Posts by Craig Smoak
Embarrassment and Uncertainty Abound as Baylor Travels to Arizona
BY Craig Smoak | 365 Sports It’s been a hell of a couple of weeks for the Baylor fandom, on and off the field. And unfortunately, the most recent on-field result — a slaughtering by Utah at home — only magnified both old and new problems the program now faces. Here’s what’s on my mind…
Read MoreGrant Seagren Compares Playing While Being in the Portal to Having Car Insurance
BY Marshall Scott | Pistols Firing Blog STILLWATER — Through injuries and a 30-day portal window that opened upon Mike Gundy’s firing, this Cowboy roster has been decimated. When interim Oklahoma State coach Doug Meacham approached the podium for his Monday news conference, he flipped the game notes to the Cowboys’ projected two-deep. “What’s this…
Read MoreUCF is overmatched by Texas Tech
BY Adam Eaton | Sons of UCF An old moniker for the city of Lubbock, Texas, is “Lucky me, I live in Lubbock”, but for the UCF Knights, there was nothing lucky about their trip to the heart of Northwest Texas this past weekend. FINAL SCORE: Texas Tech 48 – UCF 9 The Red Raiders…
Read MoreSenior Day vs. Frogs, Hoops outlasts #22 Auburn
BY Garrett Ross | 365 Sports The Coogs are coming off their second bye week of the season as they prepare to host TCU at 3:00 pm on Saturday at TDECU Stadium for Senior Day. Head coach Willie Fritz is extremely proud of this group of seniors and their ability to buy in and lay…
Read MoreFinally: Klieman Gets His First Win in Stillwater as K-State Struggles Continue
BY Cole Deutschendorf | 365 Sports Stillwater, Oklahoma, has rarely been kind to Kansas State. Before Saturday, the Wildcats had won there just once since 1999, a 45–40 shootout in 2017. This time, it wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t easy, and it certainly wasn’t smooth, but K-State finally broke through again, grinding out a 14–6 win…
Read MoreCincinnati’s Offense Can’t Find Answers for Second Game in a Row (BearcatJournal)
BY Keegan Nickoson | BearcatJournal.com Thirteen days had passed since the Bearcats had last played. The nasty taste in everyone’s mouth had, for the most part, subsided. The focus was on the next three weeks, which had become a three-game season: if Cincinnati won its remaining games, it’d play for a chance at the Big…
Read MoreWVU’s Late Push Comes Up Inches Short in Tempe
BY Justin Walker & Shanna Rose | WV Sports Chat West Virginia’s upset attempt came down to the final minutes on Saturday, but Arizona State’s defense delivered at the key moments, handing the Mountaineers a 25–23 loss at Mountain America Stadium. The Sun Devils relied heavily on backup quarterback Jeff Sims, who accounted for 288…
Read MoreBuffs’ prepare for final home game against ASU
BY Leopoldo Rivera IV | 365 Sports A Julian Lewis-led Colorado Buffaloes (3-7, 1-6 Big 12) will welcome the Arizona State Sun Devils (7-3, 5-2) for their final home game of the season. Coming off their final bye week, Colorado had some reflecting to do in their time off. The Buffs have been on a…
Read MoreBack from bye, Bears face no shortage of challenges on and off the field
BY Craig Smoak | 365 Sports Baylor Football is back on its home gridiron this week after its second and final bye. And awaiting the Bears over this final three-game stretch are three teams currently ahead of them in the standings, all of whom have already punched a ticket to the postseason. But before we…
Read MoreLost in Space: UCF drops its first Space Game; Bowl hopes slipping away
BY Trace Trylko | Sons of UCF “All good things must come to an end.” And so it goes for UCF’s once undefeated run in the Space Game as the Knights lost bragging rights to Houston – that other Space City. FINAL SCORE: Houston 30 – UCF 27 The Knights were hindered by the same…
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