#Calijah Kancey

Sharp money has hit the board in Friday's UCLA vs Pitt showdown in the Sun Bowl. What has caused the point spread to climb in favor of the Bruins? The college football handicapping team from The GoldSheet Each weekly edition of The Football GoldSheet is normally $15, but for the holidays, you can get every edition from now through Super Bowl 57 for…

You've not been paying attention-and why would you have been?-but three OTE writers have recently become fathers, the two of us for the first time. Of course, as we all know, that comes with loads of spare time while the little potato just lies there and requires no attention or assistance from us, no sir. What follows is a set of previews of…

Thor Nystrom tracks players opting out of upcoming bowl games as well as the coaching changes around the college football landscape. Thor will update the article through the remainder of the season to keep you updated on bowl games, college prospects, and the 2023 NFL Draft. And below we'll take a closer look at the upcoming bowl game.

Sharp money has hit the board in Friday's UCLA vs Pitt showdown in the Sun Bowl. What has caused the point spread to climb in favor of the Bruins? The college football handicapping team from The GoldSheet Each weekly edition of The Football GoldSheet is normally $15, but for the holidays, you can get every edition from now through Super Bowl 57 for…

The Bruins' five-year postseason drought will finally come to an end at the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Friday, giving the vast wave of seniors one last hurrah in blue and gold. WHO: UCLA vs. Pittsburgh DATE: Friday, Dec. 30 TIME: 11 a.m. PT LOCATION: Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX TV: CBS - Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jenny Dell…

Teams from the Pac-12 and ACC meet as No. 18 UCLA faces Pittsburgh in the Sun Bowl on Friday. The Bruins can capture their first 10-win season since 2014 with a bowl victory in Chip Kelly's fifth season. It would be the team's first successful bowl appearance under Kelly after pulling out of the Holiday Bowl in 2021 due to the pandemic. Pitt…

The UCLA Bruins (9-3) are trying to win their first bowl in the Chip Kelly era (est. 2018) when they play the Pittsburgh Panthers (8-4) in the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas Friday. Pitt has been decimated by the offseason (opt-outs and the transfer portal). While UCLA enters the Sun Bowl almost fully intact. This most certainly explains the line…

Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams was one of three Southern California players selected to The Associated Press All-America team released Monday. Offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees and defensive end Tuli Tuipulotu joined their quarterback to give USC more players on the first team than any other school. The AP All-America team is presented by…

Penn State and Pitt will both be underdogs when their bowl games kick off against Pac-12 foes over the next few days, with the Nittany Lions given a bit better chance than the Panthers of closing the season on a high note. Pennsylvania's online sportsbooks generally have Penn State as a 2.5-point underdog against Utah in the Rose Bowl next Monday,…

It was a bright season - for the most part - for Chip Kelly's UCLA Bruins in SoCal. So it seems appropriate for the No. 18 Bruins to be headlining the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl against the Pitt Panthers from the ACC on Friday. UCLA's 9-3 record doesn't tell the story of how close Kelly's crew came to earning a berth in the College Football Playoff.…

Thor Nystrom tracks players opting out of upcoming bowl games as well as the coaching changes around the college football landscape. Thor will update the article through the remainder of the season to keep you updated on bowl games, college prospects, and the 2023 NFL Draft. And below we'll take a closer look at the upcoming bowl game.

UCLA is 3-1 in Sun Bowls, including beating Virginia Tech 42-12 in 2013. Pitt is 2-2 and its last appearance was a 14-13 loss to Stanford in 2018. This is the first meeting since UCLA's 38-28 road win in 1972. Here's what to know about the matchup. Friday, Dec. 30, 2 p.m. ET at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. CBS is airing the game. UCLA QB Dorian…

Pitt defensive tackle Calijah Kancey was named Monday to the Associated Press All-America first team, his third such honor since the end of the regular season. Pitt running back Israel Abanikanda, who leads the nation in total touchdowns (21) and average per-game scoring (11.6), was named to the AP third team after rushing for 1431 yards. Kancey…

The transfer portal is boomin'. That means the college football bowl games are now… murky. With days until bowl games start and reportedly thousands of athletes looking for new homes, we are now in a betting nightmare as we sort through which key players are left on each team. Or is it an opportunity? As always, it's in the eyes 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.…

Penn State and Pitt both won every game they played in November, both got matched in bowl games against two of the top teams from the Pac-12, and both are underdogs to win - the Nittany Lions by about a field goal and Panthers by a touchdown. Pitt accepted a bid Sunday to play UCLA Dec. 30 in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas,…

The list of players who skip bowl games ahead of the NFL Draft seems to get longer each year. Players know the risks of participating in the extra game. It continues to present injury risks that could jeopardize their futures in the sport. But the decisions do have benefits for the teams that lose such players. When the NFL-bound starters decide to…

Pitt (7-4, 4-3 ACC) and Miami (5-6, 3-4 ACC) face off in the last regular-season game for both teams this upcoming Saturday at Hark Rock Stadium in Miami. Bowl eligibility is on the the line for Miami while Pitt has already achieved that status. Miami has won the last four time these teams have played one another (2018-2021). The game is slated to…

The Virginia Tech Hokies travel to the Steel City Saturday for their annual rivalry game with the Pittsburgh Panthers. The defending ACC champions enter Saturday's game with a 3-2 record but are coming off an embarrassing 26-21 home loss to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Meanwhile, the Hokies own a 2-3 record and are coming off back-to-back…

Last season, Western Michigan beat the Pittsburgh Panthers, the eventual ACC champions, 44-41 at Heinz Field. Tim Lester got his best win during his tenure in Kalamazoo and conversations about a ranked WMU were out there. Tim Lester credited the win to his experience as the offensive coordinator at Syracuse. His post-game comments about the Pitt…

Week 1 of the college football season kicks off with an exciting slate of games on Thursday night, and I have you covered with my best bets. Check back for more content on the massive slate of games over the weekend. For now, check out my favorite bets for Thursday's games. Game Info: 7:00 PM EST, 9/1/22, Coverage: ESPN The Backyard Brawl returns…