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College Football Pick'em Pool Picks: Week 8 (2025) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for ESPN Pick'em Contests
I had a rough week last week, especially with flipping to TCU and leaving the Red River Shootout so high. chrismiller19 continues his consistent domination of the group, leading the way again this week with 45 points. Bullgator and ESPNFAN9409337165 both had 44 points. Only two more entries topped 40 points, so it was a […]
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Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt Probable For Saturday
Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt has been upgraded to probable in front of Arizona State's clash with No. 7 Texas Tech in Tempe on Saturday afternoon. Leavitt missed Arizona State's blowout loss to Utah with a lower body injury that he suffered against Baylor on September 20. Arizona State is 4-1 this season with Leavitt […]
Mike MartenyTop 25 College Football Quarterback Rankings: Week 8 Update
There were a lot of overhyped quarterbacks coming into the season who have not lived up to expectations. From rumors of injury to offensive inefficiency, those big names have struggled. Garrett Nu...
Mike MartenyNext 25 College Football Power Rankings for Week 8: Top 26-50 Teams
Top 25 lists are everywhere after every week. Let’s go a little deeper into the rankings of college football and find the teams that are just outside of recognition but could wind up in the ...
Mike MartenyCollege Football Picks Against the Spread: Expert Betting Predictions for Tuesday, October 14 Through Friday, October 17 (Week 8)
Week 7 saw carnage at every level. Drew Allar's season is over, and James Franklin's Penn State career is over after three straight losses. Officiating may have affected the outcome of games in Auburn and Boulder. Two coaches, aside from Franklin, were also fired on Sunday. We have our largest week of college football so […]
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DraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football Tuesday Slate (10/14/25)
The number of college football games this week is up to 59. We have 10 of them before Saturday, so we get some mid-week DFS! There's not much better than that. This week, the Sun Belt joins Conference USA in the middle of the week. Thanks, guys! We start in the hills of Virginia with […]
Mike MartenyTop 25 College Football Power Rankings for Week 8
Week 7 brought more chaos to the college football world. No team really looks dominant, and ones we thought were good are fallible. More coaches got the axe this week, and the SEC is making the be...
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UAB Fires Head Coach Trent Dilfer After 2.5 Seasons In Birmingham
The UAB Blazers have fired head coach Trent Dilfer after 2.5 seasons. Dilfer ends his tenure as the head coach of the Blazers with a 9-21 record. UAB lost its third straight game on Saturday, 53-33, to Florida Atlantic. Offensive Coordinator Alex Mortensen will take over as the interim coach for UAB. Dilfer spent 14 […]
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Penn State Fires Head Coach James Franklin After 10.5 Seasons
Penn State fired head coach James Franklin on Sunday after 10.5 seasons at the helm. Franklin had a 104-45 record for the university. Penn State is off to a dismal 3-3 start in 2025. Ranked No. 2 in most preseason polls, the Nittany Lions were expected to contend for a national championship. That dream took […]
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Penn State QB Drew Allar Will Miss The Rest Of 2025 Season With Ankle Injury
Penn State senior quarterback Drew Allar will miss the rest of the 2025 season with an ankle injury suffered with two minutes left in the 22-21 loss to Northwestern on Saturday. This ends Allar's stellar career at Penn State. He finishes his career with 7,402 passing yards (fourth in school history), 61 touchdowns (3rd), 13 […]
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CJ Baxter to Miss Saturday's Game Against No. 6 Oklahoma
Texas running back CJ Baxter has officially been ruled out of Saturday's Red River Shootout against No. 6 Oklahoma in Dallas. Baxter hasn't played since he injured his hamstring against UTEP on September 13. Texas is expected to lean on Christian Clark tomorrow, along with Quintrevion Wisner, who just returned from a hamstring injury last […]
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Syracuse QB Steve Angeli Will Miss Significant Time
Syracuse quarterback Steve Angeli will be out "for a long time," according to Syracuse head coach Fran Brown in a radio interview after the Orange's 34-21 win over Clemson. Angeli briefly exited the game in the first half, but was able to return until he stumbled on a quarterback keeper in the third quarter and […]
Mike MartenyDraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football Late Saturday Slate (10/11/25)
We are back to a proper late-night slate this week with four games on tap. Arizona State's Sam Leavitt is doubtful to play against Utah, so that will shake things up a little bit. The slate starts in Boise with New Mexico in town. Next up is Arizona State, with a journeyman quarterback in Salt […]
Mike MartenyDraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football Saturday Evening Slate (10/11/25)
We have a big Saturday evening slate with eight games on tap. We start with Florida heading to Aggieville and Iowa heading to Wisconsin for a literal DFS nightmare. It gets better. The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry takes the field from Auburn to start the rest of the night. Kansas has to brave the flying […]
Mike MartenyCollege Football Picks Against the Spread: Expert Betting Predictions for Week 7 (2025)
I finished at 28-22 last week and started 2-0 this week. I'm feeling good about this week. We have a big slate of Saturday games, and I see a lot of spots that I really like. It's going to be a really good or a really bad week! Every game today is an FBS vs. […]
Mike MartenyDraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football Saturday Main Slate (10/11/25)
As we progress further into fall, more of the marquee games begin to fall into the afternoon time slots. We have a dozen games in the main slate again, with some intriguing matchups. Alabama in Columbia to face Missouri gets us started. What tops that? Central Florida, a team that can't stand Cincinnati for one […]
Mike MartenyDraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football Friday Slate (10/10/25)
What a Friday night we have in store for us! We have one of the most important Group of 5 tilts ever. Well, for one week anyway. There's another one next week. These three games are going to be a whole lot of fun! First up is North Texas hosting South Florida. The winner will […]
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Syracuse QB Steve Angeli Will Miss Remainder of 2025 Season With Torn Achilles
Syracuse quarterback Steve Angeli will miss the rest of the 2025 season with a torn Achilles suffered in the third quarter of Syracuse's 34-21 win at Clemson. Angeli is expected to file for and receive a medical redshirt, which would give him two college seasons of eligibility. Backup Rickie Collins Jr., a transfer from LSU, […]
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John Mateer Upgraded to Probable Ahead of Saturday's Red-River Shootout
Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer (hand) was upgraded to probable on Thursday night's SEC injury report. Mateer missed Oklahoma's last game against Kent State because of hand surgery on September 17. Mateer's original timetable for a return was three to four weeks. He will return to action for Saturday's Red River Shootout in Dallas just 17 […]
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Ryan Williams Will Be Available Against No. 14 Missouri On Saturday
Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams (undisclosed) is expected to play when the Crimson Tide face No. 14 Missouri on Saturday afternoon. Williams was initially listed as probable with an undisclosed injury on the SEC Injury Report. He is not expected to face any limitations. Williams has 21 receptions for 336 yards and three touchdowns in […]
Mike MartenyTop 25 College Football Games This Week: Matchup Breakdowns and Viewing Guide
Week 6 looked like it was going to be one of those weeks where it was rather tame. That wasn’t the case. UCLA, which seemed destined to go winless for the first time in its storied history, ...
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DraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football Thursday Slate (10/9/25)
We've got a big Thursday night for the first time since Week 1, and I'm here for it! We've got some Weekday Conference USA action with most of the rest of the league in action. It's still better than the NFL, and so is the DFS. I will die on this hill. We start in […]
Mike MartenyCollege Football Pick'em Pool Picks: Week 7 (2025) - Targets, Avoids, Predictions for ESPN Pick'em Contests
I missed a couple of high picks once again, so I fell off the pace quite a bit. taka11 had the best week in the group so far this season with 51 points in Week 6. That was five points better than Littlemy. 13 more entries had between 40 and 44 points. chrismiller19 kept the […]
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John Mateer Officially Questionable Ahead of Saturday's Game vs. Texas
The first SEC injury report lists Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer (hand) as questionable to play against Texas. Mateer underwent hand surgery on September 24, with recovery time initially listed as 3-4 weeks. Mateer's hand has healed well, leading to speculation that he would be able to play in the Red River Shootout against unranked Texas […]
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North Carolina Discussing Buyout Option Of Coach Bill Belichick
North Carolina head coach Bill Belichick and members of North Carolina University are in discussion about exercising the $1 million buyout option of Belichick. Belichick was signed to a 5-year, $50 million contract last offseason, much of which was performance-based. The Tar Heels are currently 2-3 and have been outscored 120-33 in three games against […]
Mike MartenyTop 25 College Football Quarterback Rankings: Week 7 Update
There were a lot of overhyped quarterbacks coming into the season who have not lived up to expectations. From rumors of injury to offensive inefficiency, those big names have struggled. Garrett Nu...
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College Football Picks Against the Spread: Expert Betting Predictions for Wednesday, October 8 Through Friday, October 10 (Week 7)
Week 6 was even crazier than Week 5. Week 7 will kick off on Wednesday with the debut of Weekday Conference USA games. Hey, it worked for MACtion. And you know me, I'm all for more games on more nights. Week 7 also marks the first week in which we do not have an FBS […]
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DraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football Wednesday Slate (10/8/25)
We have 56 college football games this week. The powers that be have given us a lot more college football DFS offerings this week. We have at least two games every day between now and Saturday. We start tonight with Weekday Conference USA. We're going to enjoy this! It worked for MACtion, so why not? […]
Mike MartenyCollege Football Power Rankings: Top 25 Teams for Week 7
On paper, Week 6 looked a little boring. There were only two matchups between ranked teams. It might have been even better than Week 5! Penn State lost back-to-back games for the first time in fou...
Mike MartenyDraftKings CFB DFS Lineup Picks: Daily College Fantasy Football Saturday Evening Slate (10/4/25)
We are getting spoiled with these loaded primetime slates this season. I love it! Our seven games tonight feature a couple of massive matchups, including Miami in Tallahassee and Mississippi State in Aggieland. UNLV heads to Wyoming, where Mountain West dreams go to die. Colorado heads to Fort Worth for the first time since the […]
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