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College Football Coach Hire Grades: Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide: Kalen DeBoer Why the job was open: In case you were living under a rock, the college football world was rocked when Nick Saban retired. His run of dominance has come to an end after bringing 6 national titles and 9 SEC championships to the Crimson Tide. Coach Profile: Kalen DeBoer’s career…

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April 18, 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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Patriot League:

Headline: It might not be good for the strength of this league, but the Lafayette Leopards are one of the most interesting stories in basketball. They entered conference play 0-12 against D1 opponents, yes not a single D1 win!! They promptly flipped a switch when conference play began to be 6-0 in conference, that start…

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January 25, 2024

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College Basketball Roundup: Big 12 Conference

Headline: The Big 12 is still the best conference in the sport. From top to bottom this conference is loaded, there are multiple national title contenders and the conference almost certainly will put the most teams in the tournament. Contenders: Kansas Jayhawks – Kansas is still the favorite to win the Big 12 regular season…

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January 21, 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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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 30th)

Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl: Penn State Nittany Lions (10-2) vs Mississippi Rebels (10-2) What you need to know: Both programs find themselves in the same spot. Wanting to break through and beat the teams in the upper echelon but can’t even get close to doing so. Yet it’s opposite sides of the ball holding each one…

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December 16, 2023

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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 29th)

Taxslayer Gator Bowl: Clemson Tigers (8-4) vs Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) What you need to know: Clemson entered this season hoping to get back into College Football Playoff contention. Thanks to a promising QB in Cade Klubnik and Garrett Riley brought in to refresh the offense it seemed like they could return to the top of…

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December 15, 2023

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2024 College Football Bowl Previews (Dec 23rd pt. 2)

68 Ventures Bowl: South Alabama Jaguars (6-6) vs Eastern Michigan Eagles (6-6) What you need to know: South Alabama is a very odd team. When things work, they are scary. The Jaguars beat Oklahoma State 33-7, UL Monroe 55-7 and Southern Miss 55-3, yet the Jaguars also lost to Central Michigan and Louisiana at home,…

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December 12, 2023

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