susceptible. And then there is No. 1 Alabama, which looks pretty far ahead of the field. We have a great slate of games […]
Read MoreThere Were 8 Losses By Top 25 Teams In Week 1
The first full week of college football delivered on all accounts. Fans packed stadiums around the country for the first time in almost two years, while teams on the field put on a show. However, some of the top programs in the country struggled out of the gates and dropped their 2021 openers. In fact, […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Stunned By Saturday Night Upset
The biggest upset of the first full college football Saturday took place in stunning fashion on the West Coast. Washington, the No. 20 team in the country heading into the regular season, was shocked by Montana, 13-7, late on Saturday evening. The college football world is pretty shocked by this one. Washington led 7-3 at […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
College football is back. We got a sneak preview of what is to come last weekend, with Illinois‘ win over Nebraska, and blowout Week Zero wins for Fresno State, San Jose State, UCLA, and UTEP. This week, we get the first full course of the 2021 college football feast. After last year’s abbreviated, COVID-19-stricken season, […]
Read MoreRyan Leaf Predicts Pac-12 Team Will Go Undefeated
Washington football has been one of the strongest programs in the Pac-12 over the last few years. One notable former Pac-12 star sees them taking a big leap forward in 2021. The Huskies went 3-1 in the extremely shortened 2020 season, Jimmy Lake’s first stepping in as head coach after the resignation of Chris Petersen […]
Read MoreCollege Football Preseason AP Poll Top 25 Released
We’re closing in on the start of the 2021 college football season and the preseason polls and predictions have been coming in quickly. But perhaps the biggest one, the AP top 25 poll, hadn’t released its preseason edition – until now. The Associated Press released its preseason college football poll today and to no one’s […]
Read MoreSports Illustrated’s Pat Forde Releases College Football Preseason Top 25 Ranking
We’re just a few weeks away from the start of the 2021 college football season. As we reach the middle of August, Sports Illustrated college football analyst Pat Forde has released his preseason top 25 ranking for the upcoming year. As has become pretty typical, the reigning national champion starts the season with the crown. […]
Read MoreCollege Football Preseason Coaches’ Poll Top 25 Released
The 2021 college football season is inching closer and closer with Week 0 just over two weeks away. With the start of a new year just around the corner, comes the first official preseason Coaches’ Poll. To no one’s surprise, Alabama claimed the top spot following an undefeated 2020 season that saw the Crimson Tide […]
Read MorePhil Steele Names College Football’s Biggest ‘Surprise’ Team
2020 gave us a lot of surprise college football teams that exceeded all expectations and then some. But for college football analyst Phil Steele, there’s one team that could surprise people the most in 2021. Amid his 350-page preseason preview book, Steele had about a dozen teams that he believes will surprise people. While Utah, […]
Read MorePhil Steele Released His College Football Preseason Top 25
There are few names in college football media more trusted than Phil Steele, especially when it comes to this time in the calendar. His annual preview magazine is gospel for many during the lead-up to the season. Phil Steele’s 2021 College Football Preview is available for purchase now. That means his Top 25 is now available, […]
Read MoreJT Tuimoloau, No. 3 Overall Recruit, Announcing Decision Today
Sammamish (Wash.) Eastside Catholic five-star defensive lineman J.T. Tuimoloau, one of the top recruits in the 2021 class, will announce his college commitment later today. Tuimoloau will reveal his decision on CBSSports HQ at 4 p.m. ET this afternoon. The blue-chip defender is the top remaining 2021 recruit on the market. Tuimoloau chose to bypass […]
Read MoreNo. 1 CFB Recruit J.T. Tuimoloau Announces He’s “Focusing” On 4 Schools
J.T. Tuimoloau, the top recruit in college football, announced on Friday that he canceled his visit to Alabama. As a result, there are only four schools left that remain on his radar. “I’m going to focus on the four schools I’ve visited,” Tuimoloau told 247Sports. “Ohio State, Oregon, Washington and USC.” Tuimoloau is expected to look […]
Read MoreNo. 1 Recruit Reportedly Cancels Visit To Major College Football Power
J.T. Tuimoloau, the No. 1 ranked recruit in the 2021 cycle, has yet to make a decision as to where he’ll play college ball. But we do have major new information regarding where he won’t be playing, and it’s a stunner. Tuimoloau has ruled out Alabama football. Earlier this year, Tuimoloau narrowed his list to […]
Read MoreAthlon Releases Projections For 2021’s Biggest Bowl Games
Soon, the College Football Playoff will likely feature 12 teams and take up more of the existing bowl calendar. That change, assuming it passes, will reportedly come in time for the 2023 season at the earliest. That means we’ll still have a pretty normal bowl season this fall, for better or worse. The four-team Playoff […]
Read MoreNo. 1 Overall Recruit J.T. Tuimoloau Schedules 5 Visits
With in-person recruiting visits about to start up again, J.T. Tuimoloau will be a hot commodity for several Power Five programs this summer. Tuimoloau is currently the No. 1 overall recruit and defensive lineman from the 2021 class, per 247Sports’ composite rankings. Two dozen programs have extended scholarship offers to him during his recruitment. However, […]
Read MoreThe 10 Best Players Available For Day 2 Of The 2021 NFL Draft
The first round of the 2021 NFL Draft is officially in the books, but there’s still plenty of talent remaining on the board. One of the biggest surprises from the first round was that Notre Dame linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah went undrafted. He’s a unique talent who has elite sideline-to-sideline speed. Owusu-Koramoah isn’t the only first-round […]
Read MoreMichigan WR Giles Jackson Announces Transfer Destination
In 2019, Michigan landed one of the top wide receivers in the country by successfully recruiting Giles Jackson. Fast-forward two years later and he’s already found a new team to call his own. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Jackson announced that he is heading west and joining the Washington Huskies. He posted a picture of […]
Read MoreQ&A With Joe Tryon: NFL Draft Talk, Opting Out Of 2020 Season, Rookie Year Goals, Washington Career
A pass rusher has been named the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year for the past two seasons. Washington prospect Joe Tryon is hoping to extend that streak to a third year. Tryon blossomed into a star during his sophomore season with the Huskies, registering 41 tackles and eight sacks. His production made him one […]
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