Tag: ncaa-football
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State of the Program: Memphis Tigers
Head Coach: Ryan Silverfield is entering 6th year as the head coach of the Tigers with a 42-21 record. His first game as the head coach with the program was in the 2019 Cotton Bowl against Penn State, pretty challenging! That Cotton Bowl loss is his only bowl loss with Memphis and overall Silverfield has…
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State of the Program: East Carolina Pirates
Head Coach: Blake Harrell is entering his first full season as the head coach of the Pirates. He took over as the program’s interim coach in the middle of last season and rallied the Pirates to a 5-1 record to close out the season. This included a massive in-state bowl win over the despised NC…
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State of the Program: Charlotte 49ers
Head Coach: Tim Albin is entering his 1st year as the head coach of the 49ers. He comes over after spending the last 20 years as Ohio. Most of that was as Frank Solich’s right hand man, but Albin took over after Solich retired and led the Bobcats to a 33-19 record, including 2 bowl…
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State of the Program: Virginia Tech Hokies
Head Coach: Brent Pry is entering his 4th season as the head coach of the Hokies with a 16-21 record. Pry took over in a challenging spot but after an encouraging finish to 2023, it really felt like this program was set to take off in 2024. That didn’t happen, instead they backslid to 6-7.…
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State of the Program: SMU Mustangs
Head Coach: Rhett Lashlee is entering his 4th season as the head coach of the Mustangs with a 29-12 record. It truly didn’t take him long to turn this program into a wagon, half of those losses occurred in his first season. Last year SMU moved from the AAC to the ACC and they were…
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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 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 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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