On Dec. 27, 1968, the world was significantly different. In any major city, people would walk up to a newsstand, pick up their morning paper, pay a few coins, and depart with their paper to read the day’s news. Lyndon B. Johnson was still the president, but Richard M. Nixon had been elected just the…

Illinois 33, Tennessee 30 (T -3.5; O/U: 61.5) 𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐎𝐈𝐒 𝟑𝟎, 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝟐𝟖 (𝐰𝐢𝐧) Duke 27, Arizona State 24 (D -3.5; O/U: 49.5) 𝐃𝐔𝐊𝐄 𝟒𝟐, 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝟑𝟗 (𝐰𝐢𝐧) (Season record before the weekend: 22 wins, 20 losses, 1 push. .523 winning percentage) (Season record after the weekend: 24 wins, 20 losses, 1 push. .544 winning percentage) *-𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. 

Air Force 24, Colorado State 23 (AFA -2.5; O/U: 46.5) 𝐀𝐈𝐑 𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐂𝐄 𝟒𝟐, 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝟐𝟏 (𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬) Texas A&M 27, Texas 24 (TAM -2.5; O/U: 52.5) 𝐓𝐄𝐗𝐀𝐒 𝟐𝟕, 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 𝐀&𝐌 𝟏𝟕 (𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬) (Weekend record: 0 win, 2 losses, 0.000 winning percentage) (Season record before the weekend: 22 wins, 18 losses, 1 push. .549 winning percentage)…

The third installment of this week’s series looking back at the football rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State takes us to 2002. Five years after Michigan’s 1997 National Championship, the landscape looked a little different. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel established the previous season that he would be a force to be reckoned with; a…

The second installment of this year’s series looking back at the football rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State takes us back to 1978. Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed the Camp David Accords. Resorts International Casino opened in Atlantic City, N.J., the first casino to open on the East Coast.…

Expect the defense to send the seniors out with a bang on Senior Day at James Madison.  James Madison 31, Washington State 17 (JMU -13.5; O/U: 42.5) 𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍 𝟐𝟒, 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝟐𝟎 (𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬) Louisiana-Lafayette 27, Arkansas State 24 (ASU -2.5; O/U: 53.5) 𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐀-𝐋𝐀𝐅𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄 𝟑𝟒, 𝐀𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝟑𝟎 (𝐰𝐢𝐧) Northwestern 24, Minnesota 21 (N -3.5;…

Central Michigan is a team with a solid identity. Run the ball and stop the run. Angel Flores, Nahree Biggins and Brock Townsend each average at least five yards a carry for the Chippewas, and they’ll stick with that formula. In the end, look for Cade Graham to knock through the winning field goal for…

When I first saw the line on the UCLA-Nebraska game, I figured it would be an easy win for the Cornhuskers. Even though it’s a road game, Nebraska fans travel well, largely negating UCLA’s home field advantage.  Then I learned why UCLA was favored: Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola is out. No Raiola, No ‘Braska. UCLA…