#Bill Bender

Penn State finished the 2022 season at No. 7 in the final Associated Press top 25. It is poised to start the 2023 slate inside the top 10, as well. Early rankings and oddsmakers' opinions in the future market have head coach James Franklin's team anywhere from a top-five team to No. 9 nationally. Sporting News places the Lions in the latter spot in…

Two coaches -- P.J. Fleck and Dino Babers -- that know each other well. Two teams with quandaries at different positions -- quarterback and running back. That's the gist of Thursday's Pinstripe Bowl between the Minnesota Gophers and Syracuse Orange. Fleck, who has coached the Gophers to three straight bowl wins, knows Babers from their time in the…

The TCU Horned Frogs face the Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff National Championship game on Monday, Jan. 9, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. Which team will win the national championship? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. MST and can be seen on ESPN. Georgia is a…

No. 1 Georgia is a heavy favorite against No. 3 TCU in the College Football Playoff championship at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Monday. The Bulldogs (14-0) have a chance to complete a perfect season and a second straight national championship run. Georgia beat No. 4 Ohio State 42-41 in the CFP semifinals. TCU (13-1) is the ultimate…

The Georgia Bulldogs face the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl game on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Which team will win the game and advance to the National Championship Game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. MST and can be…

The Michigan Wolverines face the TCU Horned Frogs in the College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl game on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Which team will win the game and advance to the National Championship Game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. MST and…

The Georgia Bulldogs will play the Michigan Wolverines in Miami this Friday for a spot in the national championship game. Georgia is 1-0 in semifinal games since the start of the College Football Playoff era and will look to make it 2-0 when the Dawgs and Wolverines meet at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN from Miami on Dec. 31. Georgia is a 7.5-point favorite…

To say Texas A&M threw a wrench into LSU's postseason plans with Saturday's 38-23 victory over the Tigers would be a gross understatement. Throwing a whole tool set into the Tigers' plans is more like it. The loss sent LSU tumbling out of College Football Playoff contention, from No. 5 in last week's rankings to No. 14 Tuesday. That also reduced…

There's a lot at stake when the Utah Utes - ranked No. 23 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings - host the No. 3 Oregon Ducks at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday. It's arguably the second-most important game of the weekend, in terms of postseason implications, behind only No. 4 Ohio State hosting No. 7 Michigan State. Saturday's result…

Penn State is now less than a week away from learning where it will go in the postseason. The Lions finished the regular season at 10-2, cashing their season long win total number for bettors who backed their over of 8.5 while also seemingly securing a spot in a New Year's Six bowl matchup. "I'm really proud," James Franklin said last Saturday…

FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas football had a chance to better its bowl standing last week with a win over Missouri. Instead, the Razorbacks lost, giving the Tigers their sixth win and bowl eligibility while remaining at six wins themselves. Arkansas (6-6) will play in a bowl for a second straight year. Arkansas won the Outback Bowl - now called the…

The Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes face off in a Week 13 Big Ten college football game on Saturday in Columbus. Which team will win the college football game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. MST and can be seen on Fox. Ohio State is a 7.5-point favorite in the game,…

The final week of the regular season is here. Before we know it, bowl season will be upon us. For the first time since 2019 and just the second time in the last five seasons, the Florida State football team will be playing in a bowl. And there's a chance that it could be an even more prestigious bowl than many of us thought. The chaos that was Week…

A stacked Sunday of Week 11 NFL action culminates in a divisional showdown between the AFC-leading Chiefs (7-2) and the Wild Card-hopeful Chargers (5-4). Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes will be looking to continue his bid for a second league MVP, while L.A.'s Justin Herbert hopes to turn things around with his wide receivers finally getting healthy.…

Liberty's three-point loss at UConn didn't hurt the Flames' odds of going to a bowl game for the fourth straight season. It did significantly hamper potentially being in a marquee post-Christmas bowl. All 15 national outlets that project the bowl games have the Flames in a bowl game, with 10 of those projecting Liberty to play in a pre-Christmas…

The TCU Horned Frogs face the Texas Longhorns in a Week 11 Big 12 college football game on Saturday in Austin, Texas. Which team will win the game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. MST and can be seen on ABC. Texas is a 7-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico…

The Alabama Crimson Tide play the Tennessee Volunteers in a key Week 7 SEC college football game on Saturday. Which team will win the game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. MST and can be seen on CBS. Alabama is a 7.5-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico…

It's finally here. The battle of the two remaining undefeateds in the Southeastern Conference, Georgia vs. Tennessee, kicks off this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS. With both teams sitting at 8-0, the winner of this game can punch their ticket to the SEC championship. Georgia is an 8 point favorite to beat the Vols, per BetMGM. The over/under is…

The Tennessee Volunteers and Georgia Bulldogs play in a huge Week 10 SEC college football game on Saturday in Athens, Georgia. Which team will win the game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. MST and can be seen on CBS. Georgia is an 8-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico…

The Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers play in a huge Week 10 SEC college football game on Saturday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Which team will win the game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. MST and can be seen on ESPN. Alabama is a 13-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico…

When Arizona State fired Herm Edwards as its football coach last month, speculation immediately included Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule as a potential candidate to be the next head coach for the Sun Devils. That speculation returned with a bang on Monday, when Rhule was fired by the Panthers after a 1-4 start to the season. Some college…

It's been a while since Kentucky Wildcats fans woke up after watching their football team win a game. In fact, it's now been 16 days since Kentucky's last victory. The Wildcats began their season 4-0 with wins over Miami (OH), No. 12 Florida, Youngstown State and Northern Illinois. However, they've suffered back to back losses at No. 14 Ole…

The Arizona State Sun Devils play the USC Trojans in a Week 5 Pac-12 college football game on Saturday. Which team will win the game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. MST and can be seen on ESPN. USC is a 26.5-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico Sportsbook. USC is -2500…

The Stanford Cardinal play the Washington Huskies in a Week 4 Pac-12 college football game on Saturday. Which team will win the game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. MST and can be seen on FS1. Washington is a 14.5-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico Sportsbook. Pac-12…

The Utah Utes play the Arizona State Sun Devils in a Week 4 Pac-12 college football game on Saturday. Which team will win the game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. MST and can be seen on ESPN. Utah is a 15.5-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico Sportsbook. Pac-12 football…

The Texas Tech Red Raiders face the North Carolina State Wolfpack in a Week 3 college football game on Saturday. Which team will win the game? Check out these picks, predictions and odds for the game, which is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. MST and can be seen on ESPN2. North Carolina State is a 9.5-point favorite in the game, according to Tipico…