The post-game celebration seemed like it was going to last forever. There was an award presentation for the game’s biggest stars and then Quinebaug Valley head coach Joe Asermelly lifted the Victory Cup over his head and handed the gleaming trophy to his jubilant players. By then, Asermelly’s son, Rocco, a seventh-grader who will be playing under the Friday Night …
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College football odds, picks, lines, predictions for Week 14, 2024: Computer backs Alabama, Tennessee
The No. 12 Clemson Tigers and No. 15 South Carolina Gamecocks will try to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive when they square off in a rivalry game on Saturday afternoon during the Week 14 college football schedule. Clemson has used a three-game winning streak to keep its slim shot at an ACC title game appearance afloat, while South …
Read More »Turkey leg trophy: How South Shore Tech football turned cancellation into Thanksgiving win
HANOVER — They played the game that almost wasn’t. It’ll probably be remembered as the win that almost wasn’t, either. The South Shore Tech football team has grown accustomed to close calls. Two weeks ago, South Shore Tech was notified that its Thanksgiving rival, Holbrook/Avon, canceled the remainder of its season due to a slew injuries and declining roster size. Luckily, …
Read More »College Football QB Power Rankings: Ohio State’s Will Howard rises to No. 1, Miami’s Cam Ward returns
CBS Sports Graphic Chaos has come to the QB Power Rankings! Carnage the likes of which we’ve never seen struck over the weekend! Surely you’ve heard about this, as it was the biggest takeaway from the week overall. But just in case you’ve been living under a rock, I’ll bring you up to speed. The top three quarterbacks in last …
Read More »L.A. County native, reported dead by college after football injury, is alive and stable
Tributes rolled in Wednesday morning shortly after Alabama A&M’s athletic department announced the death of a Southern California native who suffered severe injuries in a football game last month. The historically Black college’s athletic director praised the student-athlete as “a remarkable young man whose positive energy, leadership, and compassion left an indelible mark on everyone who knew him.” That announcement …
Read More »College football transfer portal preview: What will the QB market look like in 2025 cycle?
What’s the 2025 college football transfer portal going to look like when it opens on Monday, Dec. 9? “An absolute s–t show,” said one Big Ten general manager. Honestly, what else is new? This cycle is shaping up to be as wild and unpredictable as ever. For starters, it’s the first full cycle where every college football player — from …
Read More »Derek Meadows now projected to flip to an SEC power, instead of Michigan
Recruiting With Name, Image and Likeness coming into play a few years ago, there are going to be more and more crazy recruiting stories, with Notre Dame being a part of it. Two years we saw plenty of drama around signing day, as safety Peyton Bowen flipped to Oregon, before flipping again to Oklahoma a day later. While the Irish …
Read More »College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: Clemson, South Carolina enter fray ahead of rivalry clash
The bubble is tightening in the College Football Playoff race. Clemson, South Carolina and Arizona State were major winners from Tuesday’s updated rankings as all three teams made noticeable moves thanks to upset losses from Alabama, Ole Miss and Texas A&M last week. For surging South Carolina, the Gamecocks head into Saturday’s rivalry showdown at Clemson with an opportunity to potentially …
Read More »Oregon Ducks unveil black and silver uniforms for Rivalry Week vs. Washington Huskies
The rivalry game between the No. 1 Oregon Ducks and Washington Huskies may not hold major weight as far as the College Football Playoff race goes in 2024, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a team that Dan Lanning and his team want to beat more than that squad from Seattle. After three-straight losses to the Huskies over the past …
Read More »Ohio State vs. Michigan prediction, odds, time: 2024 college football picks, Week 14 bets by proven model
The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes look to defeat arch rivals, the Michigan Wolverines, for the first time since 2019 as they face off in arguably the best rivalry in sports on Saturday. Ohio State (10-1) enters off a 38-15 home victory over Indiana, while Michigan (6-5) defeated Northwestern, 50-6. The Wolverines defeated the Buckeyes, 30-24, last season en route to …
Read More »Gophers football: Players give thanks for dinners they share this season
One of the first rules of Thanksgiving is to not talk politics while passing the gravy around the family dinner table. And the first rule of Max Brosmer’s weekly dinners with the Gophers’ offensive line is to not talk football while eating wild mushroom mac and cheese at The Freehouse. Minnesota’s quarterback started bringing his O-line to a small on-campus …
Read More »Ryan Day tormented by Ohio State’s losing streak to Michigan: ‘One of the worst things that’s happened to me’
Getty Images Ohio State has lost its last three games against Michigan, and it has cast a shadow over the Buckeyes’ otherwise great performance in that span. No one has felt that more than Ryan Day, who has been tormented by those losses to the Wolverines. The Buckeyes haven’t beaten their arch-rival since 2019 (the matchup in 2020 was canceled …
Read More »The Big 12 dunked on Nick Saban for suggesting Ole Miss would run the conference
TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA – SEPTEMBER 28: Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban looks on before the game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 28, 2024 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) It’s no surprise Nick Saban is putting in overtime to push the Southeastern Conference’s narrative that it deserves four teams in the …
Read More »Tulane vs. Memphis picks, odds, spread, time: 2024 college football predictions, best bets from proven model
The No. 17 Tulane Green Wave will aim for their 19th straight conference victory when they host the Memphis Tigers on Thursday evening. Tulane (9-2) has already clinched a date with Army in next week’s AAC Championship Game, but it would like to finish its conference slate with a perfect 8-0 record by knocking off the Tigers. Memphis (9-2) would love …
Read More »USC loses two commits to SEC schools
Sep 24, 2022; Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Hendon Hooker (5) runs for a touchdown against the Florida Gators during the first half at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports Earlier this week, another unfortunate series of events emerged for USC football recruiting. On Monday, USC saw two of its commits in the 2025 class flip their …
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