The Ohio State Buckeyes are among the nation’s elite in offensive firepower this year. With a bevy of weapons that are all explosive, the Iowa Hawkeyes and their defense will have their work cut out for them. It is a classic case where Iowa will be better off trying to slow the Buckeyes down as opposed to completely stopping them. …
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Could Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders & Travis Hunter be top-10 NFL draft picks? | Football 301
Yahoo Sports NFL analyst Nate Tice shares the notable selections from his latest mock draft with NFL writer Charles McDonald — including where the Buffaloes stars could be headed next April. Subscribe to “Football 301” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript All right. At the top of the draft, we took Will Campbell …
Read More »LISTEN: The Inside SW Florida Football Podcast talks midseason awards ahead of Week 7
Inside Southwest Florida Football podcast We’ve reached the midway point of the 2024 high school football season, so it’s time to talk contenders for major awards on Season 7, Episode 8 of the Inside Southwest Florida Football podcast with Dustin Levy, Dan DeLuca Alex Martin and special guest USA Today statewide recruiting reporter Nick Wilson. We recap an exciting Week …
Read More »Should Georgia be ranked No. 5? | College Football Power Hour
Yahoo Sports’ Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz, and Adam Breneman explain why the Bulldogs should still be ranked in the top five after their loss to Alabama on Saturday. Hear the full conversation on the “College Football Power Hour” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Georgia still does get credit …
Read More »‘I just don’t want to let down this team’: Ikaika Malloe is driven to fix UCLA’s defense
It started as the same unremarkable sequence that materializes dozens of times a season on UCLA’s football practice field, a coach lingering to speak with reporters and engage in the usual give and take. Questions were asked about simplifying the defense and putting more pressure on the quarterback. Answers were given about accountability, attention to detail and putting the right …
Read More »Midwest Rumor Mill: Top prospects take in big games
Recruiting news is flowing fast and furious as prospects return from key visits, and Rivals national analyst Greg Smith has all the latest buzz from the Midwest. MORE RECRUITING RUMORS: Feedback rolls in after key visits CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF …
Read More »Fact or Fiction: Iowa is the heavy favorite to sign Jaxx DeJean
Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith is joined by national transfer portal analyst Adam Friedman, Jon McNamara of BadgerBlitz.com and Eliot Clough of HawkeyeBeacon.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION. FACT OR FICTION: Florida won’t add commits until a coaching change is made CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | …
Read More »Where Florida stands in 247Sports’ SEC Power Poll after Week 5
Billy Napier and the Florida Gators got a bye in college football’s Week 5 but their Southeastern Conference peers saw plenty of action last weekend. The results from the gridiron shook things up a bit in the updated polls and rankings after the dust finally settled. The biggest game was the Alabama Crimson Tide’s home win over the Georgia Bulldogs …
Read More »Hilton star is Section V’s Football Athlete of the Week presented by Faber Builders
With over 26,000 votes, Tyler Reger is Section V’s Football Athlete of the Week for Sept. 23-29 presented by Faber Builders. The do-it-all Cadet contributed in all three phases in his team’s close loss to McQuaid, catching three passes for 45 yards and a touchdown on offense, had eight tackles and an interception on defense, and kicked a field goal …
Read More »Led by Manny Diaz, undefeated Duke may be this college football season’s biggest surprise
DURHAM, N.C. — Within Manny Diaz’s new office here at Duke University, a commemorative football sits emblazoned with the score of a football game: Duke 45. Miami 21. On Oct. 22, 2022, 10 months after the Miami Hurricanes fired Diaz as coach, the Duke Blue Devils beat them in a stunner at Hard Rock Stadium. Diaz wasn’t a part of …
Read More »How Tim Banks turned Tennessee football fans from critics to staunch supporters
After three years of some Tennessee football fans wanting to run Tim Banks out of town, he’s got the No. 1 defense in college football. So was Banks an elite defensive coordinator all along? Or has he just been blessed this season with better players? That’ll be relevant at the end of this season when Banks’ contract expires. On this …
Read More »Heisman watch: Alabama QB Jalen Milroe is now the Heisman favorite, but it’s still really, really early
Don’t let the odds fool you. The Heisman race doesn’t have a clear favorite as we enter October. Alabama QB Jalen Milroe is down to +200 at BetMGM to win the award after a big first half in the Crimson Tide’s win over Georgia in Week 5. Milroe accounted for four of Alabama’s five touchdowns in the win as he …
Read More »UTEP vs Sam Houston State prediction, picks, odds: Who wins Week 6 college football game?
UTEP is finding its first win of the season to be elusive and it will take another swing at that when it takes on Sam Houston State Thursday in the Sun Bowl. This is a matchup between the newest team in Conference USA and the oldest, and also the first game UTEP is going to play as a lame duck …
Read More »Oklahoma State football vs West Virginia predictions, odds: Who wins Week 6 Big 12 game?
Oklahoma State will continue Big 12 play with a home game against West Virginia at 3 p.m. Saturday. OSU (3-2, 0-2 Big 12) suffered a 42-20 road loss to Kansas State in Week 5. West Virginia (2-2, 1-0 Big 12) is fresh off a bye week following its 32-28 home win over Kansas. Here’s how to watch the OSU vs West …
Read More »Opinion: If you think Auburn won’t fire Hugh Freeze in Year 2, you haven’t been paying attention
The best part about it, the absolute best part about this small town, cutthroat bubble of a world, is Auburn really is The Loveliest Village on the Plains. But slithering beneath that bucolic setting of genuine community and cooperation, that Norman Rockwell painting of Americana, lies the beast of envy. Always feeding, never satiated. “You can feel it every single …
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