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LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 24: Justin Davis #22 of the USC Trojans celebrates a touchdown against the Utah Utes to take a 7-0 lead during the first quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Rapid Reaction: USC’s Big Win Over Utah

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Even though the USC Trojans entered Saturday night’s game against the Utah Utes as seven-point favorites, most college football experts expected this contest to be a close one. It wasn’t. Thanks to a couple of interceptions and a costly penalty, the Trojans raced out to a 35-17 lead, turning this one into a laugher late […]

BLACKSBURG, VA – OCTOBER 24: Quarterback Thomas Sirk #1 of the Duke Blue Devils throws a pass against the Virginia Tech Hokies in the first half at Lane Stadium on October 24, 2015 in Blacksburg, Virginia. Duke defeated Virginia Tech 45-43 in quadruple overtime. (Photo by Michael Shroyer/Getty Images)

The Blue Devils bury some demons against Virginia Tech

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The Duke Blue Devils are trying to win the ACC Coastal for the second time in three years. That they’re not going for a three-peat is a source of frustration, but all they can do at this point is shrug their shoulders and say, “Hey — two outta three ain’t bad.” It’s not… if the […]

Northwestern-Nebraska shows two teams trending in opposite directions

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When Northwestern lost at Michigan, it was easier to say that the Wildcats simply ran into a better team. When Northwestern got blown out at home by Iowa, the people of Evanston, Illinois, had to wonder if this season would spiral out of control. On Saturday afternoon, head coach Pat Fitzgerald’s team moved in the […]

MEMPHIS, TN – OCTOBER 17: Head Coach Justin Fuente of the Memphis Tigers on the sidelines during a game against the Ole Miss Rebels at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on October 17, 2015 in Memphis, Tennessee. The Tigers defeated the Rebels 37-24. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

Justin Fuente’s best choice might be to water his own lawn at Memphis

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“You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone” is one of the most disingenuous axioms routinely spit out by human types. Surely, you knew someone in college that posted it on a Facebook wall in the most passive-aggressive way of announcing relationship problems. People typically do know what they have; they just bet on […]

Thoughts, Observations, and Things To Watch Out For in Week 8

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The slate in week eight doesn’t look great, but you know how it goes with seemingly dull weekends: They provide the upsets which ambush you and leave you muttering, “I KNEW I should have seen it coming,” even though you were merely exercising logic. * It’s Friday, which means that it’s time for me to […]

NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 19: Quarterback Dane Evans #9 of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane looks to throw against the Oklahoma Sooners September 19, 2015 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Tulsa 52-38.(Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)

Which Ranked Team is Most Likely to Be Upset in Week 8?

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Where will we find upsets in week eight? The midpoint of the college football season is here. A lot of football has been played but a lot of question marks remain. Many of those question marks concern top-25 teams. This week there aren’t a lot of “prime time” matchups. This brings us to our question […]

20 for 20: week seven

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Week seven created one of the great all-time box scores in college football history. What else did it create? Find out below: * The games we surveyed from week seven: Missouri-Georgia Boise State-Utah State UCLA-Stanford Auburn-Kentucky Cincinnati-BYU Virginia Tech-Miami Pittsburgh-Georgia Tech Rutgers-Indiana USC-Notre Dame Oregon-Washington West Virginia-Baylor Iowa-Northwestern Ole Miss-Memphis Florida-LSU Michigan State-Michigan Arizona State-Utah […]

EVANSTON, IL – OCTOBER 17: C.J. Beathard #16 of the Iowa Hawkeyes evades the tacke of Max Chapman #1 of the Northwestern Wildcats during the second quarter at Ryan Field on October 17, 2015 in Evanston, Illinois. (Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images)

How good is Iowa? We might not know until December

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Kirk Ferentz and Iowa do this from time to time. The smarter people on our staff seem to have seen this ahead of time. Iowa is just sort of “there” every college football season. Here and there, when he loses just enough, people start complaining about Ferentz’s salary of $4 million, one of the top […]

WACO, TX – OCTOBER 11: Trevone Boykin #2 of the TCU Horned Frogs looks for an open receiver in the first half against the Baylor Bears at McLane Stadium on October 11, 2014 in Waco, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

The 10 Most Important Games Of The Season’s Second Half

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The first half of the college football season is over and the final stretch of 2015 is nearing, which means it’s time to determine the 10 most important games left. A number of teams are trying to make their case for a spot in the second College Football Playoff. With 14 undefeated teams remaining, the playoff […]

The ideal college football schedule: week eight

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With a not-very-sexy slate in week eight of the college football season, should anything be different from a programming standpoint, relative to previous weeks? Let’s examine that question. * The noon window is anchored by the Clemson-Miami game, one Al Golden almost surely has to win in order to have any reasonable hope of saving […]

The 2015 TSS Heisman Poll: Season Premiere

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For the three years, I hosted the Bloguin Heisman Poll at Crystal Ball Run, and last year was the inaugural edition at TSS. Starting this week, the weekly poll of Bloguin writers begins again, and has been re-named from the Bloguin Heisman Poll to the TSS Heisman Poll. Many teams have reached the midpoints of their seasons. This […]

LSU’s win over Wisconsin and Auburn’s win over Kansas State did more to shape perceptions (and resumes) in the 2014 college football season than any other non-conference games. This point cannot be forgotten when a full account of the season is ultimately rendered.

Leonard Fournette and the Force-Fed Heisman Narrative

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As a friend of mine was listening to the radio Wednesday morning, he heard one of the talk show hosts ask the question, “How can you not have Leonard Fournette on your Heisman list?” Naturally, this friend immediately sent me a text message asking me the same question, since he didn’t see Fournette’s name on […]

PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 5: Jahad Thomas #5 of the Temple Owls runs past Marcus Allen #2 of the Penn State Nittany Lions to score a touchdown in the second quarter on September 5, 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Week 8 Sampler Platter: A slow week with big possibilities

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It’s Sampler Platter time again. It’s that week of the year when nothing of merit is happening on paper in the FBS, so College GameDay heads off to the greener pastures of the lower divisions. Week eight doesn’t promise anything in advance because of the carnage college football has wrought on itself. There is only […]

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – OCTOBER 17: Quarterback Travis Wilson #7 of the Utah Utes passes the ball in the second quarter of their game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Rice-Eccles Stadium on October 17, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)

Pretending to be on the CFB Playoff Committee: First Look

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Much appreciation to the tens of readers who took part in the Hurt and Helped Themselves columns. With so much of the season in the books, we (or I) can get a jump on what the members of the CFB Playoff committee should be thinking (if they’re playing with a full deck). There’s no real […]

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