Last year, I introduced a new weekly column for the college basketball season called “CBB With Danny Z.” Good news for all my fans (mostly my friends and family), we’re bringing it back this year! While the column won’t be weekly until a little later in the season (when people start paying close attention to college basketball), it seemed fitting …
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Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football, where UAB can get serious about hiring a legitimate college coach now that the Trent Dilfer debacle is over. First Quarter: The Swift, Sudden, Stunning Fall of James Franklin. Second Quarter: Who Can Really Win National Titles? Third Quarter: The College Football Playoff Race at Midseason. There are three …
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A big domino fell over the weekend when Penn State fired James Franklin despite an enormous buyout, creating another Power 4 coaching vacancy. There could be a bunch more on the horizon. It’s time for our midseason hot seat temperature check across all of the FBS. ACC Mike Norvell, Florida State Two years ago, his team was terrific and got …
Read More »Bill Belichick shares why he called Kirk Herbstreit on air during College GameDay FootballScoop Belichick calls UNC exit rumors ‘categorically false’ ESPN Bill Belichick pledged an NFL approach at North Carolina. Program insiders call it dysfunctional – The Athletic The New York Times Bill Belichick apparently calls Kirk Herbstreit during ‘College GameDay’ discussion about his future at UNC Yahoo Sports Bill Belichick calls reports …
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College football is often at its most fun when we’re wrong. Through preseason polls, tape, rumors, analytics and more, we all try to find every bit of information, but it’s ultimately impossible. This is a volatile sport played by young people with a universe of distractions. In this new era where the top competitive tiers of the sport have been …
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SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed legislation that would have allowed public and private colleges to provide preferential admissions to applicants directly descended from individuals who were enslaved in the United States before 1900. The governor thanked the bill’s author for his commitment to addressing disparities and urged educational institutions to review and determine “how, when, and if this type …
Read More »Alex Karaban leads UConn men’s basketball over Boston College. What we learned from preseason win CT Insider How to watch UConn vs. BC women’s and men’s basketball at Mohegan Sun Arena NBC Sports Boston Azzi Fudd, UConn get back to business in exhibition victory over Boston College USA Today Live Blog: Boston College Men’s Basketball vs No 4 UConn (Exhibition) Sports Illustrated UConn women’s …
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Kevin Young’s program will start the 2025-26 season as a top-10 team. BYU came in at No. 8 in the preseason Associated Press men’s basketball top 25 rankings, which were released Monday. That is the highest the Cougars have ever been ranked in the preseason poll. It’s just the seventh time BYU has found itself ranked in the preseason top …
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Oct 13, 2025, 02:55 PM ET There are five ranked matchups in college football this weekend, the most in any week this season. Three of them are in the SEC — tying the conference record for the most in one week — with No. 10 LSU taking on No. 17 Vanderbilt, No. 5 Ole Miss at No. 9 Georgia, and …
Read More »College Football Insiders: James Franklin’s next move, potential landing spots after Penn State 247Sports Penn State AD: Franklin’s big-game record played role in firing ESPN Penn State Just Gave Every AD Permission to Fire Their Football Coach Sports Illustrated Who are the Penn State football coaching candidates with James Franklin out? – The Athletic The New York Times EXCL: Fired Penn State Coach James …
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