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FQ/CFBHome Team of the Week: Week 5, 2022 — TCU
In a wild week of college football, 10 AP-ranked teams went down in Week 5. Dealing the largest margin of defeat to a ranked opponent was TCU. Against No. 18 Oklahoma, the Horned Frogs dominated from the start. TCU led by 17 points after a quarter and never looked back in a 55-24 victory in…
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30-Year CFB Anniversary: Wide Right II — Miami Tops FSU on Missed Kick for Second Straight Season
Think about the great rivalry contests of the late-1980s and early-1990s between Florida State and Miami and two words probably come to mind: Wide right. On this day…
40-Year CFB Anniversary: Pitt Scores 16 Fourth-Quarter Points to Rally Past West Virginia
When rivals meet, they say you can throw the records out. That was certainly the case on this day 40 years ago. In a rivalry dubbed the “Backyard…
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45-Year CFB Anniversary: Michigan Blasts Texas A&M in Top-5 Matchup, 41-3
Both seen as College Football Playoff contenders entering 2022, Michigan and Texas A&M have met just three times. The most significant matchup — at least on paper — came on this day 45 years ago. In a top-5 matchup in front of nearly 105,000 fans, the third-ranked Wolverines dominated the…
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50-Year Phiniversary: Dolphins Rally From Two Scores Down in Final Five Minutes to Stun Vikings, 16-14
As many are aware, the last Super Bowl victory for the Miami Dolphins came against the Minnesota Vikings to cap the 1973 season. Most are also aware that the year prior, the Dolphins completed the NFL’s first and only perfect season. The toughest test and the biggest comeback along the…
10-Year Phiniversary: Hartline Breaks Dolphins Single-Game Receiving Record in Loss to Cardinals
Photo via YouTube/CBS broadcast There are no moral victories in the National Football League, but sometimes defeats come with memorable efforts. For former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline, that was the case on this day 10 years ago. Hartline set the team’s single-game record with 253 yards receiving in…
55-Year CFB Anniversary: Late TD Lifts Purdue Past No. 1 Notre Dame in Top-10 Matchup
Photo provided by Purdue athletics Purdue and Notre Dame haven’t met with both teams ranked in the AP Poll since 2005. On this day 55 years ago, however, the teams squared off in a top-10 matchup in West Lafayette. The contest did not disappoint as the teams traded scores throughout…
15-Year CFB Anniversary: Byrum’s FG Lifts Auburn Past Reigning National Champ Florida, 20-17
Photo courtesy of Auburn athletics In 2006, Florida captured its second national championship, topping Ohio State in Glendale. The Gators finished the season with a record of 13-1. Its only loss came at Auburn. In 2007, big things were again expected of Florida. Again, it was Auburn who tempered those…
15-Year CFB Anniversary: South Florida Holds Off West Virginia for First-Ever Top-5 Win, 21-13
Photo courtesy of South Florida athletics For South Florida football fans, the 2007 season is one they’ll never forget. Although the season didn’t end on a high note, the Bulls ascended to No. 2 in the country. Perhaps its most memorable win and first-ever over a top-5 team came on…
Review: Tennessee Holds Off Florida, Improves to 4-0
All eyes were on Knoxville on Saturday. It was clear that Tennessee was making progress under head coach Josh Heupel. But to finally make a statement, it needed to put nearly two decades of agony behind it and beat rival Florida. The Volunteers embraced every moment and didn’t let the…
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Geoff Collins Out: Potential Replacements at Georgia Tech
After four seasons, Geoff Collins is out at Georgia Tech. Collins finished with a 10-28 record as the leader for the Yellow Jackets and failed to win more than three games in any season. Now, Georgia Tech will be looking to right the ship. State of the Program “Right idea,…
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30-Year Phiniversary: Marino’s Late TD Pass to Banks Lifts Dolphins Past Seahawks, 19-17
Over his illustrious 17-year career, Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino had plenty of magical moments. On this day 30 years, Marino was hardly at his best but came through when it mattered. Marino overcame three interceptions and a concussion to engineer a game-winning march. His late touchdown pass to Fred…
FQ/CFBHome Team of the Week: Week 4, 2022 — Middle Tennessee State
As a quarterback for Florida State in the late-1970s and early-1980s, Rick Stockstill was part of two teams that beat Miami. As head coach of Middle Tennessee State on Saturday, Stockstill decided he wasn’t done beating the Hurricanes. The Blue Raiders dominated the No. 25 Hurricanes from start to finish…
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35-Year CFB Anniversary: Late TD Lifts No. 2 Nebraska Past Arizona State in Back-and-Forth Contest
Photo courtesy of Nebraska athletics The series history between Nebraska and Arizona State is relatively small. All-time, the teams have met on just eight occasions. The first in the regular season, however, didn’t disappoint. In a top-15 matchup in Tempe, a late Nebraska touchdown was the difference as the Cornhuskers…
40-Year CFB Anniversary: Last-Second TD Propels Penn State to Win Over Nebraska in Top-10 Showdown
Photo courtesy of Penn State athletics Now each members of the Big Ten, Nebraska and Penn State each have rich football histories. Even prior to sharing a conference, the teams met 13 times on the gridiron, including in five straight seasons from 1979 to 1983. The closest meeting over the…
45-Year CFB Anniversary: “The Kick” Lifts Oklahoma Past Ohio State in a Top-5 Matchup in Columbus
Photo courtesy of NCAA Two traditional powers, Ohio State and Oklahoma have met just four times. All four came with both teams in the top 15 and two came with both teams in the top five. The first and closest was a top-5 matchup that took place on this day…
Preview and Prediction: Tennessee Looks to End 5-Game Skid vs. Florida in Top-25 Showdown
Knoxville is the place to be on Saturday. College GameDay will be present for the first time since 2016. The hype around this game is unreal and may be the hottest ticket in quite some time for Tennessee fans as the No. 11 Volunteers host Florida in a top-25 matchup.…
5-Year CFB Anniversary: No. 4 Penn State Scores on Final Play to Stun Iowa
Photo credit: Mark Selders/Penn State athletics For highly-ranked Penn State teams, Iowa has never been an easy opponent to play. Iowa handed the Nittany Lions their only regular-season loss in 2008 and defeated a top-5 Penn State team again in 2009. On this day five years ago, Iowa State was…
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15-Year CFB Anniversary: Georgia Hands Saban First Alabama Loss in OT
Photo courtesy of Georgia athletics During his tenure in Tuscaloosa, head coach Nick Saban has transformed Alabama into the premier power in college football. In recent years, however, another SEC program has emerged to challenge the Crimson Tide. Last season, Georgia, led by former Saban assistant Kirby Smart, topped Alabama…
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Arkansas’ Dominant Defensive Front: A Three-Game Breakdown
Arkansas’ coordinator Barry Odom’s defense has been somewhat of a mystery this season — at least statistically speaking. The overall production has come as a surprise to many. That ‘mystery’ has stemmed from position groups swapping reliability through three games. In 2021, the area lacking production was the defensive line.…
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Meet Jerimiah Spicer: LB Goes from Homeless in Downtown L.A. on Skid Row to XFL Draft Pool
Photo provided by Jerimiah Spicer Jerimiah Spicer is a linebacker who played college football at Riverside City College. He was born in Skid Row in Los Angeles, where the area is filled with homelessness, drugs, and mental illness. We caught up with Spicer as he prepares for the 2023 XFL…
20-Year CFB Anniversary: Notre Dame Uses Long Battle TD to Top Michigan State, 21-17
AP Photo During his three years at Notre Dame, Tyrone Willingham compiled just a 21-15 record as head coach. His tenure, however, couldn’t have gotten off to a much better start. With plenty of close calls and nail-biters along the way, Willingham won his first eight games as head man…
Week Three Recap: A Wild Night in Louisville & A South Carolina Saturday 2-For-1
Week 3 focused on some big time Power 5 stadiums with games at Louisville, South Carolina and Clemson. As a general rule for a “game traveler”, you always look for (a) a P5 game on a weeknight due to their rarity; and (b) 2-for-1 Saturday’s with a day game and…
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25-Year CFB Anniversary: Florida Tops Tennessee in Top-5 Showdown, 33-20
Photo credit: Josh Biever/Sports Illustrated Throughout his football career, there was little that Peyton Manning didn’t accomplish. During his collegiate career at Tennessee, there seemed to be only one thing he couldn’t do — beat Florida. On this day 25 years ago, Manning got his final shot at the rival…
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FQ/CFBHome Team of the Week: Week 3, 2022 — Penn State
Week 3 had its fair share of intriguing matchups. Only a handful of contests pitted top-25 teams against one another, but there were several occasions where ranked teams had to hang on or rally to beat unranked opponents. Although only one of the teams was ranked, the non-conference showdown in…
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35-Year CFB Anniversary: Treadwell’s Late FG Lifts Clemson Past Georgia, 21-20
Photo provided by Clemson athletics Clemson and Georgia have not met on campus since 2014 and just once since. From 1973 to 1987, however, the teams alternated home games every year. The final one of those contests came on this day 35 years ago. David Treadwell’s last-second field goal lifted…
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5-Year Phiniversary: Parkey’s 54-Yard FG Lifts Dolphins to Season-Opening Win over Chargers
Photo courtesy of Miami Dolphins Jay Cutler’s season as the starting quarterback of the Miami Dolphins likely won’t be remembered with any great fondness. That era, however, did get off to a solid start. On this day five years ago, Cutler engineered a game-winning drive. Cody Parkey’s late 54-yard field…
45-Year CFB Anniversary: Ole Miss Rallies Past No. 3 Notre Dame in Jackson, 20-13
Photo courtesy of Ole Miss athletics From the early-1950s to the early-1970s, Ole Miss was a force to be reckoned with. From 1972 to 1985, however, the Rebels had taken a significant step back. Over that stretch, the Rebels never lost fewer than five games in any season. Despite its…
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5-Year CFB Anniversary: Florida Stuns Tennessee on Hail Mary as Time Expires, 26-20
Photo credit: UAA Communications The annual rivalry contest between Florida and Tennessee hasn’t had the national or SEC implications that it once did, but there have been some entertaining contests in recent years. That included one that took place on this day five years ago. On the game’s final snap,…
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10-Year CFB Anniversary: Stanford Rallies Past No. 2 USC, 21-14
Photo courtesy of Stanford Photo Replacing Pete Carroll at USC proved to be no small task. Following the 2009 season, Carroll left USC to become head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. Entering the 2012 season, however, the Trojans looked to have their best team of the post-Carroll era yet. Ranked…
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Remembering a Crazy Week 2 in College Football
We are only two weeks into the college football season and there have already been some monumental upsets. Seven AP top-25 teams lost in Week 2, including No. 6 Texas A&M, No. 8 Notre Dame, and No. 9 Baylor. There were plenty of ranked teams who struggled against unranked opponents…
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30-Year Phiniversary: Higgs’ Late TD Lifts Dolphins Past Browns in MNF Opener
Photo courtesy of Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins aren’t scheduled to play on Monday Night Football in 2022. In 1992, however, the Dolphins opened their season on a Monday night. For Miami and football fans in general, they didn’t disappoint. After squandering a big fourth-quarter lead, the Dolphins went 84…
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20-Year CFB Anniversary: Notre Dame Stops 2-Point Try to Hold Off Michigan, 25-23
Photo courtesy of Notre Dame athletics From 1997 to 2004, the home team won each of the annual rival meetings between Notre Dame and Michigan. Most of the contests, however, were competitive. The closest one played during that stretch came on this day 20 years ago. The Fighting Irish stopped…
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Week Two Recap: DWR, BPS & The Bounce House
After achieving my 5 year goal of seeing a game at every FBS stadium in 2021, 2022 is largely focused on revisiting some of the nation’s best college football stadiums. As a self-proclaimed “stadium connoisseur”, I’m enamored with the unique features and characteristics of each individual stadium. And while the…
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College Football’s Top Atmospheres from Week 2
“I love college football.” – Everybody No more words are necessary. Here’s the top five atmospheres from Week 2: Honorable Mention – This lady https://twitter.com/rsthomas1969/status/1568685204910538753?s=20&t=eV5UbOgzyyq_z1oUkRggdA We’ve set the over/under at 95 for bottomless mimosas for this “Real Housewife” of Columbia. 5. FBC Mortgage Stadium Photo courtesy of UCF athletics It’s…
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25-Year CFB Anniversary: Michigan Opens National Championship Season with Rout of No. 8 Colorado
Photo courtesy of Michigan athletics/Bentley Historical Library Despite holding more wins than any college football program ever, Michigan has won just one national championship since 1949. That title came in 1997. That title run began on this day 25 years ago. In its season opener, Michigan made a statement that…
FQ/CFBHome Team of the Week: Week 2, 2022 — Appalachian State
One might conclude that Appalachian State is no stranger to going into hostile territory and knocking off highly ranked teams. The most famous incident came in 2007 when the Mountaineers, then an FCS power, went to Ann Arbor and defeated No. 5 Michigan. On Saturday, Appalachian State picked up perhaps…
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35-Year CFB Anniversary: Taylor Throws 5 TDs to Lead Nebraska Past UCLA in Top-5 Showdown, 42-33
Associated Press photo Soon-to-be Big Ten foes, Nebraska and UCLA have met 13 times over the years. Two of those meetings came as top-5 matchups. The first was on this day 35 years ago. For virtually all of Tom Osborne’s tenure as head coach, Nebraska was known for its power…
40-Year CFB Anniversary: Georgia Scores Final 10 Points to Stave Off BYU Upset, 17-14
Photo via YouTube Under LaVell Edwards, BYU gained national respect by being able to compete with the nation’s best. Often times, the Cougars would go into hostile territory and knock off major programs. On this day 40 years ago, however, it was a case of “not quite.” BYU took a…
45-Year CFB Anniversary: No. 1 Oklahoma Survives Scare from Vanderbilt, 25-23
Photo appeared in the Sunday Oklahoman When one thinks about the Oklahoma and Vanderbilt football programs, they’re viewed in very different lights. Oklahoma claims seven national championships and has won six of the last seven Big 12 titles. Vanderbilt, on the other hand, doesn’t have a single 10-win season. On…
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50-Year CFB Anniversary: UCLA Uses Late Kick to Stun No. 1 Nebraska, 20-17
Photo courtesy of UCLA athletics It won’t be long before UCLA and Nebraska are conference foes in the Big Ten. The schools, however, have already combined for 13 all-time meetings. Nebraska has won seven of them, but the closest and most memorable went the Bruins’ way. It came on this…
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Arkansas TE Trey Knox’s Journey Leads to Strong Start in 2022
Seemingly a man of the people in Fayetteville, Arkansas tight end Trey Knox may have finally settled in. Those who have followed his journey up to this point know the troubles he has fought. Running through coaching changes, injuries, roster turnover, and doubt, he still encapsulated plenty of support. His…
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20-Year Phiniversary: Ricky Williams Shines in Dolphins Debut
AP Photo As with most franchises, offseason acquisitions have been a mixed bag for the Miami Dolphins over the years. Successes include Irving Fryar and Brent Grimes while Eric Green and Jack Del Rio would constitute failures. The acquisition of running back Ricky Williams from the New Orleans Saints was…
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10-Year CFB Anniversary: Louisiana-Monroe Rallies to Stun No. 8 Arkansas in OT, 34-31
Photo courtesy of Louisiana-Monroe athletics For a short stretch, SEC schools learned not to take Louisiana-Monroe lightly. The Warhawks famously knocked off Nick Saban’s Alabama team in 2007. On this day 10 years ago, Louisiana-Monroe went back into SEC country and knocked off a top-10 team. In Little Rock, Louisiana-Monroe…
FSU OL Bless Harris Out for the Season
Florida State’s horrific injury luck along the offensive line continues. Head coach Mike Norvell announced at Wednesday morning’s media session that redshirt junior offensive tackle Bless Harris is out for remainder of the season with an injury. A transfer from Lamar, Harris started the season opener against Duquesne — a…
SEC Football: Takeaways After Week 1
Loaded with plenty of action-packed games, early season upsets, and even renewed some old rivalries, Week 1 of the college football season did not disappoint. SEC teams were in action from Thursday to Sunday. Fans couldn’t have been happier as we were given five straight days of college football to…
FSU Receives 42 Votes in AP Poll
Despite a solid win over LSU on Sunday night, Florida State, at 2-0, remains on the outside looking in when it comes to the polls. This shouldn’t come as a shock. FSU’s resume consists of a 47-7 win over FCS Duquesne and a 24-23 victory over an LSU team that…
25-Year Phiniversary: Dolphins Rally to Top Oilers in OT, 16-13
Mandatory Credit: Andy Lyons/Allsport/Getty Images The 1997 Miami Dolphins finished with a winning record and made the playoffs. Only once that season, however, did Miami overcome a fourth-quarter deficit to win. On this day 25 years ago, Miami used a late touchdown, a missed field and overtime to rally past…
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35-Year CFB Anniversary: Michigan State Tops USC in Rose Bowl Preview, 27-13
Photo courtesy of Michigan State athletics For schools with nicknames of Trojans and Spartans, contests of USC and Michigan State should be ones of epic proportion. The teams will soon become conference foes in the Big Ten, but in 1987, they met in the Rose Bowl. Prior to meeting in…
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Week One Recap: 4 Games, 3 Time Zones & 1 Stadium Grand Opening
After spending 4 fun days in Hawaii during Week Zero to open the 2022 college football season, it was time to hit the road back on the mainland. Week 1 featured a full slate of games, with many teams opening their seasons on either Thursday or Friday. An ideal opportunity…
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College Football’s Top Five Atmospheres from Week 1
Featured image courtesy of Florida athletics We can’t speak for the rest of the world, but the return of college football always makes us emotional. The hibernation period is over, folks. There is no more waiting. College football is officially back. With a full slate of games in the books,…
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FQ/CFBHome Team of the Week: Week 1, 2022 — Georgia
Fresh off its first national championship in more than four decades, Georgia was tested right away to start the 2022 season. It passed that test with flying colors. In a top-15 matchup, the third-ranked Bulldogs dominated from start to finish in Atlanta. When all was said and done, they completed…
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Seminoles Gut Tigers in Instant Classic, Move to 2-0
Twenty years from now, college football fans are going to look up videos of instant classic games. Sunday night’s contest between Florida State and LSU will be one of the many games aired across the television sets. In the end, the Seminoles averted disaster in New Orleans, 24-23. Sunday’s game…
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5-Year CFB Anniversary: Tennessee Rallies to Top Georgia Tech in Two Overtimes, 42-41
Photo courtesy of Tennessee athletics The 2017 season wouldn’t be one to remember for either Tennessee or Georgia Tech. On Labor Day that year and five years ago today, however, the schools gave college football fans a great show. It wasn’t until the second overtime that Tennessee took its first…
FSU vs. LSU: Game Prediction
In the first meeting between the schools in more than three decades, Florida State (1-0) will square off with SEC foe LSU on Sunday night in New Orleans. FSU enters the game coming off of an impressive 47-7 win over Duquesne back last Saturday. In that contest, the Seminoles rushed…
Player Spotlight: Jaylen Jones, 2024 DB
When we talk about some of the best unknown players in the country, we should start with Jaylen Jones from Hamilton High School in Arizona. The big question regarding Jones is which side of the ball he’ll excel the most. A very talented running back with great vision, balance and…
Bold Prediction: Alabama’s First Ranked SEC Opponent in 2022 will be Vanderbilt
“We know in time Vanderbilt football will be the best program in the country.” This is a quote from head coach Clark Lea on July 19 at SEC Media Days. There is some excitement swirling around Nashville with Vanderbilt traveling to Hawaii and scoring a big 63-10 win last week.…
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Preview: North Carolina vs. Appalachian State Football
Football is finally back in the High Country. After 36 weeks, we kick off the 2022 season with what will be the most attended football game in Appalachian State’s history. A sellout back in June, we are anticipating a crowd of up to (potentially over) 40,000 as North Carolina visits.…
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Player Spotlight: Jaxon Watson, DB 2023
This extremely athletic and talented 2-way standout from South Salem High School in Oregon is one of the top athletes you will find in the Pacific Northwest. Not only is Watson an all-conference defensive back but he is also an excellent athlete on the track. On the gridiron, Watson earned…
5-Year CFB Anniversary: No. 1 Alabama Rolls Florida State in Top-3 Showdown in Atlanta, 24-7
Photo courtesy of Alabama athletics During the middle part of Jimbo Fisher’s tenure as Florida State head coach, the Seminoles had become a national power once again. From 2012 to 2016, FSU played in a New Year’s Six bowl every year, won three ACC championships and a national title. The…
Player Spotlight: Caidyn Kladder, ATH 2024
When discussing 2024 prospect Caidyn Kladder, it’s hard to know where to start. This 6-foot-0, 200-pound linebacker/tight end hybrid is a player just starting to come into his own. Currently attending West Ottawa High School in Michigan, Kladder is going up against some of the top talent in the country.…
Ole Miss Football: 2022 Season Preview
For as long as any can remember, football season ushers in a special feeling. For those of us who were lucky enough to play, the memories and nostalgia come flooding back every September. We remember the sound of pads popping and the whistles coming from exasperated coaches trying to explain…
Week 1 Preview: Sun Belt West
Sun Belt teams missed out on the fun during Week 0, but look to more than make up for it when Week 1 kicks off with a great slate of games. The biggest game will be North Carolina making the trip up to Boone to play Appalachian State in a…
15-Year CFB Anniversary: Appalachian State Stuns No. 5 Michigan 34-32
Photo courtesy of NCAA An FBS program since 2014, Appalachian State has evolved into one of the Sun Belt’s perennial powers. There was a time, however, when the Mountaineers were the premier FCS program in the country. Despite being a reigning national champion, few expected that Appalachian State would be…
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College Football Playoff: FPI Projections Entering Week 1
Week 0 is the appetizer that you cannot order more of — an amazing sequence, but not enough to make you fully happy. On Thursday night, we’ll begin five straight days of college football in Week 1. We get to see some of the best non-conference games of the season…
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Player Spotlight: Demari Colbert, WR 2023
Demari Colbert is a 2023 wide receiver prospect from Canyon View High School in Arizona. He is expected to make a huge impact this year for head coach Nick Gehrts. Colbert fits well into Coach Gehrts’ ‘West Coast’ style of offense and has shown a great work ethic this offseason.…
Week 1 Preview: Sun Belt East
Sun Belt teams missed out on the fun during Week 0, but look to more than make up for it when Week 1 kicks off with a great slate of games. The biggest game will be North Carolina making the trip up to Boone to play Appalachian State in a…
20-Year CFB Anniversary: Late FG Lifts Michigan Past Washington in Top-15 Opener
Michigan and Washington have met 13 times over the years with four of those taking place in the Rose Bowl. One of the most thrilling matchups between the schools, however, came in the season opener and on this day 20 years ago. After missing two kicks earlier in the contest,…
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Week Zero Recap: Reason to Celebrate for Hawaii Football, Despite Opening Night Loss
Perhaps no FBS program has dealt with more turmoil in the last 36 months than the University of Hawaii. After ending the 2019 season with 10 wins and a 38-34 win over BYU in the Hawaii Bowl, the sheer volume of bad news has been almost debilitating. The list of…
2022 Tennessee Football Game-by-Game Predictions
We are just two days away from football time in Tennessee. In 2021, first-year head coach Josh Heupel led the Volunteers to a 7-6 record. Heupel was a co-winner of the National First-Year Coach Award and exceeded everyone’s expectations. Even though Tennessee went 7-6 in 2021, many believe the Vols…
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25-year CFB Anniversary: Goal Line Stand Lifts Washington State Past UCLA in Contest That Ultimately Decides Pac-10
Few would have guessed the implications that the 1997 opener between UCLA and Washington State would have. The contest featured plenty of offense. In the end, however, it was a goal line stand that would ultimately decide the contest as the Cougars prevailed, 37-34. Setting the Stage Neither UCLA nor…
NAIA Football: Week 1 Outlook
Week 0 is the appetizer that you cannot order more of until that main course of Week 1 hits. We learned a lot from the NAIA last week with multiple ranked teams in action. No. 9 Reinhardt still looks to be the dominant team in the Appalachian Conference, while No.…
FQ/CFBHome Team of the Week: Week 0, 2022 — Vanderbilt
Only 18 FBS teams saw action on Saturday for what we like to call Week 0. The most lopsided victory came from a program that has had its fair share of trouble finding victories in general. In one of just seven matchups of FBS teams, Vanderbilt left the mainland and…
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Outlook: Florida State Defeats Duquesne in Opener
Florida State took the field on Saturday night, following a 90-minute lightning delay, and took care of business against FCS opponent Duquesne, 47-7. The Seminoles have now won a season opener for the first time since 2016. Before FSU turns its attention to LSU, here’s a look back at all…
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30-Year CFB Anniversary: NC State Upsets No. 16 Iowa in Kickoff Classic
Photo via YouTube/ABC broadcast For 20 years from 1983 to 2002, Giants Stadium was host to the annual “Kickoff Classic”. Over those two decades, there were only two occasions where an unranked team knocked off a ranked one. The first was on this day 30 years ago. NC State scored…
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Column: Will Scott Frost Make it Through the 2022 Season?
Entering the 2022 season, Nebraska head coach Scott Frost’s seat couldn’t have been hotter. To begin his fifth season, Frost was 15-29 as head coach of the Cornhuskers and had yet to make a bowl game. Despite the struggles, Nebraska fans had high hopes for 2022 and maintained confidence in…
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‘Rocket’ Sanders Primed to be Arkansas’ Feature Back
Evidence points to sophomore Raheim ‘Rocket’ Sanders being Arkansas’ main back for 2022. Alongside fall camp, other factors have benefited him in carving out the starting role. There hasn’t been a nauseating amount of injury news, but it has certainly been a reason. Losing a senior leader such as Trelon…
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Meet Taylor Powell: Former Collegiate Linebacker to XFL Hopeful
Photo provided by Taylor Powell Taylor Powell is a linebacker who stands at 6-foot-1 and weighs 234 pounds. He played at Northern Arizona and Sacramento State, graduating from Northern Arizona then transferring as a graduate student to Sacramento State. We caught up with Powell as he prepares for the 2023…
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30-Year CFB Anniversary: Texas A&M Rallies Past Stanford in Pigskin Classic, Spoil Walsh’s Return
Photo courtesy of Texas A&M athletics Ask any NFL fan who the best coach of the 1980s was and Bill Walsh is likely to be a popular answer. Walsh coached the San Francisco 49ers to three Super Bowl victories during the decade. His head coaching career, however, began and ended…
Florida State 2022 Game-by-Game Predictions: Part IV
The 2022 season is upon us for Florida State. Fresh off a 5-7 campaign, the Seminoles will open the year on Saturday against Duquesne. FSU has suffered through four straight losing seasons. Third-year head coach Mike Norvell will look to flip the script in 2022. For him to keep his…
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College Football Returns Thursday Night!
The long wait for the college football season is finally over! We have made it past the offseason! NCAA college football returns this weekend, but the NAIA kicks it off Thursday night. Even though the NAIA isn’t nationally televised, there are ways to watch these games. One game will have…
Florida State 2022 Game-by-Game Predictions: Part III
The 2022 season is upon us for Florida State. Fresh off a 5-7 campaign, the Seminoles will open the year on Saturday against Duquesne. FSU has suffered through four straight losing seasons. Third-year head coach Mike Norvell will look to flip the script in 2022. For him to keep his…
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Preview: Big Ten Foes Battle in Ireland
Major college football returns on Saturday for what we call Week 0. Fans can breathe a huge sigh of relief; the offseason is over. Saturday’s limited slate begins with Austin Peay and Western Kentucky for the official first game of the season. While all football is good football, the most…
20-Year CFB Anniversary: No. 3 Florida State Uses Goal Line Stop to Hold Off Iowa State in Opener
Photo provided by Garnet and Great/Florida State football archivist Florida State won the ACC in each of its first nine years as a member from 1992 to 2000. In 2001, FSU fell short for the first time and finished 8-4. The Seminoles were expected to return to form in 2002,…
Derek Wright: From JUCO Walk-on to UDFA Carolina Panthers WR
Photo provided by @derekwright_05 A walk-on wide receiver at Snow College (JUCO) in Ephraim, Utah and then at Utah State, Derek Wright didn’t earn a scholarship until the summer of 2020. When all said and done, Wright would leave the Aggies as a Mountain West champion. He earned All-Mountain West…
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Florida State 2022 Game-by-Game Predictions: Part II
The 2022 season is upon us for Florida State. Fresh off a 5-7 campaign, the Seminoles will open the year on Saturday against Duquesne. FSU has suffered through four straight losing seasons. Third-year head coach Mike Norvell will look to flip the script in 2022. For him to keep his…
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20-Year CFB Anniversary: Wisconsin Uses Late FG to Slip Past Fresno State
Photo courtesy of Wisconsin athletics At the turn of the millennium, Wisconsin had established itself as a force to be reckoned with in the Big Ten. The Badgers made consecutive Rose Bowls in 1998 and 1999 — winning both. Out west, Fresno State was becoming a force to be reckoned…
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Florida State 2022 Game-by-Game Predictions: Part I
The 2022 season is upon us for Florida State. Fresh off a 5-7 campaign, the Seminoles will open the year on Saturday against Duquesne. FSU has suffered through four straight losing seasons. Third-year head coach Mike Norvell will look to flip the script in 2022. For him to keep his…
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One Week from FSU Football: Six Players to Watch in 2022
We are now one week away from Florida State’s 2022 season opener against Duquesne. The game will take place in the friendly confines of Doak Campbell Stadium and will air on the ACC Network at 5 p.m. ET. Head coach Mike Norvell is coming into a pivotal third season at…
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Getting to Know Luke Carney: 2025 QB Prospect
Photo provided by Luke Carney Luke Carney is a quarterback who stands at 6-foot-1 and weighs 185 pounds. He currently lives in Mesquite, Texas and plays at Dallas Christian School. We caught up with Carney as he prepares for the 2022 season. In 2021, he led Dallas Christian to a…
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A Look at Where Florida Schools Rank in ESPN’s Preseason FPI
We all know the Sunshine State is the most fertile recruiting grounds in all the land. There was once a time where Florida’s “Big 3” were consistently ranked in the top 25 simultaneously, but there has been a cosmic shift. With an arms race of producing elite facilities, pipelines to…
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Pete Snyder’s Preseason Top 25
Only one weekend stands between us and the start of the college football season. As with any preseason, the best anyone can offer is analysis and speculation. That’s what we’ll do here. Take a look at Pete Snyder’s preseason top 25: 25. Kentucky Photo courtesy of Kentucky football 2021 Record:…
Three Things to Know About NAIA Football Before the 2022 Season
A little more than a week separates us from the start of the 2022 NAIA football season. The NAIA does not have nearly the amount of publicity it should, but that could change this season. In 2022, with the popularity of recruiting, the NAIA is becoming a viable option for…
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Potential Impact of Dorian Gerald, Arkansas’ Seventh-Year Senior
One of, if not the most prominent position in question for Arkansas lies on the defensive front. The Razorbacks’ need for a playmaker to step up at the position has been well documented. Enter defensive end Dorian Gerald. Gerald has seamlessly vanished from the minds of many. Twice. Despite that,…
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The SEC’s Five Highest-Paid Coaches for 2022
Money, money, money. As we all know, college football has turned into an arms race where all the top programs know that in order to be successful, it cannot be on a poor man’s campaign. Coaches from all over the country have struck huge contracts, especially those coaching in the…
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The Longest Active Bowl Losing Streaks Entering 2022
Looking over historical college football content, one took notice of the 1972 college football season. Going back 50 years, there were only 11 bowl slots — 22 opportunities for a team to play a game following the regular season. If those standards were still in place today, there wouldn’t even…
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By the Numbers: The Last SEC Title and Total Number for Each Current Program
With college football starting in two weeks, we are going to look at every Power 5 conference and when each current team last won that conference. We start with the premier conference in the sport — the SEC. Below, we look at the last time that each of the 14…
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Beach Bums vs. Book Worms: The Final Battle of Week 0
The SEC has its fair share of notable non-conference games for 2022. One may think of the Week 2 matchup between Alabama and Texas. One may look ahead to Auburn hosting Penn State at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Sept. 17. Or, one may just be counting down the days until the…
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Despite Struggles vs. Ohio State, Michigan Has Dominated “Little Brown Jug” Rivalry
Looking back to 2021, it was a vitally important year for Jim Harbaugh and Michigan. The Wolverines got off the schneid against Ohio State, won the Big Ten and reached the College Football Playoff for the first time. Perhaps what fans in Ann Arbor are proudest of is the win…
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#ProHogs Update — Defense: A Look at Former Razorbacks in the NFL
Photo courtesy of San Francisco 49ers As the NFL preseason gets started, a number of former Arkansas players find themselves on NFL rosters. In what is a 2-part series, we’ll look at where the former Razorbacks stand on their current teams. We conclude with those on defense: Grant Morgan, LB…
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#ProHogs Update — Offense: A Look at Former Razorbacks in the NFL
Photo courtesy of Cincinnati Bengals As the NFL preseason gets started, a number of former Arkansas players find themselves on NFL rosters. In what will be a 2-part series, we’ll look at where the former Razorbacks stand on their current teams. We start with those on offense: Hunter Henry, TE…
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Unranked Teams with Best Chance to Make 2022 College Football Playoff
Photo courtesy of UCLA athletics 1990 was the last time the college football world saw a team unranked in the preseason go on to win the national championship. That team was Georgia Tech. Thirty-plus years is a long time. With the AFCA Coaches Poll released on Monday, we look at…
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Five Surprising Contributors of Fall Camp for Florida State
Photo courtesy of Florida State athletics Florida State returned to the practice field on Wednesday for its 12th practice of fall camp. As Florida State prepares for its season opener against Duquesne on Aug. 27, the coaching staff is locating the players on its roster that will be major contributors…
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