Colleges

Last week didn’t have a bevy of crazy upsets in the Big 10, but it did have some surprising results. Wisconsin, who looked very much like a lame duck team for most of the year, spanked #21 Illinois. Penn St hammered Nebraska, 37-10. Michigan St put up a good fight on the road against Iowa, requiring the Hawkeyes to score the final 13 points to win by a FG. Even the Huskies had … [Read more...] about Big 10 Pick 6 – Pluck the Ducks

Happy Thanksgiving Husky fans. The #6 Oregon Ducks present as tough a challenge as Washington has faced all season. They have an elite level passer and one of the country’s best run games. Let’s take a closer look. By the Numbers National rank in parenthesis Points per game: 37.3 (#9) Rushing yards per game: 226 (#9) Passing yards per game: 252 (#52) Yards per rush: 6.1 … [Read more...] about Opponent Offense Preview: Oregon Ducks

It’s now rivalry week and to get the lowdown on this year’s Oregon squad, I talked to Addicted to Quack’s Tristan Holmes for this week’s Q&A! MS: This is year 4 for Dan Lanning at the helm of the Ducks. He has garnered national attention in recent weeks for being both steadfast in his loyalty to UO, and brash and bullish on the Big Ten’s playoff chances. What do you make … [Read more...] about Opponent Q&A: Oregon Ducks

Washington’s apocalypse of sprained ankles threatened to keep them from defending their Acrisure Holiday Classic title. With forwards Bryson Tucker and Hannes Steinbach already out due to sprained ankles (in addition to longer term injuries to Mady Traore and Jacob Ognacevic), Coach Sprinkle revealed on Monday that Lathan Sommerville had rolled his ankle in practice this past … [Read more...] about Huskies Down Nevada 83-66

Games of the Week It’s a rivalry week and it’s the last week of conference games. That combination means that there are more exciting and high stakes games than usual. Instead of a single game of the week, here is a list of some of the highlights. Texas A&M @ Texas- The Aggies are undefeated in the SEC but haven’t clinched a spot in the CCG. This game is probably the … [Read more...] about Week 14 CFB Open Thread and CCG Tiebreaker Scenarios