Articles: American Football

Ohio quarterback Nick Poulos enters Tuesday’s Battle of the Bricks with no interceptions this season. Miami’s defense has allowed just 97.6 rushing yards per game, yet opponents have averaged nearly 280 passing yards. Those numbers put Poulos at the center of a matchup with considerable consequences for the Mid-American Conference standings. Ohio (7-2, 5-0 MAC) […]

No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 14 LSU (CFP rankings) | SEC | Saturday, November 7, 2026 | 3:30 PM ET | Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge | ABC LSU enters Saturday’s showdown as a six-point favorite against an Alabama team ranked nine places higher in the College Football Playoff standings. That unusual distinction reflects two programs […]

Oregon and Ohio State were supposed to bring two Heisman contenders into November. Instead, Saturday’s Big Ten meeting features replacement quarterbacks and two programs running short of opportunities to recover from disappointing defeats. Ohio State (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten) hosts Oregon (5-3, 3-2) at Ohio Stadium, with kickoff scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS. […]

SMU and Virginia Tech enter Friday night with identical 6-2 records, but different routes through the ACC race. The Mustangs are 4-2 in conference play; the Hokies are 3-2, arriving in Dallas after consecutive victories and a bye week. SMU is favored by six points despite losing 30-27 at Syracuse. Virginia Tech’s 20-16 victory at […]

South Florida arrives in Greenville with six wins, a two-game winning streak, and an unresolved quarterback situation. East Carolina has won two straight, but its own offensive problems haven’t disappeared. Friday’s American Conference contest at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, November 6 at 7:30 PM ET, brings together two defenses playing well enough to compensate for increasingly unpredictable […]

College Football | Big Ten | Saturday, October 31, 2026 | 7:30 PM ET (4:30 PM PT) | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | NBC Ohio State arrives in Los Angeles ranked second nationally, carrying a five-game winning streak and an unbeaten Big Ten record. USC has lost two of its last four conference games, yet […]

Two 4-3 teams. Two very different weeks. And a Big 12 matchup where the smallest mistake could carry an outsized price. UCF has just beaten previously unbeaten No. 2 BYU in double overtime. Baylor has lost consecutive conference games and dismissed head coach Dave Aranda. The Knights have continuity on the sideline but uncertainty elsewhere. […]

North Texas enters Thursday’s American Conference contest against Florida Atlantic favored by two touchdowns, despite both teams carrying identical 5-2 records. The Mean Green have the stronger conference position and the more productive offense. Florida Atlantic has enough scoring to challenge the margin; however, a 77.5-point total reflects expectations of strong offensive output. The question […]

NFL Week 7 | Monday, October 26, 2026 | 8:15 PM ET | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia The Philadelphia Eagles’ quarterback change creates a problem that Dallas must exploit without overcommitting its defense. With Jalen Hurts on injured reserve, Tanner McKee may not reproduce the same designed-run threat. But Dallas has allowed opponents to convert […]

Bo Nix may find Arizona’s secondary more dangerous when it disguises its intentions than when it brings extra pressure. The Cardinals have been rotating cornerbacks, and Denver must determine whether those changes create vulnerable coverage assignments or make Arizona’s intentions harder to identify before the snap. The Broncos arrive at 4-2, chasing a third consecutive […]