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Sports betting in Texas isn't legal yet but college football fans can still score free bets and bonus cash for the Alamo Bowl on Thursday night. Following an 8-4 season, the No. 21-ranked Texas Longhorns will try to pull off the upset against the No. 12-ranked Washington Huskies in the Alamodome. Despite the lower ranking, the best college football…

We have an interesting bowl schedule Thursday, with three games featuring Power Five teams. Here's a look at the matchups, including any players and coaches who have departed via the transfer portal or are opting out. Spreads and totals were taken Wednesday from the consensus odds at VegasInsider.com. Minnesota (-10.5) vs. Syracuse Syracuse (7-5)…

The headline is slang for a low-scoring game. That's what I'm expecting in the Alamo Bowl when the No. 21 Texas Longhorns (8-4) meet the No. 12 Washington Huskies (10-2) Thursday at the Alamodome. Texas started the season 2-2 before rallying for a 6-2 finish to make a bowl game in coach Steve Sarkisian's second season in Austin. The Longhorns are…

The Syracuse Orange (7-5) from the ACC are making their third Pinstripe Bowl appearance when they face the Big Ten's Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-4) Thursday at Yankee Stadium. 'Cuse won the inaugural Pinstripe Bowl 36-34 vs. Kansas State in 2010 and its second appearance in 2012 vs. West Virginia 38-14. Orange coach Dino Babers is 2-0 straight up…

No. 10 Michigan State meets No. 12 Pitt in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Dec. 30. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The game will be televised on ESPN. Pitt (11-2) won the ACC championship under coach Pat Narduzzi this season. The Panthers, however, will be without Heisman finalist Kenny Pickett. The Pitt…

The "Sark Bowl" becomes a reality as Steve Sarkisian's current Texas squad goes up against his former school. The Longhorns have won six of their past eight contests. Washington started 4-0 and lost back-to-back games to UCLA and Arizona State before the current winning streak. Here's what you need to know about the matchup. Thursday, Dec. 29, 9…

Sporting News' 2022 All-American team features four players from the reigning national champions. Georgia leads all schools with three first-team selections - led by defensive tackle Jalen Carter - and four total selections across our two teams. USC also had four total selections - with Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams leading two first-team…

Many of the major individual awards for the 2022 college football season were handed out Thursday night at the "Home Depot College Football Awards." Here are the big award winners for 2022, excluding the Heisman Trophy (which will be handed out Saturday): Maxwell Award (player of the year): Caleb Williams, USC QB Walter Camp Award (player of the…

Ah, you know that sound. Awards season. It's here. It's wonderful. The Home Depot College Football Awards Show will air Thursday night (Dec. 7) on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET. We'll have 9 major awards handed out to the best of the best in college football. Let's predict who'll win each of them: Nominees - Will Anderson Jr. (Alabama), Ivan Pace Jr.…

INTRODUCTORY PRESS CONFERENCE MONDAY, DEC. 5, AT 3:30 P.M. THE HTC CENTER CONWAY, S.C. - Tim Beck has been named the fourth head football coach in Coastal Carolina's 20-year history, Chair of Athletics, Executive Director for Football, and Executive Adviser for the President announced Sunday. An experienced leader with 35 years of coaching…

Fresh off a crushing road loss and in need of a victory to rebound, the Bruins will return to Southern California for a late night Homecoming game against one of their oldest rivals. WHO: UCLA vs. Stanford DATE: Saturday, Oct. 29 TIME: 7:30 p.m. PT LOCATION: Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, CA TV: ESPN - Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore…

The Michigan Wolverines will do battle with the Purdue Boilermakers in the Big-10 Championship Game this weekend without Blake Corum. According to NFL Media's Ian Rapoport, Corum is slated to have knee surgery and will miss the remainder of the season for the No. 2-ranked team. The junior running back and Doak Walker finalist attempted to give it a…

The No. 13 Pittsburgh Panthers can win 12 games in a season for just the second time in program history when they take on the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans in the 2021 Peach Bowl on Thursday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. With a win on Thursday, the Panthers (11-2) can join the Johnny Majors-coached 1976 Pitt squad that went 12-0 and was…

Two teams with contrasting offensive styles collide when the Army Black Knights take on the Missouri Tigers in the 2021 Armed Forces Bowl on Wednesday at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. Army (8-4) has famously run a triple-option attack for years. The offense has helped the Black Knights average 286.4 rushing yards per game this…

The Big Ten announced its annual awards for standout defensive and special teams players in the league on Tuesday afternoon as well select coaches awards and Michigan and Michigan State were well represented. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year while the Wolverines had six players earn All-league honors, three get…

TV: ESPN - Brian Custer (PXP) Dustin Fox (Analyst) Lauren Sisler (Reporter) Series: Minnesota Trails 61-62-8(Minnesota won 23-13 in Minneapolis (11/27/21)) Vegas betting line: Wisconsin (-3) with an O/U of 36 Weather Report: 46 degrees with west winds at 10 mph and clouds --- 1. Minnesota (7-4, 4-4 B1G) closes out the regular season Saturday as it…

Things to watch during Week 13 of play in the Big Ten Conference: GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 3 Michigan (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten, No. 3 CFP) at No. 2 Ohio State (11-0, 8-0, No. 2 CFP) The stakes are always high in "The Game," never more than on Saturday. The winner represents the East in the Big Ten championship game and remains in prime position for a…

Coming off a bye week following their first loss of the season, the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-1) hit the road for a matchup against the No. 24-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini (5-1), in what has suddenly became a critical game for both teams seeking pole position in the Big Ten West. The name you need to know is Chase Brown. The former Western…

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns will look to snap a three-game losing streak when they take on the Marshall Thundering Herd in a Sun Belt Conference crossover matchup on Wednesday night. The Ragin' Cajuns (2-3, 0-2), who are seventh in the West Division, are 0-2 on the road this season. The Thundering Herd (3-2, 0-1), tied for fifth in the East…

The Oklahoma Sooners will try to end a rare two-game skid when they take on the rival Texas Longhorns on Saturday in the 2022 Red River Showdown at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Picked to finish second in the Big 12 in the preseason, the Sooners (3-2, 0-2) are coming off back-to-back losses to Kansas State and TCU in which they allowed a combined 96…

Michigan State coach Mel Tucker orchestrated one of the biggest turnarounds in college football last season with a nine-win improvement and top 10 finish in the country. The unanimous Big Ten coach of the year, Tucker seemed to be establishing the Spartans as an elite program coming off an 11-win season, the team's best since 2015. Surprisingly,…

The biggest national storyline that came from Saturday's 31-28 Northwestern victory over Nebraska undoubtedly will be the painful, gradual downfall of the Scott Frost tenure with the Cornhuskers. But don't let that detract from the Wildcats' brilliant bounce-back. A steady, methodical comeback win over a Huskers team that was favored by double…

This article is part of our College Football Picks series. For bettors in Michigan, RotoWire has all the latest info and FAQ for Michigan Sports Betting including the latest offers and promotions. Michigan State and newly extended head coach Mel Tucker are out to prove that last year's surprise 11-2 season wasn't a fluke despite turnover at some…

No date on the Week 3 college football docket more accurately reflects the game's present-day landscape than Michigan State visiting Washington. The Spartans come to Montlake with a head coach, Mel Tucker, who spent all of one year in the Pac-12 at Colorado. Tucker's team faces a Huskies squad quarterbacked by a Big Ten import, Michael Penix Jr. Oh…

With the NFL returning for their opening weekend, college football reminded everyone who boasts the premier product with a sensational Week 2 slate. Upsets? We got them! Highlight-reel plays? The reel isn't long enough. Winners and losers? Step this way as we take a whistle-stop tour of the highs and lows experienced across the nation in college…

Week 1 of the college football season continues with eight games on Friday, and the only game with a ranked team will take place in East landing, where Michigan State hosts Western Michigan. Last season, Western Michigan upset Pitt, the eventual Atlantic Coast Conference champion. However, WMU could only manage to win half of its Mid-American…

Michigan shook up the Big Ten in 2021. The Wolverines finally broke through under coach Jim Harbaugh for the program's first Big Ten championship since 2004, and that snapped Ohio State's run of four straight conference titles. The Buckeyes, however, are the prohibitive favorite to strike back in 2022. Fourth-year coach Ryan Day brings back a…

Try not to overthink Army's loss to Navy too much. That game is typically low-scoring - the under has hit in 16 consecutive years - and both teams can plan accordingly for the option offense. There's a reason the Black Knights have eight wins and competed with Power 5 programs Wisconsin and Wake Forest. Army averages 33.6 points per game and only…