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IOWA CITY, IOWA- NOVEMBER 12: Kicker Keith Duncan #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes is lifted in the air by teammates after kicking the winning field goal against the Michigan Wolverines on November 12, 2016 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)

Iowa stuns Michigan, throws college football into chaos tornado

Dress up as Kinnick Stadium for Halloween, and you’ll forever get candy in Columbus, East Lansing, and Happy Valley, kids. Iowa stunned third-ranked Michigan, 14-13 on a field goal as time ran out and buried the field with black and yellow-clad hysterical fans, throwing college football and the Big Ten West into utter upheaval. It’s […]

Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh answers questions following the first day of spring practice at a press conference at Schembechler Hall Tuesday. (ALLISON FARRAND / Daily)

Sorry NFL teams. Jim Harbaugh’s not leaving for you or anyone else

Just call Jim Harbaugh the new Nick Saban of coaching rumors. We got started a little earlier this year than probably assumed, but you can count on some variation of this being an annual thing: Reports: (Insert NFL team names here) to make a run at Jim Harbaugh. If you’re a Michigan fan, just embrace […]

FAYETTEVILLE, AR – OCTOBER15: Shea Patterson #20 of the Mississippi Rebels warming up before a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Razorback Stadium on October 15, 2016 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated the Rebels 34-30. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

In Shea Patterson, Ole Miss could find light in a dark 2016

It wasn’t supposed to be like this for Ole Miss. Sure, they had holes to fill, but they had far and away the most stable quarterback situation in the conference and a load of talent from several years of Hugh Freeze’s elite recruiting. Now, at 4-5 with three games to go, a team once considered […]

The Five Biggest Games the Rest of the Season

Breaking news: College football is almost over. When you’re done weeping (what are we going to do with our Saturdays … house work!?) with the fact that we have only a month left, understand that this has been an incredible season with the best plot twists yet to come. The 2016 season seems like it’s […]

EUGENE, OR – OCTOBER 08: Quarterback Jake Browning #3 of the Washington Huskies is congratulated by teammates after scoring a touchdown in the first quarter against the Oregon Ducks on October 8, 2016 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. The Huskies defeated the Ducks 70-21. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Annual reminder: take the CFB Playoff Rankings Show for what it is – Entertainment

The first 2016 CFB Playoff rankings came out Tuesday night, and with it, the usual wailing and gnashing of teeth about who is where and what goes on in the either sober or completely drunken minds of the committee unveiling them, depending on your side. But annually, we do this dance, freaking out about these […]

TALLAHASSEE, FL – OCTOBER 29: Deshaun Watson #4 of the Clemson Tigers celebrates a touchdown during a game against the Florida State Seminoles at Doak Campbell Stadium on October 29, 2016 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

Why does it feel like we’re all sleeping on Clemson?

The truth is, how much “Team X” is over or under hyped usually depends on where you live and what media you pay attention to. So this could be total rubbish, or it could have a kernel of truth, but it feels like we’re all sleeping on Clemson. There may be no more impressive resume […]

Wolverines clip mistake-prone Spartans, change the guard for a year

It’s important to not be too hyperbolic about singular games or events, but if in the end this is the official passing of the torch in the state of Michigan’s college football back to the Wolverines, the symbolic play when it all happened was in the first half, tied at 7. In Michigan territory, the […]

STATE COLLEGE, PA – OCTOBER 22: Grant Haley #15 of the Penn State Nittany Lions returns a field goal block 60 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter during the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes on October 22, 2016 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

PSU tops OSU in a game that meant everything and nothing all at once

So if you had the Cubs going to the World Series and Penn State over Ohio State tonight, congrats, and I’d like to spend some time on your new yacht the size of Vermont. But here we are, Penn State as 24-21 victors over the Buckeyes in the most shocking result of this current college […]

TUSCALOOSA, AL – OCTOBER 22: Jalen Hurts #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks to pass against the Texas A&M Aggies at Bryant-Denny Stadium on October 22, 2016 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Alabama rolls over Texas A&M in second half, stays unbeaten

Alabama found themselves down in a football game for a change, and they decidedly didn’t care much for the feeling. After TAMU wide receiver Christian Kirk hauled in a Trevor Knight pass to make it 14-13, Aggies, the Crimson Tide went on a 20-point roll that’d not only (obviously) save their season, but one that […]

LINCOLN, NE – OCTOBER 22: Safety Kieron Williams #26 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers celebrates an interception with defensive end Freedom Akinmoladun #91 and defensive lineman Mick Stoltenberg #44 in action against the Purdue Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium on October 22, 2016 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)

Nebraska smokes out Purdue, sets up de-facto Big Ten West title game vs Wisconsin

Well, we’re likely to know who the Big Ten West representative is by about 10 p.m. this time next week. Nebraska outlasted Purdue (score) after letting the Boilers, who got the “first game interim coach bump” with Gerad Parker getting his first game at the helm, setting up a season-defining tilt with Wisconsin (17-9 winners […]

Oregon may be the rare case of needed hasty coaching change

Anyone who has read this spot for a few years (all 17 of you) knows that this isn’t a hotbed of columns about potential coaching changes. Many folks who write about college football are fairly cavalier about “hot seat” lists and the like, which is fine since people want to read it, but this spot […]

DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 2: Quarterback Sefo Liufau #13 of the Colorado Buffaloes runs the offense against the Colorado State Rams during a game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 2, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

Pac 12 Football: 5 Lessons Learned from Week 7

With only five games on the Pac-12 slate this past weekend, the conference is doing this weekly column no favors in forcing it to extract broad sweeping ideas from a small sample size. Oh well, on with the show. 1. Sam Darnold looks like the real deal Darnold didn’t start until the fourth game of […]

CHAMPAIGN, IL – OCTOBER 08: Head coach Darrell Hazell of the Purdue Boilermakers watches the winning field goal kick being made against the Illinois Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium on October 8, 2016 in Champaign, Illinois. Purdue defeated Illinois 34-31 in overtime. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

The top 5 reasons Darrell Hazell didn’t work out at Purdue

At one point during Saturday’s Ohio State – Wisconsin game, the Aflac (advertise, please) trivia question came on about which Big Ten team was the last to defeat three top 10 conference teams in a season. The answer was 2003 Michigan, to which surprise was elicited to know that Purdue was one of those teams. We […]

Why isn’t Brian Kelly winning anymore at Notre Dame?

In any professional relationship in life, business will always try to do better if they can. “Better” isn’t just a one-off in terms of talent. Does someone else have more talent? Okay. Do they fit in with the culture you have set? Do they cost more/less? Do they have a higher ceiling? All those things […]

MADISON, WI – OCTOBER 15: J.T. Barrett #16 of the Ohio State Buckeyes runs the football in for a touchdown during the fourth quarter against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium on October 15, 2016 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** J.T. Barrett

Three Points from Ohio State’s win over Wisconsin

In a game that had the feel of some sort of Big Ten semi-final tilt if there was such a thing, Ohio State outlasted Wisconsin in Camp Randall in overtime, 30-23. It could be a preview of the actual Big Ten Championship Game, but that’ll take some doing on both sides. At any rate, we […]

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