Deion Sanders has quickly turned Colorado into a national college football program

The Colorado Buffaloes defeated the Colorado State Rams, 43-35, in double overtime at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, on Saturday night. I didn’t see the game. I don’t have ESPN, the network that aired and streamed the action, starting at 10 p.m. EST. I did wake up in the middle of the night to see… read more

Pitt falls to WVU in the backyard brawl on Saturday night

From the cusp of the top 25 to a forgettable season? What once appeared to be a promising 2023 campaign for the Pitt Panthers football team seems to be quickly unraveling, following a 17-6 loss to West Virginia in the latest edition of the Backyard Brawl on Saturday night. Mountaineer Field was the host yard… read more

Offensive Ineptitude And Missed Field Goals Doom ISU Again

The Iowa State Cyclones needed to bounce back against the Ohio Bobcats on Saturday following a frustrating 20-13 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes last week. Following a promising opening drive, Iowa State had their field goal blocked and then couldn’t muster enough offense the rest of the day to threaten the Hawkeyes. A last-gasp possession… read more

Is Colorado’s Travis Hunter a Legitimate Heisman Candidate?

Colorado put the country on notice following its Week 1 win at TCU. The Buffaloes entered the year with a new head coach in Deion Sanders, his son Shedeur Sanders at quarterback, and a huge overhaul of the roster from last year’s 1-11 team. Many questioned whether this team could compete right away with a… read more

Banks of the Raritan: A Rutgers Podcast

Rutgers Football Week 1 Grades vs. Northwestern

Rutgers got the 2023 season off to a quick start with a 24-7 victory over Northwestern. The Scarlet Knights were expected to win this game given the current state of the Wildcats and took care of business from the opening minutes. The team is now preparing to host Temple in Week 2 but we will… read more

Pitt makes statement with 45-7 win over Wofford on Saturday

Believe it or not, the Pitt Panthers, an FBS (Division I) college football program, made a huge statement with a 45-7 victory over the Wofford Terriers, an FCS (Division I-AA) college football program, at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday. It might seem like a ridiculous, well, statement for a writer to make, but only if you… read more

College Football just hits different

The NFL is fantastic. No one is debating this simple fact. However, there is something the college game has which isn’t present in the professional game. Is it the quality of play? Far from it. If there is something college football has which the NFL lacks in large part it is the overall atmosphere during… read more

Deion Sanders and Colorado take college football by storm

There are few figures in the world of sports who are more polarizing than Deion Sanders. Going back to his playing days in the NFL, Sanders was never shy about his intentions. He wanted to win in whatever he did, and he wanted to do it in style. That same mantra has carried over into… read more

Conference realignment will seem normal to college sports fans of the future

Picture this: The year is 2033, and the SMU Mustangs are at the Carrier Dome to take on the Syracuse Orange in a huge men’s college basketball game that could ultimately determine the regular-season ACC champion. That very same night, all the way over on the Left Coast, the Maryland Terrapins are at the Hec… read more

Pitt and Penn State should still be an annual rivalry in college football

Labor Day Weekend is on the horizon, and as is tradition, the 2023 FBS college football schedule includes a full slate of games. The Pitt Panthers open their schedule with a 3:30 kickoff vs. Wofford on Saturday afternoon at Acrisure Stadium. Meanwhile, the Penn State Nittany Lions begin their season with a 7:30 kickoff vs…. read more

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