Chaos in Week Two As Notre Dame Upset By Northern Illinois, Big Wins for Ohio State, Texas, Clemson and Nebraska
College football can be a fickle mistress. The season is in its infancy and we are already seeing some head-turning scorelines.
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Gareth Evans
- Jan 5
- 7 min
College Football Playoff Semi-Finals recap - Michigan stuns Alabama in overtime and Washington holds off Texas
A breathtaking College Football Playoff Semi-Final weekend saw the rankings hold firm as the No.1 and No.2 ranked teams in the country...
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Gareth Evans
- Dec 15, 2023
- 6 min
College Football Bowl Games 2023 - What are they, who's playing and when can you watch?
History of college football bowl games The first college football bowl game was the 1902 Rose Bowl, created to entice people to visit...
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Gareth Evans
- Dec 9, 2023
- 8 min
2023 Championship Weekend - Controversy as College Football Playoff places confirmed
A college football season filled with twists, turns and high drama saved its best for Championship Weekend, where the FBS Conference...
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Gareth Evans
- Oct 14, 2023
- 6 min
Week 6 - Oklahoma stuns Texas to win Red River, moves to No.5, Notre Dame upset by Louisville.
No.3 Texas 30-34 No.12 Oklahoma What a difference a year makes. Or indeed, a player. While the absence of Dillon Gabriel from last year's...
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Gareth Evans
- Oct 7, 2023
- 7 min
Looking Back at Week 5 and Previewing Week 6 in College Football with Daniel Shirley...
In the second part of my conversation with Daniel Shirley, we look at the highlights of an intriguing Week 5 and preview an fascinating...
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Gareth Evans
- Oct 7, 2023
- 9 min
Colorado, Parity and Could Texas Be No.1? Daniel Shirley's College Football Insights...
On our most recent episode of the Across The Pond College Football podcast, I was delighted to be joined by Daniel Shirley, Senior...
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Gareth Evans
- Sep 13, 2023
- 6 min
Week 2 - "Aggression and Execution." Texas stuns Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Miami breaks into Top 25...
A year ago, I watched Quinn Ewers show glimpses of his much-hyped potential as visiting Alabama escaped with a narrow victory over the...
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Gareth Evans
- Sep 6, 2023
- 6 min
Week 1 - Colorado Tears Up The Script, The Carolinas Battle and Mixed Fortunes in Florida...
Colorado are coming. The headline-grabbing result of Week 1, and potentially the season, emerged from Fort Worth. Last season's national...
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Gareth Evans
- Aug 17, 2023
- 4 min
Throwback Thursday: Quinn Ewers and Texas Thrash Oklahoma at Red River, October 8, 2022
The Red River Rivalry is one of college football's fiercely contested traditional contests. Hosted annually at the historic Cotton Bowl...
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Gareth Evans
- Nov 12, 2022
- 7 min
"Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide, That Was Our Theme" - Week 10 Highlights
An extraordinary weekend in college football saw some stunning results. There were high profile losses for No.1 Tennessee, No.4 Clemson...
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Gareth Evans
- Oct 29, 2022
- 7 min
"That's our guy, that's our leader. You can write that right now." - Week 8 Highlights
Apparently no quarterback controversy in Clemson, the Horned Frogs are looking good in the Big 12, LSU is a factor in the SEC once again,...
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Gareth Evans
- Oct 15, 2022
- 7 min
Texas annihilates Oklahoma, "Mormons vs. Catholics" and Top 5 remain the elite - Week 6 Highlights
Game of the Week Texas 49-0 Oklahoma While Texas A&M-Alabama was a terrific contest, my game of the week took place in Dallas, If last...
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Gareth Evans
- Sep 24, 2022
- 6 min
A trip to College Station - Watching Texas A&M and the 12th Man bounce back vs. Miami
Austin to College Station A week on from a fantastic game day experience watching Texas lose a heartbreaker to Alabama in Austin, Amy and...
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Gareth Evans
- Sep 12, 2022
- 6 min
Watching Texas lose a heartbreaker in Austin
I'm a sucker for a good sports story and the tradition surrounding it. My Premier League team is Liverpool, a team bathed in history,...
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Gareth Evans
- Sep 1, 2022
- 5 min
Big 12 Preview 2022 - Cowboys, Sooners, Longhorns or Bears?
The instability and change that marked the Big 12's season off the field was mirrored by the competition on it. Following the...
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Gareth Evans
- Aug 13, 2022
- 4 min
The 2022 College Football Season - My Must-See Games
There's a lot to whet your appetite as the new college football season is just around the corner. I'll be looking at coaching changes and...
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Gareth Evans
- Aug 12, 2022
- 5 min
The 2022 College Football Season - Looking Ahead: Part 1
Seven months on from Georgia's coronation as the best team in college football, we are merely weeks away from what looks like a...
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Gareth Evans
- Jun 28, 2022
- 10 min
"College Football, It's passed down from generation to generation." Meeting Daniel Shirley...
For nearly 30 years, Daniel Shirley has reported on, written and edited stories about college football. He has been a fan for much...
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Gareth Evans
- Oct 30, 2021
- 7 min
The Longest Game in FBS History and the Battle for the Big Ten is Heating Up - Week 8 Highlights
In what was meant to be a quieter week in college football ahead of some big games this weekend, we saw some intriguing developments in...
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