How do you win in the NFL? The first and most obvious key is to find a quarterback, but that’s not an instant recipe for success. If it were, the Bengals wouldn’t just be winning their first game, and the Rams wouldn’t be 1-3. You can win with a smothering defense, as Denver of all…
Sometimes, you don’t have the chaos you want. If you were rooting for major upsets, you really only got one. (10) Utah losing without QB Cam Rising does not qualify, and I wouldn’t count (4) Alabama beating (2) Georgia as an “upset” either. That said, we saw plenty of other drama! A QB quit on…
We saw a lot of “firsts” this week. Chicago’s Caleb Williams threw the first TD pass by a rookie QB this season (he threw 2 in fact in a loss). Six teams notched their first wins of the season to avoid dreaded 0-3 starts. On the other end of the spectrum, four teams tasted defeat…
College football is starting to hit its stride, and our opinions about the teams are beginning to solidify. Despite that, you never really know what will happen. The top Group of 5 (6?) teams in the AP and Coaches polls, (23) Northern Illinois and Memphis, respectively, both lost in upsets. (11) USC fell to (18)…
What a wild week 2! So much happened, both good and bad. Aaron Rodgers earned his first win as a Jet, while former NYJ quarterback Sam Darnold is 2-0 in Minnesota. Nobody is out of the mix yet, even if your team’s early results are discouraging. With 17 games in the season, everyone has plenty…
We couldn’t even make it 3 weeks into the season without realignment making an impact. Trust me: we’ll get to that. On the field though, the games still taught us a lot! Despite just one game (Missouri beating Boston College) featuring two ranked teams and almost no significant upsets, we learned quite a bit about…
Week 1 always excites, which is why I need to provide an immediate disclaimer: please don’t overreact. You’ll see shock results and major conclusions drawn with the smallest of sample sizes. Unless they confirm what you already knew, they could be mirages. I’ll be touching on the Thursday night kickoff game, the special Friday night…
Week 2 always brings us some crazy outcomes. A top-10 team went down at home, and so did Notre Dame! Two FCS teams earned wins against “mismatch” opponents. Given that so many unheralded teams made noise, I thought we’d make this week’s theme about the underdogs. Aside from my first section, which addresses a game…
The moment we’ve been waiting for is finally here. The Ravens and Chiefs kick off the 2024 season on Thursday in a much-anticipated matchup, but first, I thought I’d look at where the various teams stand on opening week. After all, we’ve now seen these teams in the preseason. Please don’t be mad if your…
The NCAA football season has finally arrived. Last year was hectic; this year is set to be complete mayhem. Realignment accelerated, culminating in the Pac-12’s demise. The transfer portal became more hectic than the caricature in those Dr. Pepper commercials. But now is when things settle down and we just play football! In case you…