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Welcome back to the Sneaky Stats series! We’re somehow already turning the page to the final chapter(s) of the 2021 college football season. Conference Championship games have been won. The College Football Playoff field is set. Another Alabama player has won the Heisman. But there are still plenty of fun matchups to dive into coming ...

Tomorrow night, the Heisman Trophy will be awarded to the most outstanding player in college football. However, the Heisman isn’t the sport’s only prestigious honor. To commemorate the athletes and coaches who just missed out at the 31st annual Home Depot College Football Awards, we’ve listed the most flagrant snubs of the 2021 season. Eddie ...

Well, we made it. Save for the Army-Navy Game, the college football season is over, and we’ve reached that time-honored span of several weeks where every competent to excellent team faces off in exhibition matches mostly on ESPN. But how to decode which bowl games are worth your attention? Maybe you’re the sort of fan ...

FOMO — the fear of missing out — can be excruciating as a fan of a team that isn’t playing on Championship Weekend. You see others doing exciting things without you and you feel like you aren’t good enough. But don’t worry, you are good enough. Probably. Anyways, here are six expert tips to get ...

I spent Thanksgiving a week ago with my family. It was wonderful seeing everyone in person again, sitting around a big feast, laughing and talking about anything and everything. Then, I sat at a feast of a different kind last Saturday, as Rivalry Week delivered in a huge way. Watching Michigan finally get a dub ...

Black Friday. For most Americans, it’s a day of mass consumerism only slightly more gluttonous than the other 364. For retail workers, it’s a hellish nightmare only slightly worse than the other 364. For college football fans, however, it’s a day of solemn preparation prior to rivalry weekend. With all your thoughts focused on your ...

What’s your favorite cut of meat? (I promise, this will eventually go in a college football direction.) There’s really no wrong answer. So many animals have tasty meat. And being hunter-gatherers, us humans have figured out so many ways to serve the humble animal muscle that it’s ridiculous. (Unless you’re a vegan, in which case, ...

Welcome to back to the Sneaky Stats series! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Hope these Sneaky Stats find you well on this holiday Week 13 of the college football season! In Week 12, we saw 41 games decided by at least 14 points, two Heisman candidates throw for over 430 yards, another potential playoff team bite the ...

It’s the fourth Thursday of November. A gentle snow coats the shingles of 2021 Playoff Lane, where a hodgepodge of visitors have gathered to celebrate Thanksgiving. Mere minutes remain before the holiday feast when a knock is heard at the door. Alabama, ever the gracious host, opens it to greet his guests. “Well, I’ll be,” ...