Posts by Craig Smoak
Buffs thump Blue Hens; look to Houston
BY LEOPOLDO RIVERA IV | 365 SPORTS Fresh off their first win, the Colorado Buffaloes (1-1) hit the road to face the Houston Cougars (2-0) in a Friday night showdown. Last Saturday, the Buffs made off with a 31-7 victory over the Delaware Blue Hens. Kaidon Salter received the first two drives for Colorado, followed…
Read MoreDon’t Write Off Cincinnati After Disappointing Win Over Bowling Green
BY KEEGAN NICKOSON | BEARCAT JOURNAL No, it wasn’t pretty. Yes, you have the right to be concerned. But Saturday’s game should not seal the deal about this Cincinnati team not being as good as many thought they could be before the season. The Bearcats picked up their first win of the season Saturday evening…
Read MoreGundy to OSU Fans: “Stay With Us”
BY MARSHALL SCOTT | PISTOLS FIRING It’s no secret that the past 12 months of Cowboy football haven’t necessarily been the good ole days. Oklahoma State lost to Oregon 69-3 on Saturday. The loss means the Cowboys will go a full calendar year without beating an FBS football team. OSU’s last win against such an…
Read MoreSummary of WVU’s Loss to Ohio & Looking Ahead to Backyard Brawl
BY JUSTIN WALKER | WV SPORTS CHAT Ohio Recap West Virginia’s 17-10 loss to Ohio University was a sobering reminder of the challenges facing the Mountaineers as they navigate a rebuild under Rich Rodriguez. They were only able to muster 250 yards of total offense against Ohio, 72 of which were on the ground. Star…
Read MoreTen Thoughts on Auburn Loss, SMU Prediction
BY CRAIG SMOAK | 365 Sports Fireworks, flyovers, drones, special uniforms, legends, a national television audience and a name SEC opponent you thought was ripe for the picking. Friday night had it all at McLane Stadium except for a Baylor win. Here are Ten Things I’ve thought about post-Auburn, and am wondering about pre-SMU. 1)…
Read MoreTen Takeaways From Houston’s 27-0 Victory Over SFA
BY GARRETT ROSS | 365 Sports Houston (1-0) took care of business against SFA (0-1) 27-0 in their season-opener on Thursday night at TDECU Stadium. The defense didn’t miss a beat from last season, while the offense showed hopeful optimism that was missing in 2024. Here are Ten Takeaways from the Coogs’ victory over the…
Read MoreUCF Holds on for Tight Week 1 Victory
BY ADAM EATON | Sons of UCF Let’s start with the elephant in the room: it didn’t really go as any Knight fan had hoped. That includes UCF head coach Scott Frost who said postgame, “[the] game didn’t quite look like I anticipated it would go, but I was really happy with the fight and…
Read MoreWVU Wins Rodriguez Homecoming, Faces Tricky Road Test in Week Two
BY JUSTIN WALKER & SHANNA ROSE | WV Sports Chat Robert Morris Recap After a slow start, West Virginia University came to life in the second half and defeated Robert Morris 45-3 on Saturday afternoon at Milan Puskar Stadium in Rich Rodriguez’s homecoming game. Quarterback Nicco Marchiol started for the Mountaineers and had a solid…
Read MoreColorado vs. Delaware preview: Buffs look to bounce back
BY LEOPOLDO RIVERA IV | 365 Sports In a Saturday afternoon showdown, the Colorado Buffaloes (0-1) welcome the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens to Folsom Field for Week 2. The Buffs had a night to forget last Friday, losing 27-20 to the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets (1-0). Defensively, they gave up 463 total yards of offense and…
Read MoreBears are underdogs, but talent gap is way overblown
A premier Big 12 vs. SEC season-opener with storylines and implications galore draws closer to the banks of the Brazos—a season opener unlike any other in recent program history. Many despise the idea of college football encroaching on the territory of Texas high school football and the hallowed grounds of Friday nights. However, in the…
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