It appears LSU has found a QB in freshman Brandon Harris
While true freshman Deshaun Watson and his nation-leading 11.9 yards per attempt average have taken over the Clemson offense, another true freshman has apparently taken the reigns of another previously...
View ArticleThe Fifth Quarter: Historic Week 6 Rewind
SATURDAY RESET Below is a list of links out to gamers posted by the CFT crew, placed in one handy and convenient space for you, our beloved and dear readers. In what was arguably the biggest upset in...
View ArticleTroy head coach Larry Blakeney will retire at the end of the season
This will be Larry Blakeney’s 24th and final season as Troy’s head coach, the school announced on Sunday. Blakeney informed his team and staff following practice on Sunday night. The school will hold a...
View ArticleUCLA is only team perfect inside the red zone
Successful teams tend to cash in once they enter the red zone, but which teams are doing the best once getting inside their opponents’ 20-yard line? So far this season, UCLA is the only team to have...
View ArticleWeek 10, Statistically Speaking
A numerical snapshot of the week that was in college football… .850 — Duke’s winning percentage with Anthony Boone as a starter (17-3), the highest mark in the program’s history. Worth Lutz‘s record...
View ArticleNew Mexico State hires Southern Illinois’ Mario Moccia as AD
New Mexico State has plucked away Southern Illinois athletics director Mario Moccia to lead its own department, the school announced on Monday. Moccia is a New Mexico State alum, which explains why...
View ArticleReport: FBS attendance hits 14-year lows
The good news: college football has never been a hotter television commodity. The bad news: some of those viewing eyeballs are coming at the expense of actual, in-person spectators. Jon Solomon of...
View ArticleNew Mexico St. loses OC to the Mines
Nearly three weeks after a famed Div. II head coach left for a job at a little higher level, his replacement has been revealed. In a press release sent out Tuesday night, New Mexico State announced...
View ArticleBYU adds three FBS transfers, including two from Wazzu
The transfer train pulled into BYU Friday night, and dropped off a bigger haul than normal. The football program has confirmed that three transfers from FBS schools have been added to the Cougars’...
View ArticleReport: New Mexico State loses assistant coach to FCS program
It’s been difficult the New Mexico State Aggies in recent years. The program hasn’t experienced a winning season since 2002, and it just lost an assistant coach to a team at the FCS level. According to...
View ArticleFour new bowls apply for 2015-16 certifications, potentially bringing total...
It’s kind of funny, really. The reason given for so long that a College Football Playoff could not exist – eventual bracket creep that would inevitably ruin bowl season – has already consumed the bowl...
View ArticleReport: Record 42 bowls approved for 2015-16 season
Do you and 10 friends have college eligibility remaining? Do you have access to football equipment? If so, you could be in line for a bowl trip this winter. ESPN’s Brett McMurphy – the Bob Woodward of...
View ArticleNew Mexico State announces hiring of safeties coach Brian Bell
It’s not often Cinco de Mayo comes and goes with a full-time opening on an FBS coaching staff, but that’s what happened on Doug Martin‘s New Mexico State staff. The Aggies announced Wednesday the...
View ArticleSun Belt reportedly down to Eastern Kentucky and Coastal Carolina for 12th spot
Who’s ready for some conference realignment news! Anybody? Nobody? Bueller? The Sun Belt is looking for a 12th member and has zeroed in on either Eastern Kentucky or Coastal Carolina for that coveted...
View ArticleReports: Coastal Carolina to join Sun Belt in 2017
The Great Wheel of Conference Realignment may have just taken its last spin. For now. According to a report from ESPN’s Brett McMurphy and USA Today‘s Dan Wolken, Coastal Carolina is set to join the...
View ArticleSun Belt confirms Coastal Carolina’s addition in 2017
Yesterday’s report has officially become today’s come-to-fruition news. In a press release, the Sun Belt announced that Coastal Carolina has accepted an invitation to join the conference. The...
View ArticleCould Sun Belt futures of Idaho, New Mexico State be in doubt?
Have you or anyone you know ever had one of those moments where you say something out loud during a conference call thinking your line is on mute – only it’s not? Sun Belt commissioner Karl Benson may...
View ArticleNew Mexico State team bus robbed while losing at Florida
New Mexico State was robbed in Gainesville, Florida, and it had nothing to do with a blown call from the officials during Florida’s blowout win over the visiting Aggies. New Mexico State football was...
View ArticleThe Fifth Quarter: Week 2 Rewind
As is the case each and every season, each and every week, any omission below is not on purpose, it’s merely intentional. YOU CAN’T SPELL “OVERRATED” WITHOUT S-E-C Well, technically you can, but just...
View ArticleThe Fifth Quarter: Week 3 Rewind
As is the case each and every season, each and every week, any omission below is not on purpose, it’s merely intentional. SHUT. YOUR. HOLE. In the week leading up to the Auburn-LSU game, at least one...
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