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  • The Top 3 College Football Games to Watch for Week 6.

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    Week 6 of the college football season starts tonight, with the Sam Houston State Bearkats (0-4) traveling to take on the New Mexico State Aggies (2-2) at 9:00 PM (EST) on CBSSN.

    That is NOT one of my Top 3, by the way.

    This is going to be a Saturday of chalk. Teams you think are going to win, ARE going to win. I don’t foresee a bunch of upsets or anything.

    So, without further ado, here you go.

    1) #3 Miami Hurricanes (4-0) at #18 Florida State Seminoles (3-1).
    Game starts at 7:30 PM (EST) on ABC.

    If you are a fan of college football, then you know just how awesome it is, to see this bitter rivalry game be meaningful again. I am so excited for this game.

    Transfer QB Carson Beck has this offense humming along. He’s recovered nicely from offseason elbow surgery and back to his old form. He’s completing 73.2% of his passes, with 8 TDs to only 3 INTs. Their running game is solid with HBs Mark Fletcher Jr and Charmar Brown combining for 9 TD runs. The defense has been solid. Getting sacks and pressures from all 3 levels. They don’t get out of position often.

    QB Tommy Castellanos has come in and given this offense a spark, with his dual threat ability. His feet have done the most damage running for 217 yards and 4 TDs, not all on designed runs. HIs scrambling ability gives opposing defenses nightmares. The Seminole’s running game is top notch, as they’ve run for a combined 1,345 yards and 20 TDs already this season. The defensive backs are fast and fly all over the field, as Earl Little Jr leads the team in tackles (28), and Ashlynd Barker leads the team in sacks (2).

    Prediction – Florida State is embarrassed by the upset last week and will come out swinging at home. This is a rivalry game, so it’d be close. I think Miami pulls it out on a Carson Beck TD late. Hurricanes win 28-24.

    #16 Vanderbilt Commadores (5-0) at #10 Alabama Crimson Tide (3-1).
    Game starts at 3:30 PM (EST) on ABC.

    Logo of the Vanderbilt Commodores on a black background alongside the logo of the Alabama Crimson Tide on a red background.

    That’s right, your read that correctly. Vanderbilt is ranked and undefeated. This isn’t your grandpappy’s “cakewalk” Commadores team.

    The Commadores are led by “super senior” QB Diego Pavia. Arguably, the best dual-threat QB in the entire country. He’s completing 74.6% of his passes, for 1,211 yards with 13 TDs to only 3 INTs. He’s also ran for 294 yards with 2 TDs. He always keeps his eyes downfield when scrambling, and doesn’t make stupid mistakes. The defense gets pressure fast. They have 14 team sacks on the young season, led by EDGE Miles Capers with (3.5). They also create turnovers, with 7 forced fumbles, and have recovered 6 of them.

    The loss to FSU in Week 1 has flipped something in the Crimson Tide. Their focus and play has been much more sound since then. Junior QB Ty Simpson has thrown for 1,138 yards with 11 TDs and 0 INTs. He’s taking care of the football and keeping the offense on the field. While the defense isn’t putting up the sack and turnover numbers from years past; they’re fast and haven’t been overpursing like last season and in Week 1. They’ve gone back to fundamentals, and it’s showing up on film.

    Prediction – Vanderbilt isn’t sneaking up on Bama this time, like last season. The Commadores are a serious team. I so badly want to pick them, but something is telling me that the Crimson Tide will get it done at home. I’m taking Alabama in a close game 34-31.

    #11 Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-0) at Houston Cougars (4-0).
    Game starts at 7:00 PM (EST) on ESPN.

    Logos of Texas Tech Red Raiders and Houston Cougars on contrasting backgrounds.

    Yes, you read that right. I’m saying the University of Houston football is a must watch. At least it is this week. They are scrapy and undefeated with 2 wins over “Power 4” schools already.

    This is the biggest game for Houston since joining the Big-12 conference.

    The Red Raiders offense has been balanced and efficient. QB Behren Morton has thrown for 1,065 yards with 11 TDs to only 3 INTs. The running game has 818 yards and 10 TDs on the season. The defense is led by one of the best LBs in the country (1 of my Top 10 players in all of America) Jacob Rodriguez, with 28 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 INT.

    The Cougars got QB Conner Weigman from Texas A&M in the transfer portal. He’s the game manager that they need. He’s thrown for 839 yards, with 6 TDs to only 1 INT. The team has won through opportunistic defense. They’ve got 5 INTs and 7 forced fumbles, to along with 9 sacks.

    Prediction – The Cougars will keep it close for a half, before the Red Raiders pull away. Texas Tech wins 42- 24.

    – by Sean McKenzie

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    Stats courtesy of…..NCAA.

    Pictures courtesy of…..wallpapercave, USAToday, and ESPN.

  • Week 5 College Football Recap and Helmet Stickers.

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    (all rankings are current)

    What a banger of a college football weekend it was!!!

    We had instant classics, as the #2 Oregon Ducks, went into Happy Valley, during a whiteout game, and beat the #7 Penn State Nittany Lions 30-24 in double overtime.

    The #10 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide went in “Between the Hedges” and ended the nation’s longest home winning streak, as they beat the #12 ranked Georgia Bulldogs 24-21.

    The Virigina Cavaliers pulled a major upset in double overtime, beating the (then #8), #18 Florida State Seminoles 46-38. Then followed that by having the fastest storming of the field, that I’ve ever seen. LOL. (see final play and students storm the field in video below.)

    The #1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes went into Husky Stadium and ended the nation’s 2nd longest home winning streak, beating the Washington Huskies, 24-6, in a very workman like performance.

    It also took overtime for #15 ranked Tennessee and #16 ranked Georgia Tech to get wins over Mississippi State and Wake Forest (41-34 and 30-29).

    Unfortunately, we had another head coach lose their job, as Arkansas fired Sam Pittman (really dumb move in my personal opinion) after getting their butt whooped by #22 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish 56-13, at home. Bobby Petrino has been named interim head coach.

    With so many performances to choose from, HERE are the Week 5 College Football Helmet Stickers.

    (Team) #22 Illinois Fighting Illini.

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    After getting absolutely molly-whopped last week, the Fighting Illini, showed some fight. They went toe-to-toe with (then ranked#21) USC Trojans and won the game, 34-32, on a 41-yard field goal as time expired. This was a great game, that showcased the best of both teams. Illinois showed the country, that they are going to get up and fight, after being knocked down. Statement win.

    (Offense) Haynes King, QB, Georgia Tech

    Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King runs with the football during a game, wearing a yellow and white uniform.

    The senior quarterback did everything, and then some, as he led the Yellow Jackets to a hard fought victory.

    King went 28 of 42, for 243 yards, with 1 TD and 0 INTs. He also had 21 carries, for 106 yards, with 2 TDs.

    Because of him, Georgia Tech is not only highly ranked, but undefeated at 5-0.

    (Defense) Noah Avinger, CB, Utah State.

    Portrait of a smiling male football player wearing a blue jersey, with short curly hair and earrings, against a white background.

    The 6’0 senior cornerback, was all over the field on Saturday afternoon, as he helped the Utah State Aggies, give the #18 ranked Vanderbilt Commodores, all they could handle, in a 55-35 loss.

    He had 12 tackles, and an interception.

    Who would you give a helmet sticker to?

    – by Sean McKenzie.

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    Stats courtesy of…..NCAA.

    Pictures courtesy of…..wallpapercave, on3, and kslsports.

  • The Real College Football Power Rankings For Week 3.

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    Week 2 of the college football season has come and gone.

    We saw a big upset in USF over Florida.

    Oregon absolutely smoked Oklahoma State.

    Georgia and Clemson struggled offensively against inferior opponents in Austin Peay and Troy.

    Arch Manning and Texas rebounded against San Jose State.

    As things start to settle in with teams, I’m here to give you the REAL Power Rankings. Not that bias crap that ESPN and the AP spits out there.

    1) Ohio State Buckeyes. (2-0).
    2) Oregon Ducks. (2-0),
    3) LSU Tigers. (2-0)
    4) Miami Hurricanes. (2-0).
    5) Penn State Nittany Lions. (2-0).
    6) Georgia Bulldogs. (2-0).
    7) Florida State Seminoles. (2-0).
    8) Tennessee Volunteers. (2-0).
    9) Illinois Fighting Illini. (2-0).
    10)South Florida Bulls. (2-0).

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    Yes, I put the USF in the Top 10.

    They are the only team with two, Top 25 wins so far this season. If a Power 4 school had won at Boise State and at Florida, in back-to-back weeks, the mainstream sports media would be heaping praise on them.

    Since they weren’t “ranked” before the season started, they’re being ignored, and given a “courtesy ranking” by the clowns at ESPN and the AP.

    I omitted the Texas Longhorns, because their offense is struggling. Yes, Arch Manning threw for 4 TD’s, but 3 of those were on busted coverages and most of his passes, were under 4 yards.

    BOLO – Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Texas A&M Aggies, and Vanderbilt Commodores.

    – by Sean McKenzie

    Pictures courtesy of…..drroto and wallpapercave.

  • Week 1 College Football Helmet Stickers.

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    Week 1 of the college football season has come to an end. Except for the UNC vs TCU game tonight.

    Ohio State made Paul Finnebaum look like the clueless jackwang that he really is. Defeating Texas 14-7.

    Unranked Florida State coming off a two-win season, upset an obviously over-rated #8 Alabama 31-17.

    #9 LSU went into Death Valley and defeated #4 Clemson 17-10.

    #17 Kansas State BARELY avoided starting the season 0-2, defeating FCS North Dakota 38-35.

    The Arch Manning hype train proved to be what I said it was months ago. I did not, and do not believe he’s even a Top 5 college football quarterback right now.

    My Upset special for Week 1 did not come through, as the Toldeo Rockets fell to the Kentucky Wildcats 24-16.

    So, without further ado, here are my helmet sticks for Week 1.

    1) Florida State Seminoles.

    Florida State Seminoles logo featuring a Native American head, with a black and garnet color scheme, illuminated against a dark background.

    Coming off one of the worst seasons in program history. They went out and got another transfer quarterback from the portal. Tommy Castellanos had a history with new offensive Gus Malzahn; and they used it to pull off the upset of the season (as of now).

    2) Isaiah Chisom, Linebacker, UCLA.

    Portrait of Isaiah Chisom, a UCLA linebacker, wearing a blue UCLA football polo and smiling at the camera.

    The linebacker transferred from Oregon State to UCLA and had a whopping 17 tackles for the Bruins, in a 43-10 thumping at the hands of the Utah Utes. He was all over the field. The lone bright spot for a Bruins team that had so much hype around their new incoming quarterback.

    3) Eddie Lee Marburger, QB, UT Rio Grande Valley.

    Headshot of Eddie Lee Marburger, a quarterback from UT Rio Grande Valley, wearing a gray shirt with the university's logo, against an orange background.

    The transfer quarterback from UTSA, went 18 of 19, for 365 yards, with 5 TDs and 0 INTs. That’s a 94.7% completion percentage and a QBR of 343.0.

    Week 2 of the college football season begins on Thursday night at 6:00 PM (EST), with 5 different division 2 or division 3 games.

    – by Sean McKenzie

    Stats and scores courtesy of…..NCAA.

    Pictures courtesy of…..wallpapercave, uclabruins, and goutrgv.

  • Top 5 College Football Coaches “On the Hot Seat” for the 2025-26 Season.

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    The college football season starts on Saturday, August 23rd. That’s just 66 days away (as of this writing).

    The coaching carousel ran its course in the offseason, with big names like Rich Rodriguez heading back to West Virginia. Dan Mullen leaving the booth to take the job at UNLV. Bronco Mendenhall going to Utah State. Of course, the one that got all the headlines was Bill Belichick leaving the NFL and taking the job at North Carolina.

    So, we now look ahead to the 2025-26 season, and which coaches are or could be coaching for their jobs.

    Group of Wisconsin Badgers football players in red uniforms walking onto the field, led by their head coach.

    Luke Fickell – Wisconsin – (12-13 overall. 8-10 in the Big Ten).

    I was all on this train back in 2023 when he was named the Badgers head coach. After compiling a 57-18 record at Cincinnati and taking them to the College Football Playoff. That success just hasn’t translated in Madison.

    Wisconsin missed a bowl game for the first time since 2001, after going only 5-7 last year, and is only 12-13 in his 2 seasons. Getting smoked by rivals Iowa and Minnesota doesn’t make it any easier.

    The alumni and the fans are not going to tolerate another losing season and are already demanding action. He must at the very minimum make a bowl game, or he’s getting canned.

    A football coach wearing sunglasses and a headset, looking thoughtfully during a game.

    Hugh Freeze – Auburn – (11-14 overall, 5-11 in the SEC).

    Unlike at up north, I didn’t like this hire at all in 2023. So far, I’ve been proven right.

    They always have talent at Auburn, and for a team with the history and traditions this is unacceptable to their alumni and fanbase.

    There is a bit of hope here though. Freeze had great success in the transfer portal, landing QB Jackson Arnold and the #1 WR in Eric Singleton Jr. They return almost their entire OL intact as well.

    While it would be nice to beat Alabama and/or Georgia, it isn’t a necessity right now, just don’t get clobbered again. A bowl game is an absolute must for this team.

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    Mike Norvell – Florida State – (33-27 overall, 20-20 in the ACC).

    You do not go from an undefeated 13-0, to a 1-11 against FBS teams the very next season and think your butt ain’t on the line.

    The college football world just doesn’t work that way.

    They’ve been recruiting as well as any program in the country and have the NIL money to spend in the portal, which they do.

    Something just isn’t right in that locker room down in Tallahassee.

    Norvell brought in 2 brand new coordinators in Gus Malzahn (OC) and Tony White (DC).

    They hit the portal hard, getting 4 new starters along the offensive line, 2 new starters at wide receiver Duce Robinson (USC) and Squirrel While (TENN). They brought in another transfer quarterback in Tommy Castellanos (Boston College), who worked with Malzahn when both were at UCF.

    They MUST win at least one rivalry game (CLEM, MIA, UF) and make a bowl game, or he’ll be unemployed before leaving the locker room on November 29th.

    A football coach for USC stands with arms crossed on the field, looking focused while players are positioned nearby in uniform.

    Lincoln Riley – USC – (26-14 overall, 17-10 in conference).

    Since quarterback Caleb Williams went to the NFL, Riley only has a record of 18-12 overall.

    8-5 in 2023 and 7-6 in 2024.

    USC has one of the best and richest histories and traditions in all of college football. Who doesn’t get goosebumps watching Traveler gallop onto the field. The Trojan Warrior piercing the turf at midfield with his sword.

    The USC alumni has proven that they have NO QUALMS about paying out a “buyout penalty” and Riley’s is reportedly $90 million dollars.

    Riley must win 9 games, make a bowl game, and beat UCLA if he’s going to keep his job.

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    Brent Venables – Oklahoma – (22-17 overall, 17-10 in conference).

    Like Luke Fickell, I was all about this hire by the Sooners. Venables was a great defensive coordinator at Clemson, and deserved his shot.

    Nobody said the transition from the Big-12 to the SEC was going to be easy. The 6-7 record last season, gave the Sooners 2 losing seasons in the last 3 years, and they hadn’t had a losing season since 1998 (5-6).

    Fairly or not, Venables and Oklahoma’s successes and failures are directly tied to the burnt orange and white of Texas.

    The Longhorns success since joining the SEC really puts the pressure on Brent in his 4th season at the helm.

    To keep his job, I believe it starts with Oklahoma beating Michigan at home in Week 2, and somehow find a way to win 8 games, and make a bowl.

    Question of the day – Which head coach do you think has the hottest seat in college football?

    – by Sean McKenzie.

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    Stats and information courtesy of…..NCAA, ESPN, Lindy’s, sports-reference, and Athlon Sports.

    Pictures courtesy of…..on3, MSN, LATimes, and wallpapercave.