In 1997, Michigan completed a perfect season to win the AP national championship. It was its first in nearly 50 years. Along the way, there were plenty of nail-biters. One of those came on this day 25 years ago. Once down by 14 points, Brian Griese's touchdown pass to Jerame Tuman with less than three minutes to go completed the comeback as the Wolverines rallied past … [Read more...] about 25-Year CFB Anniversary: Griese’s Late TD Pass to Tuman Lifts Michigan Past Iowa, 28-24
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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 one play away from doing it again. That, however, would not be the case. On the … [Read more...] about 5-Year CFB Anniversary: No. 4 Penn State Scores on Final Play to Stun Iowa
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 the final 10 points to knock off No. 16 Iowa, 24-14. Setting the Stage Despite being … [Read more...] about 30-Year CFB Anniversary: NC State Upsets No. 16 Iowa in Kickoff Classic
Ranking Nebraska’s 2022 Opponents
Photo courtesy of Nebraska athletics It is a do-or-die year for Nebraska's golden boy Scott Frost. Now in his fifth season, if Scott doesn't make a bowl game in 2022, no one can argue that he will keep his job. The Cornhuskers help kick off the 2022 season in three weeks as they head to Dublin, Ireland to take on Northwestern. In this piece, we'll be looking at … [Read more...] about Ranking Nebraska’s 2022 Opponents
2022 Preseason Football Win Totals: Big Ten West
Welcome back to our series of articles going over the preseason win totals for all 131 FBS teams. Thanks to Playoff Predictors for being a free site that allows each and every game to get picked. To ensure that we didn’t just blindly choose overs or unders, all 131 teams had their schedules picked. Explaining the Math All Power 5 win totals and odds are from June 13, so … [Read more...] about 2022 Preseason Football Win Totals: Big Ten West
