Week Three 2022 Steveo’s Salvos: Penn State at Auburn, Week Two notes, Comfort Zone, The other Independent, On Track

Freshman, five-star RB Nick Singleton carried ten times for 179 yards and two TDs on rushes of 70 and 44 yards.  Ohio U.’s defense does not match the speed and quickness of Auburn’s, but adjustments by Penn State to mix the run in with a good passing attack provides more confidence this weekend.

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Week Two 2022 Steveo’s Salvos:  Wake at Vandy, Week One notes, Microsoft Guidelines, Nos. 2-3-4, Who’s done?

Good news for in Week Two No. 23 Wake Forest (1-0) who collegefootballfan.com will see when they visit 2-0 Vanderbilt Saturday.  Starting QB Sam Hartman, sidelined by a non-football medical issue, returns to action this weekend. 

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Game 637: Bama blasts Utah State, why bother?

Bama blasted Utah State last Saturday, 55-0, and it could have been a lot worse.  Why does Saban insist on finding the best players in the nation and then seek teams for his schedule not even close to his level of talent?

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Steveo’s Salvos: Let’s get the 2022 season started

     Enough about NIL sponsors, transfers, and escape portals, let’s get the 2022 season started!  We’re right on top of it.  11 am CST this Saturday, Austin Peay at Western Kentucky opens our season.  FCS and Group of Five get … Continue reading

Steveo’s Salvos: Western Kentucky QB Doege hits transfer portal two weeks before opener

     Our QB season preview started with Jarret Doege of WKU stepping into a great opportunity after transferring from West Virginia. So what does he do now?  Less than two weeks before his team’s opener on August 27, he announces … Continue reading

Steveo’s Salvos:  Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders Blitz 2022

   Collegefootballfan.com had the pleasure of attending a luncheon held by the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raider Blitz featuring Head Coach Rick Stockstill at CP Between the Lakes Pub in Mt. Juliet, TN on Monday.  Coach Stockstill gave an overview … Continue reading

Steveo’s Salvos: There is no “I” in team, but there is in NIL, Anti-trust, and lawsuits; three in litigation

“Let’s allow potential college athletes negotiate with potential sponsors, donors, and corporate advertisers, and see how it goes.” Evidently, no foresight was discussed to determine the ramifications that would impact not only Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football.

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Steveo’s Salvos: Before conference realignment, first address NIL policy and transfer portal

    Many wait for Notre Dame to make the move first for realignment.  Next, anticipate existing conference members to make desperate (or greedy?) moves based on that.  Which teams sell memberships to move for consolidating big money TV rights?  Other … Continue reading

“Student-athletes” are no longer what college football is about

We wrote about the pitfalls facing college football last preseason – sponsors, contracts, enticements. It’s not about scholarships and qualified “student-athletes” nor anything that this great American pastime was built on. Read our July Salvo from last season right here. … Continue reading

Best of the 2022 draft: 84 selections among games attended by Collegefootballfan.com

Enjoy our draft pictorials below! With the 2022 NFL draft completed, collegefootballfan.com got to see a lot of great and some unique talent perform over the past four years who advance to playing at the next level. Among 233 players … Continue reading