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2019 NCAA football preseason Rankings

2019-08-10T07:20:00.003-07:00

AP top 25 teams to kick off the 2019 season. Clemson is back to defend its title from last season. This year's NFL draft snatched the core of that championship defense that dominated everybody. 4 SEC teams in the top 10 look to dethrone the champs. Florida and Texas had a bounce back season. Kentucky is my biggest surprise at 12. Had to double check, but there is no UCLA or USC in the top 25. Washington and Washington State represent the Pac-12.

Clemson
Alabama
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Notre Dame
LSU
Florida
Georgia
Texas
Washington State
UCF
Kentucky
Washington
Michigan
Syracuse
Texas A&M
Penn State
Fresno State
Army
West Virginia
Northwestern
Utah State
Boise State
Cincinnati
Iowa

Heisman, Championship week roundup, Bowl preview

2017-12-15T10:17:00.003-08:00

We are at the end of the year where coaches have been fired, teams are in bowl games, and the players of the year have been crowned.

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Heisman Winner

Baker Mayfield

The walk on transfer from Texas Tech has grown into a Heisman winner for Oklahoma. MVP of last season's Sugar Bowl picked up right where he left off from a last season. With 4,340 yards 41 touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns, this man deserves to win the Heisman. Was a finalist for the award last season, remained in the race all season this years. I think he will make someone's NFL team better.

2. Bryce Love - 2nd leading rusher in the nation had great year for Stanford. Outstanding reader in the hole bursted through for 1,973 yards 17 touchdowns this season.

3. Lamar Jackson - Returning winner from last season, some argue that he had a better season this year. His team had similar wins/losses, he threw a better percentage, but threw and ran for less touchdowns. He did become a better QB this season but Baker shined brighter this season preventing a 2nd ever back to back Heisman winner.

Championship week Roundup

Conference championships at the end of the year are huge indicators to who gets into the college football playoff. The Big 12 did them self well by adding the championship game this year. Here's what happened in the Conference championships:

Big 12 - Oklahoma solidified itself as a playoff team after trampling TCU. Baker threw 4 touchdowns.
Big 10 - Jerome Baker LB for Ohio State recorded 16 tackles helped hold Wisconsin to 60 yards rushing. The Buckeyes put an end to the Badgers undefeated season and playoff chances.
SEC - Georgia 238 yards rushing dismissed Auburn out of the playoffs with a 28-7 victory
Pac-12 - USC won its first conference title since 2008. Sam Darnold shined with Ron Jones who rushed for 140 and 2 td's.
ACC - Clemson blanked the Hurricanes 38-3. The reigning champs are looking like the favorite to win it after performing so well the last few weeks since Kelly Bryant returned
American Athletic Conference - UCF remains undefeated in a double overtime shootout 62-55. Memphis really played lights out and the Knights win. McKenzie Milton 494 yards passing 5 touchdowns was incredible to watch.
MAC - Toledo finish with a MAC championship 11-2 defeating Akron
Conference USA - Lane Kiffin's FAU team got 164 yards 3 touchdowns from Devin Singletary in a blowout over North Texas.
Mountain West - Fresno took the victory a week before Boise escaped with this one 17-14

Bowl Game Line up:

41 bowl games this year. The biggest games will be focused on the playoff games on January 1 2018:

Georgia vs Oklahoma
The 3rd episode of Clemson vs Alabama.

The winner of these 2 games will play in the national championship game on January 8th. I am still so glad that NCAA moved away from the BCS scoring system to determine a champion. Here are the rest of the bowl line up for this bowl season:

12/16 - Troy vs North Texas

- Western Kentucky vs Georgia State

- Boise State vs Oregon

-Marshall vs Colorado State

-Middle Tennessee State vs Arkansas State

12/19 - Akron vs Florida Atlantic

12/20 -Louisiana Tech vs SMU

12/21 -Temple vs FIU

12/22 -UAB vs Ohio

-Central Michigan vs Wyoming

12/23 - Texas Tech vs South Florida

-San Diego State vs Army

-Appalachian State vs Toledo

12/24 -Fresno State vs Houston

12/26 -Utah vs West Virginia

-Duke vs Northern Illinois

-Kansas State vs UCLA

12/27 -USM vs Florida State

-Iowa vs Boston College

-Arizona vs Purdue

-Texas vs Missouri

12/28 -Virginia vs Navy

-Virginia Tech vs Oklahoma State

-Stanford vs TCU

-Washington State vs Michigan State

12/29 -Wake Forest vs Texas A&M

-NC State vs Arizona State

-Kentucky vs Northwestern

-New Mexico State vs Utah State

-USC vs Ohio State

12/30 -Louisville vs Mississippi State

-Iowa State vs Memphis

-Washington vs Penn State

-Wisconsin vs Miami

1/1 -Michigan vs South Carolina

-UCF vs Auburn

-Notre Dame vs LSU

College Football Final Week Roundup!

2017-12-01T19:44:00.000-08:00

Week 13 recap

The Iron Bowl was the most anticipated game and Auburn stumped the #1 team in the land Alabama. Terryon Johnson threw and ran for a touchdown in the victory. Jarrett Stidham was 21/28 accurately picking apart a really good defense in Alabama.

Pittsburgh knocked off the Hurricanes holding Miami to only 45 yards rushing as a team.

Rodney Anderson 4 touchdowns on the ground for Oklahoma while Baker Mayfield leads the Heisman votes threw 3 touchdowns beating West Virginia.

Clemson escapes their rivalry with South Carolina behind Hunter Renfroe's 2 touchdown receptions

Jonathan Taylor rushed for 149 yards 1 td in a shutout victory against the Gophers to retain the 'Axe '

Matt Boesen recorded 5.5 sacks while Kenny Hill threw 3 TD passes in a TCU win to clinch a Big 12 championship berth.

Ole Miss dominates the Egg Bowl. Fitzgerald had a gruesome injury that pretty much kept the Bulldogs out. AJ Brown 167 yards rec helped Ole Miss seal the win.

UCF remained unbeaten in a thrilling game that featured South Florida's QB Quinton Flowers throwing for 503 yards TD while rushing for 102 yards 1 TD. UCF's QB McKenzie Milton also threw 4 touchdowns ran 1. UCF remaining unbeaten through the season demands respect for being ranked so low.

Heisman Race

Baker Mayfield - Will have center stage to showcase his final performance as a Heisman finalist winner. If he bombs he still has a good chance of winning after a great season this year
Bryce Love - Has had an amazing season while fighting ankle injury. 2nd in the nation in rushing and 16 rush td's. Love has kept his team relevant and now playing in the Pac-12 championship game to showcase his talents.
Jonathan Taylor - 3rd leading rusher in the nation has kept his team undefeated. I enjoy watching this young man run. Is 120 yards away from breaking Adrian Petersen's freshman rushing record
JT Barrett Tied for the most wins by QB in Ohio State history.
Sam Darnold -12th in the nation in passing yards.

Conference Championship Week!

It's win and you're in for the conference championships. Could be chaotic if Ohio State and TCU wins. Gonna be an exciting weekend to decide who plays in the college playoff.

Clemson vs Miami
Auburn vs Georgia
Oklahoma vs TCU
Wisconsin vs Ohio State
Alabama
Georgia vs Auburn
Miami vs Clemson
Ohio State vs Wisconsin
Penn State
USC vs Stanford
TCU vs Oklahoma
Stanford vs USC
Washington
UCF vs Memphis
Notre Dame
Michigan State
LSU
Washington State
Oklahoma State
Memphis vs UCF
Northwestern
Virginia Tech
Mississippi State
N.C State
Fresno State

CFB Week 12 PREVIEW & Heisman Race

2017-11-17T07:34:00.000-08:00

WEEK 11 Recap

This week teams will continue to fight for the top playoff spots also fighting for conference championships. Some big games from last week knocked some teams out of a chance. We saw a lot of movement from the playoff rankings this week. Alabama and Clemson are back 1,2. Here's a rundown of how week 11 went down:

Auburn blew out Georgia. They held the bulldogs to 46 yards rushing.

Jalen Hurts proved himself a winner with some of the big time throws he was making. Jalen threw for 262 1 TD and ran for a touchdown. Exciting game came to the end with a failed Hail Mary attempt out the back of the end zone.

The turnover chain was worn by 4 different Hurricane defenders in a blowout against Notre Dame. Malik Rossier had a touchdown pass and run.

Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor rushed for 157 yards on 29 carries in a stomping versus the Hawkeyes

Bryce Love's 166 yards 3 TD's for Stanford out shined Washington's RB Myles Gaskin 3 TD's with a win. Knocking the Huskies out of playoff contention in my mind.

USC clinched the Pac 12 South and kept themselves alive in the hunt. Ron Jones II is fast and fun to watch. He ran for 142 yads, Ajene Harris had 2 picks taking one for a touchdown, and Sam Darnold threw for 329 yards with a rush TD

Ohio State blowout of Michigan State put them back in the top 10

Saquan Barkley rushed for 2 touchdowns keeping their playoff hopes alive

Oklahoma State barely escapes another upset by Iowa State with a game winning INT in the end zone. Mason Rudolph threw 3 TD's and Justice Hill ran for 3.

Taquan Marshall QB from Georgia Tech threw 8 passes the entire game, 2 completions both for 60 and 80 yard touchdowns to beat Virginia Tech.

UCF stays undefeated with 4 rushing touchdowns

Heisman Race

Baker Mayfield
Bryce Love
Jalen Hurts
Jonathan Taylor
JT Barrett

Top 25 Playoff Ranking

Alabama v Mercer
Clemson v Citadel
Miami vs Virginia
Oklahoma vs Kansas
Wisconsin vs #24 Michigan
Auburn vs Louisiana Monroe
Georgia vs Kentucky
Notre Dame vs Navy
Ohio State vs Illinois
Penn State vs Nebraska
USC vs UCLA
TCU vs Texas Tech
Oklahoma State vs Kansas State
Washington State BYE
UCF vs Temple
Mississippi State vs Arkansas
Michigan State vs Maryland
Washington vs Utah
North Carolina State vs Wake Forest
LSU vs Tennessee
Memphis vs SMU
Stanford vs California
Northwestern vs Minnesota
Michigan vs #5 Wisconsin
Boise State vs Air Force

College Football Week 11 & Heisman Race

2017-11-09T20:48:00.003-08:00

No major shakeups in the top 5 teams, but after the top 5, the teams really moved around. 2 Big 10 teams were upset and shook up the rankings. In the Big 12 Bedlam was an offensive outrage. Here's a brief rundown on how week 10 played out:

Week 10 recap

Georgia rushed for 242 yards in a victory vs South Carolin's 42 yards rushing.
Jalen Hurts had 183 yards passing 1 td and 44 yards rushing 1 td in a victory vs their rival LSU
Bedlam was electric! Both teams left their defenses in the locker room. Baker Mayfield threw for 598 yards 5 td's and Marquise Brown had 9 catches 265 yards with 2 touchdowns. Mason Rudolph for Oklahoma State also threw 5 td's and Justice Hill ran for 228 yards, but came up short to the Sooners.
JT Barrett threw 4 interceptions (Josh Jackson had 3 of those 4) while Nathan Stanley for Iowa threw 5 touchdowns in an upset victory over Ohio State.
TCU had 7 sacks against Texas in a win
Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor ran for 183 yards in a win to keep the Badgers undefeated
Miami remained undefeated with good defense and 84 yards rushing from QB Rossier
Washington State held Bryce love to 69 yards in their win over Stanford
Riley Ferguson threw 4 touchdowns for Memphis in a victory against Tulsa
The Spartans picked off McSorley 3 times and held Saquan Barkley to 63 yards rushing

Heisman Race

Baker Mayfield - Had an incredible game in Week 10. Threw 5 touchdowns!! Tied for 3rd for pass td and 2nd in passing yards. Holding the top vote in the Heisman this year is a tough job.
Jalen Hurts - To me he is undefeated and he is running and throwing the ball the most consistent of any QB in the nation.
Jonathan Taylor - Has led his team to an undefeated season. Third in the nation in rushing. His team can run the table behind his running attack.
JT Barrett- Took a tumble to the Hawkeyes. Still has had a great year overall with 28 td throws this year
Rashaad Penny- Nation's leading rusher with 1600 yards 15 tds

College Football Playoff Ranking

Georgia vs #10 Auburn
Alabama vs #16 Mississippi State
Notre Dame vs #7 Miami
Clemson vs Florida State
Oklahoma vs #6 TCU
TCU vs #5 Oklahoma
Miami vs #3 Notre Dame
Wisconsin vs #20 Iowa
Washington vs Stanford
Auburn vs #1 Georgia
USC vs Colorado
Michigan State vs #13 Ohio State
Ohio State vs #14 Michigan State
Penn State vs Rutgers
Oklahoma State vs #21 Iowa State
Mississippi State vs #2 Alabama
Virginia Tech vs Georgia Tech
UCF vs UConn
Washington State vs Utah
Iowa vs #8 Wisconsin
Iowa State vs #15 Oklahoma State
Memphis BYE
North Carolina State vs Boston College
LSU vs Arkansas
Northwestern vs Purdue

Some very very very big games this Saturday:

Notre Dame have go on the road to face undefeated Miami. The turnover chain is being put on a lot of defensive players necks lately. We'll see if that defense can stop the run game by Josh Adams and Wimbush. If so Miami will have to be considered as a top 4 team.
Alabama going on the road to Starkville will be a good test for the Tide.
Big 12 competition heats up with Oklahoma hosting TCU
We'll see if Iowa can upset another top 10 team at number 8 Wisconsin
Auburn hosting Georgia will shake up the top or bottom of the top 10.

Week 9 recap, Heisman Race, and Week 10 CFP rankings

2017-11-02T20:11:00.001-07:00

Week 9 Recap

Big 10 had the most exciting game of the season with 2 Heisman hopefuls squaring off. Very exciting game to watch from the opening kickoff until the end of the game. The season is winding down and things are getting dicey. Every game is a playoff game for the teams in the top 25. Here is the rundown from week 9:

Penn State started the game hot with the opening Kickoff return touchdown by Saquan Barkley, but the Buckeyes answered. JT Barrett finished the game 13/13 passing with 3td's in the 4th quarter with the victory
Georgia's Sonny Michel had 6 carries 137 yards and 2 touchdowns in a victory over the Gators
TCU went on the road and was stunned by Iowa State.
Miami survives another close game with Malik Rossier's 3 td's 356yards passing and 3 int's by the defense. My favorite player Michael Jackson got an interception as well

Notre Dame got 202 rushing yards from Josh Adams in a win over NC State
Baker Mayfield threw 4 td passes. Ceedee Lamb caught 9 for 147 yards and 2 td's with the win against Texas Tech
JD King had 36 carries 142 yards in an Oklahoma State win
Washington won with 5 touchdown runs and 333 yards rushing
Northwestern survived a triple overtime thriller against Michigan State. Paddy Fisher led the defense with 17 tackles
Houston ruined South Florida's undefeated season with a late TD by D'Eric King
UCF put 73 points while staying unbeaten
USC's RB Ron Jones ran for 216 yards in a win against Arizona State

Heisman Race

JT Barrett - In my mind it is now his trophy to lose. Thrown 25 touchdowns only 1 int. Has had an amazing career!
Saquan Barkley - scored 2 td's last week. Still the most electric player in college football
Baker Mayfield - Has completed 72% of passes on the season with a huge game that could determine if he's a serious Heisman hopeful or not
Mason Rudolph - Leads the nation with 2866 yards passing. Will face off with his team's season and Heisman hopes on the line
Jalen Hurts - Off the bye week has a chance to solidify himself as one of the best players in the nation

Week 10 Preview - College Football Playoff Rankings

The first CFP rankings are out and it comes with a different perspective than the AP poll. It gives the Bulldogs the upper hand over Alabama. Undefeated teams Miami and Wisconsin didn't get a lot of love finishing out the top 10. Both coming off bye weeks, Alabama and LSU have a matchup that is always huge. This will be a make a break week for the Big 12 and the ACC. Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State is the biggest game of the week. The loser of this game can say goodbye to the playoffs. Miami vs Virginia Tech will answer lots of questions as well. Ohio State going to Iowa will be a good contest as well.

Georgia vs South Carolina
Alabama vs #19 LSU
Notre Dame vs Wake Forest
Clemson vs #20 NC State
Oklahoma vs #5 Oklahoma State
Ohio State vs Iowa
Penn State vs #24 Michigan State
TCU vs Texas
Wisconsin vs Indiana
Miami vs #13 Virginia Tech
Oklahoma State vs #5 Oklahoma
Washington vs Oregon
Virginia Tech vs #10 Miami
Auburn vs Texas A&M
Iowa State vs West Virginia
Mississippi State vs UMASS
USC vs #22 Arizona
UCF vs SMU
LSU vs #2 Alabama
NC State vs #4 Clemson
Stanford vs #25 Washington State
Arizona vs #17 USC
Memphis vs Tulsa
Michigan State vs #7 Penn State
Washington State vs #21 Stanford

NCAA Week 9 preview, Week 8 recap, and Heisman Race

2017-10-27T19:06:00.000-07:00

Week 8 Recap

Its the weekend before Halloween and the College football playoff is starting to look a little scary. Top teams are falling off and other teams are making their case to be in the final 4. Quick recap from week 8:

Bama rolled through the Vols
Penn State gets their 16th straight regular season victory with 7 sacks from their defense and 3 TD's from Mr. Barkley
Kenny Hill threw for 5 td's in a victory for TCU
The Badgers remain unbeaten
Miami has Michael Jackson on their team! He had 2 interceptions. The team had 4 before the end of the 1st half. Malik Rossier threw for 344 yards 2tds in a victory over Syracuse
Oklahoma State barely escaped the Longhorns in overtime
Josh Adams rushed for 191 yards 3 touchdowns against the Trojans. Sam Darnold was sacked 5 times by the Irish
South Florida QB Quinton FLowers threw for 2 touchdowns ran for 138 yards and a td ina victory over Tulane
Memphis RB Patrick Taylor ran for 4 td's and WR Anthony Miller had 178 yards rec in their thrilling output victory over Houston

Heisman Race

Saquan Barkley
Baker Mayfield
JT Barrett
Bryce Love
Kenny Hill

Week 9 Preview

This week we have the biggest game of the year so far in the Big 10. Penn State vs Ohio State will be a dandy. Lot will be deceided with that game.
TCU have a testy road outing against Iowa State
Battle of the 1 loss teams: Notre Dame vs NC State will be a test of 2 similar teams fighting to stay in the hunt
Oklahoma State has their hands full also going on the road to #22 West Virginia
Should be a very exciting week of college football:

Alabama BYE
Penn State vs #6 Ohio State
Georgia vs Florida
TCU vs #25 Iowa State
Wisconsin vs Illinois
Ohio State vs #2 Penn State
Clemson vs Georgia Tech
Miami vs North Carolina
Notre Dame vs #14 NC State
Oklahoma vs Texas Tech
Oklahoma State vs #22 West Virginia
Washington vs UCLA
Virginia Tech vs DUke
North Carolina State vs #9 Notre Dame
Washington State vs Arizona
Michigan State vs Northwestern
South Florida vs Houston
UCF vs Austin Peay
Auburn BYE
Stanford vs Oregon State
USC vs Arizona State
West Virginia vs #11 Oklahoma State
LSU BYE
Memphis vs Tulane
Iowa State vs #4 TCU

Week 7 review, Week 8 preview, & Heisman Race

2017-10-18T21:59:00.001-07:00

Week 7 Review

7 teams in the top 25 last week was upset by teams that were not ranked
Alabama gets 5 sacks in another dominate win versus Arkansas
Syracuse upsets Clemson. Clemson loses QB Kelly Bryant and lost their 1st game since November 2016
Georgia rushed for 370 yards in a dominating fashion against Missouri

QB Kenny Hill threw for 297 yards and ran for 1 touchdown

Arizona State stunned the Huskies knocking them out of top 10
Luke Falk threw 5 picks against Cal who dominated Washington State from start to finish
LSU Tigers were the better tigers knocking off Auburn
Miami stays undefeated off the leg of Michael Badgeley who was 4/4 with a game winner
Oklahoma barely escaped Texas
Boise State ruined San Diego State's undefeated season
Michigan State runs behind LJ Scott's 194 yards 2 td against Minnesota

Heisman Race

Saquan Barkley - Off a bye week, is expected to do big things this coming up week against Michigan
JT Barrett - Was a mad man this weekend. Had 7 out of the 8 td's his team scored. Barrett has had a remarkable career. So far responsible for 136 touchdowns during his tenure. If they win out, and he continues to play this way, hand this man the Heisman .
Bryce Love - Leads the nation in rushing in a landslide. He is an explosive runner. His downside is his team may not get the big wins/recognition. Had 17 carries 147 yards 2 touchdowns in week 7.
Mason Rudolph - Is 2nd in the nation in passing yards. Threw for 459 yards 3 tds this past weekend. To stay in this race his team has to WIN
Jalen Hurts - Has played very consistent, has the best team, and has thrown only 1 int this season. Although his numbers are not amazingly huge, it's gonna be hard to leave Hurts out of the race if his team keeps winning

Week 8 Preview

There were 7 upsets last week. 4 of those upsets were in the top 10. No one is safe from being upset. Who will be next to get upset next? The safest team to play during these final weeks of the season is BYE. After this week BCS implications will be put into play and we will see a clearer picture of who will be apart of the Final 4 to play for a National Championship. Here is the AP top 25 preview for this week:

Alabama vs Tennessee
Penn State vs #19 Michigan
Georgia BYE
TCU vs Kansas
Wisconsin vs Maryland
Ohio State BYE
Clemson BYE
Miami vs Syracuse
Oklahoma vs Kansas State
Oklahoma State vs Texas
USC vs ##13 Notre Dame
Washington BYE
Notre Dame vs #11 USC
Virginia Tech vs North Carolina
Washington State vs Colorado
North Carolina State BYE
South Florida vs Tulane
Michigan State vs Indiana
Michigan vs #2 Penn State
U. Central Florida vs Navy
Auburn vs Arkansas
Stanford BYE
West Virginia vs Baylor
LSU vs Ole Miss
Memphis vs Houston

Week 6 recap, Week 7 preview, Heisman race

2017-10-11T21:30:00.001-07:00

Week 6 Recap

Michigan, Oklahoma, and Louisville did not get a win this week causing them to take a dip in the polls. Louisville dropped out of the top 25 all together with their loss to NC State.
Damien Harris led Alabama with 124 yards rushing 1td to a narrow victory over TexasA&M
Clemson escapes Wake Forest. Kelly Bryant left with an injured ankle but ended the game with 200 yards passing 1 td and 1 rushing td
Iowa State's upset over Oklahoma was led by Kyle Kempt's 3 touchdown passes
Michigan State picked off the Wolverines 3 times in an upset
Kenny Hill caught, threw, and ran for a touchdown in a win against West Virginia
Wisconsin beat Nebraska 38-17 with 249 yards rushing from Jonathan Taylor
Miami snapped a 7 game losing streak to Florida State behind Braxton Berrios 2 td catches
Lamar Jackson threw a pick 6 to NC State that sent Louisville home with an L
LSU knocked Florida out of top 25 with a win
Stanford's Bryce Love ran for 152 yards 1 td in a win against Utah
Notre Dame ran for 341 yards in a win against North Carolina

Heisman Race

Saquan Barkley - Had a quiet half but ended the game with 2 touchdowns 75 yards rushing. Starting to be a out shined by QB Trace Mcsorley who is having a tremendous year.
Luke Falk - Continues to lead the Cougars to the promise land remaining undefeated. Has passed for 19tds and only 2 int's. He is 8 td passes away from breaking the Pac 12 record
JT Barrett - Has been consistently leading the Buckeyes back to glory. Has ran for 322 yards and thrown for over 1,500 yards 16tds and only 1int
Bryce Love - The nation's leading rusher with 1,240 yards has a very impressive showing so far. He keeps up this pace, he may be the Heisman winner
Rashaad Penny - Has led his undefeated Aztecs this season with 12 total td's. Dangerous with the ball in his hands

Week 7 preview

There are no games that have teams in the top 25 face each other. An upset is always bound to happen, but when and who will be upset. This may be the first time in history that 2 Florida teams are in the top 25 and it's neither the Gators or Seminoles. Game of the week is the Auburn vs LSU game. Miami Georgia Tech and the 'Cotton Bowl' Oklahoma vs Texas is always interesting.

Alabama vs Arkansas

Clemson vs Syracuse

Penn State BYE

Georgia vs Missouri

Washington vs Arizona State

TCU vs Kansas State

Wisconsin vs Purdue

Washington State vs California

Ohio State vs Nebraska

Auburn vs LSU

Miami vs Georgia Tech

Oklahoma vs Texas

USC vs Utah

Oklahoma State vs Baylor

Virginia Tech BYE

Notre Dame BYE

Michigan vs Indiana

South Florida vs UMass

San Diego State vs Boise State

North Carolina State vs Pittsburgh

Michigan State vs Minnesota

U. Central Florida vs ECU

Stanford vs Oregon

Texas Tech vs West Virginia

Navy vs Memphis

Week 5 recap, Week 6 top 25, & Heisman Race

2017-10-06T06:55:00.001-07:00

Week 5 Recap

Top teams dominated teams this week except for USC. Washington State makes noise with the victory over the Trojans behind Luke Falk
Alabama dominated Ole Miss 66-3
Clemson is defending its championship very strong, closing in number 1
Penn State's Barkley and McSorley had themselves a great weekend
Georgia shutout Tennessee 41-0
Wisconsin barely escaped Northwestern 33-24
JT Barrett puts up 286 yards passing 3td's and 78 yards rushing in a shutout over Rutgers
Auburn kicked Mississippi State out of the top 25. Troy kicked LSU out as well. Yes, Troy
Lamar Jackson throws 3td passes runs for 100 and 1 touchdown in a blowout
Quinton Flowers throws for 160 and ran for 93 in a blowout
Oklahoma State survived undefeated Texas Tech behind Mason Rudolph's 2 rush td and 3 pass tds

Week 6 TOP 25

This week the Big Ten has 4 teams in the top 10. SEC lost 2 teams and Georgia makes a huge leap into the top 5. A tie at #21 leaves no team at 22. TCU vs West Virginia and Louisville vs NC State are the games of the week. If the playoffs started today, Alabama would face Penn State and Clemson would play Oklahoma leaving out a lot of zero loss teams. Things will begin to shape up in the next few weeks.

Alabama vs Texas A&M
Clemson vs Wake Forest
Oklahoma vs Iowa State
Penn State vs Northwestern
Georgia vs Vanderbilt
Washington vs California
Michigan vs Michigan State
TCU vs #23 West Virginia
Wisconsin vs Nebraska
Ohio State vs Maryland
Washington State vs Oregon
Auburn vs Ole Miss
Miami vs Florida State
USC vs Oregon State
Oklahoma State BYE
Virginia Tech vs Boston College
Louisville vs NC State
U.South Florida BYE
San Diego State vs UNLV
Utah vs Stanford
Florida vs LSU Notre Dame vs North Carolina
West Virginia vs #8 TCU
NC State vs #17 Louisville
UCF vs Cincinnati

Heisman Race

1. Saquan Barkley - Have heard comparisons to Barry Sanders and Adrian Peterson about Saquan. He is a game changer when he touches the ball and a clear cut Heisman if the award was given today. Had KOR for touchdown and also threw for a td as well

2. Baker Mayfield - Was on BYE last week. Need a strong performance to stay in this race

3. Jalen Hurts - Continues to lead the Tide but not being mentioned in some Heisman races. His dual threat ability leaves teams searching for ways to stop him. Threw 2 touchdowns and ran for 100yards and 1 td against Ole Miss. He didn't play entire game by the way.

4. Luke Falk - played an impressive game against USC threw for 340 yards and 2 td's becoming tied for 2nd in Pac 12 to throw the most tds in his career with 105

5. Rashaad Penny - Lead his 5-0 SDSU team against NIU with a season low 107 yards. 2nd in the nation in rushing with 823 yards

Week 4 recap, Week 5 preview & Heisman Race

2017-09-27T20:34:00.000-07:00

Week 4 Recap

Week 4 is in the books and we are already nearing the half way mark in the season. Here's how things shook up:

Alabama hushed up Vanderbilt 59-0
Kelly Bryant led Clemson in the 4th quarter with 2 rush td's against B.C
Oklahoma escaped Baylor
Penn State survived a thriller on the road against Iowa in the last second Td
TCU comes out on top against Oklahoma state behind Darius Anderson's 3 rush tds
JT Barrett throws 5 tds against UNLV
Georgia blasts MS State behind Nick Chubb's 2 tds
NC State knocks FSU out of the top 25 starting their season 0-2
Washington State's Luke Falk throws for 478 yards 5 tds in a win against Nevada
Florida Gators squeaked by in a nail biter against Kentucky's last second missed FG

HEISMAN RACE

Saquan Barkley - He was a beast in capping off the victory on the road. His athleticism is remarkable. 211 yards rushing, 94 yards receiving
Baker Mayfield - 3 touchdown passes in a narrow victory on the road
Jalen Hurts - Deep fall because of his team's dominate performance. Damien Harris and Bo Scarbrough took the shine in his last performance
Lamar Jackson - 3 total TDs on a rebound game to keep him in the hunt
Rashaad Penny - New to the mix, the nation's 2nd leading rusher is leading his 4-0 Aztecs

WEEK 5 TOP 25

5 teams are on BYE this week so maybe a little quiet during week 5. The Clemson vs Virginia Tech game is the game of the week. Clemson have been tested a lot early on in their schedule. They are the defending champs, we will see how they respond against this feisty team. The USC vs Washington State game will be a really good game as well. Here is the AP top 25:

Alabama vs Ole Miss
Clemson vs #12 Virginia Tech
Oklahoma BYE
Penn State vs Indiana
USC vs #16 Washington State
Washington vs Oregon State
Georgia vs Tennessee
Michigan BYE
TCU BYE
Wisconsin vs Northwestern
Ohio State vs Rutgers
Virginia Tech vs #2 Clemson
Auburn vs #24 Ms State
Miami (FL) vs Duke
Oklahoma State vs Texas Tech
Washington State vs #5 USC
Louisville vs Murray State
South Florida vs E. Carolina
San Diego State vs Northern Illinois
Utah BYE
Florida vs Vanderbilt
Notre Dame vs Miami (OH)
West Virginia BYE
Mississippi State vs #13 Auburn
LSU vs Troy

Week 3 Recap, Heisman race and Week 4 Preview

2017-09-22T06:48:00.004-07:00

It's week 4 of the young college season. No shake up in the top 5. Most teams are starting their conference schedule. Let's recap what happened in week 3:

Jalen Hurts and the Crimson Tide continue to rule the College football scene. Jalen threw for 248 yards 2 touchdowns and had 11 carries 103 yards 1 td.

Clemson's defense played a major factor getting 4 sacks against Lamar Jackson. Ray Ray McCloud helped with his 7 catches 115 yards.

Baker Mayfield led the Sooners with 4 td passes

USC survived an exciting double OT thriller against Texas

Oklahoma State's Mason Rudolph entered the Heisman chase with his 497 yards 5tds against Pittsburgh

Mississippi State destroyed LSU behind Nick Fitzgerald 2 tds passing and 2 tds rushing.

Quinton Flowers threw 4tds while having 25 carries 106 yards 1 TD.

HEISMAN CHASE: So far Jalen has the #1 team and he is collecting some huge numbers. With Lamar Jackson getting destroyed by Clemson's defense Jalen has played consistent winning football. Saquon Barkley is making a steady climb with his dynamic play.

Jalen Hurts

Baker Mayfield

Saquan Barkley

Sam Darnold

Lamar Jackson

Mason Rudolph

AP top 25

Alabama vs Vanderbilt

Clemson vs Boston College

Oklahoma vs Baylor

Penn State vs Iowa

USC vs Cal

Oklahoma State

Washington vs Colorado

Michigan vs Purdue

Wisconsin BYE

Ohio State vs UNLV

Georgia vs #17 MS State

Florida State vs NC State

Virginia Tech vs Old Dominion

Miami vs Toledo

Auburn vs Missouri

TCU vs #6 Oklahoma State

MS State vs #11 Georgia

Washington State vs Nevada

Louisville vs Kent State

Florida vs Kentucky

South Florida defeated Temple

San Diego State vs Air Force

Utah vs Arizona

Oregon vs Arizona State

LSU vs Syracuse

The Battle of the Bulldogs, Georgia vs MS State is the game of the week. It will be a classic SEC showdown. The TCU vs Oklahoma State game has a lot riding on it as well.

NFL week 1 Recap, Top 5, and team spotlight

2017-09-15T06:58:00.000-07:00

Week 1 Recap

The NFL 2017 season kicked off with a surprise whoopin by the Chiefs. The Patriots coming off a banner season celebrated their championship from last season was crashed by Kareem Hunt, Alex Smith, and the KC Defense.

Aaron Rodgers and company edge out the Seahawks

Steelers squeaked by the Browns and their rookie QB. TJ Watt starts his career with 2 sacks and INT

49er's, Jets, & Colts looks like the worst teams ever in their openers

Young Jags D had 10 sacks, Calais Campbell had 4 by himself. Leonard Fournette starts his career rushing over 100yds and a touchdown

Ravens D got 4 picks and blanked the Bengals 20-0.

Cowboys owned the Giants

Falcons barely escaped Chicago on the road

Derek Carrs 2 td passes and Beast Mode Lynch's 76yds rushing helped the Raiders beat the Titans

Vikings Cooked the Saints in AP's return in a new uniform. Dalvin Cook 127yds rushing breaks AP's rookie record

Broncos barely got by the Chargers off a blocked FG to win the game

My player of the week goes to Sam Bradford on Offense and Calais Campbell on Defense.

After week 1 here are my top 5 teams heading into week 2:

Kansas City
Falcons
Vikings
Steelers
Packers

Team Spotlight- Jaguars

2016 - 3-13

Head Coach Doug Maroone

Blake Bortles threw 16ints last season and struggled through camp almost being replaced by Henne or Kapernick. This season with this young defense with Jalen Ramsey, Myles Jack, and Dante Fowler emerging it will be tough to score on them. Bortles may not have to do much. Beating the Texans on the road is only a preview of how good they can be.

Highlight Draft Picks:

Leonard Fournette
Cam Robinson
Dede Westbrook

Fantasy Spotlights:

Leonard Fournette
Defense

WEEK 3 Top 25

2017-09-15T06:13:00.002-07:00

Week 3 of the College football season will feature a new addition to the top 5 since Ohio State got thumped at home against OU. With 1 loss Ohio State stays in the top 10 ahead of some really good undefeated teams. I kinda smell a little controversy, but too early. There are no hurricane to cancel any games this week. 1 game is postponed because of repairs. Otherwise we have a full slate this weekend. This week features a match up that maybe shake up the top 10 for next week. Lamar goes up against a team that piled up 11 Sacks.

Alabama vs. Colorado State
Oklahoma vs. Tulane
Clemson vs. #14 Louisville
USC vs. Texas
Penn State vs. Georgia State
Washington vs. Fresno State
Michigan vs. Air Force
Ohio State vs. Army
Oklahoma State vs. Pittsburgh
Wisconsin vs. BYU
Florida State vs. #17 Miami POSTPONED to 10/7
LSU vs. MS State
Georgia vs. Samford
Louisville vs. #3 Clemson
Auburn vs. Mercer
Virginia Tech vs. ECU
Miami vs. #11 Florida State POSTPONED to 10/7
Kansas State vs. Vanderbilt
Stanford vs. San Diego State
TCU vs SMU
Washington State vs. Oregon State
South Florida vs. Illinois
Tennessee vs. Florida
Florida vs. Tennessee
UCLA vs. Memphis

Week 2 Review and Heisman race

2017-09-11T16:00:00.005-07:00

Hurricane Irma played an impact with cancelling 4 top 25 games.
Alabama took care of business against Fresno. Jalen Hurts and Defense leads the way
Oklahoma went on the road and stuns the Buckeyes. Baker Mayfield makes his heisman statement
Clemson the defending champs beat up Auburn with 11 sacks. Led by the Bryants, QB Kelly (2 rush td) and DE Austin (4 sacks).
Georgia sneaked by Notre Dame by 1 point
Louisville led by an unbelievable athlete in Lamar Jackson dominates N.C.
TCU knocked out Arkansas. Do not sleep on TCU, they have some weapons.

Heisman Watch

1.
Lamar Jackson stat line: 393 yards passing 3 touchdowns, 132 rushing yards 3 touchdowns. Unbelievable athlete if he continues playing this way he will run away with the Heisman.

2. Baker Mayfield threw for 77% completion 386 yards 3 tds.

3. Jalen Hurts has the best team in the land and he's leading the charge. Racked up 154 rushing yards 2 touchdowns, 14/18 128 yards 1 td.

4. Saquan Barkley - 88 rush yards 1 td, 4 rec 1 td

5. Sam Darnold - 316 yards 4 td's

College football WEEK 2

2017-09-06T22:04:00.001-07:00

WEEK 2

Opening weekend is behind us. There's already been lots of movement in the top 25. The 2017 season is warming up to be a good one.

Only 1 team from the SEC is in the top 10, the Tide. Alabama destroyed the Seminoles rolling right into the new season in Tide fashion. The big game of the week this week is Ohio State vs Oklahoma. J.T Barrett scored 4 TDs last season against the Sooners. Clemson has a huge test this week against Auburn as well. USC gets to prove their worth by playing at home against Stanford. Check out the rest of the AP top 25 below.

Alabama vs Rutgers

Ohio State vs #5 Oklahoma

Clemson vs #13 Auburn

Penn State Vs Pittsburgh

Oklahoma vs #2 Ohio State

USC vs Stanford

Washington vs Montana

Michigan vs Cincinati

Wisconsin vs Florida Atlantic

Florida State vs UL Monroe

Oklahoma State vs South Alabama

LSU vs Chattanooga

Auburn vs #3 Clemson

Stanford vs #6 USC

Georgia vs #24 Notre Dame

Miami off (Hurricane Irma)

Louisville vs North Carolina

Va Tech vs Deleware

Kansas State vs Charlotte

Washington State vs Boise State

South Florida vs UConn

Florida vs N. Colorado

TCU vs Arkansas

Notre Dame vs Georgia

Tennessee vs Indiana St.

College Football Kickoff 2017

2017-08-30T19:21:00.002-07:00

NCAA Football Top 25

Alabama vs #3. Florida State
Ohio State Vs. Indiana
Florida State Vs. #1. Alabama
USC Vs. Western Michigan
Clemson Vs. Kent State
Penn State Vs. Akron
Oklahoma Vs. UTEP
Washington U. Vs. Rutgers
Wisconsin Vs. Utah State
Oklahoma State Vs. Tulsa
Michigan Vs. #17. Florida
Auburn Vs. Georgia State
LSU Vs. BYU
Stanford beat Rice 62-7 in Sydney, Australia.
Georgia Vs. Appalachian State
Lousiville Vs. Purdue
Florida Vs. #11. Michigan
Miami Vs. Boston College
South Florida beat San Jose State last week. Vs. Stoney Brook this week
Kansas State Vs. Central Arkansas
Virginia Tech Vs. West Virginia
West Virginia Vs. Virginia Tech
Texas Vs Maryland
Washington State Vs. Montana State
Tennessee Vs. Georgia Tech

This week's opening weekend has a MONSTER game! The Seminoles playing against a hungry Alabama team. That will be a huge game right out of the gate for both teams. Jalen Hurts vs Deondre Francois. Both are in Heisman considerations to start the season

NFL kickoff 2017 season - Road to SB52

2017-08-29T20:33:00.002-07:00

As we get ready to kickoff off the 2017 season, we have witnessed history taking place on and off the field. Colin Kaepernick has opened up a new era in the NFL. There are probably about 63% of people that agree that he should be on a team in the NFL. The blatant indirect response from teams to the kneeling during the National Anthem from owners is a black eye to the league. Many fans are boycotting the NFL until Colin is signed. As the season nears closer it seems a far stretch for him to make a team.

During the 1996 season Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf protested the Anthem refusing to stand, stating the flag was a symbol of oppression. The NBA and Rauf compromised for him to stand and was allowed to close eyes and pray during the anthem. Rauf was suspended without pay for his refusal to stand for the remainder of the '96 season. Rauf was traded after that season and never got back to playing high level basketball as I was accustomed to seeing from him. I can not recall his protest and league response causing such a stir as our current story. Michael Jordan was scoring 30ppg during Rauf's protest season.
The Kaepernick situation is a parallel in the NBA with a huge voice from different communities boycotting the NFL. America has a long way to go if we are to become a United States. Police brutality, gang violence, religious hatred, addiction, mental health, racial tensions, etc. These players have a right in this country to voice their beliefs especially on the platform that they are on. According to Forbes, the NFL is likely to surpass $13 billion in revenue from the 2016 season. That is a lot of money streams from many angles of the world. The players are becoming the bait that the big fish owners are feeding off of. I voted in the 2016 election because it was my right to do so. I feel like it's a small voice, but my ancestors fought to have the right to have that voice. After a loss to the Cardinals, Kaepernick stated that it would've been hypocritical of him to vote in the election process. I feel that the belief of that magnitude is why we have the a wall being argued over.

I am with Kaepernick, it's time for America to pay attention and wake up accept the challenge of doing better to create an equal land for all of us to thrive fruitfully! I I fell in love with the game at a young age. There have been owners, commissioners, mangers and coaches in the leagues that have been discriminate towards players every since. My job in this blog is to inform you of the great talent and not so good play on the field this 2017 season.

Let's start with the 2017 Cleveland Browns:

Head Coach: Hue Jackson (2nd season) - 1-15 in his first season will need a restart after a dismal season. After their 9th straight losing season, the Browns are at least headed in the right direction. Where else can you go?

Draft Picks:

Myles Garrett - DE - Texas A&M
Deshone Kizer - QB - Notre Dame
David Njok -TE -Miami
Caleb Brantley - DT - Florida
Jabril Peppers - S - Michigan

The Browns have a long way to go. Starts with any type of consistent winning. Deshone Kizer has been named the starter over Brock. So now the Kizer project begins. NFL has locked Josh Gordon from coming back to the league for Goddell knows how long. 1st game is at home against the mighty Pittsburgh Steelers. Will be a good test for this young defense.

Fantasy Football standouts

Corey Coleman

Top 5 WR NFL Draft Prospects

2017-03-24T06:02:00.002-07:00

Top 5 WR NFL Draft Prospects

Corey Davis stiff arms a defender

From Antonio Brown, to Julio Jones, to Julian Edleman, to Desean Jackson, to Odell Beckham, there have been wide receivers around the league that has earned their respect in the league. This coming up young class of talent may have more sleeper than some of the big names. There are a number of teams that can use a play maker at the receiver positon. Here are the top 5 at the position entering the draft:

1. Corey Davis- Standing 6'2 205 he is very athletic could make an impact right away with any squad. He has the speed and athleticism ready for the NFL. Finished career at Western Michigan with 97 grabs and 19 touchdowns. He totaled 52td's through his college career. He will be first receiver off the board. He can make plays for any veteran or young qb.

2. Mike Williams - Put on an amazing performance in the national championship game. Another play maker on the board that has tremendous size to get the ball in the end zone frequently. Suffered a freak neck injury with a goal post that ended his 2015 season. Mike bounced back with 98 receptions in 2016 and a championship trophy to go along with it. Teams will feel very bad about passing up on this 6'3 225 freakish talent. He is a top 10 pick for sure.

3. Dede Westbrook- 2015 was a good year for Dede, but 2016 he broke out to be great. He is really quick and makes plays out of nothing. Ran a 4.3 at his pro day. He's only listed at 176. Against some of the bigger corners in the league he could get pushed around, but they have to catch him first.

4. John Ross - He gained some extra draft points by breaking the fastest 40 time with a 4.22. Teams looking to add speed to their WR corps need to look no further, this dude is blazing fast. Got to the end zone 17 times in 2016. Will also make a dangerous return man.

5. JuJu Smith Schuster - Standing at 6'2 220, Juju is a sure handed threat to be great in the league. Saw a lot of double teams his final year at USC was still able to haul in 70 catches and 10 touchdowns for the Trojans. Juju is projected 4.48 speed that can catch the ball anywhere you put it.

Dede Westbrook avoids a defender

2017-03-05T15:48:00.002-08:00

NFL Top 5 QB draft prospects - 2017

The last Super Bowl won by Tom Brady was a solidification of his legacy. The Patriots continues to prove year in and year out that they are champions of this league. It starts with the amazing QB play by Brady. Kicking off this 2017 NFL season we will take a look at the top 5 QB of this year's class.

Mitchell Trubiskey - Standing at 6'2 222lbs he was ranked 5th in the nation in completion percentage. 30 touchdowns to only 6 int's. Ran a 4.6 40 at the combine. He is a dual threat that will most likely be the first QB taken.

Deshaun Watson- National Champion that really put on a great performance to close out his college career. Threw for 679 yards 4tds and ran for another 3 touchdowns during the college playoffs. Ran for 1,934 yards 26 tds as a QB. He has had an amazing college career. He is a very versatile asset to any team. Teams that pass up on Watson according to his dad 'will be like passing up on Michael Jordan.' With his accuracy and ability to run he will be a threat.

Deshon Kizer- The second of the 2 Deshon's was a Notre Dame standout that took over as the starter for the Irish during the 2015 season. So far at the combine he has failed to impress as a top 3 prospect. With teams short on QB talent in the top 10 picks Kizer will likely be picked up early.

Patrick Mahomes -- Throwing in Texas Tech's offense is a set up for QB success. Running 5 wide, shotgun open style offense. 6'2 230lb big body that can really throw a good deep ball with ease. Threw for over 5,000 yards and 41 touchdowns, will be a great playmaker and really fun to watch.

Brad Kaaya --6'4 and being in a pro style offense for 3 strong years gives Kaaya an upside. Threw for 27 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, he's a 60% college passer, but will that translate to the pros?

2016 NCAA Basketball Champions

2016-04-07T20:19:00.000-07:00

Champion Villanova Wildcats

In thrilling fashion the Wildcats won the championship right at the buzzer 77-74. Ryan Arcidiacono managed his team very well to victory winning Most Outstanding Player. Marcus Paige tied the game at 74 before Kris Jenkins nailed the game winning 3. Here are some photos from the game and from Villanova's great season.

NCAA Basketball Final 4 - 2016

2016-04-04T16:29:00.003-07:00

2016 Final 4

Villanova vs Oklahoma

The biggest defeat in the history of Final 4 was handed to Oklahoma 95-51. Villanova came to Houston and took care of business from start to finish. The leading scorer Woodard only had 12 points. Recently named Naismith player of the year, Buddy Hield was held to a measly 9 points. Nova got a huge game out of the Junior Josh Hart with 23 points 8 rebounds. For Villanova to come out with it's 1st championship since 1985, Coach Jay Wright will need a strategy to beat the Tar Heels on the boards and need big games from his triple threat in Hart, Jenkins, and Arcidiacono.

North Carolina vs. Syracuse

Syracuse was blown off the court by the talents pulled together by Coach Roy Williams. From start to finish the Tar heels were too much for the Orange. Kennedy Meeks stepped up for a big 15 points for his team. The last 2 months of the season this team has gelled together to make a dominant team. Seniors Brice Johnson and Marcus Paige will have a chance to end their careers as champions 6th for the school and earning Roy Williams his 3rd as a Tar Heel.

NCAA Men's College Basketball Elite 8

2016-04-02T09:07:00.001-07:00

Elite 8 Edition

The final 8 teams battled it out to decide who will be advancing to the Final 4 in Houston. Oklahoma will play against a hot team in Villanova at 5:00 pm and the first ever 10 seed to make it to the Final 4 plays against a tough North Carolina Tar Heel team at 7:45 pm. 2 ACC teams, Big East, and Big 12 conferences are the representing conferences for the Final 4. Here's a breakdown of how they reached the round of 4.

East
North Carolina took care of business against Notre Dame. Brice Johnson has emerged as a start throughout the tourney, finishing with his 23rd double double of the season 25 points 12 rebounds. Demetrius Jackson held strong for his team but Meeks, Paige, and Johnson are NBA talent that dominated the Irish at the end.

Midwest

Syracuse remains as the only 10th seed EVER to make it to the Final 4. I don't see how anybody would've put the Orange as a finalist in the tourney. They were led by the hot 2nd half shooting of Malachi Richardson. 21 of his 23 points lifted his team to a surprising upset victory against number 1 seed Virginia. Virginia led most of the first half by double digits, but Coach Boeheim increased the intensity on defense and sped it up on offense to come back and knock out the Cavaliers 68-62.

West

Oklahoma is representing the West region after dominating number 1 seed Oregon 80-68. Buddy 'Buckets' Hield dropped 37 points totalling in 8 threes. The combination of Hield and Woodard was to much for Dillion Brooks and the Oregon Ducks to handle. After Brooks stormed on Duke, he dropped only 7 points for the game. The Sooners needs Buddy to play big if they are to reach the championship.

South

Villanova will be the South representative after taking care of Kansas in a thrilling 64-59 victory. The elite stars for Kansas were tough to put away. Villanova's trio of Jenkins, Hart, and Arcidiancono each scored 13 points. It was the defense that really pushed this team into the Final 4. Kansas had a shot at the end to cut it to 1 but great defense by Arcidiancono lifted his team to victory.

NCAA Men's Basketball Sweet 16

2016-03-29T16:38:00.000-07:00

Sweet 16 in '16

Each region has produced young stars and talent from teams collectively. The Atlantic Coast Conference was the biggest winner of this round. Here's what happened to each team in the round of 16.

West

Kobe showed to watch these set of games. Oregon dookied on Duke 82-68. Coach K was caught up in a verbal exchange about a late 3 from Dillion Brooks who dropped 22pts and 6 assist.

Oklahoma beat up on Texas A&M led be Lee Woodard's 22 points 5 assist and Buddy Hield's 17pts 10 rebound double double performance.

Midwest

Virginia crashed Iowa State's party behind Anthony Gill's 23 points

Domantas Sabonis 19 points and 17 rebounds wasn't enough to top Michael Gbinije's 20 points for Syracuse putting away Gonzaga's season. Tyler Lydon's 6th block put an end to a back and forth exciting game.

South

Landen Lucas, Wayne Selden jr. and Perry Ellis lead Kansas was to much for Maryland Terrapins to handle. The Jayhawks continued to show their dominance with their smothering defense. Perry Ellis was the leader with 27 points in the victory.

Miami never stood a chance against Villanova. The Hurricanes only had 2 players in double digit scoring against strong performances from Kris Jenkins and Ryan Arcidiancono, both scoring 21 points.

East

Brice Johnson has been a monster during the tournament. His 20 and 10 outing combined with Marcus Paige's 21 point 6 assist gave Indiana no chance to catch up.

Notre Dame's smothering defense at the end of their game against Wisconsin stole their chances at an elite 8 appearance, turning it into an all ACC matchup in the East and Midwest.

NCAA basketball Round 2

2016-03-22T21:26:00.000-07:00

Round of 32 winners and losers

Round 2 was enjoyable to watch for some teams not so much for the others. Some superstars came to play and some Cinderella teams ended their run in the second round. After 10 double digit seeds survived the first round, only 2 moved on to the sweet 16. So who were the biggest winners and losers from each region?

East

Winners: Notre Dame, Indiana, Wisconsin, Brice Johnson, and Bronson Koening.

Bronson Koening dropped 20 points and had an epic ending to a game that Xavier had no answers for. Game winning 3 from the side in front of his bench with hand in his face BOOM! Sent them packin. Indiana, another rep from the Big 10, sent Kentucky packing with fantastic team play. Brice Johnson for North Carolina is the best all around player in the country. He had another dominating performance over Providence scoring 21 grabbing 10 rebounds.

Loser: Steven F. Austin's rebounding. On the final second of the game one couldn't tip the ball away to prevent the game winning tip in.

West

Winners: Buddy Hield, Texas A&M. Buddy Hield shooting style has been compared to MVP Steph Curry. He shot lights out in a game that Oklahoma trailed for part of the game until "Buddy Buckets" got hot. He dropped a cool 36 points on VCU. Texas A&M took advantage of a confused UNI team that Danuel House came alive for. House took the game in his hands late 2nd half and overtime for the victory.

Loser: Northern Iowa had 1 thing to do and made it the toughest task. They could not inbound the basketball on 5 or 6 consecutive occasions losing a 12 point lead in the final 30 seconds.

Midwest

Winners: Georges Niang, Gonzaga and Syracuse. The lone 2 remaining double digit seeds in the tourney. Utah was man handled by the Zags of Gonzaga. Look as if the Utes were a JV team. Syracuse ended Middle Tennessee States dreams with a blowout.

Player Winners: Georges Niang dropped 28pts is Top 10 NBA talent, will match up well against #1 seed Virginia. Gonzaga's Domantas Sabonis picked up 19 points and 10 rebs.

Loser: Utah came in as a 3 seed was obviously overrated by the panel

South

Winners: Angel Rodriguez, Maryland Terrapins, and Kansas.

Kansas is the overall favorite to win it and their overall team play in the last month proves why they are. Wayne Seldon dropped 22pts 7 rebs in a beast performance against UConn. Their team collectively is dangerous. Maryland stands in their way. Maryland shot terrible from the 3 pt line (1-18) against Hawaii managed to play good defense and get the win. Miami faces Villanova next round.

Player Winner: The Hurricanes are led by Angel Rodriguez who scored 28 points and 5 assists is fun to watch.

Losers: Hawaii

Hawaii shot a measly 32% from the field had a chance to pull off the win but fell apart towards the end.