Our updated College Football Playoff, bowl projections

Here are the second GN playoff and bowl projections of the season. Our four projected playoff teams this week: Alabama, Oklahoma, Penn State and Washington. Yes, we’re aware that Washington is coming off a loss. But four of the Huskies’ remaining five games are at home (though the lone road game is against Stanford), and […]

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College Football: a European soccer fans perspective

Europeans have always had a curious relationship with US Sports. However, times are good for those wishing to expand across the Atlantic. The popularity of NFL, NBA and, even MLB and NHL, has surged in recent years. NFL games at the iconic Wembley Stadium in London have been a massive success, perhaps more than anyone […]

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Heisman watch: Penn State RB Saquon Barkley leads, has Michigan defense next

As a longtime Heisman Trophy voter and one who will cast his ballot again at the end of this season, GN’s Mike Huguenin takes a weekly look at the Heisman race. Here is our second Heisman watch of the season, spotlighting the top three contenders after seven weeks. Remember that 14 of the past 17 […]

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Former Auburn player Heath Evans wants to be Tigers’ next head coach

Heath Evans played fullback at Auburn from 1998-2000. Following the Tigers’ loss to LSU, Evans wants to return to the Plains – as head football coach. #WAREAGLE pic.twitter.com/2Qp0Dm3Zt5 — Heath Evans (@HeathEvans44) October 14, 2017 While it’s only a tweet, I suppose you can consider it an application, as well, even though the job isn’t […]

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What was said in Joe Alleva’s closed-door meeting with Orgeron, Canada and Aranda?

(Chris Landry is a veteran NFL scout who has worked for the Cleveland Browns and the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans. Previously, he ran the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and served as an assistant coach at LSU. Landry is a consultant for multiple NFL teams and major college programs.) When LSU athletic director Joe Alleva called […]

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After upset of LSU, Neal Brown, Troy look to make more national noise

TROY, Ala. – What do you for an encore if you’re Troy coming off an upset win at LSU? You hope your next game goes better than it did the last time you received national attention. Troy (4-1), which won 24-21 in Tiger Stadium on September 30, plays host to South Alabama (1-4) on Wednesday […]

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Heisman watch: Penn State RB Saquon Barkley leads the way

As a longtime Heisman Trophy voter and one who will cast his ballot again at the end of this season, GN’s Mike Huguenin takes a weekly look at the Heisman race. We’ve waited six weeks for our first Heisman watch to get a truer picture of who deserves Heisman mention. Here are the top three […]

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The rise and fall of LSU football – from the inside

Chris Landry graduated from LSU. He was a graduate assistant football coach there and assistant football coach there in the 1980s. He worked with Nick Saban in the NFL and helped facilitate Saban being hired by LSU. He’s worked as a consultant to LSU head football coaching searches and continues to live in Baton Rouge. […]

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Handicappers already have Butch Jones fired; here are odds on who replaces him

The end of the Butch Jones era is here and the proof is in the offshore sportsbook pudding. Like winter coming for Westeros (“Game of Thrones” reference), the coaching carousel is in full swing, and the latest victim could well be Tennessee’s Lord Butch Jones. For the past several months, BetOnline has offered prop bets […]

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Report: SEC Network (and ACC) coming to New York City cable customers

Bloomberg reports that Walt Disney Co. and Altice USA Inc. have “reached a preliminary programming agreement” which will put the SEC Network and yet-to-launch ACC Network into the homes of Altice’s 2.4 million cable subscribers. Carriage of SEC and ACC networks were part of a sweeping arrangement between the two heavyweights which also included ESPN, […]

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