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Alabama and Kansas State will take one another on in the Sugar Bowl to warm up the nation for the CFP Semifinals.    Leave a like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more of the best College Football content!     My Merchandise Store: https://cfbwithsam.threadless.com/  ESPN Sugar Bowl Game Preview: https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/4014420...

Tennessee and Clemson are two Top 10 teams who might be in the CFP right now if the pair didn't lose to South Carolina, but we have seen crazier things happen this season. Standing at 11-2, 7th in the country, and ACC Champions, Clemson has a chance to get its first 12+ win season since 2019. Tennessee, at 10-2, 6th in the country, has a chance to win their first New Year's Six Bowl game in over 2...

I have already discussed how Michigan State failed in 2022, and now Mel Tucker decided to say, hold my beer, there's more. Tucker announced today that no staff changes will be made entering the 2023 season. I think this is preposterous, especially for a program that has tremendous resources from donors to compete and an Athletic Director that was hired to get MSU back on top. The Spartans, to thei...

Luke Fickell has made his name as one of the most successful head coaches in the country. He guided Cincinnati Football to 2 New Year's Six Bowls, one of which was a College Football Playoff appearance, and he won 2 American Athletic Conference Championships. Fickell was hired by Wisconsin a few weeks ago, and now that he has hired some staff members, I wanted to spend some time today to talk abou...

Hearing Iowa Football pick up former Michigan players Cade McNamara and Erick All was somewhat surprising, given Iowa's history as a conservative football program. However, hearing Michigan quickly getting involved in the portal was perhaps the biggest surprise. Jim Harbaugh currently has the No.1 transfer portal class and he has the No.2 overall player in the portal in former Nebraska LB Ernest H...

After last year's stunning defeat at the hands of Georgia, Michigan now knows what it takes to prepare for a College Football Playoff game. TCU will be no easy task, but the Wolverines have experience, talent, and an excellent staff against the Horned Frogs. Jim Harbaugh needs to lead his squad to have a successful first half and to take advantage of TCU's reliance on big plays. RB's Donovan Edwar...

There is no doubt that Ohio State has a lot on its plate as they take on the No.1, 13-0 Georgia Bulldogs in the Peach Bowl. Despite being +6.5 point underdogs, Ohio State is more than capable of beating Georgia and going to the National Championship Game. A balanced game plan will do the Buckeyes wonders, as I think that at points Ohio State has been its own worst enemy in the regular season. Perh...

Michigan State failed in 2022, straight up. The Spartans were expected to achieve 8 or 9 wins and were ranked within the Top 15 to begin the season, but they fell short of reaching a bowl game after earning a 5-7 record in the regular season. Mel Tucker has plenty of external and internal problems to deal with if he wants to bring Michigan State national success and many of these problems start wi...

It has been over 2 weeks since Nebraska hired Matt Rhule as their next HC, and much of Nebraska's staff has already been filled out (Minus WRs). I want to revisit Nebraska Football and talked about this new staff, and why Rhule has Nebraska heading in a direction that I think will finally bring the Cornhusker faithful back to relevancy.   Leave a like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell...

Jim Harbaugh has earned Michigan Football its first 13-win season in school history with a 43-22 win over Purdue this past Saturday. Michigan started slow but found a dominating path to victory in the 2nd half. The Wolverines will go on to play TCU in the Fiesta Bowl while Purdue will travel to play LSU in the Citrus Bowl. QB JJ McCarthy, WR Ronnie Bell, RB Donovan Edwards, and CB Will Johnson wer...

"We're back in control of our own destiny", said Ryan Day, after Ohio State earned their College Football Playoff bid. The Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes have a chance to achieve something only Woody and Bo could dream of, facing off against each other for the title of the No.1 team in the country. No.2 Michigan Football will take on No.3 TCU Football in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl, whil...

The Wolverines will be without RB Blake Corum for the rest of the season as he will have to undertake an operation on his knee due to injury. Michigan still has to face Purdue and whatever team they get matched up with in the College Football Playoff, and they will have to rely on RBs Donovan Edwards and CJ Stokes to carry the ground game. Missing Corum to injury is a big blow to Michigan's chance...

Former Michigan QB Cade McNamara has announced that he will transfer to Iowa to use his final 2 years of college eligibility. With Iowa QBs Alex Padilla entering the transfer portal and Spencer Petras graduating, McNamara will be the starter for the 2023 season. Iowa Football had a disappointing 7-5 (5-4) season this year, with an elite defense combined with a porous offensive performance. There h...

The Buckeyes have more than a shot to make the playoff, contrary to popular belief, they still can win the National Championship. Ohio State is ranked 5th in the latest CFP rankings, and all they need is either TCU or (more favorably) USC to lose this coming Championship Weekend. Utah is favored to beat USC according to ESPN's FPI and TCU is barely favored by the same analytics over Kansas State....

The 2022 Big Ten Championship Game embodies the awesomeness that this season has provided us. Neither Purdue nor Michigan were picked to make the trip to Indianapolis this season, and here we are, as the Boilermakers and Wolverines will face off at 8:00 PM ET on FOX. Michigan Football has the opportunity to have their first 13-win season in school history, and also an opportunity to punch their ti...

Nebraska is reported to have hired Matt Rhule as its next head coach and this news couldn't have come at a better time. Just a few hours after the first reports broke, the Cornhuskers defeated Iowa to take home the Heroes Trophy for the first time since 2014.   Leave a like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more fantastic content!   My Merchandise Store: https://cfbwithsam.th...

Ohio State and Michigan will face each other in an undefeated matchup. No win is guaranteed, and yesterday's struggle against the Terrapins on the road showed that. QB Taulia Tagovailoa arguably outplayed CJ Stroud, and if not for RB Dallan Hayden, the Buckeyes could have found themselves needing a last-minute score to win. Hayden, who replaced TreVeyon Henderson, rushed for 146 yards and had 3 to...

Indiana was a guaranteed win. The key word is WAS. The Spartans, despite outgaining the Hoosiers in 1st downs, time of possession, and total yards, lost 39-31 in 2OT yesterday afternoon in the snow. Tom Allen picked up his 2nd Big Ten win this season, while Michigan State falls to 5-6 (3-5) and is dangerously close to losing bowl eligibility with a game against Top 10 Penn State looming over the h...

Blake Corum left early in the second half injured, and from there it looked as if Michigan's 10-0 start to the season might die painfully before a trip to Columbus. Thanks to K Jake Moody, who went 4/4 on FGs today, Michigan moved on to 11-0 (8-0) in an anxiety-inducing 19-17 win.   Leave a like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell for more fantastic content!   My Merchandise Store:...

Ohio State's much-anticipated matchup with Michigan, The Game, is not even two weeks away. Both teams are currently 10-0, and they will likely be 11-0 each when they face each other on November 26th. However, both still have one more game left, and coaches and players know that no game is a guaranteed win. Just 5 years ago in 2018, Maryland was a 2-point conversion away from pulling a massive upse...

Mel Tucker has led his team to 2 straight November wins after starting out 3-5 (1-4) in his first 8 games. There is no doubt that, despite several suspensions on defense, the Spartan defense has improved dramatically and the team has rallied after losing their rivalry game to Michigan. The recruiting class still has 10 4 stars and the Spartans still have momentum on their side. However, I think so...

Michigan is 10-0 for the first time since 2006, and I think they will match the 11-0 start of the same squad with a win over the Illini this week. However, nothing is guaranteed on a college football Saturday and the Wolverines should come prepared for Illinois and their solid, efficient, trench-play-focused style of football. Both Michigan and Illinois have Top 5 scoring defenses (Michigan is No....

Both Maryland and Penn State are out of contention for the Big Ten title, however, both can contend for a nice bowl game (Penn State can contend for an NY6 Bowl bid) if they win the remainder of their games. Penn State has dominated their "rivalry" with Maryland, with James Franklin going 6-2 in his stretch with Penn State and the Nittany Lions only losing to the Terrapins once before. However, wi...

The Buckeyes are 9-0 (6-0) and are currently ranked No.2 in the country. However, they still have some things to work on before their November 26th matchup with No.3 9-0 (6-0) Michigan. One of these things is Ohio State's physicality, along with their run offense. RBs Treveyon Henderson and Miyan Williams have struggled to establish a ground game in the Buckeye's past three matchups, and while tha...

Michigan and Nebraska will meet up to take care of business this Saturday. These are two blue-blood programs with proud histories and with two former QBs serving as the HCs of their respective programs (well in Scott Frost's case, formerly). Michigan is ranked No.3 in the CFP Rankings and is 9-0 (6-0) while Nebraska is 3-6 (2-4) and is on track to another season without a bowl appearance. WRs coac...