College football has been full of chaos in the 2024 season and per usual, the recruiting landscape is following the same path. Top prospects from across the mid-south region are getting out on the road and taking in visits. Some prospects are on potential flip watch while others are identifying favorites. Here is some of the latest news out of …
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SEC makes its stance clear on controversial penalty reversal
SEC logo seen during SEC Media Days at the Hyatt Regency in Hoover, Ala., Monday, July 19, 2021. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.] Sec Media Days Georgia Bulldogs fans have been waiting for the Bulldogs to look like their old selves, and they did last night, with a manhandling of the No. 1 Texas Longhorns 30-15. However, it didn’t come without …
Read More »Grading College Football Playoff sleepers … from Indiana to Illinois
Coach “Google Me” saw a spike in search traffic Saturday afternoon. Indiana’s 56-7 destruction of Nebraska sparked more college football observers to familiarize themselves with Curt Cignetti, the first-year coach of the Hoosiers who’s full of bravado, with the résumé to back it up. “There was a national perception that Nebraska had a pretty legit defense on a national scale,” …
Read More »Georgia rises in US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 8
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Trevor Etienne #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs runs the ball for a touchdown during the first quarter against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) The Georgia Bulldogs are the No. 2 team in the US LBM Coaches Poll. after their …
Read More »Undefeated Oregon moves to No. 1 in the week 9 national college football rankings
=Oregon Ducks running back Jay Harris (22) celebrates scoring a touchdown during the second half against the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium. The Oregon Ducks are the new unanimous No. 1 team in the nation. Then-No. 2 Oregon (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) kept its perfect record Friday night with a 35-0 win against Purdue, something previous No. 1 Texas was …
Read More »AP Top 25: Oregon moves up to No. 1, Georgia to No. 2 after Bulldogs’ win over Texas
Oregon is the No. 1 team in the country. The Ducks moved up to the top spot in the AP Top 25 after Texas lost to Georgia Saturday night. Oregon played Friday and easily beat Purdue 35-0 on the road, less than a week after the Ducks beat Ohio State 32-31. It’s the first time Oregon has been ranked at …
Read More »No. 1 Texas takes a tumble, opening the door for yet another change atop our CFP Top 12
For the third time in as many weeks there is a new No. 1 in our still-early College Football Playoff projections. Texas had been steamrolling its opponents but the Longhorns were beaten by Georgia in relatively easy fashion. So the Bulldogs jump up to the No. 2 spot right behind new No. 1 Oregon, which isn’t having much trouble transitioning …
Read More »Looking at US LBM Coaches Poll shakeup after Week 8
Sep 28, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; A pylon features an SEC logo during the Texas Longhorns game against Mississippi State Bulldogs at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron E. Martinez/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images College football once again saw some wild results in Week 8, resulting in some changes at the top of the US LBM Coaches …
Read More »Texas football takes the ‘L’, QB Ewers’ leash just got shorter | Golden
The former No. 1 team in the country got its hindquarters kicked and its quarterback had to digest a benching. The unblockable Georgia Bulldogs routed the Texas Longhorns 30-15 and there were plenty of fingers to point after the disappointing showing in front of 105,215 at Royal-Memorial who showed up expecting the Longhorns to deepen its early imprint on its …
Read More »Oregon Ducks take over top spot in US LBM Coaches Poll in Week 9
How ironic is it that it would be the Georgia Bulldogs to propel Dan Lanning’s Oregon Ducks to this position? For the first time since 2012, Oregon will be the No. 1 in the country in the US LBM Coaches Poll. The Ducks moved up to the top spot after watching UGA go into Austin and methodically dismantle the No. …
Read More »Kurtis Rourke injury update: Indiana football QB out vs Washington | Reports
Indiana football has hit its first major road block of the 2024 college football season. Hoosiers starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke has already been ruled out of Saturday’s Big Ten matchup against Washington due to a thumb injury, per reports from Michael Niziolek of the Indianapolis Star and Zachary Osterman of The Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana). Rourke is out indefinitely following the …
Read More »Reports: Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke to miss at least one game with thumb injury
QB Kurtis Rourke has been vital to Indiana’s undefeated start in 2024. (Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke is set to miss at least one game after he suffered a thumb injury in the team’s blowout win over Nebraska. The No. 16 Hoosiers beat the Cornhuskers 56-7. According to multiple reports, Rourke’s injury will …
Read More »USC legend LenDale White thinks Lincoln Riley should be fired
LOS ANGELES – NOVEMBER 1: Running back LenDale White #21 of the USC Trojans carries the ball as linebacker Pat Bennett #46 of the Washington State Cougars pursues on November 1, 2003 at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. USC won 46-16. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) Lincoln Riley is 3-4 at USC in 2024. He is 5-9 …
Read More »Ranking Michigan State football’s remaining games by difficulty
Michigan State’s Aidan Chiles throws a pass against Iowa in the first quarter on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. Michigan State football came out of the bye week with the mentality that it was a new season, where they had a fresh 0-0 record and six games to show who they are as a team. …
Read More »How every Alabama football coach since Bear Bryant fared in first Tennessee game
Oct 20, 2018; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers and Alabama Crimson Tide meet in a game at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bryan Lynn-USA TODAY Sports First-year Alabama football coach Kalen DeBoer lost his first ‘Third Saturday in October’ rivalry game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium on Saturday, 24-17. The loss dropped Alabama to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in …
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