Game 636: Late scores in two halves propel Penn State past Purdue in Big Ten openers

With 2:27 left, Clifford displayed the reason why his Head Coach relied on his sixth season of experience.  On this last sequence of plays, he completed five of his next six passes including a 27 yarder to Tinsley to get to Purdue’s 10.  His next throw went to Lee who swung out behind the Boilermakers’ left side uncovered to grab Clifford’s lofted pass for the winning score. 

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“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

Steveo’s Salvos: Week 5, October 1, 2021

SEC policy? Doesn’t get any more blatant than this, Paul.   Tennessee, looking to get back into consideration for respectability meaning more wins, cancelled a contract to play Army West Point next season.  Army, who runs the triple option that … Continue reading

Collegefootballfan.com: 2020 turns out to be a year to forget, but we’d like to make the 2020 college bowl season a time to remember

Collegefootballfan.com (CFF.com) proposes some “good” changes to this year’s bowl season to make this unusual, disorganized, Covid-19 strapped season one that many fans remember on a much more positive note.

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150th Anniversary Teams seen in Action

To celebrate the 150th anniversary in 2019, ESPN.com selected the first and second greatest teams of all time. With the last 40 years under our belts having attended 610 games thus far, we at collegefootballfan.com got to see our fair … Continue reading

Game 600: Golden Gophers devour Scarlet Knights, 42-7, in Collegefootballfan.com’s 600th Game

Game 600: Golden Gophers “devour” Scarlet Knights, 42-7, in Collegefootballfan.com’s 600th Game The Birthplace of College Football, NJ – One of our one hundred Guest Game Analysts (GGAs) celebrating Collegefootballfan.com’s 600th college game since 1979, pondered something about “modern technology” … Continue reading

Game 599: Louisville speeds ahead to fight off Wake Forest comeback in Collegefootballfan.com record-setter, 62-59

“Quarterbacks attend passing camps to hone their skills. Maybe some smart coaches should start camps to teach pass coverage and improve tackling as well.”

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Game 596: Penn State continues slaughter of Maryland, 59-0

Following a one-point victory by the Lions in 2015, they’ve outscored the Terrapins, 201-20, since.

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Game 594: Boston College rushes past “clueless” Rutgers, 30-16

“…the Rutgers Scarlet Knights actually had a chance to defeat Boston College yesterday, despite the Eagles 30-16 victory which could have been challenged had the clueless RU coaching staff picked up on an evident weak spot to exploit.”

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Game 588: Rutgers defeats UMass to keep Coach Ash off the hot seat for the short-term, 48-21

Birthplace of College Football, NJ – Trailing UMass 21-7 at the end of the first quarter, Rutgers offense came to life to keep Chris Ash off the hot seat for the time being on the passing arm of QB McLane … Continue reading