Archive for September, 2016
SEC Football Q&A: Is Tennessee Destined to Flop over Tough 4-Game Stretch?
Tennessee will enter its rivalry matchup with Florida at 3-0, but it's hardly the 3-0 that head coach Butch Jones probably anticipated.
During wins over Appalachian State, Virginia Tech and Ohio, the Vols have struggled to protect quarterback Joshua Dobbs, haven't been able to stretch the field deep through the air consistently and have been bitten by an injury bug that has limited several key players, including cornerback Cameron Sutton, as head coach Butch Jones announced Monday ...
College Basketball Teams Returning the Most Talent for the 2016-17 Season
The Wisconsin Badgers scored 2,373 points in 2015-16, and they are one of the candidates to win the 2017 national championship because they bring back all but six of those points for another season.
Earlier in the month, we ranked the most drastic offseason makeovers in college basketball, which was a list of the teams losing the most scoring from last season. This is the inverse of that list, in which teams are ranked in ascending order ...
Ohio State Football: What Buckeyes Must Fix During Bye Week
No. 2 Ohio State capped its nonconference slate with a marquee 45-24 victory on the road against Oklahoma, and a nicely timed bye week will give Urban Meyer and the coaching staff the opportunity to fine-tune the playbook and tighten up some of the mistakes the team made in the first three weeks.
Those mistakes are minimal, as the Buckeyes enter Week 4 with the No. 3 scoring offense and No. 12 scoring defense. Quarterback J.T. ...
Florida vs. Tennessee: Game Preview, Prediction and Players to Watch
Welcome to the Tennessee-Florida football broken record, version 12.0.
Stop if you've heard this one before: The Gators simply own the Volunteers.
It's been 11 seasons since UT walked away from this "rivalry" game victorious. That was way back in 2004 when Tennessee kicker James Wilhoit redeemed a missed extra point and hit a game-winning 50-yard field goal to give the Vols a victory.
Since then, so much has happened. There are middle schoolers who've never seen a ...
Sam Darnold Named USC Starting QB vs. Utah: Latest Comments, Reaction
After a 1-2 start to the season, the USC Trojans decided to make a change at quarterback.
On Monday, head coach Clay Helton announced freshman Sam Darnold will start Friday's game against the Utah Utes, replacing junior Max Browne under center, according to Joey Kaufman of the Orange County Register.
In three games this season, including a 52-6 loss to Alabama and a 27-10 loss to Stanford, Browne has 474 passing yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. His ...
Kent State vs. Alabama: Game Preview, Prediction and Players to Watch
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — When it comes to moving on from last week’s roller-coaster 48-43 victory, University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban was more than happy with the way his team came back from an early 21-point deficit at Ole Miss, but also frustrated about his team's overall performance when going over the game film.
“The devil is kind of in the details,” he said. “We could have really lost the game based on mental mistakes, ...
Bob Stoops Responds to Austin Kendall’s Comments Calling OSU’s Defense ‘Basic’
The Oklahoma Sooners lost in blowout fashion to the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, but head coach Bob Stoops had more concerns than the 45-24 final score.
Stoops called comments backup quarterback Austin Kendall made prior to the game “ridiculous” on Monday "and said that he will restrict media access to only include older players,” according to Jake Trotter of ESPN.com.
Trotter noted Kendall, a freshman, called Ohio State’s defense “basic” and predicted starter Baker Mayfield would “light ...
Devon Allen Injury: Updates on Oregon WR’s Knee and Recovery
The Oregon Ducks announced wide receiver and U.S. Olympian Devon Allen will miss the rest of the season after suffering a knee injury Saturday, per Andrew Greif of the Oregonian.
Continue for updates.
Olympian Suffers Knee Injury
Monday, Sept. 19
The junior went down on a special teams play during his team's Week 3 loss to Nebraska. He had four catches for 141 yards and a touchdown this season before suffering the injury.
According to Ryan Thorburn of the Register-Guard, ...
Why Michigan Needs to Make a Statement vs. Penn State
It may not have garnered much attention in what was an uber-eventful day in the college football world, but for the first time in the still-young 2016 season, the Michigan Wolverines found themselves—and potentially their playoff hopes—on the ropes this past weekend.
Fortunately for the Wolverines, they eventually overcame their slow start against the Colorado Buffaloes, ultimately beating the Buffs by a seemingly lopsided score of 45-28.
That was enough to keep No. 4 Michigan from dropping ...
Duke vs. Notre Dame: Game Preview, Prediction and Players to Watch
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will attempt to regroup on Saturday, when the Duke Blue Devils come to South Bend for an afternoon clash.
Just three games into the 2016 season, Notre Dame has watched its College Football Playoff dream slip away. Brian Kelly's team is a disappointing 1-2 following a loss to Michigan State.
But Duke provides the Irish with a bounce-back opportunity, as the Blue Devils have also dropped two of their first three games.
Kickoff ...