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The Top 50 College Football Games to Watch for 2023

For the past couple of years this article was the top out of conference and cross-divisional games to watch in the upcoming season. For 2023, the ACC and Mountain West are dropping their division format, plus the Conference-USA and Pac-12 did the same last year. That's in addition to the AAC (since 2020) and Big [...]

By |2023-07-09T14:33:56-04:00July 9th, 2023|Football|25 Comments

The College Sports Alt Logo Top 50: #15-11

The top 50 alternative, secondary, or old primary logo countdown is entering the top 15 today. In this article we have a trio of Power 5 colleges and a couple of great logos from smaller schools. As always, logos and information are courtesy of SportsLogos.net. #15 NC State Type: Secondary Years: 1967-2005 NC State has [...]

By |2023-06-18T22:10:54-04:00July 5th, 2023|18S Reads|0 Comments

Decision Date: Notre Dame Set to Sign New Apparel Deal in July 2023

If the rumors and message board reports are to be believed, perhaps "new" apparel deal is not entirely accurate. In recent weeks, the message board and podcast world of Notre Dame has been discussing the current negotiating window for a new apparel deal. The current 10-year deal with Under Armour is set to expire in [...]

By |2023-07-01T18:21:26-04:00July 2nd, 2023|18S Reads|36 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Of Course, We’re Talking About the Submarine

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame is expected to hire Matt Jansen from West Virginia as the school's new head director of scouting. The DI Council is proposing new requirements for FBS schools which will, among other things, increase the transition fee from $5,000 to $5 [...]

By |2023-06-29T13:08:43-04:00June 29th, 2023|18S Reads|27 Comments

How Did This Happen, Volume 18: Frank Missed the Three-Peat

Georgia is going for 3 straight National Championships this fall, a chance to be the only team in modern history to pull off the feat. Officially (a definition that is very loosely defined in the history of college football) only 1 team has won 3 straight titles, Minnesota from 1934 through 1936. Many other programs [...]

By |2023-06-19T10:12:48-04:00June 26th, 2023|Football|13 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: You Can Tell a Woman to Calm Down

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Outgoing Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said the school is down to Adidas, Nike, and Under Armour for the new apparel deal with a decision likely coming this summer. LSU vacated 37 wins from 2012-15 after NCAA penalties were handed down [...]

By |2023-06-23T09:09:20-04:00June 23rd, 2023|18S Reads|19 Comments

2024 S Taebron Bennie-Powell Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame added to its secondary on Wednesday as 2024 athlete Taebron Bennie-Powell committed to the Irish. A 6'1" 180 pound prospect out of Lakota West High School in Ohio, Bennie-Powell was teammates with current Notre Dame freshman Ben Minich and is slated to play safety while in South Bend. Following an in-camp performance this [...]

By |2023-06-21T13:11:53-04:00June 21st, 2023|Recruiting|43 Comments

The College Sports Alt Logo Top 50: #25-21

The Top 50 countdown is into the top half today. For the next spots we really have an eclectic collection of logos and ideas from universities. As always, all logos and information are courtesy of SportsLogos.Net.  #25 Youngstown State Type: Alternate Years: 1993-Present Youngstown used a variation of this scowling penguin logo for nearly a quarter [...]

By |2023-06-19T19:03:50-04:00June 20th, 2023|18S Reads|2 Comments

2025 TE Nate Roberts Commits to Notre Dame

On Saturday afternoon, Notre Dame added the 2nd member of its 2025 recruiting class as tight end Nate Roberts verbally pledged to the Fighting Irish. The 6'4" athlete hails from Washington, Oklahoma 30 miles south of Oklahoma City. Roberts plays at a small school (2A, the 6th highest level in Oklahoma) but his team is [...]

By |2023-06-17T15:21:22-04:00June 17th, 2023|Recruiting|8 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Cool, I Want Healthcare

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News The Notre Dame student newspaper The Observer reported this week that due to declining student interest and safety concerns interhall tackle football will be discontinued. The SEC released its 2024 football schedule on Wednesday highlighted by Alabama at Georgia, Georgia at Texas [...]

By |2023-06-15T09:11:41-04:00June 15th, 2023|18S Reads|32 Comments

The College Sports Alt Logo Top 50: #30-26

The countdown breaks into the top 30 today. Now we're really going to start seeing some fun and interesting logos. Even more than the previous submissions. A reminder that all logos and information is courtesy of SportsLogos.net. #30 Ohio State Type: Primary, Dark Years: 1987-1991 Ohio State made a small tweak to their current primary [...]

By |2023-06-13T18:12:11-04:00June 13th, 2023|18S Reads|2 Comments
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