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October 21, 2026
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Big-12 Conference… “We're in the event business.”
October 21, 2026 - Big-12 commissioner Brett Yormark doesn’t appear to be a happy camper these days. In an ESPN interview at the Big-12 media day on Tuesday, Yormark said his conference would replace conference championships with something else if the CFP were to replace or eliminate conference championship games. “Nothing is final, so I don't want to get too much into the details there, but tentpole events, for us, matter,” said Yormark. ”Our championship game has been very


CFP Expansion: A Simple Solution…
October 20, 2026 - Last week, the CFP announced the expansion of the College Football Playoffs from 12 schools to 24 schools had been approved, pending final details. The vast majority of the college athletics world quickly condemned the expansion as a greedy, money-grabbing move by the SEC and Big Ten conferences with back room support from ESPN. Now that we have had some time to digest the CFP intention, it’s time to examine options for the “have-not” conferences and their


theGAME INFO Report: Pittsburgh
October 20, 2026 - Pittsburgh Panthers vs Miami Hurricanes Date: Saturday, October 24, 2026 Kick-Off: 12:00 P.M. ET Location: Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL 64,767 seating capacity Media Coverage: ESPN / 560-WQAM ODDS: -20.5 Miami | 50.5 O/U Pittsburgh: Football since 1890 (136 years) 2026 Record: 5-2, 2-2 ACC All-time record: 778–571–42 (.574) Bowl Record: 15–23–0 (.395) Head Coach: Pat Narduzzi (12th season, 85–62 (.578) Offensive Coordinator: Kade Bell (3rd season) D


CFP Expansion? Really?
Editorial - by TexCane October 20, 2026 - The College Football Playoff (CFP), according to ESPN's Pete Thame, is expanding to 24 teams. Pending final approval, the deal is expected to take affect in 2027. ESPN will own exclusive rights to the playoffs. The 24-team field will include 19 at-large bids, the Power 4 conference champions as determined by each league and the highest-ranked Group of 6 team. Is this expansion of the playoffs good for college football? The majority of


A Look Back…
Courtesy of Miami Athletics: Each week this season, we’ll take a look at the game that was for the Hurricanes. Here are some key storylines, numbers of note, and quotes from Miami’s 43-35 double overtime win over rival Florida State on Saturday night at Hard Rock Stadium. With the win, the Hurricanes improved to 6-0 overall and 4-0 in conference play. They remain atop the ACC standings and moved up two spots to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 rankings. It marks Miami’s first time atop


COACH…"just shut our mouths and go get better.”
October 19, 2026 - Miami head coach Mario Cristobal made his weekly appearance on The Joe Rose Show early Monday morning. He shared his thoughts on the victory over arch-rival Florida State, his players’ resilience, the injuries situation, the proposed 24-team CFP model and being ranked No. 1 in the nation. It was the first time since 2002 a Miami head coach could talk about being ranked at the top. On resilience… "In games like this, you are never secure in winning and you a
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