The University of Southern California has announced the firing of Head Coach Clay Helton, Athletic Director Mike Bohn announced Monday. Bohn’s announcement comes in the wake of a 42-28 loss to Stanford on Saturday. Helton, 49, served as head coach of the Trojans since 2015 after the mid-season firing of …
Read More »Big Ten to Play Football in October
Big Ten Conference officials announced Wednesday that its football season will begin the weekend of Oct. 24. The Big Ten was notably the first conference to announce the postponement of football due to COVID-19 in August. Why the Reversal? Given that the conference was quite gung-ho in its August push …
Read More »Centralized Conference Realignment
How many different ways has it been said that this year has been a dumpster fire? For college athletics, the chaos of 2020 has unearthed deep cracks in a system of dysfunctional leadership divided by geography, politics, and mixed messaging. A single multi-billion dollar business in which a multitude of …
Read More »Mel Kiper’s Top Quarterback Prospects for 2021 NFL Draft
Is it too early to look at next year’s draft class in the 2021 NFL draft? Mel Kiper Jr. believes it is never too early. With 12 quarterbacks drafted this year, it makes it hard to predict which teams will need a quarterback for next year. But as we saw in …
Read More »Chase Young Confident He’s the Best Player in the Draft
Chase Young believes he is the best player in the NFL Draft. As the best edge rusher and defender in College Football last year, he very well may be. There are many who agree with Young’s claim as the best player in the draft. But, the top pick is almost …
Read More »How Ohio State Football is Adapting to COVID-19
Like the rest of the world during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio State Buckeyes are adapting to a new normal. The upcoming year looked promising for Ohio State football. According to 247Sports, the Buckeyes had the No. 5 2020 recruiting class. This was to add onto a team that only …
Read More »J.K. Dobbins Prepares for the 2020 NFL Draft
After playing three seasons for the Ohio State University, J.K Dobbins announced that he would forego his senior year to enter the NFL draft. Dobbins is projected to be drafted between the late 1st round to the early 2nd round. Moreover, Dobbins is in a position to become a first-round …
Read More »Did the College Football Playoff Committee Get it Right?
The field for the College Football Playoff is set with no real surprises. After demolishing Georgia in the SEC Championship Game, LSU jumps to No. 1 in the country. They will face the Big 12 Champion Oklahoma Sooners, who checked in at No. 4. Ohio State falls to No. 2 …
Read More »CFP Ranking: Top-4 stands firm, Bama slides
For the fifth straight week, the College Football Playoff Committee congregated in Texas to re-evaluate the top teams in college football. While there was no movement near the top, what happened outside of the Top-4 was the talk of Tuesday night. Top-4 stands firm During rivalry weekend, the Top-4 teams …
Read More »CFB Playoff Rankings: Week 3
In Week 3 of the College Football Playoff rankings, LSU remains the highest-ranked team in the nation. The Playoff Picture All top-6 teams from last week’s poll retained their previous positions: LSU Ohio State Clemson Georgia Alabama Oregon In addition, the Florida Gators kept its spot at No. 11. For …
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