The main events have finally arrived. Later today on this New Year’s Eve, the College Football Playoff will kickoff with two exciting semifinal matchups. The No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide will take on the No. 4 Cincinnati Bearcats in the Cotton Bowl. This afternoon matchup between perennial powerhouse and first-time program will kickoff at 3:30 […]
Read MoreSun Bowl Reportedly Finds Replacement For Miami
The Sun Bowl was on the lookout for a team to replace Miami after the Hurricanes dropped out of the game due to COVID-19 issues. To find a new adversary for Washington State, the historic bowl game turned to another program that was in need of a replacement opponent. According to Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger, […]
Read MoreAnother CFB Team Is Reportedly Withdrawing From Its Bowl Game
A fourth college football bowl game is on the verge of being canceled as the same issue affecting the other three takes its toll on the Miami Hurricanes. According to Brett McMurphy of The Action Network, Miami is withdrawing from the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game against Washington State due to COVID-19 issues. Per […]
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 MoreWashington State Has Reportedly Made Decision On Next Head Coach
The Washington State Cougars reportedly have their next head football coach already in-house. Per Matt Zenitz of On3 Sports, the school is expected to hire interim coach Jake Dickert to lead the program going forward. Washington State is expected to hire interim Jake Dickert as head coach, sources tell @on3sports. Has led Washington State to […]
Read MoreLook: Washington State Trolls Washington In Epic Fashion
The Apple Cup was anything but sweet for the Washington Huskies this year, as they were dismantled by the Washington State Cougars at home. Washington State set the tone with its ground game on Friday night, rushing for 209 yards and three touchdowns as a team. Sophomore quarterback Jayden De Laura did an excellent job […]
Read MoreThere Are 16 College Football Games Today – Here’s The Schedule
Just as it does every year, Thanksgiving weekend is set to deliver a great couple days of college football action — including a full slate of Friday games. Throughout the afternoon and into the evening, 16 exciting games will grace television sets across the country. With some big-time rivalry matchups, 32 teams (including six top-25 […]
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 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 MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 11
With the 2021 college football season rapidly coming to a close, the playoff picture is starting to take shape. However, plenty can happen in these next three weeks and with the upcoming slate, madness is likely to be on the menu. Georgia and Alabama held serve atop the latest edition at of the College Football […]
Read MoreFormer College Football Coach Dead At 80 After Battle With Alzheimer’s
The football world is in mourning today following the passing of former Washington State and Missouri head coach Warren Powers. He was 80 years old and had been battling Alzheimer’s. His wife had passed away just a few weeks prior. Born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, Powers played running back and defensive back at […]
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 MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 8
Once again, a Saturday of college football helped give some clarity at the full scope of this season. Perhaps the most notable result came at Kinnick Stadium, where then-No. 2 Iowa’s, a squad that had gotten by on great defense and just enough offense, fell to a pretty explosive Purdue squad, 24-7. That loss drops the […]
Read MoreFormer Alabama Coach Named Candidate For Washington State
The Washington State football program will begin its coaching search on Tuesday following the departure of head coach Nick Rolovich on Monday evening. Already, a possible candidate has emerged. According to Dennis Dodd of CBS, “one name to watch” in the Cougars’ upcoming search process is current Texas assistant head coach and special teams coordinator […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Washington State Coaching News
Washington State officially fired head football coach Nick Rolovich tonight over his refusal to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Rolovich had been aiming to get a religious exemption against the Washington state vaccine mandate. But because he did not obtain one by today’s deadline, the university terminated his contract with cause. Several of Rolovich’s assistants were […]
Read MoreWashington State Has Reportedly Terminated Its Head Football Coach
Washington State has made a decision on head football coach Nick Rolovich, according to new reports. Rolovich is being fired with cause, according to John Canzano of The Oregonian. This resolution comes after he was unable to secure a religious exemption to the state of Washington’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Rolovich had been seeking an exemption […]
Read MorePac-12 Head Coach Could Lose Job Monday Over Vaccine Mandate
Nick Rolovich could be preparing for his final game as the head coach of the Washington State Cougars this Saturday. Rolovich has been seeking a religious exemption to the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. With the deadline coming up this Monday, time is running out for Rolovich to receive that exemption. On Saturday morning, Bruce Feldman […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
Once again, college football brought us some shocking results last weekend. None was more jarring than No. 1 Alabama’s upset loss at Texas A&M. With that loss, Georgia vaults to the No. 1 spot in the AP Poll. The Bulldogs’ defense has been virtually impenetrable this season, and the offense has been efficient enough for […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
Last Saturday brought a serious shakeup to the college football season. A few major contenders, including undefeated Oregon, and one-loss Florida and Texas A&M all suffered major upset losses, while Alabama and Georgia flexed their muscles and continue to look the part of clear favorites to win it all. The Bulldogs and Crimson Tide faced […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
Week 5 of the 2021 college football season is upon us. It may just be the best week that we’ve had yet, at least on paper. There are four games between ranked teams. In the SEC, upstart Arkansas, ranked No. 8, can prove it is truly elite with a trip to No. 2 Georgia. No. […]
Read MoreWashington State WR Reportedly Shot At Off-Campus Party
A terrifying situation involving a Washington State wide receiver occurred up in Pullman early Saturday morning. Brandon Gray, a fourth-year receiver at Washington State, was shot while he was attending an off-campus house party early Saturday morning, per ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura. Gray was one of two individuals who was shot. The other, Liban Barre, was […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
Week 3 brought us some interesting college football results. No. 1 Alabama got everything it could handle from No. 11 Florida, No. 3 Oklahoma looked pretty sluggish once again against Nebraska, and No. 6 Clemson nearly fell to Georgia Tech. It was also a bad weekend for SEC referees, botching calls in Penn State‘s win […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
Week 2 of the college football season really took us for a ride. One of the top teams in the country, Ohio State, fell in a big upset to Oregon, while USC‘s loss to Stanford opened up one of the biggest jobs in the sport. Week 3 brings us some more very interesting matchups. Early […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2021 College Football Staff Picks: Week 2
Week 2 of the college football season is set to begin on Friday night. Last weekend gave us some interesting first games, with a number of the nation’s dominant programs looking pretty susceptible. And then there is No. 1 Alabama, which looks pretty far ahead of the field. We have a great slate of games […]
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