Colleges

National Game of the Week: #9 Illinois @ #19 Indiana I think Indiana deserves to be ranked higher than #19. They rank 13th in SP+, three spots ahead of Illinois. They are 6th in Net Expected Points Added/Play and first in Success Rate. They are even favored by 5.5 (obviously more than the generic 3 for home field) against a team ranked 10 spots higher. They are not a blue … [Read more...] about Week 4 CFB Open Thread

The payback! Revenge! It’s Friday and the Huskies will be searching for their revenge as they get ready to go to Pullman to take on the Cougs at Martin Stadium. Let’s get to the Dots! Football Dots Andy Yamashita looks back on Jedd Fisch’s record in rivalry games, which includes 3 Territorial Cup games and the Apple Cup last year. Jon Wilner looks at why the Apple Cup … [Read more...] about Friday Dots: The Get Back

It’s finally Apple Cup week, and our writers have made their predictions as to how the 117th edition will play out! Max Vrooman (2-0 SU, 1-1 ATS) Last week’s result for Washington State makes this both easier and harder to make a prediction. On the one hand, there’s no way that anyone in good conscience could pick the Huskies to lose to a team coming off a 59-10 loss at North … [Read more...] about The Prediction: Apple Cup

Its Apple Cup week, and for the second year in a row, one half of the in-state rivalry is working through year 1 of a complete program overhaul. In 2024, the Jedd Fisch’s Huskies were picking up the pieces that were left in the wake of the post-title game exodus, and now this year it’s WSU’s turn to reset the program under a new regime. After four years with Jake Dickert at the … [Read more...] about Opponent Defensive Preview: Washington State Cougars

Key Players If you had asked the fans and media going into the season who Washington State’s starting QB would be, most would say QB Zevi Eckhaus. He played three years at FCS Bryant and threw for over 350 yards and 3 touchdowns against Syracuse in the Holiday Bowl last season. But, he entered the transfer portal when Jake Dickert took the Wake Forest job, only for the new WSU … [Read more...] about Opponent Offense Preview: Washington State Cougars