The time has finally come. Some of you have been drafting all summer (and spring, and winter…) Others are still trying to catch up on rookies and sleepers. All of us are still drafting this weekend (and Monday, and Tuesday, and Wednesday…). So after months of debate and talking in circles, the time has finally come to put a pin …
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The Wisconsin Badgers got off on the right foot with a win over the Miami (OH) RedHawks, 17-0. It was Wisconsin’s first shutout since September 3, 2022, against Illinois State and the first shutout under Luke Fickell. It was a splendid defensive showing for Mike Tressel’s defense. The Badgers held the RedHawks to 117 yards of total offense, including a …
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Do you want to share your predictions, analysis or thoughts on Sunday’s Notre Dame-Miami game? Get involved with our coverage at live@theathletic.com. Pat Walsh set up shop outside the Orange Bowl figuring business would be good. A year earlier, as a senior at Notre Dame in 1988, he had made a small fortune selling “Catholics vs. Convicts” T-shirts around campus …
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Caley’s prediction: King outruns Buffaloes defense. Aug 29, 2025 • 08:15 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets quarterback Haynes King (10) runs the ball. Thankfully, a healthy Deion Sanders returns to the sidelines as the Colorado Buffaloes open their season against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Unfortunately, my Georgia Tech vs. Colorado …
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Shaun DacostaBBC Newsbeat and Georgia Levy-CollinsBBC Newsbeat Sports Interactive Football Manager 26 is due to drop this autumn After a year on the sidelines, Football Manager’s creators say the game will be back this year. But the top boss behind the video game admits cancelling the 2025 edition was “embarrassing”. Fans hoping to play FM25 were left disappointed when its …
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Welcome to the Skull Session. One more sleep. National champion Jack Sawyer narrates Ohio States Texas Game trailer, setting the tone for the Buckeyes season opener against the Longhorns pic.twitter.com/FryW8n4A6s — Eleven Warriors (@11W) August 28, 2025 Have a good Friday. “HERE WE GO.” I cannot believe that Ohio State football returns tomorrow — and I cannot believe that it …
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Welcome to the Player Hater’s Ball (hate, hate, hate, hate, hate)! If you missed my “5 Coachspeak Fantasy Football Targets” article, you can find that here. The following are five fades for the 2025 season, based on coachspeak I’ve pulled from the Coachspeak Index Discord. Fantasy Football Coachspeak Index Fades Kyren Williams (RB – LAC) Before we begin, let the …
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One of the more discouraging aspects of being a fan of college football at this particular moment is the implicit understanding that the sport no longer prioritizes you. The more you love this sport, the less you matter. The person college football is catering to right now, their ideal customer, is not the lifelong fan who has had the same …
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It has been almost two years since a new edition of Football Manager hit the market. That time has been filled by a blend of frustration, devastation and more recently, excitement. Sports Interactive, the game’s developers, are gearing up for their latest release, Football Manager 26, and the anticipation has been felt immediately. They posted a teaser video for their …
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Last season, we learned that a team can lose to Northern Illinois and still (easily) make the College Football Playoff. It was one of the greatest lessons we could have learned in the very first year of the 12-team Playoff because it immediately forced us to recalibrate the way we view teams and the natural ups and downs of the …
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