Posts by Craig Smoak
Space City Showdown, Sampson’s 800 wins
BY Garrett Ross | 365 Sports After a week inside the Top 25, Houston finds itself unranked once again after getting upset by West Virginia 45-35 this past weekend. It was a recipe for disaster, as the Coogs found themselves in a 14-0 hole early and could never overcome it. Houston turned the ball over…
Read MoreTurnovers, Failed Chances Cost Wildcats in Loss to Red Raiders
BY Cole Deutschendorf | 365 Sports There have been several games this season where K-State’s fourth-quarter issues have cost them close contests, reflected in their 1-4 record in one-score games. That was technically true last Saturday against Texas Tech, but unlike past weeks, it was more about the Red Raiders simply being the better team.…
Read MoreBuffs turn page on Utah loss, focus on Arizona
BY Leopoldo Rivera IV | 365 Sports Last Saturday, the Colorado Buffaloes (3-5, 1-4 Big 12) were throttled in Salt Lake City by the Utah Utes (6-2, 3-2 Big 12), 53-7. The beatdown was ugly and revealed how Colorado was severely outcoached in all three phases. By halftime, the Utes had 43 points, and Colorado’s…
Read MoreWhere Oklahoma State’s Defense Has Gotten Better Under Clint Bowen
BY Marshall Scott | Pistols Firing Blog Unfortunately, it’s been a season of moral victories for the Cowboys. One of those moral victories in Oklahoma State’s 42-0 loss to Texas Tech was that the Cowboy defense didn’t play as poorly as the score entails. Thirteen of the Red Raiders’ points came via a kick return…
Read MoreWest Virginia May Have Found Their Quarterback of the Future in Loss to TCU
BY Justin Walker & Jonathan K. Martin | WV Sports Chat In the wake of a hard-fought 23-17 loss to a formidable 6-2 TCU team on Saturday night, the WVU football program might have stumbled upon a silver lining—and potentially their quarterback of the future—in true freshman Scotty Fox Jr. As the Mountaineers’ season teeters…
Read MoreK-State’s Season of Disappointment Turns a Corner with Win over Kansas
BY Cole Deutschendorf | 365 Sports There is no doubt about it. The 2025 season has had its fair share of disappointment for the Kansas State Wildcats. They came into the season with aspirations of Arlington for the Big 12 Championship in early December, but instead started 2-4 overall and 1-2 in Big 12 play.…
Read MoreCan the Knights finish strong?
BY ADAM EATON | SONS OF UCF Coming off their final bye week of the year, the UCF Knights find themselves staring down a challenging five-game stretch that will close out the 2025 schedule. The first of those challenges comes on the road against Baylor on Saturday, a place the Knights have never visited. The…
Read More#17 Cincinnati keeps taking care of business, but more work remains
BY Keegan Nickoson | Bearcat Journal Media members and cameras waited by the Cincinnati locker room. Players walked by, high-fiving coaches and supporters. Then Brendan Sorsby finally showed up after completing a postgame interview with ESPN, greeting students and talking with Baylor players. Fans and kids asked for autographs and photos, and the Texas native…
Read MoreHeavy-Hearted Coogs Ranked and Rollin’
BY Garrett Ross | 365 Sports The Coogs won’t be denied. Head coach Willie Fritz has taken a program that finished 4-8 last season and has them 7-1 and ranked 22nd in the AP Top 25 after upsetting a ranked Arizona State team 24-16 in Tempe on Saturday, earning the program’s first ranked road win…
Read MoreHomecoming vs. UCF is a must-win for Dave Aranda & Baylor Football
BY Craig Smoak | 365 Sports The Bears hit a fresh low in 2025, with an all-too-familiar routine last Saturday in Cincinnati. Down 24-0, they mounted their usual comeback to make things interesting, only for their own mistakes to compound and ensure an almost doesn’t count defeat. NOW OR NEVER If the Bears have any…
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