College Football

Western Michigan and its conference have insisted Michigan should not have been given an extra second in its dramatic win over the Broncos two weeks ago. The NCAA agrees, but said it can't do anything about it. The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee announced Wednesday that proper replay protocols weren't followed in Michigan's Hail Mary win, altering the outcome of the game. The committee also reiterated what the NCAA […]

LSU sack leader Princewill Umanmielen has been served legal papers related to a July lawsuit filed by the University of Mississippi which alleges that the former Rebels edge rusher owes Ole Miss $550,000 because of his decision to transfer to the rival Tigers. Records filed in Lafayette County Civil Court in Mississippi indicate that papers were served on Tuesday, just five days before No. 7 LSU was slated to visit […]

It wasn't often that Bill Belichick was an underdog during his NFL coaching days. That's not the case now that he's in his second year as UNC's head coach. With that in mind, his Tar Heels have my attention for college football Week 3. And when it comes to underdogs in NFL Week 2, you might be surprised that I'm backing the Jets against the Packers. Let's dive into it. […]

Coach Ryan Day might have been understating things slightly when he said there's a lot that comes with a loss at Ohio State. Last Saturday's historic fourth-quarter collapse by the Buckeyes in their 24-23 loss at Texas has brought angst and second-guessing usually reserved for losses to arch-rival Michigan. Day spent Tuesday's news conference going through the post-mortem after experiencing only his second setback in 27 games in September while […]

Lane Kiffin figures that if the attention of the college football world is going to be primarily on him this week, he might as well use that to his advantage. Emotions are bound to run as high as ever in Mississippi's Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday evening, when the No. 8 Rebels (2-0) host the coach who spurned them late last season and now has No. 7 LSU (2-0) off to […]

Florida’s new head coach Jon Sumrall came from Tulane with no prior ties to the Gators. But what if, ahead of his first SEC matchup against Auburn, his family had ties to the Tigers? The Gators hit the road to face Auburn for Week 3, who also boast a brand-new coach in Alex Golesh. The kicker for Sumrall is his family actually does have relatives tied to the Tigers. Sumrall […]

Each September, when the NFL and college football schedules collide for the first time, rest assured there’s a bonanza of betting. This past weekend was just further proof. The biggest example: A seven-figure play on Texas that looked dead in the water — until it wasn’t. More on that major wager, a long-shot first touchdown scorer and a 12-leg college football parlay that went the distance, as we recap the […]

The second week of the college football season gave us top-25 meltdowns, redemption and a comeback for the ages. Then-No. 4 Texas stunned formerly top-ranked Ohio State by coming back from down 20 points in the fourth quarter to win, Michigan responded to last week’s almost disastrous outcome by beating then-No. 11 Oklahoma at home and then-No. 6 Oregon was outplayed by an Oklahoma State team with a brand-new roster. […]

Week 2 got dicey for some folks, didn't it? In Week 1, after Oregon barely bested Boise State, I wrote, "Duck fans have to be slightly alarmed at that performance." That alarm went off in Week 2, with the Ducks falling at unranked Oklahoma State. With that, they are out of my top 10. Rankings time. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign […]