Category Archives: Featured
West Virginia Football Recruiting: Kwantel Raines Commits to the Mountaineers
Written on October 30, 2017 at 7:09 pm, by College BattleGround
The West Virginia Mountaineers got a huge pickup today as Kwantel Raines made his commitment official. Raines, the number two safety in Pennsylvania had been deciding between West Virginia, Penn State, Pittsburgh and Florida. Raines was on hand in Morgantown this past Saturday as the Mountaineers took on the Oklahoma State Cowboys on a rainy Continue Reading »
Arizona’s recruiting experiencing ‘uptick’ during recent surge
Written on October 30, 2017 at 6:56 pm, by College BattleGround
Of all the things Rich Rodriguez thinks about during the season, the amount of national exposure his program receives isn’t one of them. “It’s not on the list of the things that I worry about on a regular basis,” he said. But… “Exposure is good for all programs, particularly if you think it’s going to Continue Reading »
Ohio State has proven that their units are resilient above all else
Written on October 30, 2017 at 6:55 pm, by College BattleGround
“Nobody was yelling at each other pointing fingers. You usually don’t win games like that. But looking up at halftime, we were beating them up front and we felt we had to stop the bleeding on our end.” -Ohio State wide receiver Terry McLaurin, via Doug Lesmerises, Cleveland.com The Ohio State Buckeyes took all 60 Continue Reading »
Three Takeaways From Penn State’s 39-38 Loss to Ohio State
Written on October 30, 2017 at 5:28 pm, by College BattleGround
Well, the sun did rise on Sunday. Monday, too. Though I was sure it would, sometimes seeing is believing. There’s no better way to explain what happened in Columbus on Saturday other than that one hurt. “They are who we thought they were, and we let ‘em off the hook,” in the immortal words of Continue Reading »
J.T. Barrett and the defensive line came up big when Ohio State needed them the most
Written on October 30, 2017 at 5:21 pm, by College BattleGround
How in the world did Ohio State pull that off? Despite trailing by 15 points in the fourth quarter, the Buckeyes kept their College Football Playoff hopes alive with their miraculous 39-38 win over No. 2 Penn State, and in the process put the rest of the sport on notice. While everyone had a hand Continue Reading »
First Glance: Auburn Tigers
Written on October 30, 2017 at 5:00 pm, by College BattleGround
What You Need to Know: After a bye week, Auburn is ranked #16 and is 6-2 on the season and 4-1 in the SEC. The Tigers lost to Clemson in week 2 and let an early lead slip away against LSU. Texas A&M fell to 5-3 on the season; 3-2 in the SEC after getting Continue Reading »
ASU Football: Graham says No. 5 Washington QB Jake Browning ‘sets the standard’ for Pac-12 quarterbacks
Written on October 9, 2017 at 8:10 pm, by College BattleGround
The last time the Arizona State Sun Devils (2-3, 1-1 Pac-12) beat a ranked team isn’t out of reach — in September against No. 24 Oregon. Their last top-10 win came just two years prior in Pasadena, beating UCLA on 38-23 in October of 2015. But the last time the Sun Devils beat a top-5 Continue Reading »
Ohio State is rolling as they head into the heart of Big Ten play
Written on October 9, 2017 at 7:30 pm, by College BattleGround
Say what you want about Ohio State’s quality of opponent since their loss to Oklahoma, but the Buckeyes have trucked through the last month, winning their four games by an average score of 52-10. Both the offense and defense have been top-notch (we’ll get to the special teams later), and they’ve managed to avoid serious Continue Reading »
Notre Dame Football VS North Carolina: Stats That Lie and Stats That Don’t
Written on October 9, 2017 at 6:33 pm, by College BattleGround
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish used a combination of a dominant run game and a solid, opportunistic defense to come away with lopsided win over a power five program on the road. Sound familiar? It shouldn’t. It’s this year’s theme. Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports As with every other game, some stats told the whole truth Continue Reading »
Ohio State’s defense finally found the endzone
Written on October 9, 2017 at 6:30 pm, by College BattleGround
“We’ve had a few turnovers in other games, but it’s sweet to finally get in the end zone.” –Ohio State linebacker Dante Booker, via Tim Bielik, Cleveland.com By comparison, it took a long time for the Ohio State Buckeyes defense to get their first defensive touchdown of the season. Perhaps it’s because, in 2016, the Continue Reading »