College Football with Sam

Yesterday we went over day one of the Big Ten Media Days (media days ended yesterday). Today it was only appropriate to go over day two's participants and talk about what they had to say. In my opinion, day one was much more entertaining than day two (maybe that is just because Michigan was on day one) but it was entertaining nonetheless and I really enjoyed listening to Mel Tucker and Ryan Day es...

Big Ten Media Days just concluded today and I have A TON of thoughts to unpack with you guys. Today I wanted to go over yesterday's speakers and give my thoughts on the programs that participated on Tuesday. Northwestern, Indiana, Maryland, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Michigan were the teams that had the spotlight yesterday. All speeches impressed, but only a few of the coaches' statements full...

The Big Ten always has solid, NFL defensive players. With Big Ten Media Days starting tomorrow, I wanted to discuss the defensive half of my All-Big Ten Team. Reminder, All of these players are fantastic in their own right. We are talking about fantastic college players, most of whom have some kind of future in the NFL. The Big Ten is loaded at LB this year with Luke Reimer, Jack Campbell, Nick He...

Nebraska's defense has perhaps been the sole bright spot of the first four years of the Scott Frost era. Every year under Erik Chinander the defense has slowly climbed up the ladder in scoring defense and preventing big plays. Along the way, Nebraska has also produced some great players on defense such as Cam Taylor-Britt. Nonetheless, the blackshirts have still not fielded a Top 25 defense under...

Big Ten Media Days will be running from July 26-27. As a result, I think it is appropriate for me to share my own Preseason 2022 All-Big Ten Team with you all. I have been in the process of making this list for months now, adjusting it as news regarding transfers and depth charts releases. All of these players are fantastic in their own right. We aren't talking about Graham Mertz or Spencer Petras...

There are only 132 days until the greatest rivalry in College Football is played at 12:00 PM ET. Michigan and Ohio State are primed to be not only Big Ten contenders but college football contenders as well. While this matchup will take place late in the year (specifically during the last week of the regular season), it is well assumed that these teams will be Top 10, if not Top 5 caliber. So as a...

The Spartans had their best football season since 2015 last year. The 2021 team was a spectacle of beauty, as their offense was explosive and the team itself was clutch. The Spartans played in several close games, and they came out on top in all but one. With Kenneth Walker in the backfield, you knew the Spartans would run the football and keep opposing defenses honest with the play-action pass. W...

If it isn't already clear by now, the SEC and Big Ten are bending the College Football world to their will. In 2021 the SEC enticed Oklahoma and Texas to leave the Big 12 and join the SEC no later than 2025. The Big Ten a week ago poached UCLA and USC from the Pac-12 and the two schools are set to join the Big Ten in 2024. The SEC and Big Ten aren't finished either. Both schools are looking to add...

Who is the best team of the 21st century? Yes, the 21st century isn't even close to being over, but there have been several elite teams that have been fielded during this century. 2001 Miami, 2019 LSU, and 2020 Alabama are not only elite teams of this century, but they are elite teams when they are played over the history of college football. I wanted to talk about those three today and leave it u...

Minnesota finished off 2021 with a 9-4 record after going 3-4 in 2020. While the offense performed at a poor level and the team was handed several injuries, Minnesota continued to fight and compete. Even with a home loss to 4-8 Bowling Green, PJ Fleck and his Gophers continued to row the boat. Despite returning plenty of production from 2021 (80% of their 2021 offensive production) and upgrading t...

Nebraska's offense was anything but consistent in the 2021 season. While there was improvement at many positions, Nebraska's OL regressed, and that combined with poor play calling left the offense being more of a liability than a scoring machine. With Adrian Martinez transferring out, and starters Cam Jurgens, Austin Allen, and Samori Toure off to the NFL, there are a lot of new faces on the Nebra...