College Football

Oregon and Washington are likely to duel for one of the spots in the Pac-12 Championship this year. (Image: Otto Greule Jr./Getty)

Defending Champs Oregon Lead Wide Open Pac-12 Championship Race

The Pac-12 is unlikely to produce a national champion this year. The conference hasn’t sent a team to the College Football Playoff since 2016, a streak that may well continue in 2021. Even so, the battle for the Pac-12 Championship could be one of the most compelling conference title races […]

Redshirt freshman CJ Stroud will take over at quarterback as Ohio State aims to win a fifth straight Big Ten Championship. (Image: Jamie Sabau/Getty)

Big Ten Odds: Can Anyone Dethrone Ohio State in 2021?

The Ohio State Buckeyes won the Big Ten Championship in each of the past four years, and have made the College Football Playoff in each of the past two seasons. And while they will face challengers, it will take something special for anyone to dethrone the Buckeyes as conference champions […]

Alabama and Georgia enter the 2020 college football season as the clear favorites to compete for the SEC Championship. (Image: Dale Zanine/USA Today Sports)

Alabama, Georgia Heavy Favorites to Compete for SEC Championship

As usual, the SEC boasts a combination of strength and depth for the 2021 college football season that no other conference can match. But while plenty of good teams will line up across the conference this fall, only Alabama and Georgia start the season as likely contenders to win the […]

Head Coach Pat Fitzgerald, seen here on the sidelines of a Big Ten football game in 2018, signed a ten-year contract extension with Northwestern. (Image: Joe Robbins/Getty)

Wildcat for Life? Northwestern Locks Up Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald Thru 2030

The Northwestern Wildcats rewarded head coach Pat Fitzgerald with a 10-year contract extension, meaning the most successful coach in Northwestern football history will remain with the team throughout the next decade. Northwestern has a record of 106-81 since Fitzgerald took over as head coach in 2006. Fitzgerald fielded numerous job […]

DeVonta Smith looks to run wild against Ohio State as he did two weeks ago against Notre Dame. (Image: NBC News)

DFS Strategy for the College Football National Championship Game

As the college football season comes to a close on Monday with the national championship game, the DFS sites will offer their last showdown contests. On DraftKings, we must select a captain (at 1.5x the salary but also while earning 1.5x points) and five other roster spots. While it’d be […]

Texas Bowl Becomes 18th COVID-19 Casualty, Peach Bowl Could be Next

Texas Bowl Becomes 18th COVID-19 Casualty, Peach Bowl Could be Next

The Mercari Texas Bowl was canceled Tuesday afternoon due to a spike in COVID-19 cases within the Texas Christian University football program, school officials said. The 5-4 TCU Horned Frogs were set to take on the 3-7 Arkansas Razorbacks on New Year’s Eve at NRG Stadium in Houston. TCU was […]

COVID-19 Outbreak Forces Volunteers Out of Liberty Bowl

COVID-19 Outbreak Forces Volunteers Out of Liberty Bowl

The Tennessee Volunteers became the latest college football program to shut it down due to a recent spike of COVID-19 infections. In doing so, Tennessee (3-7) becomes the first SEC team to bow out of bowl season. The Vols were one of five conference schools with losing records to earn […]

Big Ten Relaxes COVID-19 Protocols ahead of New Year’s Day Bowl Games

Big Ten Relaxes COVID-19 Protocols ahead of New Year’s Day Bowl Games

In yet another arbitrary rule change by the Big Ten, and further eschewing players’ long-term health and safety, officials rolled back the conference’s 21-day mandatory sit-out policy for players who’ve tested positive for COVID-19. Players are now only required to miss a minimum of 17 days after testing positive. This […]