In a game that could have major implications on the SEC West, Auburn and LSU will reignite their rivalry today. While Auburn is the undisputed favorite in this matchup, Kirk Herbstreit believes Joe Burrow could be the biggest difference-maker. Facing Gus Malzahn’s roster on the road is an extremely difficult challenge in itself. Now, add […]
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 MoreWhere ESPN’s College GameDay Is Probably Headed Week 3
For the second weekend in a row, ESPN’s College GameDay will be on a college campus. Last week, the crew was in South Bend, Ind. to open the season, and now, its heading to College Station for Texas A&M vs. Clemson. Often, the early season is filled with neutral site games, and those often prove to […]
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 5 Most Overrated Teams In College Football’s New Top 25
In reality, doing a Top 25 before any college football games have been played is a silly. It sets some teams up way behind the eight ball from the start (see: 2017 UCF) and reveals that there is plenty that we don’t know about some of these teams. Even having a poll before a decent […]
Read MoreInjury Update For LSU Star DE K’Lavon Chaisson
Over the weekend, the LSU Tigers dismantled the Miami Hurricanes. Although the final score, 33-17, was relatively close, the action on the field pointed to a dominant effort by the Tigers. The win came at a price, however. Star defensive end K’Lavon Chaisson suffered a season-ending knee injury during the contest, according to LSU beat […]
Read MoreVideo: LSU Mocked Miami’s ‘Turnover Chain’ With A ‘Turnover Towel’ Celebration
LSU is putting a beating on Miami tonight in Arlington. The Tigers are dding some insult to injury as well. After LSU’s Jacob Phillips took an interception back 45 yards for a touchdown to put the Tigers up 27-3 in the second quarter, he mocked Miami’s “Turnover Chain” on the sideline. It turns out Phillips […]
Read MoreLSU Is Getting Crushed For Doing This In The 1st Quarter Tonight
LSU and Miami are almost through one quarter of play in Arlington. LSU is winning the game, but is already out of timeouts. Yes, seriously. The Tigers used all three of their timeouts in the first 12 minutes of the game. It looks like the occasional clock management blunders that plagued Les Miles have returned […]
Read MoreHere Are The Announcers For The Miami vs. LSU Game
After a full day of football on Saturday, we get a fun match-up on Sunday as well. Miami and LSU will face off in Arlington. Miami is coming off of its best season in a long time, with Mark Richt elevating the club in his second year. LSU needs that kind of resurgence, as things […]
Read MoreCFB Expert Releases Score Predictions For Week 1’s Biggest Games
College football returned last Saturday with a handful of games, and the next five nights will all feature games. With games starting back up tonight, predictions for Week 1 are starting to pour in from across the college football internet. On Wednesday, Associated Press college football writer Ralph D. Russo put out score predictions for […]
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 […]
Read MoreLSU Announced Some Major Joe Burrow News Today
LSU’s football program has decided on its starting quarterback for the 2018 season. The Tigers will be going with the transfer. Joe Burrow, a former four-star recruit who transferred to Baton Rouge, La. from Ohio State this offseason, has been named the starter. The former Buckeyes’ QB was competing for the job with former top […]
Read MoreFormer 5-Star DB Recruit Reinstated By NCAA After Previous Ban
LSU defensive back Kristian Fulton got good news tonight. He has been reinstated by the NCAA. Fulton previously was sentenced to a two-year suspension for allegedly tampering with a drug test. He sat out the 2017 season as punishment, and tried to appeal the ban earlier this summer. The NCAA originally upheld the appeal, but […]
Read MoreRecruiting Expert: There Are Only 13 College Football Teams That Can Win A National Championship
While most teams won’t get started until Sept. 1, we’re really only two days away from the start of the college football season at the FBS level. A few games will be played this Saturday. We already have the two major polls out, and there is plenty of speculation about which teams will break through […]
Read MoreESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit Names 5 Teams That’ll Disappoint
The Herbies are here, which means college football is soon to follow. Kirk Herbstreit put out his preseason awards and predictions over at ESPN this morning. Herbstreit touches on a number of things, from the best and most underrated players, to things like the best hotels and restaurants in big college football towns. Not all […]
Read MoreSEC Power Looks Very Bad With How It Is Handling Quarterback Transfer
LSU football lost two quarterbacks to transfer in back-to-back days a week ago—Justin McMillan and Lowell Narcisse. The decisions don’t come as a major surprise. Ohio State transfer Joe Burrow is expected to be the starter, and former four-star recruit Myles Brennan has been his main competition. After the two players elected to leave, head […]
Read MoreClemson, LSU Schedule Home-And-Home Series
Amazingly, Clemson and LSU have never played in the college football regular season. That is coming to an end. Earlier this month, reports emerged that the two teams of Tigers, both of whom play in stadiums known as “Death Valley,” were working on a series. Today, it became official. And luckily for fans, it is […]
Read MoreAnother LSU Quarterback Has Announced He Is Transferring
LSU has now lost two quarterbacks in the last two days. Justin McMillan is the latest to announce he is transferring. McMillan joins Lowell Narcisse, who confirmed last night he is leaving. Yesterday, it was reported that both players were taking time to “evaluate their futures.” McMillan revealed his decision on Twitter this morning. “Today […]
Read MoreDetails Emerging From Joe Burrow’s First Practice At LSU
LSU training camp is underway. That means the Joe Burrow Era in Baton Rouge has begun. The Ohio State grad transfer hasn’t won the starting quarterback job at LSU yet, but Burrow stands a good chance of doing so. He wouldn’t have transferred in if he didn’t think he could be “the guy.” Burrow’s first […]
Read MorePredicting The Rest Of College GameDay’s Locations For The 2018 Season
At long last, we know where College GameDay is heading for Week 1. ESPN’s beloved show will be in South Bend for the huge opening game between Notre Dame and Michigan. It is an inspired choice for the show on a number of levels. The opening week of college football is often limited to big neutral site […]
Read MoreThe 5 Most Overrated Teams In The Preseason Coaches Poll
With yesterday’s release of the preseason Coaches Poll via USA Today, college football season is upon us. We’re less than a month away from kickoff. And really, putting out polls before we’ve seen any of these teams play is a silly exercise. Inevitably, one of the teams around the top of the poll will wind up […]
Read MoreSportsbook Predicts First Major CFB Coach To Be Fired In 2018
Ed Orgeron is entering a pivotal year for his LSU head coaching tenure. One sports betting site doesn’t have a ton of faith in him turning things around. Orgeron could definitely find himself on the hot seat. LSU has a tough start to the year, with a game against Miami to open the season, and […]
Read MoreThe SEC Media Poll Is Out And There Are Some Surprises
SEC Media Days took place this week, which means we now have the SEC Media Poll for the 2018 season. While Alabama has been the dominant force in the conference over the last decade or so, they’ve only captured the conference title five times since 2009. The SEC Media has selected the Crimson Tide seven […]
Read MorePaul Finebaum Puts A Major College Football Coach On The “Hot Seat”
As we approach the start of the 2018 college football season, it’s time to start wondering about what head coaches might be on the hot seat. Who’s in need of a big season in order to keep their jobs? ESPN college football analyst Paul Finebaum answered that question during an appearance on SportsCenter on Sunday. Finebaum, who’s […]
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