NCAA Football – Page 9 – Left Field Lounge

Portland State Football Coach Offers Free Beer for Fans, Hit With $14,448 Tab

September 23, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedAndrew Gastelum, Bruce Barnum, Free beer, NCAA Football, Portland State Football, Sports Illustrated, Western Oregon

Imagine what the tab would be for an SEC school...especially one that loves to give beer showers! Tap below to read the article by Andrew Gastelum for Sports Illustrated. https://www.si.com/college/2021/09/22/portland-state-free-beer-fans-bruce-barnum

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

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

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

Ohio State freshman QB Quinn Ewers signs $1.4M NIL deal

August 31, 2021Articles, College Football, News, Pressedcollege football, GT Sports Marketing, GTSM, NCAA, NCAA Football, NIL, Ohio State Buckeyes, Ohio State Football, Quinn Evers, Sam Cooper, Yahoo Sports

Things are about to get really crazy with this NIL stuff. Tap below to read the article by Sam Cooper of Yahoo Sports https://www.yahoo.com/sports/reports-ohio-state-freshman-quinn-ewers-signs-14-m-nil-deal-190747304.html

Oklahoma vs. Tulane game moved from New Orleans to Norman due to Hurricane Ida

August 30, 2021Events, FYI, NCAA, Odds and Ends, PressedMemorial Stadium, NCAA Football, Norman Oklahoma, Oklahoma Sooners, Tulane Green Wave, Tulane University, Yulman Stadium

Tulane University has announced they are moving their football game with Oklahoma to Norman, OK in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. Tap below to read the article on CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/oklahoma-vs-tulane-game-moved-from-new-orleans-to-norman-due-to-hurricane-ida/

College football kicks off as pandemic continues. What we know about conference COVID policies.

August 29, 2021Articles, College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressedcollege football, Covid-19, Erick SMith, NCAA Football, Pandemic, Scooby Axson, USAToday

College football kicks off this weekend amid a growing number of COVID-19 cases throughout the country and uncertainty on how the rise will impact games this fall. Tap below to…

2021-22 college football bowl predictions: How the postseason should break down

August 27, 2021College Football, NCAA, Odds and Ends, Pressed2021-22 football bowl predictions, College football postseason, Erick SMith, NCAA Football, USAToday

Tap below to view the 2021-22 college football bowl game predictions by Erick Smith of the USAToday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2021/08/26/college-football-predicting-four-playoff-teams-bowl-games/5496935001/

Big Ten, ACC, Pac-12 alliance to combat SEC’s influence expected to be announced Tuesday

August 24, 2021Articles, College Football, News, PressedACC, Alliance, Big Ten, college football, College Football Playoff, Dennis Dodd, Expansion, NCAA Football, SEC

Looks like a steel cage match is setting up in college football. Tap below to read the Dennis Dodd article on CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-ten-acc-pac-12-alliance-to-combat-secs-influence-expected-to-be-announced-tuesday/