Baylor Bears-No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners Preview: Can Baylor Get It Together?

The Baylor Bears and Oklahoma Sooners came into this season with national title aspirations, but have since seen them disappear. Oklahoma’s went south when they lost to the Houston Cougars in the season opener. Baylor’s didn’t go south until a couple of weeks ago when the Bears lost to the Texas Longhorns. While the ultimate prize is out of reach for both, the still have something to play for—the Big 12 conference title.

Oklahoma is undefeated in conference play so win out, and the title is theirs, but doing so will not be easy with Baylor coming to town Saturday, a trip to West Virginia the following week, and the Oklahoma State to end the regular season.

Ole Miss-Texas A&M; Preview: Whose Back-Ups Are Better?

Before the season started, this weekend’s Ole Miss-Texas A&M one looked like it would be a heck of a ball game. Fast forward a few weeks into the season and while Ole Miss has had trouble putting a complete game together. Texas A&M, on the other hand, has rolled with Trevor Knight at the helm and was even named the No. 4 team in the nation in the first CFB Committee poll.

But last week, Ole Miss lost their quarterback, Chad Kelly to a season-ending injury, as did Texas A&M. So—now what? The two teams will have someone step in, and the game will be played, but what can fans expect?

Thursday Night Football Preview: Cleveland Browns At Baltimore Ravens--Will Baltimore Keep Cleveland Winless?

Some people probably think the Cleveland Browns were destined to be terrible this year. Not because they don’t have a starting quarterback, running back, and only one good wide receiver, but because the professional sports franchises in Cleveland have done too well. The sports karma in the universe must even out. With the Cavaliers winning the NBA championship and the Indians making it to the World Series, there isn’t any mojo left in Cleveland which means the Browns were predestined to suck.

Which means the Browns were predestined to suck–again.

Resiliency Of Seattle Seahawks Against Buffalo Bills Overshadowed By Richard Sherman’s Questionable Play

The talk after Monday night’s Buffalo Bills-Seattle Seahawks game should be all about Russell Wilson appearing to be getting closer to his old self, Buffalo slicing through the Seattle defense with ease, and the Seahawks making the necessary adjustments to win the game. Those things are being discussed, but the lead story is instead the questionable actions of Richard Sherman and poor officiating.

Buffalo got off to a hot start by blocking a Seattle punt and setting the offense up on the three -yard line for an easy touchdown. The Seahawks answered with one of their own, but then the Bills began a drive that every team that plays Seattle will be looking at closely—a 17-play touchdown drive that took 10 minutes off the clock.

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No. 1 Alabama-No. 13 LSU Recap: Hopefully Everyone Else Doesn't Mind Playing For Second

LSU’s best chance to get the upset win over Alabama required the Tigers to do two things—keep it close and don’t make any mistakes. When the game went into the fourth quarter with neither team having scored yet, it was evident they had succeeded in keeping the game close with few (if any) mistakes committed by either side.

While doing those two things would give the Tigers the best chance to win, they still had to do one crucial thing—generate some offense. In the few games the team had played under head coach Ed Orgeron, the offense had been very productive. But they had not played a defense even remotely as good as Alabama’s.

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Texas A&M-Mississippi; State Recap: Merry Christmas Huskies Love The Bulldogs

Few (if any) agreed with the committee naming Texas A&M the No. 4 team in the nation and not an undefeated Washington. But the committee cited strength of schedule as the reason and the Aggies have played a much tougher schedule than the Huskies. Of course, for that to matter, Texas A&M had to keep winning—and they haven’t.

As far as many college football fans will be concerned, the egregious error the College Football Playoff Committee committed in the first poll of the season (released last week) can now be corrected. An unranked Mississippi State team ran over, around, and through the Texas A&M defense, the Aggies offense couldn’t do much after losing Trevor Knight to an injury, and the Bulldogs went on to upset the No. 4 team in the nation, 35-28.

Sunday Night Football Preview: Denver Broncos At Oakland Raiders—If The Raiders (or Trevor Siemian) Want To Make A Statement…

Last week the Oakland Raiders set a few records. Quarterback Derek Carr joined the small fraternity of quarterbacks with 500+ yard games with 513 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but they needed overtime to get the win because of another record they set—for most penalties in a single game (23). They did what matters most—won the game—but the win was far from pretty.

The win improved their record to 6-2 on the season and tied for the AFC West division lead with the defending Super Bowl champions, the Denver Broncos—who they happen to play Sunday night at home.

College Football Preview: No. 1 Alabama At No. 13 LSU—Does It Get Any Better Than This?

College football fans are in luck this weekend. Like every other weekend, there are plenty of games that will likely be stinkers. Some have a chance of being halfway decent, but there is one imparticular that has the potential for greatness—the Alabama-LSU game.

A few weeks ago, it was looking like the game was going to be one of the many stinkers, but then Less Miles was fired, Leonard Fournette became healthy enough to play, and the Tigers started to look like a good football team again. Alabama, on the other hand, has simply gotten better and better every week—and now the weekend is here.