After six years in self-imposed exile from the college football ranks, former Baylor and Houston head coach Art Briles could be on the verge of a return. According to FootballScoop, Briles is being targeted for the offensive coordinator role at Grambling State. Grambling State recently hired former NFL head coach Hue Jackson as their new […]
Read MoreLook: Wild 2022 Bowl Game Predictions Are Going Viral
The 2021 college football season was a wild one to be sure. But one college football analyst just released predictions for the 2022 college season that would make last year pale in comparison. Over the weekend, FOX Sports college football analyst R.J. Young released his predictions for next year’s New Year’s Six games. Young decided […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Dana Holgorsen Postgame Drama
Houston head coach Dana Holgorsen wasn’t thrilled about being second to speak during the postgame presser. Auburn head coach Bryan Harsin was allowed to speak first as his team lost 17-13 to Houston, but Holgorsen thinks it should have been the other way around. “Yeah, we need to have separate press conferences,” Holgorsen said. “Ya […]
Read MoreThere Was Some Postgame Drama Between Auburn, Houston
It wasn’t enough for Houston football coach Dana Holgorsen to beat Auburn in this afternoon’s Birmingham Bowl. He had to make sure to leave his mark postgame as well. According to WBRC’s Lynden Blake, Holgorsen had the second postgame press conference slot, following up Auburn’s Bryan Harsin. Apparently, Harsin was moving fast enough for Holgorsen’s […]
Read MoreLook: Houston’s Tweet About Beating Auburn Is Going Viral
Houston is having some fun on social media after it took down Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl. The program put out the perfect caption after notching the 17-13 victory. IT JUST MEANS MORE pic.twitter.com/I8WQuGEH11 — Houston Football (@UHCougarFB) December 28, 2021 It was a low-scoring game, but the Cougars’ defense did their job. They held […]
Read MoreThere Are 5 Bowl Games Today – Here’s The Schedule
College football fans are in for a treat this Tuesday. There are five marquee matchups on today’s schedule, and the action starts as early as noon ET. Auburn and Houston will kick off the action in the TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl. The Tigers are the odds-on favorites, but the Cougars shouldn’t be overlooked. There’s a reason […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: College Football Playoff, Bowl Season
The 2021 college football regular season was filled with drama. Top 10 teams struggled to maintain their spots in the rankings and a batch of programs that haven’t been in the mix for years factored into the national championship conversation throughout the campaign. But when all was said and done, picking the four teams to […]
Read MoreWatch: Alabama, Houston Had Very Controversial Finish
The Crimson Tide basketball team scored a huge win over No. 14 Houston on Saturday night. Although in controversial fashion. Alabama’s JD Davison made it happen on both sides of the ball for the Tide. And scored the go-ahead points on a putback dunk that would eventually lift Bama to a one-point 83-82 victory. However, […]
Read MoreHere’s The Final College Football Playoff Top 25 Rankings
As we learned a few hours ago, the College Football Playoff field is officially set. And there’s not a whole lot of surprises to be had. Alabama will play Cincinnati while Georgia will play Michigan with a national title game spot on the line. Notre Dame and Ohio State just missed the cut. But what […]
Read MoreLee Corso Predicts 2 Major Upsets On Championship Saturday
ESPN analyst Lee Corso is expecting some chaos this Saturday in the college football world. Prior to this weekend’s edition of College GameDay, he revealed which two programs are on upset alert. Corso has been a big believer in the Georgia Bulldogs this season. That being said, he expects them to lose to the Alabama Crimson […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Conference Championship Week
After 13 weeks of jam-packed action, the 2021 college football season has finally reached its final weekend before bowl season. Conference championship week is upon us and is shaping up to be a fitting conclusion to a crazy year. A number of games this upcoming weekend will have College Football Playoff ramifications, but none more […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Rivalry Week
The best weekend of the college football season is finally here. That’s right folks: it’s rivalry week. After fans are done celebrating Thanksgiving, the college football slate promises to entertain all weekend long. With games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the action on the field is sure to entertain throughout the holiday. Rivalry weekend is […]
Read MoreBreaking: Week 13 Coaches’ Poll Top 25 Released
The penultimate week of the 2021 college football season offered up plenty of drama ahead of rivalry weekend. A few huge results in the Big Ten and Pac-12 have completely shaken up the landscape and the Coaches’ Poll shows it. Ohio State humiliated Michigan State in what was effectively a national title game eliminator. Buckeyes […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
Only two weeks remain in the 2021 college football regular season, which means the most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner. It also means that we at The Spun are nearing the end of our weekly picks and the race for the top prize of bragging rights is heating up. The […]
Read MoreBreaking: Week 12 Coaches’ Poll Top 25 Released
Week 11 of the 2021 college football season offered up all kinds of drama. And the Week 12 Coaches’ Poll certainly reflects that thanks to one huge result. Oklahoma was upset by Big 12 rival Baylor and dropped from fourth to 11th in the process. Their loss was a big gain for Oklahoma State and […]
Read MoreESPN Computer’s Preseason College Basketball Top 25
With the 2021-22 college basketball season set to tip off this Tuesday, ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index has ranked every Division I team in the country. Gonzaga is the top-ranked team in the AP poll coming into this season, but the Bulldogs are actually the third-ranked team when it comes to the College Basketball Power […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
This week brought us the first College Football Playoff rankings of the year. SEC powers Georgia and Alabama are in good shape, at Nos. 1 and 2 in the country respectively, with Michigan State and Oregon rounding out the ever-important top four. Sparty has launched itself into the Playoff discussion after beating rival Michigan in […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 9
Last weekend wasn’t the most exciting on paper, without any ranked matchups between college football teams, but we did get some very interesting upsets and results. Coastal Carolina was knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten, Penn State fell in a wild game featuring the controversial new overtime rules to Illinois, and Pitt solidified its […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Viral Lee Corso Anniversary
ESPN’s College GameDay was in Houston on Nov. 19, 2011 to preview a thrilling matchup between the SMU Mustangs and Houston Cougars. During that episode of College GameDay, ESPN’s Lee Corso dropped an F-bomb while on air. Corso made it seem like he was going to pick SMU because he held up a megaphone with the program’s […]
Read MoreBig 12 Announces Addition Of 4 New Schools
After weeks of speculation, the Big 12 has finally made a decision as to whether it’ll be adding members in the future. On Friday morning, the Big 12 announced that it extended membership invitations to BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF. All four programs were linked to the conference ever since Oklahoma and Texas announced their […]
Read MoreCollege Football Insider Shares Potential Timeline For Big 12 To Add 4 Teams
After having Oklahoma and Texas poached by the SEC, the Big 12 is going on the offensive. According to multiple reports, the league is eyeing BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF to bring membership back up to 12. There have been plenty of rumors about what may happen with the Big 12 with Texas and Oklahoma […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 1
College football is back. We got a sneak preview of what is to come last weekend, with Illinois‘ win over Nebraska, and blowout Week Zero wins for Fresno State, San Jose State, UCLA, and UTEP. This week, we get the first full course of the 2021 college football feast. After last year’s abbreviated, COVID-19-stricken season, […]
Read MoreCollege Sports World Reacts To The Latest Big 12 News
The Big 12 has some major decisions to make as it looks to remain viable after the departures of Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC. Bob Bowlsby needs to try and keep his current group together, which may be tough if other Power Five leagues come calling for the likes of Oklahoma State, Kansas, West […]
Read MoreReport: 4 Schools ‘Leading Contenders’ To Join The Big 12
It appears that the Big 12 Conference will not allow the impending departure of Oklahoma and Texas to kill it outright. The conference is reportedly eyeing a handful of schools for potential expansion. According to Max Olson of The Athletic, there are four “leading contenders” in the Big 12’s ongoing expansion talks. Per the report, […]
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