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College Football Playoff Board voting on 5+7 postseason model
The College Football Playoffs are finally opening up the potential for expansion. The College Football Playoff board of managers is set to vote on a new model for a 12-team playoff that would include the five highest-ranked conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked teams. ...
Jimmy Kimmel-Aaron Rodgers libel suit looms; Justin Fields is not the answer in 2024; ESPN apologizes for live, bare boob
Near the end of Justin Fields’ triumphant win over the Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears fans serenaded him with a passionate “We want Justin” chant. The chorus reached a fever pitch on a night when Fields threw for north of 260 yards and one touchdown in a blowout win over the Atlanta Falcons. Through...
The College Football Playoff semifinals felt like the glory days of the sport
From the moment that Pat McAfee, Desmond Howard and Joey Galloway breathed a sigh of relief after Rece Davis said “naysayers” on College Gameday, the College Football Playoff semifinals were off and running. With Michigan taking on Alabama and Washington going up against Texas, there were great expe...
ESPN apologizes for Sugar Bowl boob flash
What happens on Bourbon Street doesn’t always stay on Bourbon Street. In one case, it gets broadcast to millions of people. ...
Predicting college football’s New Year’s Six teams
College football starts in a little more than two weeks. And for 135 days, the jostling to become a national champion will be ongoing. Obviously, only four teams will compete in the College Football Playoff but a dozen teams will be selected to the most lucrative bowls, otherwise known as the New Ye...
The formula for beating Alabama remains the same
Alabama just got beat for the first time in close to two years on Saturday. ...
Which venue has hosted the most Super Bowls (and which has done so under 5 different names)?
Here’s a Super Bowl fact:...
Texas Handler On Mad Bevo Attack: "He Was Just Going To Say Hi"
Texas defeated Georgia in the Sugar Bowl 28-21 on Tuesday night, likely thanks in large part to the intimidation provided by their mascot, a 1,600-pound steer named Bevo, against Georgia’s mascot, a 62-pound English bulldog named Uga....
Ole Miss Left Tackle Laremy Tunsil Scores Touchdown
Ole Miss star offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil started this season on the sidelines. He’ll end it having scored a touchdown in what’s yet another blowout major bowl game, as the Rebels took a 34-6 lead into the locker room. The trick play even got our Russian announcer friends excited:...
What's The Deal With This Shifty Ohio State Fan?
I find myself hypnotized by this seemingly innocuous crowd shot from last night's Sugar Bowl, in which the lady at the center of the frame silently comes to some sort of world-shattering realization. What's going on in this lady's head?!...
"I'd Do It Again If I Had To": Bama Mom Speaks
We've heard Michael Connolly's version of the events that lead to Bama Mom leaping onto a group of Oklahoma fans and into our hearts, but now we finally have Bama Mom's side. Most importantly, she wants to apologize to Nick Saban....
Bama Mom Flashes Double-Bird Before Dive-Bombing Oklahoma Bro
Every superhero has an origin story. Turns out Michael Connolly was pretty dead-on about the flying lady and her son. ...
Flying Bama Mom Attacked OU Fan In Front Of Her Kids
The video of a female Alabama fan attacking an Oklahoma dude at the Sugar Bowl was enjoyable enough without context. But, for those who want it, the Oklahoma bro who was attacked shared some details....
Female Alabama Fan Ambushes Oklahoma Bro At Sugar Bowl
At first, it seems like a mere verbal confrontation between the Bama woman—who looks like a pleasant mom—and the Oklahoma fan in the white polo. It gets so much better, though....
Sad Alabama Fans: A Gallery
The best way to watch a dynasty end is to turn your head from the field, and look at the crowd....
...But With A Whimper
RIP, at least six veins in Nick Saban's neck. ...
College ShameDay: Why Is A Physics Professor Running The Fiesta Bowl? Your Non-BCS-Title Bowl Games FAQ
Our weekly college football shame index previews the rest of the Not National Championship bowls. ...
33 Bowl Games Ranked As If They Were Dishes
The custom of calling post-season collegiate contests "bowl" games stems from the granddaddy of them all, the Rose Bowl, so-called for the eponymous bowl-shaped stadium. But our first association with the word "bowl" of course is as a container, most often for food, keys, change, or cereal milk and ...
ShortCenter: Michigan's Kicker Was Thinking About "Brunette Girls" Before His Game-Winner
What is ESPN prattling on about right now? We condense your morning SportsCenter to its essence....
Virginia Tech Kicker To Miss Sugar Bowl After Violating Curfew In New Orleans
What is it with these Virginia Tech kickers? Just days after being elevated to starting kicker when Va. Tech's previous starter, Cody Journell, was arrested for allegedly participating in a "home invasion," Tyler Weiss just booked himself a one way ticket back to Roanoke for violating curfew....