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Two Ranked ACC Teams Lose
East Carolina went into Blacksburg and took down #17 Virginia Tech in a four-hour game, while #21 Louisville was dumped by Virginia, though maybe that second one was just an example of the wrong ACC team being ranked....
It Is Not Raining In Gainesville
But one poor bus tire sure could use a good, cleansing rain right now....
Maryland Scores Bizarre Accidental Touchdown, Has It Taken Away
Maryland guy calls fair catch. West Virginia guy plows into Maryland guy. Maryland guy can't make catch. Maryland scores touchdown....
Yeah, Screw You, Jeff Allen
(We have nothing against Jeff Allen. Get that elbow healthy, buddy.)...
Ohio State DE Scrubbed From Lineup After Failing Second Drug Test
Ohio State very recently learned that they will will be without defensive end Noah Spence today, and for the foreseeable future. He has tested positive, again, for ecstasy....
Today's College Football Viewing Schedule
It's not a slate packed with marquee games, but when there's a load of expected blowouts, you know one or two underdogs are going to rise up and bust some heads. Let's hope, somehow, that Purdue is one of them....
Sometimes You Have To Shove The Trombone Player So You Can Kick
Sure, it’s inconvenient when you want to kick and you’re hemmed in by some big stupid marching band. But on the other hand, do you know a better way to simulate kicking in the midst of an onrushing defense?...
The Redskins Name Controversy In Gameday Signs And Costumes
The proper way to settle any argument about race and culture is, as you know, with signs and costumes at an NFL game. Today in Houston, 1200 miles away from the epicenter of the issue, the following arguments were presented:...
Antonio Brown Introduces The Front Heel Kick To The NFL
Want to make everyone in a sports bar happy? Kick a punter in the face. I've never experienced such collective joy and wonder....
Your NFL Week 1 Viewing Maps
Oddly, there are but two 4:00 pm games today, while you'll get to choose from 10 contests at 1 pm. How this is consumer-friendly or beneficial to anyone but Fox, I don't know, but I guess consumer-friendly has never been the goal here....
Stanford Refuses To Beat USC
Seven times, Stanford ventured inside the USC 35-yard-line, and in those seven trips, they picked up an average of 1.43 points. Advanced metrics say that is bad. They fumbled four times, all in USC territory, and lost two of them. In fact, the game ended when Stanford fumbled one last time inside th...
USC AD Pat Haden Runs Down To The Field To Yell At Officials
Far be it from me to tell Pat Haden how to do his job, but it has to be difficult to ask student athletes to not react to things childishly and emotionally when you're running down to the field because you just have to yell at an official for a call you didn't like....
Syracuse Soccer Player Squeezes N-Word And F-Word Into Same Insult
Here's an awful story about a young woman saying awful things and now likely paying an awful price for it. The woman in the video is Syracuse midfielder Hanna Strong, and as of this afternoon, she is suspended from the soccer team....
Nebraska Gets Crazy Last Minute TD, Bums Everyone Out
McNeese State vs. Nebraska was super fun for three hours, but it only takes a few seconds to remind everyone anew that there are Nebraska athletes and there are McNeese State athletes, and that's kind of not fair....
FIFA Financial Watchdog Arrested For Corruption
If it surprises you to know that there's a FIFA financial watchdog group, you may find it less surprising to learn that one of the members of this group has been arrested on suspicion of corruption and money-laundering....
This Is What's Happening To Tulsa
Week 2 is prime territory for the slaughter of teams like Tulsa and Florida Atlantic, and at times, this is what it feels like to be on one of those teams:...
Tennessee Is Picking On Arkansas State
Eyes on number 45, just after the tackle, in the middle of the video....
Today's College Football Viewing Schedule
The rest of the college football world was good enough to get out of the way of Stanford vs. USC at 3:30, and that was very nice of them. The only exceptions were a handful of Ohio and Kentucky schools who just had to make 3:30 today the time when all Ohio vs. Kentucky football beefs were settled....