With Alabama, Georgia and LSU using their vast resources to dominate the SEC and college football as a whole, the rest of the conference is in an expensive race to keep up. The money being poured into coaches is leading to some huge windfalls for top assistants, including Auburn defensive coordinator Kevin Steele. According to […]
Read MoreThree Top-5 College Basketball Teams Lost Twice This Week
If this week of college basketball was a preview of the 2020 NCAA Tournament, it’s going to be a wild March Madness. The regular season has already been full of crazy upsets. But this week was a whole new level of absolute stunners. Seven ranked teams lost on Saturday including: No. 3 Duke, No. 4 […]
Read MoreESPN’s Joe Lunardi Releases Update For His 2020 Bracketology
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 MoreA ‘Consensus’ 2020 Preseason Top 25 Poll Has Been Tabulated
We’re deep in “way too early Top 25” season for college football, where just about every outlet gives a prediction for how next season will look. There’s a distinct trend at the top of many of the major rankings. College football writer Matt Hinton took the liberty of creating a “consensus” poll, combining 15 of […]
Read MoreGame Time, TV Channel Set For Auburn vs. Kentucky
Auburn and Kentucky both saw their momentum halted yesterday in stunning losses to Alabama and South Carolina respectively. But they’re still among the favorites to come out on top in the SEC, and their February 1 matchup could go a long way in deciding that. Bruce Pearl’s Tigers saw their undefeated run end at 15 […]
Read MoreLSU Lineman Names Toughest Opponent Of The 2019 Season
LSU’s 2019-20 schedule was absolutely ridiculous. The Tigers played 15 total games with seven of them coming against ranked opponents – including post-season play. No team had to face a tougher schedule this season, which makes LSU’s national championship win and undefeated record all the more impressive. Of all the opponents the Tigers faced this […]
Read MoreWhere LSU vs. Clemson TV Ratings Rank Among All National Championship Games
The ratings for Monday night’s National Championship Game between LSU and Clemson are in. The all-Tigers battle wound up with a 14.3 rating, and 25.59 million viewers. With those numbers in, Sports Media Watch has published the entire list of television ratings for every National Championship Game in college football list. Because there was no […]
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 MoreKen Pomeroy Names College Basketball’s 3 Best Teams
With yesterday’s update to the AP Top 25, Gonzaga, Duke, and Kansas are the top three college basketball teams in the nation. Ken Pomeroy, creator of the sport’s most popular efficiency metric, really disagrees with one of those three. Pomeroy, who runs KenPom.com, thinks the poll is pretty accurate on the Blue Devils and Jayhawks. […]
Read MoreESPN’s Joe Lunardi Unveils First Bracketology Of 2020
This has been one of the most hectic seasons in college basketball history, as there have been a plethora of upsets that have taken place. With the new year officially in effect, ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi released his very first Bracketology of 2020. Unlike years past, there isn’t a single team in the country that […]
Read MoreUpdated Conference Bowl Standings After New Year’s Day
There were a handful of great bowl games that took place on New Year’s Day, which included a nail-biting finish between Oregon and Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. With most of the postseason matchups in the books, let’s look at the updated standings. Out of all the conferences in college football, the SEC held the […]
Read MoreVideo: P.J. Fleck Loses His Mind On A Referee During The Outback Bowl
Minnesota just capped its incredible season with a pretty dominant performance in the Outback Bowl. P.J. Fleck’s Gophers went back-and-forth with Auburn, but really kicked things into gear in the fourth quarter to seal a 31-24 win. Even as his team was moving the ball well on its final drive, Fleck was wound extremely tight. […]
Read MoreVideo: Minnesota WR Makes The Catch Of Bowl Season
Minnesota wide receiver Tyler Johnson is having a monster senior season. Today, he’s ending his Golden Gophers career with a bang. A few moments ago, Johnson caught his second touchdown of the game. He now has 12 catches for 204 yards on the day, leading all players in yards from scrimmage. His first touchdown, which […]
Read MoreMinnesota Fans Are Not Happy With ESPN
On Wednesday afternoon, Minnesota and Auburn kicked off from the Outback Bowl. The Tigers raced out to an early lead thanks to a kickoff return for a touchdown in the first quarter. However, it’s been mostly all Gophers since. After trailing 10-3, P.J. Fleck’s team is now tied with Auburn at 17 with just over […]
Read MoreTim Tebow Names His 2019 SEC “Freak Of The Year”
During the college football season, SEC analyst Tim Tebow gives his “Freak of the Week” pick, identifying one of the best players in the Southeastern Conference. With the season now over, Tebow has identified the player worthy of being named “Freak of the Year.” On Wednesday’s edition of SEC Nation, Tebow gave the award to […]
Read MoreAuburn Honors Former Heisman Winner Pat Sullivan With New Helmet
Auburn will be donning a new helmet for the New Year’s Day’s Outback Bowl on Wednesday. The team is planning to honor former Heisman winner Pat Sullivan – Sullivan died on Dec. 1 of this year. The Tigers’ new helmet features the No. 7, Sullivan’s jersey number during his time with Auburn, on the left […]
Read MoreAnalyst Names College Football’s Greatest QB Of The Decade
The 2010s are nearly over, capping off a decade of stellar quarterback play. Nine of the 10 Heisman Trophy winners of the past decade were quarterbacks. Countless passing records at dozens of schools were broken. But if we look back at the decade that was, only one quarterback can lay claim to being the greatest […]
Read MoreAuburn Student Gets Father, Alabama Fan, Tee Shirt With Iron Bowl Score For Christmas
There are a number of split households in Alabama when it comes to college football fandom, and it often makes for some interesting conversation when the holidays come around. One Auburn student found a great way to troll her father, an Alabama fan, on Christmas Day. The woman, who goes by Lauren Brooke on Twitter, […]
Read MoreTop Auburn Defender Announces He’s Leaving, Won’t Play In Bowl Game
When the Auburn Tigers battle the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Outback Bowl, the defense will be a little shorthanded. Nick Coe announced on Instagram that he will not play in the team’s final game of the season. Coe had an incredible sophomore season for the Tigers, totaling 26 tackles and seven sacks. His production […]
Read MoreCBS Has Reportedly “Ended Talks” With The SEC
Since 1996, CBS has aired a Southeastern Conference college football game on a weekly basis. According to a report, that will soon be ending. John Ourand of Sports Business Journal reported Friday night that CBS has “ended talks” with the SEC regarding its next contract. It’s expected that ABC/ESPN swoop in with a better offer […]
Read MoreTodd McShay Unveils Top 10 Of His Latest NFL Mock Draft
Todd McShay has been high on LSU quarterback and Heisman winner Joe Burrow for a while now. He compared him positively to Carson Wentz earlier this week, and now has Burrow in prime position in his new Mock Draft. It is looking very likely that Burrow will be the third straight Heisman-winning quarterback to go […]
Read MoreWhere The SEC’s Recruiting Classes Rank After Signing Day
It should come as little surprise that the bulk of SEC teams came out smelling like roses after National Signing Day. In what has been a recurring theme for years, the Southeastern Conference had multiple teams that took huge steps forward with their 2020 recruiting classes. Perhaps the biggest surprise was that South Carolina managed […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2019 College Football Staff Picks: Bowl Games, College Football Playoff
Tomorrow afternoon college football returns, with bowl season getting underway. After months of picks, we’ll now do our best to predict the winner of all 40 postseason games, including the College Football Playoff. Things get started with the ever-entertaining Bahamas Bowl on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. Charlotte plays its first ever bowl game against […]
Read More4-Star TE/ATH Commits To Auburn Over Alabama, Ole Miss
Oxford (Miss.) four-star ATH/TE Jeremiah Pegues is headed to Auburn, he announced moments ago. Pegues chose the Tigers over Alabama and Ole Miss during a Signing Day ceremony at his high school. The 6-foot-3, 285-pound recruit officially visited all three programs in the last several weeks. In the end, Auburn won out over its two […]
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