It’s been a tough season for Notre Dame on the field, but fans of the Fighting Irish could take solace in a recruiting class currently rated among the nation’s top 10 in the 2017 cycle. The Irish class took a hit on Tuesday as 4-star defensive end Donovan Jeter announced he was reopening his recruitment, via Twitter:  The 6'6", 261-pounder committed to the Irish on Sept. 19. While his pledge lasted nearly a month, he maintains that Notre ...

This season is going exactly the way I expected. — Nobody, ever. Less than two months ago, we set out on a journey together to experience the wonder that is college football, a sport that never ceases to entertain and amaze. We had an idea of how things would pan out, along with plenty of expectations and predictions, and as time has passed, most of those have been quickly tossed aside. And we're loving it. The unpredictability of college ...

Michigan holds a firm upper hand in the rivalry with Illinois, winning 69 of 94 meetings all time and going 9-2 straight up, although just 6-5 against the spread over the last 11 matchups. The Wolverines look to continue that dominance when they host the Illini on Saturday afternoon at the Big House.   Point spread: The Wolverines opened as 28-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. College football pick, via Odds Shark computer: 35.0-8.2 Wolverines   Why ...

Arkansas owns a slight edge in the recent rivalry with Auburn, winning five of the last eight meetings straight up and going 5-3 against the spread. In their 25th meeting since the former joined the SEC back in 1992, the Razorbacks tangle with the Tigers on Saturday evening at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Point spread: The Tigers opened as nine-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark (line updates and matchup report). College football pick, via Odds Shark ...

The third-ranked Michigan Wolverines will try to continue their undefeated season when the Illinois Fighting Illini travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for a Big Ten battle. Illinois (2-4) entered the season with renewed hope after hiring former NFL coach Lovie Smith. However, the Illini dropped four straight games before dispatching hapless Rutgers last week. The same cannot be said for Michigan, which has basically dominated every opponent this season. Jim Harbaugh's team is 6-0 with the nation's ...

Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy has long discussed why parity reigns supreme in college football, and he provided a new line of reasoning Monday. Speaking to reporters, Gundy said he believes smartphones have made players less prepared for what they face on the gridiron than those who competed a decade or two ago, according to the Sporting News' Jordan Heck:  Gundy added that while his comments may sound "a little extreme," he has had discussions ...

Miami is working on regaining the upper hand in its rivalry with Virginia Tech, winning three of the last four meetings straight up and going 4-1 against the spread over the last five. The Hurricanes hope to continue those runs and stay alive in the ACC Coastal race when they visit the Hokies in Blacksburg on Thursday night.   Point spread: The Hokies opened as 4.5-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report) College ...

Three Top 25 SEC battles are the main attractions of college football's Week 8 slate, and a handful of other ranked teams hit the road for important conference clashes. Bleacher Report is picking all 16 games involving an AP Top 25 squad against the spread. The list is separated into two sections, both ordered by kickoff time and starting with the featured group. The rest of the weekend's action is covered on the final slide. Following an ...

Louisville exploded out of the gate this season with three straight wins and covers, but as word got out, the lines got tougher, and the Cardinals are 0-2-1 against the spread the last three weeks. North Carolina State, meanwhile, playing under the radar, is 4-0 ATS over its last four games. Both teams will try to avoid a second ACC defeat when they meet Saturday afternoon at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.           ...

The home stretch of college basketball's more than seven-month-long offseason is finally here, and we're ringing in the final few weeks of the break with 15 bold predictions for the first month of the 2016-17 season. It may seem like we're just throwing crazy garbage on a bunch of slides, but there's a fine line to balance when making bold predictions. The outcome that we forecast has to be feasible, but it can't be the obvious ...