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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/

The best 2022 college Draft prospects are …

September 7, 2021College Baseball, FYI, MLB, MLB Draft, Odds and Ends, Pressed2022 MLB Draft, College Draft Prospects, Jim Callis, Landon Sims, Logan Tanner, Mississippi State Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldog Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldogs, MLB, NCAA, SEC, SEC Baseball

Ran across this article by Jim Callis for MLB.com mentioning two Diamond Dogs as top 20 draft prospects for next year's draft. Who? Tap below to check it out! https://www.mlb.com/news/best-2022-college-draft-prospects

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/

Kansas students rush the field after 17-14 win over FCS opponent South Dakota

September 4, 2021College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedBig 12, Fans rush the field, FCS, Kansas, Kansas Jayhawks, NCAA Football, South Dakota

Saturday college football season is back! Tap below to read the article by Nick Bromberg for Yahoo Sports. https://sports.yahoo.com/kansas-students-rush-the-field-after-17-14-win-over-fcs-opponent-south-dakota-035442323.html