Are you ready for March Madness? Below is a full schedule of every game in the 2024 women’s NCAA Tournament, including tipoff times (in ET) and TV channels. (Click here for the men’s schedule.) First Round Saturday, March 23 No. 11 Green Bay vs. No. 6 Tennessee, Noon, ESPN (Raleigh, N.C.) No. 14 Jackson State … Read more
I passed on writing a mailbag last week because I had my hands full covering first the potential College Football Playoff expansion mess, then the bombshell Tennessee NIL ruling. Now that I’ve caught my breath, we can discuss those issues and more while we wait for the inevitable next NCAA lawsuit. Note: Submitted questions have … Read more
Oregon State and Washington State reached an agreement in principle with the 10 departing Pac-12 schools to settle their ongoing legal battle over control of the conference’s board and assets, the 12 universities announced Thursday. The outgoing schools have “agreed to forfeit a portion of distributions over the rest of the 2023-2024 year and provide … Read more
The back door to the College Football playoff is unlikely to be open for Ohio State or anybody else next weekend. A season defined by almost-upsets and favorites finding a way continued during rivalry week with CFP contenders withstanding unranked in-state foes Saturday. No. 1 Georgia had to work harder than it has in years … Read more
I had a dismal week, going 4-8 against the number to drop me to two games under .500 for the season against the spread. The good: picking Mizzou to knock off the Tennessee. The bad: picking Tulane to blow out Tulsa. The ugly: picking Texas to thump TCU. Here are this week’s guesses. Check out … Read more
We went 10 weeks deep without a single coach getting fired for performance-related reasons. Then we got to Week 11, and two guys who won on Saturday — Texas A&M’s Jimbo Fisher and Boise State’s Andy Avalos — both got canned, as did two coaches from the same game (Fisher and Mississippi State’s Zach Arnett). … Read more
Ohio State is No. 1 in the first College Football Playoff rankings, but isn’t the top team in my projections. Despite not playing tough schedules yet, Georgia and Michigan are still the teams that won the national title most often in the simulations. Michigan, Georgia, Ohio State and Florida State made the CFP in more … Read more
Last week marked the return of the successful Stewart Mandel Upset Special (Georgia State over Louisiana), but also, the return of the Stewart Mandel failure to crack .500 against the spread. I’m just trying to get bowl-eligible by season’s end. Last week: 5-6 against the spread.Season: 41-46-1. No. 6 Oklahoma (-10) at Kansas, Noon (Fox) … Read more
Leaders from Oregon State and Washington State held a conference call with reporters Thursday to discuss the state of the Pac-12 conference, realignment options and legal proceedings to come. Here’s what you need to know: Of the 10 current members of the Pac-12 conference, eight are departing to join other leagues next summer. Oregon State … Read more
Sign up for the Until Saturday newsletter | Jayna Bardahl and The Athletic’s college football staff deliver expert analysis on the biggest CFB stories five days per week. Get it sent to your inbox. I had a modest week, going 6-5 against the spread. The good: nailing another upset special by picking Mizzou to beat K-State. … Read more