College Football – Page 25 – Left Field Lounge

Florida Atlantic QB N’Kosi Perry signs name, image and likeness deal with alcohol company

September 8, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, NIL, Pressedalchohol, Boca Raton Florida, FAU, Florida Atlantic, Islamorada Beer Company, Islamorada Florida, N'Kosi Perry, Name Image and Likeness, NIL, Scooby Axson, USAToday

FAU QB is first athlete to sign NIL deal with an alcohol company. Tap below to read the story by Scooby Axson for the USAToday https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2021/09/08/florida-atlantic-nkosi-perry-nil-deal-beer-company/5770694001/

FTX exchange gets naming rights to Berkeley stadium as crypto, NCAA football collide

September 7, 2021Articles, College Football, FYI, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedCal Golden Bears, crypto, Dani Romero, FTX, NCAA Football, stadium naming rights, UC Berkleey, University of California-Berkeley Golden Bears, Yahoo Finance

Stadium naming rights at Cal Berkeley go crypto. What's next? Tap below to read the article by Dani Romero from Yahoo Finance. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ftx-exchange-gets-naming-rights-to-berkeley-stadium-as-crypto-college-sports-collide-151852734.html

Legendary USC star FB Sam ‘Bam’ Cunningham, credited with role of integrating football in South, dies at 71

September 7, 2021College Football, FYI, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedBarrett Sallee, CBSSports, Pac 12, Sam "Bam" Cunningham, USC Football, USC Trojans

RIP Sam "Bam" Cunningham. Watched him play for USC and the Patriots. Hard runner who never let up. Tap below to read the article by Barrett Sallee of CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/legendary-usc-star-fb-sam-bam-cunningham-credited-with-role-of-integrating-football-in-south-dies-at-71/

Kirby Smart ‘concerned’ as Georgia football program deals with spike of COVID-19 cases

September 6, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed, SEC FootballAthens Banner-herald, Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall, Covid-19, Georgia Bulldogs, Kirby Smart, Marc Weiszer, UAB, USAToday

Apparently Covid-19 is becoming a concern for Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart. Tap below to read the article by Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald for the USAToday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2021/09/06/georgia-football-covid-19-spike-kirby-smart/5747529001/

College Football Week 1 Results Show Potential Risk of NIL Deals

September 6, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, NIL, Odds and Ends, Pressedcollege football, D'Eriq King, Darren Rovell, Florida State Seminoles, Georgia Bulldogs, Heisman Trophy, JT Daniels, LSU Tigers, Milton McKenzie, Myles Brennan, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA Football, NIL, Ohio State Buckeyes, Quinn Ewers, Raising Canes, Smoothie King, The Action Network, University of Miami Hurricanes

Interesting article by Darren Rovell of the Action Network on NIL deals in college football. Tap below to read the full article. https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/college-football-week-1-results-potential-risk-nil-deals

McKenzie Milton’s family, supporters had best view of QB’s miracle return – ‘I was really happy for him, but I was scared’

September 6, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedCentral Florida Knights, Doack Campbell Stadium, Florida State, Florida State Seminoles, McKenzie Milton, NCAA Football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Notre Dame Football, Pete Thamel, UCF Quarterback, Yahoo Sports

Feel good story of the 2021 season...so far. Welcome back McKenzie Milton. Tap below to read the article by Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/mc-kenzie-miltons-family-supporters-had-best-view-of-q-bs-miracle-return-i-was-really-happy-for-him-but-i-was-scared-093251507.html

FCS wins vs. FBS teams: All-time victories, upsets, wins vs. ranked teams

September 5, 2021College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed1979 -2021, all-time FCS Upsets, FBS, FCS, NCAA

On the heels of SIX FCS upsets of FBS teams, including an upset of a top 20 team, here is the list of FCS upsets since 1979 brought to you…

College Football Week 1 Takeaways: Alabama’s Bryce Young is Heisman worthy; Clemson’s tough road ahead

September 5, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedAlabama Crimson Tide, Bill Bender, Brice Young, Clemson Tigers, Heisman Trophy, The Sporting News

Check out these thoughts on Week 1 of the college football season (even though some teams played LAST weekend) by Bill Bender of the Sporting News. Tap below to check…

Costly downside of guarantee games for Power Five emerges early in college football season

September 5, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedColorado State, Connecticut Huskies, East Tennessee State, FCS, Georgia Tech Yellowjackets, Guarantee Games, Holy Cross Crusaders, Illinois Fighting Illini, Northern Illinois Huskies, Power Five, South Dakota State, University of Montana, Vanderbilt Commodores, Washington Huskies

It happens every year: some Power Five teams hands a supposed cupcake a million dollars to come to town for a beat down. Only the Power Five team is the…

How college football’s star quarterbacks are managing NIL rights alongside on-field expectations

September 4, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, NIL, PressedBYU Cougars, CBSSports, Dennis Dodd, Kendon Slovis, LSU Tiger, Myles Brennan, Name Image and Likeness, NIL, Oregon Ducks, USC Trojans

Name, image and likeness money is flowing, and QBs are unsurprisingly attracting plenty of it. Tap below to read the article by Dennis Dodd for CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/how-college-footballs-star-quarterbacks-are-managing-nil-rights-alongside-on-field-expectations/