Sep 1, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; LSU Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (13) warms up before a game against the Southern California Trojans at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports We’re one week into the 2024 college football season, and already, we’ve had quite a bit of craziness in the SEC. The league didn’t fare particularly well in …
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Notes: The Alabama football RB who can be ‘the hammer, not the nail’ | Goodbread
Jam Miller and Justice Haynes got off to a blistering start Saturday as Alabama football’s latest running back duo combined 156 yards on only nine carries in a 63-0 win over Western Kentucky. They’re of similar size and skill, as UA coach Kalen DeBoer has noted, explosive if not imposing from a size standpoint. But there’s a bigger, stronger back …
Read More »Cade Klubnik previews App State, stresses not overlooking Clemson’s next opponent
Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik with media during a press conference at the Smart Family Media Center in Clemson, S.C. Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Clemson plays Appalachian State September 7. After falling 34-3 to No. 1 Georgia in its season opener in Atlanta, No. 22 Clemson won’t have much of a soft landing spot in Week 2 when Appalachian State visits …
Read More »Rick Neuheisel predicts that Texas will blow out Michigan football
Photo: Isaiah Hole No one really knows how the Week 2 matchup between Michigan football and Texas will go, but one college football analyst is saying take the Longhorns — big. CBS Sports and SiriusXM Full Ride host Rick Neuheisel is reacting to what he saw in Week 1 with Michigan edging Fresno State, 30-10, but taking all game to …
Read More »Hotel pricing in South Bend skyrockets as Notre Dame playoff talk increases
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – AUGUST 31: Howard Cross III #56 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish celebrates his sack with Rylie Mills #99 against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field on August 31, 2024 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty Images) Hotels near the Notre Dame campus are already preparing for the Fighting Irish to host a …
Read More »Colorado offers three-star North Carolina commit Julien Horton
. Despite the 2024 college football season now being underway, the Colorado Buffaloes have remained relentless in the recruiting game. Head coach Deion Sanders and his staff are currently interested in class of 2025 safety/athlete Julien Horton, who announced an offer from the Buffs on Tuesday. However, Horton, a three-star recruit out of Bel Air, Maryland, has been committed to …
Read More »A look back at the short, rich history between Oregon Ducks and the Boise State Broncos
It’s impossible to predict how a college football season will go, through the beginning, middle, and end. But, I don’t think anyone expected the Oregon Ducks’ 2024 season to start the way it did against the Idaho Vandals. The Ducks won the game, 24-14, but they looked flat. Now, they have a chance to get their season back on track …
Read More »Updated National Championship odds following Week 1
Aug 31, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer leads his players onto the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium for his first game as head coach. The Crimson Tide played Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports After eight months of suffering, college football is back and despite there being only three ranked matchups …
Read More »Florida State coach Mike Norvell apologizes to fans after Boston College loss drops Seminoles to 0-2
Florida State head coach Mike Norvell immediately apologized to Seminoles fans after FSU fell to 0-2 with a 28-13 home loss to Boston College on Monday night. The Seminoles struggled on both sides of the ball for the second straight game as Boston College bullied Florida State on the ground much like Georgia Tech did on Aug. 24. The inability …
Read More »Michigan football is used to big games, but hasn’t faced team like Texas this early
The Michigan football team saw just about everything last season on its march to the College Football Playoff. Top-10 road game at Penn State, top-10 home game against Ohio State, before neutral site semifinal matchups against Alabama in the Rose Bowl and Washington in the national championship game. One challenge it did not experience: a top-10 opponent before the weather …
Read More »Miami Hurricanes save the ACC from total embarrassment in Week 1 | D’Angelo
The ACC can thank the Miami Hurricanes from complete embarrassment. Now that’s a sentence we have seen. Never. But here we are, after Week 1, and the ACC is on the verge, of having one representative in the 12-team college football playoff, and that is the team that has dragged down this conference for the last two decades. That’s because …
Read More »Five things to know about the 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers
Aug 31, 2024; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Jacory Barney Jr (17) celebrates after a pass against the UTEP Miners during the first quarter at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports Considering the abundance of new players on both teams, neither the Colorado Buffaloes nor the Nebraska Cornhuskers stand to benefit much from analyzing last season’s …
Read More »Former Michigan State football HC Mark Dantonio named to Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 01: Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio celebrates with the Rose Bowl Game trophy after defeating the Stanford Cardinal 24-20 in the 100th Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2014 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) Back in 2014, Michigan State football had one of their …
Read More »Florida falls in ESPN’s Football Power Index after Week 1 defeat
Miami Hurricanes defensive lineman Tyler Baron (9) sacks Florida Gators quarterback Graham Mertz (15) during the season opener at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, August 31, 2024 against the University of Miami Hurricanes in the second half. Miami defeated the Gators 41-17. [Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun] One of the more promising metrics favoring Florida football coming into …
Read More »Why USC legend Reggie Bush is feeling bullish on his alma matter in the Big Ten
Jan 4, 2005; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Southern California Trojans tailback Reggie Bush heads up field on the first play form scrimmage in a 55-19 victory over Oklahoma in the FedEx Orange Bowl during the BCS National Championship at Pro Player Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Reggie Bush is USC football royalty. His list of accolades includes winning …
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