The Spun staff makes its picks for College Football Week 3 games. Last weekend didn't have a ton of hype heading into Saturday, but we still had some very fun games. Central Michigan pulled off an amazing Hail Mary lateral-spawned upset of Oklahoma State that, as it turns out, shouldn't have happened. Doesn't mean it wasn't crazy to watch though. Arkansas shook the September … [Read more...] about The Spun 2016 College Football Staff Picks: Week 3
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The Spun 2016 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
College Football Week 4 picks by The Spun staff members. Through three weeks of the college football season, things are pretty tight here in our office-wide picks contest. Matt Hladik has jumped out to a two-pick lead after a monster Week 3, in which he only picked four losers of the 46 games we selected. Here are the full office standings so far: Conference play really gets … [Read more...] about The Spun 2016 College Football Staff Picks: Week 4
Video: Fans Boo After ECU Band Members Take Knee While Playing National Anthem
Twitter/@JGravleyWRAL The East Carolina band showed that kneeling during the national anthem isn't only for the players. Members of East Carolina's band took a knee during the national anthem prior to the Pirates contest against Central Florida on Saturday. Fans in attendance voiced their opinions on the matter when the band took the field at halftime: Cecil P. Staton, … [Read more...] about Video: Fans Boo After ECU Band Members Take Knee While Playing National Anthem
Report: There Are Discussions About A Potential Playoff For “Group Of Five” Schools
Officials from the Group of Five conferences—the AAC, Conference USA, MAC, Sun Belt, and Mountain West—are reportedly interested in starting their own playoff. We are only in the third year of the College Football Playoff at the FBS level, but so far it has only consisted of teams from the power conferences. The system isn't explicitly designed to leave out teams from the … [Read more...] about Report: There Are Discussions About A Potential Playoff For “Group Of Five” Schools
Report: 32 Programs Have Inquired About Coveted Clemson Grad Transfer Scott Pagano
Clemson defensive tackle Scott Pagano is one of the top available players on the graduate transfer market, and he's receiving interest from dozens of schools. Pagano confirmed his transfer on Friday, hours after 247Sports broke the news. Less than a day later, and teams are lining up to woo the national championship winner. From 247:In the last 18 hours since receiving his … [Read more...] about Report: 32 Programs Have Inquired About Coveted Clemson Grad Transfer Scott Pagano