ESPN’s Tom Luginbill remains confident in Florida’s chances against Michigan on Saturday even without suspended running back Jordan Scarlett. He joined Frank Frangie on the “Frangie Show” on 1010XL Jax Sports Radio Wednesday to discuss the game. “I think Florida is going to win it,” Luginbill told Frangie. “I think they’re too talented across the […]
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A familiar voice in broadcasting is quitting football due to concerns over concussions and an SEC game was the catalyst. Ed Cunningham says he’s walking away from analyzing games on ESPN this year because he believes the game is too dangerous for the brain, as reported by John Branch of the New York Times. Cunningham, […]
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Now that Les Miles is heading to Fox Sports, longtime broadcaster Tim Brando is looking forward to working alongside the former LSU coach. This season, Miles will be paired with play-by-play man Brando and analyst Spencer Tillman. “Spencer and I have extraordinary chemistry. and we’ve both known Coach (Miles) a long time,” Brando told GN. […]
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Frank Beamer could have faded into the tapestry of college football upon retiring, leaving behind him a wake of adoring fans and players and a style of play all his own – “Beamer ball.” That wouldn’t be very Frank Beamer-like. Beamer is a giver and among the warmest people I know. He loves the game […]
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The torrential rain from now-Tropical Storm Harvey likely will force Saturday’s BYU-LSU game from Houston. #LSU AD Joe Alleva’s full statement, through administrator Bill Franques. pic.twitter.com/xvZCJGboUT — Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) August 27, 2017 “Almost certainly it will not be played in Houston,” school spokesman Bill Franques said. Franques said that while AD JOe Alleva has […]
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The inception of the College Football Playoff introduced two new phrases to the sport’s vocabulary: “Power Five” and “Group of Five.” College football’s conferences and member institutions are placed into one of these two bins. Intentionally or not, the CFP through its promotion of these terms and the heavy dosage of status they imply, has […]
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Vestavia Hills had a special night Friday but for a bigger reason than how it performed as a team on the field. On the final play of the Rebels’ preseason game against Briarwood Christian, Jake Pratt, an 18-year-old senior with Down syndrome, took a handoff 34 yards for a touchdown. As his sister, who shared […]
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Word was that the third season of the award-winning Neflix documentary series “Last Chance U” would feature Independence Community College in Kansas, and the online streaming network made it official Thursday. “While we now have the opportunity to head to Kansas, we hope to revisit the people we’ve grown to love over the past two […]
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Alabama and Miami could be playing each other in the near future – nearly 30 years after their last meeting. The Tuscaloosa News reported Wednesday night that the two schools are in negotiations to play against each other in the 2021 Chick-fil-A Game. If Alabama and Miami do meet in 2021, it would be the […]
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According to a report by FBSSchedules.com, Ole Miss and Louisville have agreed to meet in the 2021 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The website obtained a signed copy of the game contract between the two schools via an open records request to the University of Mississippi. The website further reports that Ole […]
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