College Football
Ten Things on Stillwater Successes, Home Advantages & K-State
BY CRAIG SMOAK | 365 Sports Baylor Football avoided disaster in Oklahoma, climbing back above .500, but to get serious, they must capitalize on another opportunity to cash in at home. Here are ten thoughts on the current state of the Bears, from a successful showing in Stillwater to this weekend’s looming challenge from the…
Read MoreFive Key Takeaways from WVU’s Blowout Loss to Utah
BY JUSTIN WALKER | WV Sports Chat Rodriguez Still Looking for a Quarterback While Nicco Marchiol had started the first four games of the season, the offense had yet to find its footing under the redshirt junior, leading to Rich Rodriguez rotating multiple quarterbacks in each game to try to find a spark. With Marchiol…
Read MoreHow Mike Gundy, High School Football Rejuvenated Clint Bowen
BY MARSHALL SCOTT | Pistols Firing Blog STILLWATER — More than a decade ago, Mike Gundy gave Clint Bowen some advice that, all these years later, Bowen said the former Cowboy coach was right about. Bowen was named Oklahoma State’s interim defensive coordinator on Sunday, following a week of tumultuous events within the OSU football program…
Read MoreKnights sputter in Big 12 opener
BY ADAM EATON | Sons of UCF The UCF Knights strolled into Bill Snyder Family Stadium as a team filled with emotion. Excitement, nerves, and sadness were palpable for a squad facing its first Big 12 conference game mere days after the tragic death of offensive line coach Shawn Clark. As the game got underway,…
Read MoreCoogs Beat Beavs in OT; Shift Focus to No. 12 Texas Tech
BY GARRETT ROSS | 365 Sports Houston broke its post-bye week losing streak Friday night with a dramatic 27–24 comeback victory over Oregon State at Reser Stadium. The Cougars scored 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to erase a two-touchdown deficit. Quarterback Connor Weigman completed 20 of 36 passes for 270 yards and two…
Read MoreBuffs suffer third loss, head to TCU
BY LEOPOLD RIVERA IV | 365 SPORTS Another undisciplined performance by the Colorado Buffaloes (2-3, 0-2) resulted in a 24-21 loss to the Brigham Young Cougars (4-0, 1-0) at home on Saturday night. Heading into the game, there were evident weaknesses in Colorado’s run defense and offensive consistency. Those old nightmares were apparent at the…
Read MoreBaylor’s 2-2 Start and Predicting a Strange Trip to Stillwater
By CRAIG SMOAK | 365 Sports The Bears are .500 and now head to Stillwater as the first team to take on the Cowboys following Mike Gundy’s dismissal. It’s a curious and potentially dangerous spot to be in. Here are a few of my thoughts as the Bears prepare to head north of the Red…
Read MoreKnight Nation mourns Coach Shawn Clark
By ADAM EATON | Sons of UCF On September 21st, UCF assistant coach Shawn Clark passed away in a local Orlando hospital, according to a statement released by UCF Athletics. Clark, who was in his first season with the Knights, was admitted to a local hospital on September 9th due to a medical emergency and…
Read MoreHome win propels Colorado into matchup with BYU
By LEOPOLDO RIVERA IV | 365 Sports Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes took care of business against the Wyoming Cowboys, winning 37-20. Under center, the Buffs made the switch back to Kaidon Salter, who confidently took back the reins in his third start. Finding nine separate targets, he went 18/28 for 304 yards and three touchdowns…
Read MoreHouston Eyes First 4-0 Start Since 2016
By GARRETT ROSS | 365 Sports Coming off a bye week, head coach Willie Fritz and the Coogs hope to avoid a repeat of last season, where they fell to Kansas 42-14 and Arizona 27-3 on the road following a bye. Houston (3-0, 1-0) now travels to Corvallis after a bye to face Oregon State (0-4).…
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