Iowa State (1-3) at Oklahoma State (3-1) Oct. 4, 12:00, FOX Sports 1 Here’s The Deal: In 2011, Oklahoma State had the offense and the team in the mix for the national championship discussion except for one problem – it gacked away a Thursday night game for its only loss of the season and the only loss in […]
Baylor (4-0) at Texas (2-2) Oct. 4, 3:30, ABC Here’s The Deal: It’s still somewhat mystifying how much things have changed. Baylor has won three of the last four games in the 102 year rivalry, but before that it had been 12 years – 1997 – since the Bears had pulled off a win. Since 1903 this has […]
Kansas (2-2) at West Virginia (2-2) Oct. 4, 4:00, Root Here’s The Deal: What, you dumped Charlie Weis just before he got a chance to repeat his one real win as the Kansas head coach? This is a different Mountaineer team than the one that barely showed up for the 31-19 loss in Lawrence last year, and with […]
Oklahoma (4-0) at TCU (3-0) Oct. 4, 3:30, FOX Here’s The Deal: It’s a really big week for the SEC, and Nebraska-Michigan State is huge, but this could sneak into the week as one of the most important games you need to pay attention to. TCU hasn’t received much fanfare, but it’s been quietly destroying everything in its […]
Wake Forest (2-3) at Florida State (4-0) Oct. 4, 3:30, ESPN3 Here’s The Deal: FSU—Florida Survival University. For the third time in the first four games, the Seminoles survived a tight game that was unexpectedly close in the second half. No, they’re not the same team that won the 2013 national championship, but it does deserve credit for […]
UCF (1-2) at Houston (2-2) Oct. 2, 7:00, ESPN Here’s The Deal: Conference play begins in earnest on Thursday night, and not a moment too soon. The American lost all six non-conference games last week, so it’s ready to begin playing one another instead. With everyone seemingly chasing East Carolina at this point, UCF and Houston are looking […]
Florida Atlantic (2-3) at Florida International (2-3) Oct. 2, 7:00, FSN Here’s The Deal: It’s the 13th annual Shula Bowl, the budding rivalry between Florida Atlantic and Florida International. For a change, both schools enter the meeting with a head of steam and a perfect mark in league play. On the same day that the Owls were rallying […]
Arizona (4-0) at Oregon (4-0) Oct. 4, 7:30, Fox Here’s The Deal: Last Nov. 23, Arizona stunned Oregon, 42-16, to deny the Ducks the Pac-12 North and a crack at another league title. This year, Oregon has revenge on its mind. The sting of last year’s loss in Tucson is still fresh in the Ducks’ minds, as they […]
Oct. 1, 2014 From Navy Athletic Communications ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy women’s soccer senior Lily Kraemer garnered Disney Soccer/NSCAA Player of the Week honors, announced by the soccer website Tuesday. The Disney Soccer/NSCAA Players of the Week are announced every Tuesday throughout the fall college season on NSCAATV.com. In 2013 and continued in 2014, the […]
Texas A&M (5-0) at Mississippi State (4-0) Oct. 4, 12:00, ESPN Here’s The Deal: Another week, another big test to see if Texas A&M is the real deal, and another week when there’s a huge SEC matchup that’s going to determine the fate of Western civilization as we know it. Or maybe this might simply be yet another part […]
Alabama (4-0) at Ole Miss (4-0) Oct. 4, 3:30, CBS Here’s The Deal: There are certain games that define a program and become part of the fabric of the history. Ole Miss thought that last year might have been that time, starting out the year 3-0 with road wins over Vanderbilt – back when it was playing college […]
Sorry if this column sucks, it’s not my fault … Brady Hoke still thinks it can win a championship. He really does – it just has to be written much better. The latest promotion to get people to try coming to Michigan football games again … buy two Cokes, and Hoke will personally promise that one of the […]
WHO’S HOT Summa Cum Laude Georgia Southern The Eagles are acclimating nicely to life as a member of the Sun Belt Conference, thanks to the running of QB Kevin Ellison and RB Matt Breida. With a rout of longtime rival Appalachian State Thursday night, they moved to 2-0 in league play, and 3-2 overall. And Georgia Southern’s […]
The real College Football Playoff committee won’t come up with its first set of rankings until late October. We can’t wait that long. Each member of the Campus Insiders Playoff Committee have submitted his or her own set of rankings based on how good the teams are, and they’ll keep cranking them out throughout the […]
The ten most important things to happen in the history of our great planet – at least this weekend. How will Week 5 of your college football season be remembered in the history books? And so it is written …1. Chuck gets chucked And so the coaching carousel begins. There weren’t any real signs of improvement under […]