Tagged with college football

Final destinations undetermined for Alabama, Auburn

HUNTSVILLE – Two questions emerged for Alabama and Auburn following Saturday’s Southeastern Conference football action. Can the Crimson Tide weave its way upward in the College Football Rankings and make […]

Bryce Young leaves the field with a Gatorade towel over his head

Is the Heisman worth it any more?

Caleb Williams won the Heisman. There was a time when that would necessitate an exclamation point, all caps, and a few superlatives for good measure. In this time, “Caleb Williams […]

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TROY — Troy University won its first undisputed Sun Belt championship since 2009, beating Coastal Carolina 45-26 in Saturday’s conference title game. Troy is led by first-year head coach Jon […]

Hugh Freeze raises hands in celebration during a Liberty football game

Freeze warning: Did Auburn make the right choice?

HUNTSVILLE — Auburn has hired Hugh Freeze to lead its football program. Who is Hugh Freeze? Who was Hugh Freeze? Are those two different people? Did Auburn just trade in […]

Cadilliac Williams

The Iron Bowl is over: Where do Alabama and Auburn go from here?

The Iron Bowl is over. Where do Alabama and Auburn go from here? From a high stakes coaching search for Auburn to an outside path to the playoffs for Alabama, […]

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Who does Auburn hire next? Does Coach Cadillac complicate things?

They finally did it. After 22 months of almost scandals and disappointment on the field, Auburn finally fired head coach Bryan Harsin Monday, hours after a 41-27 home loss to […]

Nick Saban with Alabama Players

Can Alabama still make it to the playoffs?

Alabama seemed to get its mojo back Saturday after two tough weeks made most college football authorities declare an end to the Tide’s dynasty. Can Alabama still make it to […]

Nick Saban hands upturned in disbelief

It’s been a couple days. How are Tide fans doing?

It’s been a couple days. How are Tide fans doing? No. 3-ranked Tennessee’s dramatic 3-point victory Saturday night ended a 15-year drought against No. 6 Alabama, sending Tide fans into […]

Week 5 college football notebook

College football’s Week 5 provided further separation between the contenders and pretenders in the SEC and across the country. Alabama and Georgia remain favorites to win their divisions. However, they […]

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Nothing is guaranteed in college football

We’ve played one-third of the season, and the sport has taught us one cold lesson: nothing is guaranteed in college football. After a couple wacky weeks of upsets, this Saturday […]

CBS broadcast of the Penn State-Auburn game caught the moment tight end Brenton Strange (86) knew Nicholas Singleton was breaking a TD run with 45 yards to go.

What we learned from Week 3 of college football

College football is a reality show. Each week, we see story lines unfold and the playoff picture comes a little bit more into focus. Still, in the first month of […]

Bryce Harper runs against Texas

It was supposed to be a boring weekend in college football

There were a few marquee games this week, sure. On balance, it was supposed to be a boring weekend in college football. Of course, it didn’t end up that way. […]

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College football back exactly the way we wanted

“I don’t want to wish the summer away, but I sure do wish football would come back tomorrow,” my father would say to me, without fail, most days in the […]

College Football Notebook: Week Zero

Well, that was certainly something. The “non-opener” opening weekend of college football brought as much drama as it could. Now, let the real games begin. We’re ready to look ahead […]

Nick Saban claps during a football game

SEC college football season preview

Take a deep breath. Now, exhale. Last weekend was the last one without football until February. Even then, we’ll mere weeks away from the hidden gems of Spring football. We […]

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A preview of the non-SEC college football season

There are other college football conferences outside of the SEC. They have conference championships of their own and play against other non-SEC teams in bowl games. They’re all vastly inferior […]

Five SEC games that could change the season

The impending college football season will see more parity in the SEC than we’re used to. The SEC West will feature new faces near the top. Georgia might have more […]

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Five storylines to come out of SEC Media Days

SEC Media days is over and the final countdown to the college football season has begun. After the great Saban-Fisher war of 2022, expectations were high as to whether we […]

MADISON – OK. OK. Kickoff is not until Oct. 15, but single-game tickets are now on sale for a historic college football game at Toyota Field between ASUN Conference and […]

The edge of college football’s next Big Bang

With news over the weekend that USC and UCLA would depart the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, college football is poised to undergo a major facelift over the next decade […]

The other day, I was walking down a street in a city in the SEC footprint. My colleague points at a building and says, “That is where I found out […]

The easiest jobs in college football

What are the easiest jobs in college football? Let’s find out together. It’s the silliest part of the college football offseason. It’s that time of year when sportswriters dust off […]

Tim Tebow throws a pass in a Florida Gators uniform

Cheers & Jeers: College Football Hall of Fame ballot

The 2023 College Football Hall of Fame ballot was released this week, featuring enough nostalgic names for any fan to sink their teeth into. This is reason enough for your […]

September college football games to get excited about now

As June brings conversation of dads and grads, your Throw The Flag podcast remains focused on the first few weeks of the greatest sport in the known universe.  We’re still […]

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