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Quarterback is always a hot topic at Notre Dame, and that has ramped up in recent weeks as rumors continue to swirl about the Irish landing a player at that position in the transfer portal. Since the 2022 regular season ended, 10-game starter Drew Pyne has transferred out in part to the Irish staff telling him they are going to bring in a transfer,…

LINCOLN - The Big Ten's current TV contract has paid out roughly $50 million per school in recent non-COVID years. The new contract, which starts next year, could eventually pay out $100 million. Could some of that money be used to buy some damn offense in this league? Some coordinators? Some better playbooks? A few how-to guides on how to recruit…

SOUTH BEND - No program restocked more aggressively through the transfer portal last offseason than USC. The sixth-ranked Trojans, 10-1 as they face No. 15 Notre Dame on Saturday night in Los Angeles, found a whopping 20 new players via that avenue after hiring coach Lincoln Riley away from Oklahoma. That includes the former Sooners combo of…

Season Record: 10-2 Against-the-Spread Record: 6-6 Conference: Pac-12 Offense Yards Per Play Rank: 19 Defense Yards Per Play Rank: 15 S&P+ Special Teams Rank: 111 Analysis: The betting market was way down on Oregon before its Pac-12 Championship Game meeting with Utah. The Ducks had lost to Arizona State and really struggled on offense against…

College football officially kicks off it's real opening week this weekend with a slate of big matchups. With the Eagles facing an FCS squad, and a -50 favorite we are not going to include them in our selections this week. All picks are against the spread. Friday UNC at. VT (+5.5) This game will have a Super Bowl-esque atmosphere in Blacksburg, as…

college football odds series, which includes our Oklahoma State Notre Dame prediction, odds, and pick. The 2022 Fiesta Bowl is a matchup of two teams which came very close to making the College Football Playoff. Oklahoma State almost got in, but fell a yard short against Baylor in the Big 12 Championship Game. College football odds experts would…

The 2021 Notre Dame football season will be remembered for many things: Will the 2021 season end on a high note as Notre Dame looks to end its drought: The Irish have not won a major bowl game since January of 1994? Here is how the Fighting Irish Wire staff sees the Fiesta Bowl going: Those who feel football has gotten too offensive-minded will see…

Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Oklahoma State has an 11-2 record this season (9-3-1 against teh spread) Notre Dame has a 11-1 record this season (9-3 against the spread) First ever matchup between these two teams The 2021 edition of the Playstation Fiest Bowl presents us with a matchup between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and the Notre Dame…

The Big Ten returns for a full slate ofaction after the likes of Illinois and Northwestern already got the conferencein the win column during week 0. Here are our best bets for the Big Ten in Week 1. Ohio State starts their season in atop-five ranked match-up to kick off Week 1, while the likes of Penn State andIndiana start off their seasons with…

Last week ATS: 7-11 (5-7 B1G, 2-4 National) Season ATS: 28-29-2 (15-16-1 B1G, 13-13-1 National) (All lines courtesy of Draftkings Sportsbook.) Maryland v. No. 4 Michigan (-17) - 12:00 p.m. - FOX We should find out a little bit about Michigan in this game, since we haven't really been able to learn much about the Wolverines in their first three…

If Wisconsin upsets Ohio State on Sept. 24, it surely will count as a significant upset and perhaps one of the better showings against Ohio State in program history. The Badgers haven't beaten OSU since 2010 and own an overall record of 18-61-5 against the Buckeyes. Ouch. At least when the wins do happen, they're a big deal. Take a look at some of…

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - So begins the Drew Pyne Era for the Notre Dame Irish. Stepping in for injured starter Tyler Buchner was never how Pyne wanted to take over the QB1 role, but the Irish (0-2) will need him to exceed all expectations, regardless. "It's an honor to be able to help this team win," Pyne said Tuesday. "But for me, it's easy to fall into…

LINCOLN - You know it's a new era in college football when Ohio State - dinged by the NCAA for players getting free tattoos - has a quarterback gifting all of his teammates with $500 gift cards to Express. C.J. Stroud wants his guys in cool suits. (And Express surely won't mind the business.) Nebraska has a robust name, image and likeness program,…

Some early-season variance upended the Triple Option last week, but Covers' resident NCAA ace, Andrew Caley, is back with our best college football picks for Week 3's action, including a Purdue side that can't be overlooked. Well, there's another tradition in college football I'll never get used to: Thinking you know how a team will perform after…

After the Week 0 teaser, the full college football slate is back this weekend, beginning with some key games on Thursday night. This season I'll be breaking down a few of college football's biggest games each week and giving out at least one bet I like from each matchup. Let's take a look at Marcus Freeman's debut at Notre Dame, as he returns to…