College Football Champions, 2024!

Hail to the Victors! Congratulations to the University of Michigan from the Big Ten conference! They defeated the University of Washington in the 2024 College football playoff Championship last night to end their season undefeated. The Wolverines won by three (3) touchdowns and ended their season as undefeated (15-0) champions!

Bowl Games, Week Four!

Well, the majority of bowl games have now been played leaving only the championship game tomorrow evening (congratulations to Michigan (#1) and Washington (#2) on winning their semi-final games (against Alabama and Texas, respectively)! Here are the winners from the week four New Year’s Day bowl games.

January 1st

• the Reliaquest Bowl (#13 LSU defeating unranked Wisconsin by four (4) points).
• the VRBO Fiesta Bowl (#8 Oregon defeating #23 Liberty).
• the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (#21 Tennessee defeating #17 Iowa).
• the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential (#1 Michigan defeating #4 Alabama by seven (7) points in overtime).
• the Allstate Sugar Bowl (#2 Washington defeating #3 Texas by six (6) points).

Bowl Games, Week Three!

Here are the winners and losers from the third week of the 2023 bowl season.

December 26th

• the Quick Lane Bowl (Minnesota defeating Bowling Green by six (6) points).
• the ServPro First Responder Bowl (Texas State defeating Rice).
• the Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Kansas defeating UNLV).

December 27th

• the Military Bowl presented by Gobowling.com (Virginia Tech defeating Tulane).
• the Duke’s Mayo Bowl (West Virginia defeating North Carolina).
• the DirectTV Holiday Bowl (USC defeating #15 Louisville).
• the TaxAct Texas Bowl (#20 Oklahoma State defeating Texas A&M).

• the Wasabi Fenway Bowl (Boston College defeating #24 SMU).
• the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl (Rutgers defeating Miami by seven (7) points).
• the Pop-Tarts Bowl (#25 Kansas State defeating #18 NC State).
• the Valero Alamo Bowl (#14 Arizona defeating #12 Oklahoma).

December 29th

• the Taxslayer Gator Bowl (#22 Clemson defeating Kentucky by three (3) points).
• the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (#16 Notre Dame defeating #19 Oregon State).
• the Autozone Liberty Bowl (Memphis defeating Iowa State).
• the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (#9 Missouri defeating #7 Ohio State).

December 30th

• the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (#11 Ole Miss defeating #10 Penn State).
• the Transperfect Music City Bowl (Maryland defeating Auburn).
• the Capital One Orange Bowl (#6 Georgia defeating #5 Florida State).
• the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl (Wyoming defeating Toledo by one (1) point).

Bowl Games, Week Two!

Week two of the college football bowl season is now complete and here are the winners and losers.

December 18th

• the Famous Toastery Bowl (Western Kentucky defeated Old Dominion by three (3) points in overtime).

December 19th

• the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl (UTSA defeated Marshall)

December 21st

• the Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl (USF defeated Syracuse)

December 22nd

• the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Georgia Tech defeated UCF)

December 23rd

• the Camellia Bowl (Northern Illinois defeated Arkansas State by two (2) points).
• the ’76 Birmingham Bowl (Duke defeated Troy by seven (7) points).
• the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Air Force defeated James Madison).
• the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Georgia State defeated Utah State).
• the 68 Ventures Bowl (Southern Alabama defeated Eastern Michigan).
• the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (Northwestern defeated Utah by seven (7) points).
• the Easy Post Hawai’i Bowl (Coastal Carolina defeated San Jose State).

Bowl Games, Week One!

So, bowl season has official begun. Here are the results from this weekend’s games.

• the Myrtle Beach Bowl (Ohio defeating Georgia Southern).
• the Cricket Celebration Bowl (Florida A&M defeating Howard by four (4) points).
• the Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl (Appalachia State defeated Miami of Ohio by four (4) points).
• the Isleta New Mexico Bowl (Fresno State defeated New Mexico State).
• the Starco Brands LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk (UCLA defeated Boise State).
• the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (Texas Tech defeating Cal).
• R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (Jacksonville State defeating Louisiana by three (3) points).

College Football 2023, Bowl Season!

Bowl season is officially upon us with games beginning next weekend. Unfortunately, the Spartans will not be playing in a bowl game this year.

The only game this week was the Army/Navy game. Army was victorious by six (6) points.

Here is a rundown of all of the upcoming bowl games, enjoy this year’s bowl season!

December 16th

• the Myrtle Beach Bowl (Georgia Southern vs. Ohio)
• the Cricket Celebration Bowl (Howards, vs. Florida A&M)
• the Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl (Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana)
• the Isleta New Mexico Bowl (New Mexico State vs. Fresno State)
• the Starco Brands LA Bowl Hosted by Gronk (UCLA vs. Boise State)
• the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl (Cal vs. Texas Tech)

December 18th

• the Famous Toastery Bowl (Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion)

December 19th

• the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl (UTSA vs. Marshall)

December 21st

• the Roofclaim.com Boca Raton Bowl (USF vs. Syracuse)

December 22nd

• the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Georgia Tech vs. UCF)

December 23rd

• the Camellia Bowl (Arkansas State vs. Northern Illinois)
• the ’76 Birmingham Bowl (Troy vs. Duke)
• the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (James Madison vs. Air Force)
• the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Georgia State vs. Utah State)
• the 68 Ventures Bowl (Southern Alabama vs. Eastern Michigan)
• the SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (Utah vs. Northwestern)
• the Easy Post Hawai’i Bowl (Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State)

December 26th

• the Quick Lane Bowl (Bowling Green vs. Minnesota)
• the ServPro First Responder Bowl (Texas State vs. Rice)
• the Guaranteed Rate Bowl (Kansas vs. UNLV)

December 27th

• the Military Bowl presented by Gobowling.com (Virginia Tech vs. Tulane)
• the Duke’s Mayo Bowl (North Carolina vs. West Virginia)
• the DirectTV Holiday Bowl (Louisville vs. USC)
• the TaxAct Texas Bowl (Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State)

December 28th

• the Wasabi Fenway Bowl (SMU vs. Boston College)
• the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl (Rutgers vs. Miami)
• the Pop-Tarts Bowl (NC State vs. Kansas State)
• the Valero Alamo Bowl (Arizona vs. Oklahoma)

December 29th

• the Taxslayer Gator Bowl (Clemson vs. Kentucky)
• the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (Oregon State vs. Notre Dame)
• the Autozone Liberty Bowl (Memphis vs. Iowa State)
• the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic (Missouri vs. Ohio State)

December 30th

• the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl (Ole Miss vs. Penn State)
• the Transperfect Music City Bowl (Auburn vs. Maryland)
• the Capital One Orange Bowl (Georgia vs. Florida State)
• the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl (Toledo vs. Wyoming)

January 1st

• the Reliaquest Bowl (Wisconsin vs. LSU)
• the VRBO Fiesta Bowl (Liberty vs. Oregon)
• the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (Iowa vs. Tennessee)
• the Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential (Alabama vs. Michigan)
• the Allstate Sugar Bowl (Texas vs. Washington)

January 8th

• the College Football Playoff National Championship Game presented by AT&T (Alabama or Michigan vs. Texas or Washington).

College Football 2023, Big Ten Championship!

Congratulations are in order for the University of Michigan for winning the Big Ten Championship game. The Wolverines offense and defense (recovered three fumbles) seriously outclassed the hapless Hawkeyes of Iowa in a 26-0 shutout.

Well, the Spartans did NOT appear in this year’s Big Ten Championship game, but WE HAVE A COACH for next year and beyond — Jonathan Smith (formerly of Oregon State). I like his motto: “low ego, high output.” Let the future begin and let’s see where this new ride will end (we have lost a lot of players to the transfer portal already, including all three scholarship quarterbacks [yikes], so Coach Smith has his work cut out for him).

Next up for the Spartans: the 2024 season. Go Green! 

There are currently four (4) Big Ten teams among the AP top-25: Michigan (#2), Ohio State (#6), Penn State (#10), and Iowa (#18).

The upsets this week included:
Georgia (#1) losing to Alabama (#8) by three (3) points. Alabama is the SEC Champion.
Tulane (#17) losing to SMU (#25). SMU is the American Athletic Champion.

The close calls this week (wins by a touchdown or less or in overtime) included:
Washington (#3) defeating Oregon (#5) by three (3) points.

Other top-25 losses this week that weren’t upsets included:
Michigan (#2) defeating Iowa (#18). Michigan is the Big Ten Champion.
Washington (#3) defeating Oregon (#5) by three (3) points. Washington is the PAC-12 Champion.
Florida State (#4) defeating Louisville (#15). Florida State is the ACC Champion.
Texas (#7) defeating Oklahoma State (#19). Texas is the Big-12 Champion.

College Football 2023, Week Thirteen!

The Spartans played on Black Friday this weekend, at Ford Field (where the Detroit Lions play), and were routed by Penn State. And so ends the dismal season of the Michigan State Spartan football team. We will now divert our attention to the basketball team (who has also had a bit of a challenging start, so far).

Next up for the Spartans: hire a new coach and rebuild for 2024. Go Green! 

There are currently four (4) Big Ten teams among the AP top-25: Ohio State (#2), Michigan (#3), Penn State (#11), and Iowa (#20).

The upsets this week included:
Ohio State (#2) losing to Michigan (#3) by six (6) points.
Louisville (#9) losing to unranked Kentucky by seven (7) points.
Kansas State (#19) losing to unranked Iowa State by seven (7) points.

The close calls this week (wins by a touchdown or less or in overtime) included:
Washington (#4) defeating unranked Washington State by three (3) points.
Alabama (#8) defeating unranked Auburn by three (3) points.
Iowa (#20) defeating unranked Nebraska by three (3) points.
Oklahoma State (#21) defeating unranked BYU by six (6) points in double overtime.

Other top-25 losses this week that weren’t upsets included:
Oregon (#6) defeating Oregon State (#15).

College Football 2023, Week Twelve!

The Spartans win again! This was a road win where Michigan State had to come from behind in the fourth quarter to seal the victory. Even after going ahead with less than 1:30 to go in the game, the Hoosiers marched down the field and missed a field goal that would have force overtime. But hey, a win is a win (I’ll take it).

Next up for the Spartans: at home to face the Nittany Lions of Penn State University. Go Green! 

There are currently three (3) Big Ten teams among the AP top-25: Michigan (#2), Ohio State (#3), and Penn State (#12).

The upsets this week included:
Utah (#16) losing to Arizona (#19).
North Carolina (#22) losing to unranked Clemson.

The close calls this week (wins by a touchdown or less or in overtime) included:
Michigan (#2) defeating unranked Maryland by seven (7) points.
Louisville (#9) defeating unranked by Miami seven (7) points.
Missouri (#11) defeating unranked Florida by two (2) points.
Oklahoma (#14) defeating unranked BYU by seven (7) points.
Kansas State (#23) defeating unranked Kansas by four (4) points.

Other top-25 losses this week that weren’t upsets included:
Georgia (#1) defeating Tennessee (#21).

College Football 2023, Week Eleven!

Yet another embarrassment for the Spartans. This week, we were on the road to face the Buckeyes of Ohio State and were overmatched from the git-go.

Next up for the Spartans: on the road to face the Hoosiers of Indiana University. Go Green! 

There are currently three (3) Big Ten teams among the AP top-25: Michigan (#2), Ohio State (#3), and Penn State (#9).

The upsets this week included:
Tennessee (#14) losing to Missouri (#16).
Oklahoma State (#15) losing to unranked UCF.
Kansas (#19) losing to unranked Texas Tech by three (3) points.

The close calls this week (wins by a touchdown or less or in overtime) included:
Florida State (#4) defeating unranked Miami by seven (7) points.
Washington (#5) defeating Utah (#13) by seven (7) points.
Texas (#7) defeating unranked TCU by three (3) points.
Louisville (#11) defeating unranked Virginia by seven (7) points.
Tulane (#20) defeating unranked Tulsa by two (2) points.
Arizona (#23) defeating unranked Colorado by three (3) points.
North Carolina (#24) defeating unranked Duke by two (2) points in double overtime.

Other top-25 losses this week that weren’t upsets included:
Georgia (#1) defeating Ole Miss (#10).
Michigan (#2) defeating Penn State (#9).
Washington (#5) defeating Utah (#13) by seven (7) points.