Tag: CFB25
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 31st) non-playoff
Reliaquest Bowl: Alabama Crimson Tide (9-3) vs Michigan Wolverines (7-5) Key Facts: A rematch of last year’s Playoff game where Michigan won in wild fashion. The last time either program played in a non-playoff or NY6 Bowl was also against each other in the 2019 Citrus Bowl, Alabama won that game 35-16. The Tide generally…
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 30th)
Transperfect Music City Bowl: Missouri Tigers (9-3) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) Key Facts: These two teams don’t perform as expected in bowl games. You would think Missouri is positioned to do well, while Iowa and their consistent lack of offense would be exposed. Yet Missouri has won only 1 of their last 5 bowl games…
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 28th) Part 2
Pop-Tarts Bowl: Miami Hurricanes (10-2) vs Iowa State Cyclones (10-3) Key Facts: IT’S THE BATTLE OF WEATHER SYSTEMS!! The Hurricanes vs Cyclones! Starting with the Hurricanes, their recent bowl history is startling. They have lost 11 of their last 12 bowl games, including their last 5 appearances! That is shockingly bad. Is Mario Cristobal’s bowl…
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 28th) Part 1
Wasabi Fenway Bowl: UConn Huskies (8-4) vs North Carolina Tar Heels (6-6) Key Facts: It’s been a long road for UConn football. They haven’t won a bowl game since 2009, so yes they made a Fiesta Bowl more recently than winning a bowl! In fact, there haven’t been many bowl appearances for the Huskies recently.…
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 27th)
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: Navy Midshipmen (9-3) vs Oklahoma Sooners (6-6) Key Facts: It will be interesting to see how this one goes. For what it’s worth Navy has won 5 of their last 6 bowl appearances and Oklahoma has won 5 of their last 7, but you almost have to throw out the…
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 26th)
GameAbove Sports Bowl: Toledo Rockets (7-5) vs Pitt Panthers (7-5) Key Facts: Bowl season hasn’t been kind to either program lately. Toledo has lost 5 of their last 6 bowls and Pitt has lost 5 of their last 7. Both teams are cold entering this game with Toledo losing their last 2 games and Pitt…
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 24th)
The Hawaii Bowl: South Florida Bulls (6-6) vs San Jose State Spartans (7-5) Key Facts: Bowl games haven’t been particularly kind to San Jose State recently, the Spartans haven’t won one since 2015. Ken Niumatalolo to the rescue! He’s won 5 of his last 6 bowl appearances although they were at Navy with the triple…
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 23rd)
Myrtle Beach Bowl: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-6) vs UTSA Roadrunners (6-6) Key Facts: UTSA was a wild home/road split teams this year. The Roadrunners went 6-0 at home and 0-6 on the road. This is a true home game for the Chanticleers. Coastal Carolina might be missing their starting and backup QBs because they are…
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 21st)
College Football Playoff 1st Round: SMU Mustangs (11-2) at Penn State Nittany Lions (11-2) Key Facts: This matchup will come down to a few key factors. How is Penn State going to handle SMU’s speed? We saw Oregon’s in the Big Ten championship give Penn State’s defense tons of issues, SMU is very similar to…
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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 20th)
Staffdna Cure Bowl: Ohio Bobcats (10-3) vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks (9-4) Key Facts: Ohio is on an impressive bowl winning streak, the Bobcats have won their last 5 bowl games. Last year they had a ton of opt outs but it didn’t hold them back in a blowout win, how will it look this time…
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