Saying the college football world has changed in 2024 is a great understatement. As a result, it’s probably a safe bet those elementary school lessons in mathematics and geography won’t be any help either. Now with 18 schools, the Big Ten hasn’t been able to count teams to match its name for years and now […]
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The world of professional sports has its share of strange, but true stories. Dual sport athletes have been around for a long time, but sometimes there are surprises. Bud Grant played two seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles back in 1951 and 1952 in a rather nondescript career in the National Football League. After a season […]
Editor’s note: The value of sports cards is subjective. The reality is that they are worth whatever price someone is willing pay. Collecting cards has never been about money or investments because that seems to remove some of the enjoyment of the hobby. Recently, a couple of friends gave me some baseball and football cards […]
The stage is finally set for the College Football Playoff. Saturday’s results of the conference championship games determined the field of four teams announced on Sunday that will play for the national title. Clemson (13-0) stayed in the top spot as the Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference crown with a 45-37 win over North […]
Win and you are in. For the Top 5 teams in the College Football Playoff rankings, that is all that has to be done as the season begins its final weekend. Big 12 champion Oklahoma (11-1) has already won because the conference doesn’t have a title contest. The No. 3 Sooners are now just waiting […]
The Top 5 in the College Football Playoff standings stayed the same on Tuesday as the rankings were announced. Clemson (10-0) was announced in the top spot for the third week in a row. Alabama (9-1) is second and Ohio State (10-0) is third. Notre Dame (9-1) rounds out the four teams in the playoff […]
There are always many questions heading into a weekend of college football. One will be answered on Thursday, while a marque match-up may present more questions on Saturday. Ranked No. 2 in the AP Top 25, Baylor (7-0, 4-0) visits Kansas State (3-4, 0-4) on Thursday for a Big 12 contest with a new starting […]
The first rankings from the College Football Playoff committee were released on Tuesday, Nov. 3. History is a funny thing as one discusses the college ranks. Polls and rankings have always been controversial. Tuesday’s list is no different. Defending champion and current AP No. 1 Ohio State (8-0) is ranked third on the list. No. […]
Notre Dame and Temple are the only two ranked squads that square off this weekend in college football. No. 9 Notre Dame (6-1) travels to No. 21 Temple (7-0), which is one of three members of the American Athletic Conference that is currently undefeated. Irish Head Coach Brian Kelly is impressed with what Temple Head […]
There is only one Top 25 match-up this weekend, but three unbeaten American Athletic Conference teams have intriguing contests. No. 15 Texas A&M (5-1, 2-1) is at No. 24 Mississippi (5-2, 2-1) for a Southeastern Conference battle after both teams remain ranked despite losing last week. Mississippi Head Coach Hugh Freeze hopes his team can […]