Posts by Craig Smoak
10 Thoughts on another brutal loss to TCU and Cincy up next
BY CRAIG SMOAK | 365 Sports Following a flat-out bad loss in Fort Worth, the Bears head to Ohio, where they’ve won in their only prior trip. However, most predict a different outcome this go-round as they face a confident Cincinnati squad under third-year head coach Scott Satterfield. Bad Loss: The furious fourth-quarter rally in the…
Read MoreHow a ‘Catastrophic’ Few Plays Turned a Competitive Game into Another Blowout
BY MARSHALL SCOTT | Pistols Firing Blog STILLWATER — A gander at the Cowboys’ average margin of defeat against FBS foes this season (28.8) will show you they haven’t been super competitive this season. Oklahoma State was competitive against No. 24 Cincinnati on Saturday … until the Cowboys weren’t. OSU lost to Cincy 49-17 on homecoming,…
Read MoreThree Key Takeaways from WVU Football’s Blowout Loss to UCF
BY JUSTIN WALKER | WV Sports Chat Bye Week Did Not Help West Virginia was coming off a bye week going into Saturday’s contest at UCF. Meanwhile, the Knights were coming off a hard-fought loss to rival Cincinnati. Unfortunately for Mountaineer fans, the extra week to prepare did not help. As a matter of fact,…
Read MoreUCF gets first Big 12 win of 2025
BY ADAM EATON | Sons of UCF As far as the 2025 season goes for the UCF Knights football team, two rare occasions happened on Saturday in Orlando. First, it did not rain, which, after having three home games impacted in some way by weather, was a welcome sight (although it sure was hot). Second,…
Read MoreHouston Rises With Bowl Dreams Fulfilled and Arizona State Looming Next
BY GARRETT ROSS | 365 Sports The Coogs clinched bowl eligibility with their 31-28 win over Arizona on Saturday. Houston has now eclipsed their win total from last season through the first eight weeks of 2025, which speaks volumes to the culture being established under second-year head coach Willie Fritz. Fritz and offensive coordinator Slade…
Read MoreKansas State Seeks 17th Straight Sunflower Victory over Kansas
BY COLE DEUTSCHENDORF | 365 Sports The last time Kansas beat Kansas State, Instagram didn’t exist. You have to go back to November 1, 2008, when KU trounced K-State 52-21 in what was its last winning season before the Lance Leipold era. For K-State, that loss fell in the middle of a five-game skid that sealed…
Read MoreBye week boosts Buffaloes into Utah road trip
BY LEOPOLDO RIVERA IV | 365 Sports Fresh off a bye week, the Colorado Buffaloes (3-4, 1-3 Big 12) cross the mountains to face the Utah Utes (5-2, 2-2) in a Saturday night showdown. It will be a late kickoff, one the Buffs have been accustomed to this season, but Colorado hopes a week to…
Read MoreMore Alike Than They’d Like: Baylor vs. TCU, Round 121
By CRAIG SMOAK | 365 Sports The 4-2 Bears return from a brief respite for some rivalry action in Fort Worth on Saturday, where it gets no more familiar or heated than the annual tangle with TCU. Both teams enter susceptible, more alike than different. The Frogs, perhaps slightly worse for wear after a pummeling…
Read MoreColorado’s upset against Iowa State gives confidence in the bye week
BY LEOPOLDO RIVERA IV | 365 Sports Last Saturday, the Colorado Buffaloes (3-3, 1-3 Big 12) upset the then No. 22-ranked Iowa State Cyclones (5-2, 2-3) by a score of 24-17, giving the Buffs a boost into their bye week. Old demons visited the Buffs early as they struggled to score. Their first touchdown came…
Read MoreWR Sam Jackson Again Expected to Start at Quarterback, Meacham Expects Flores Back Soon
By MARSHALL SCOTT | Pistols Firing Blog STILLWATER — The biggest story from the Cowboys’ loss to Houston this past weekend turned into shirtless fans waving their tarps above their heads in the midst of a blowout. But not far behind that storyline was the fact that Oklahoma State had a listed wide receiver starting…
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