The working assumption is that the team with more will obliterate the team with less. This arrangement is as much a part of the fabric of college football as warm charcoal and full koozies. We call them cupcakes. Paycheck games. Unwatchable. Whatever label you wish to bestow, watching a powerful brand from one of the nation's five major conferences clobber an FCS opponent or mid-major early on in the season is a familiar ritual. The team with less ...

Let's be honest. Week 2 of the college football season looks a lot worse on paper than Week 1 did. Especially after Week 1 lived up to the billing, going down as one of the wildest weeks in history, it's fair to expect a letdown from its encore. But that doesn't mean there's nothing to look forward to. Even with no ranked-versus-ranked matchups on the schedule, last week taught us to expect the unexpected. You never ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish finally settled on a starting quarterback, although the decision came Wednesday after they had already lost their season-opening game to Texas.  According to Matt Fortuna of ESPN.com, Notre Dame named DeShone Kizer the starter over Malik Zaire in anticipation of Saturday’s contest against Nevada. Kizer discussed the decision, per Fortuna: I had a conversation with Coach [Brian] Kelly today, and he decided that this week I was going to get the first ...

A little over three months after being fired by Baylor, Art Briles has issued an apology for the actions of student-athletes during his tenure as head football coach.  Briles told ESPN's Tom Rinaldi: I made mistakes. I did wrong, but I'm not doing this trying to make myself feel better for apologizing. I understand I made some mistakes. There were some bad things that went on under my watch. I was the captain of this ship. The captain of ...

Including an easy season-opening win over Bowling Green, the Ohio State Buckeyes are now 26-1 straight up over their last 27 games. But even with the cover, OSU is only 2-8 against the spread in its last 10 home games, thanks in part to inflated spreads. The Buckeyes will play as big home favorites again when they host the Golden Hurricane of Tulsa on Saturday afternoon at the Horseshoe in Columbus, Ohio.   Point spread: Buckeyes opened as ...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Sooner or later, University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban is going to have to make a decision.  It may not be today, this week or even this month. But at some point, it’ll be obvious who should be the Crimson Tide’s starting quarterback, and the matter will be resolved. In the meantime, he’s not giving away anything. “You all don’t need to be reading more into this than what there is,” Saban said ...

The University of Wisconsin announced on Wednesday they have signed athletic director Barry Alvarez to a contract extension through Jan. 31, 2021.  Alvarez, who has been the school's AD since 2004, previously coached Wisconsin's football program for 16 full seasons, compiling a 117-74-4 record from 1990 to 2005, per Sports-Reference.com.  Before taking over the program 26 years ago, Wisconsin's football team was the laughingstock of the NCAA, as it won just nine games from 1986 to 1989.  It ...

Shreveport, Louisiana, has built a solid reputation of hosting one of the best high school football events in the south with its annual Battle on the Border showcase. This year, in its sixth year, the event isn't expected to disappoint with a six-game schedule featuring teams from Louisiana, Texas, Florida and Oklahoma competing in a three-day span. All games, which will take place Thursday through Saturday, will be played at Independence Stadium, home of the Independence ...

The Pittsburgh Panthers are just 1-6 against the spread over their past seven home games, while the Penn State Nittany Lions are 0-9 ATS over their past nine games on the road. How will the spread shake out when Pitt and Penn State renew their great old Keystone State football rivalry Saturday afternoon at Heinz Field?   Point spread: Panthers opened as 4.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report) College football ...

Florida absolutely owns its football rivalry with Kentucky, leading the all-time series 49-17 and winning the last 29 meetings straight up, going 8-1 against the spread in the last nine matchups. Will the Gators extend that run when they take on the Wildcats at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday afternoon?      Point spread: Gators opened as 16.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report)      College football pick, via Odds ...