College Football
UCF 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 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 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 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…
Read MoreKnights’ offense can’t get out of its own way
By ADAM EATON | Sons of UCF In the third quarter of the UCF Knights’ matchup with the Cincinnati Bearcats, the Knights’ offense pulled off a feat that had many people asking if it had ever happened before: 17 plays. 40 yards. 9:02 minutes. Punt. It basically serves as a microcosm for the entirety of…
Read MoreCincinnati not satisfied after ugly win over UCF
BY KEEGAN NICKOSON | Bearcat Journal There haven’t been many times at Cincinnati over the past three years when a nine-point win yielded a disappointed attitude during postgame press conferences. The Bearcats have set their standard, and Saturday’s 20-11 victory over their rival, UCF, didn’t live up to it. “We thought coming in that their…
Read MoreThree Things to Watch for WVU Against UCF on Saturday
By JUSTIN WALKER | WV Sports Chat This Saturday’s game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and UCF Knights could be labeled the “Nostalgia Bowl,” as both teams have former head coaches returning. Rich Rodriguez returns to coach the Mountaineers after a 17-year absence, while Scott Frost returns to UCF after a failed stint at Nebraska…
Read MoreK-State Finally Shows Its Potential in Dominant Win Over TCU
BY COLE DEUTSCHENDORF | 365 Sports There may have been a fair number of fans pinching themselves at Bill Snyder Family Stadium last Saturday after the K-State Wildcats showed off what many thought the team could be before the season started by taking down TCU 41-28. It was an offense that, outside of a slow…
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