The wait is over as the Texas Tech football team returns to the field one last time in 2023 to take on Cal in the Independence Bowl. The Red Raiders and Golden Bears enter Saturday night’s contest with identical 6-6 records. This will be Cal’s final football game as a member of the Pac-12 conference as it heads for the …
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College football odds, picks, predictions for 2023-24 bowl season: Computer likes Oregon, Penn State
No. 22 Clemson and Kentucky were both left disappointed by their respective results in the regular season, but they can generate momentum heading into next season when they meet in the 2023 Gator Bowl on Dec. 29. The Tigers closed the year on a four-game winning streak, including top-25 wins over North Carolina and Notre Dame. Kentucky lost five times …
Read More »Top moments from Nick Saban’s appearance on the Pat McAfee Show
We are still more than two weeks away from the College Football Playoff semifinal matchup between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Michigan Wolverines at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena but it hasn’t slowed down Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban from putting in the work during the “downtime”. Since winning the SEC Championship on Dec. 2, Coach Saban and …
Read More »Kentucky Wildcat decommit Lorenzo Cowan makes his choice, commits to USC
Savannah (Georgia) Jenkins edge rusher Lorenzo Cowan announced his commitment to USC on Friday. The former Kentucky commit was impressed by the USC coaching staff and his visit to campus this week. “USC offers so much beyond football, and not just academically,” Cowan said. “The experiences they offer, the people you’ll be around every day, the culture, and Coach Riley …
Read More »10 young Oregon Ducks who have big-time breakout opportunities in the Fiesta Bowl
It’s the time of the year when we see football rosters in flux across the nation, whether it be due to players leaving via the transfer portal, or others opting out of bowl games and declaring for the NFL Draft. That means that there are holes to fill on teams playing in bowl games across the nation, and young players …
Read More »Every quarterback ranked above Carson Beck in the 2020 recruiting class
18 total quarterbacks were ranked ahead of Georgia quarterback Carson Beck in the 2020 recruiting cycle. What happened to all 18 quarterbacks ranked ahead of Carson Beck? The Georgia Bulldogs hit on Carson Beck, who has 3,728 passing yards, 22 touchdowns, and six interceptions through 13 games in his first year as the starter. Three players (Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, …
Read More »Rutgers football offers Talibi Kaba this week
On Thursday, Rutgers offered New Jersey athlete Talibi Kaba, getting involved early in a recruitment that appears poised to blow up. The class of 2025 prospect plays his high school football at Hillside (Hillside, New Jersey). He is a 6-foot-3, 203-pound athlete who projects at multiple positions at the next level. Kaba is turning into a strong national recruit, holding …
Read More »UCF’s John Rhys Plumlee, Jason Johnson excited to cap season at Gasparilla Bowl
As the UCF football team began preparations for next week’s Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl, the players were given a few days off to recuperate. For many of the older players on the team, it was a great excuse to recover from a long season — the first in the Big 12. A trip home to Mississippi wasn’t in the …
Read More »2024 4-Star WR and Florida commit is taking an official visit to Texas A&M this weekend
Some potentially great news regarding Texas A&M’s 2024 recruiting class is on the horizon, as 2024 four-star wide receiver Izaiah Williams, who is currently committed to Florida, has made his way to College Station for an official visit with new Aggies head coach Mike Elko. While the Gator’s recruiting woes have been notable, Texas A&M has now lost eight commits, …
Read More »Ranking every college football bowl game from worst to best
Welcome to bowl season! It’s the most glorious time of the year. And from the Myrtle Beach Bowl on Dec. 16 to the College Football Playoff national championship on Jan. 8, there will be 42 FBS postseason games played. Not including the national title game, we have ranked all 41 bowl games from worst to best. Beyond the CFP bowls, …
Read More »Louisiana vs. Jacksonville State odds, line, spread: 2023 New Orleans Bowl picks, prediction from proven model
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks (8-4) and the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (6-6) square off Saturday in the 2023 New Orleans Bowl. This will be just the second matchup in history between these teams. Louisiana is playing in the New Orleans Bowl for the second time in the last three years. In 2021, the Ragin’ Cajuns defeated Marshall 36-21. Meanwhile, Jacksonville State …
Read More »Everything to know about the six college bowl games on Dec. 16
College football’s bowl season gets underway Saturday with what one might think of as a soft launch. The slate of a half-dozen contests features no teams ranked in the US LBM Coaches Poll, and just one of the games matches squads from so-called power conferences. There are, however, a couple of league champions taking the field, and the day’s lineup …
Read More »‘This is a heavyweight fight’
There is a big on Saturday in Texas with two teams in the USA TODAY Sports HSS Super 25 squaring off for a state championship. AT&T Stadium in Dallas will be the venue as No. 6 North Shore (Houston, Texas) plays No. 10 Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas). Willie Gaston, in his first year as head coach of North Shore, has his …
Read More »As FSU football returns to Orange Bowl practices, a look at upcoming week, transfer portal
Florida State football returns to the practice field, bringing some normalcy to the program following a snub from the College Football Playoff Committee. The No. 5 Seminoles (13-0) are ready to put aside the snub with a practice on Tuesday to prepare for the matchup against No. 6 Georgia (12-1) in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 30 at Hard Rock …
Read More »Predictions and odds for 2023 New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico State Aggies quarterback Blaze Berlowitz (9) throws a pass while being rushed by Liberty Flames linebacker Joseph Carter (25) durning the third quarter at Williams Stadium. As the 2023 college football bowl season starts, it seems as though every team is dealing with bad news. That’s no different for the competitors in the New Mexico Bowl, the New …
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