Game 569: Fighting Illini serve up turnovers to Nittany Lions at Champaign breakfast for 30-13 loss

If PSU doesn’t make some adjustments, some better defenses in the future will be eating up some of their turnovers. Iowa, with a formidable defense, visits State College next Saturday.

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Game 658: Sam Franklin leads UTM Skyhawks in late victory over Missouri State, 38-31

The two halves played like two entirely different games. The Skyhawks dominated in the first half to lead at intermission, 24-7. At the 9:39 mark in the final period, Jacob Clark knotted the score on a 10-yard pass to Raylen Sharp.

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Game 657: Tennessee Vols vanquish Virginia Cavs, 49-13

Nashville, Tennessee – After the No. 12 Tennessee Vols scored on their opening drive of the game following memorial tributes to the Cavalier football players killed last season by a former teammate, they seemed to give the visitors multiple chances … Continue reading

Game 656: Jacksonville State triumphs over UTEP in first FBS contest

In an a very evenly matched opener for Collegefootballfan.com statistically and on the scoreboard, three turnovers made the difference as the Jacksonville State Gamecocks defeated the UTEP Miners, 17-14. 

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2022 Post-season Steveo’s Salvos: Final rankings; Top performers of 2022; New book in the works

A great balance of talent and coaching on offense and defense under HC Kirby Scott put the Dawgs up where they belonged. 

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Game 655:  Iowa defense outscores its offense to take away Music City over Kentucky

Iowa put up 21 points, all in the second period.  The quarter featured the four main highlights of the entire game.

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Game 654: Arkansas overcomes Kansas comeback in three OTs to win Liberty Bowl

  At the end of regulation in front of an enthusiastic crowd of 52,847 attended pretty evenly between both schools, all I could say was, “Wow!” Guest Game Analyst Rick Selleck (Auburn grad/fan) conferred, “That about sums I up!” 

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Second Bowl Week 2022 Steveo’s Salvos: Power Five vs. Group of Five; Cold Wave/Shoulders; Signing overhype; Game notes; Playoffs, Bowl, Consolation proposal; Our bowl teams roll

We believe such games would show that the Group of Five is not that far removed from most of the teams among the SEC, Big Ten, Big XII, ACC, and Pac-12.

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Game 653: Cadets of Army turnovers sink Mids of Navy in two OTs in 123rd rivalry game

With a blocked punt for a TD in regulation and the benefit of a fumble recovery at the one-yard line in the second OT, the Cadets came away with the points they needed to win in this hard-fought scrimmage.

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Game 652: Crittendon leads Samford in OT over SE Louisiana to advance to FCS quarterfinal

Homewood, Alabama – In one of the greatest individual performances collegefootballfan.com has ever witnessed, Quincy Crittendon a redshirt freshman subbing for injured starter Michael Hiers after the opening series, led his Stamford Bulldogs (11-1) in a thrilling FCS second round … Continue reading