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State of the Program: Oregon State Beavers

Head Coach: Trent Bray is in his first year as the head coach of the Beavers program. He’s set to lead them into these uncertain times after Jonathan Smith left and dropped all his gear off at a local Goodwill. You can see his background and hire grade here: https://updogsportstalk.com/2024/02/20/college-football-coach-hire-grades-oregon-state/ Program Outlook: On the field,…

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August 1, 2024

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State of the Program: Washington State Cougars

Head Coach: Jake Dickert is entering his 3rd full season (took over as an interim coach midway through 2021) as the head coach of the Cougars. He has a 15-16 record and has battled nothing but crazy circumstances the whole way. He took over as the interim coach following a wild saga with Nick Rolovich,…

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July 28, 2024

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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Washington

Washington Huskies: Jedd Fisch Why the job was open: Washington had absolutely nailed it by hiring Kalen DeBoer. He immediately got the Huskies back on the national stage and made a national title appearance in just his 2nd season. He had something special cooking and it was inevitable he’d win a national title for Washington…

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June 6, 2024

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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Arizona

Arizona Wildcats: Brent Brennan Why the job was open: Arizona is a program that has long struggled to find football success for a consistent period of time and it didn’t make sense. There’s a lot of talent in the state, lots of talent nearby in California/Texas and they’re in a desirable location (beautiful Tucson, Arizona).…

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April 25, 2024

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March Madness Tournament Preview: South Region

1: Houston Cougars Best Tournament Moment: The Phi Slama Jama teams for Houston were of course the best period of Houston basketball. They made 3 straight final 4s and 2 straight national titles, but of course you can’t forget 1983 when they lost at the last moment to Jimmy V and NC State in one…

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March 20, 2024

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March Madness Tournament Preview: West Region

1: North Carolina Tar Heels Best Tournament Moment: North Carolina has 6 national titles so there’s several moments to pick from, but their 1982 National title was a moment that created legacies. As all of us know, then freshman Michael Jordan hit the game winning shot to beat Georgetown. North Carolina has been a truly…

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March 19, 2024

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March Madness Tournament Preview: Midwest Region

1: Purdue Boilermakers Best Tournament Moment: Purdue’s first ever tournament appearance in 1969 was a rousing success. The Boilermakers were the top seed in the Midwest region and beat Marquette in a tight battle to make the final 4. They destroyed North Carolina but were leaking oil by the time they got to the championship…

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March 18, 2024

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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Oregon State

Oregon State Beavers: Trent Bray Why the job was open: As you know, this one is complicated. Jonathan Smith did an excellent job with this program, it was in a bad spot in 2018 when he took over but they finished with 10 wins in 2022, finishing ranked in the top 25 the last 2…

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February 20, 2024

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College Basketball Roundup: Part 4

MAC: Headline: Can anyone stop Akron? The Zips are traditionally at the top of the MAC but this year’s team seems special. Akron only has 4 losses, 3 of them by one score (including against a currently ranked Utah State). The Zips are also undefeated in MAC play. They aren’t without challengers, Bowling Green under…

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January 23, 2024

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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Jan 1st)

Reliaquest Bowl: LSU Tigers (9-3) vs Wisconsin Badgers (7-5) What you need to know: LSU didn’t have the season they expected this year, but don’t blame the offense. Jayden Daniels was absolutely incredible all year, he basically was the team throwing for a lot of yards and running for nearly twice as many yards as…

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December 17, 2023

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