Category Archives: News
Wednesday Afternoon Realist: Which South Carolina Team Shows Up Saturday Against ECU?
Written on September 14, 2016 at 3:00 pm, by College BattleGround
Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Hope may spring eternal, but as Gamecocks fans we know it can also be fleeting. Never was this more evident than with Saturday’s flat first half performance. Coming off a rousing conference road victory against Vanderbilt, South Carolina looked to build off that momentum in Starkville, taking on a Mississippi Continue Reading »
Wisconsin football: Paul Chryst discusses Jamerson injury, preparation for Georgia State
Written on September 12, 2016 at 10:44 pm, by College BattleGround
Highlights from Monday’s press conference. Madison — The No. 9/No. 12 (AP/Coaches poll) Wisconsin Badgers (2-0) finish up their non-conference schedule against Georgia State (0-2) at Camp Randall Stadium on Saturday. Head coach Paul Chryst met with the media on Monday afternoon and confirmed cornerback Natrell Jamerson would be out for an extended amount of Continue Reading »
Illinois Football commit Tony Adams suffers torn ACL, out for remainder of senior season
Written on September 12, 2016 at 10:18 pm, by College BattleGround
Adams committed to the Orange and Blue on August 12. Whenever it rains, things just seem to instantly flood for Fighting Illini Athletics. A blowout loss and a few higher-profile injuries were bad enough for the football team this weekend, but some more news regarding one of the program’s few verbal commits broke on Monday Continue Reading »
Colorado to wear familiar uniforms against Michigan
Written on September 12, 2016 at 7:48 pm, by College BattleGround
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports Gold, white, black. Time for another miracle? Was there really any doubt? The Colorado Buffaloes will take the field in Ann Arbor this weekend in the gold helmet, white jersey, black pants combination; the same that was worn in 1994 for the Miracle at Michigan. The Buffaloes will take on the Continue Reading »
Boston College 26 UMass 7: Cheers And Jeers
Written on September 11, 2016 at 5:21 pm, by College BattleGround
Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports Yesterday Boston College snapped their nine game losing streak, soundly beating the UMass Minutemen at Gillette Stadium. What did BC do well, and where did they struggle? Let’s take a look. CHEERS Jeff Smith: Thought it was pretty clear that he may be a legit wide receiver after the Georgia Tech Continue Reading »
Nebraska Football Practice Report: Mick Stoltenberg Out, Charles Jackson Leaves Team
Written on September 8, 2016 at 7:25 pm, by College BattleGround
Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports A couple things to note after the final after practice media availability on Thirsday for Nebraska: Defensuve Tackle Mick Stoltenberg, who was lost for the season last year with a knee injury, will not be available on Saturday. Stoltenberg hurt the same knee in a pass rushing drill this week. It Continue Reading »
Grambling State vs. Arizona: Wildcats unveil uniforms for home opener
Written on September 8, 2016 at 7:10 pm, by College BattleGround
Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports The Arizona Wildcats look to get on track this week and they’ll host the Grambling State Tigers on Saturday following their season-opening loss to BYU in Glendale. Rich Rodriguez and a few players said earlier this week how a bunch of “little things” needed to be corrected before Saturday’s game, and Continue Reading »
Michigan vs. Hawaii: Game Balls
Written on September 4, 2016 at 10:44 am, by College BattleGround
Dustin Johnston / @DJPhotoVideo Taking a look at the three guys who stood out on offense, defense and special teams in Michigan’s season opener. Almost everything went right for Michigan in its 63-3 win over Hawaii on Saturday afternoon, meaning there was no shortage of standout performances. Let’s hand out some game balls: Freshman Running Continue Reading »
Vanderbilt drew 30,304 fans for the home opener against South Carolina
Written on September 4, 2016 at 10:30 am, by College BattleGround
Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports It’s Vanderbilt’s lowest attendance total for a home opener since 2011. Attendance isn’t a perfect measure of fan interest, particularly for a program like Vanderbilt, which has a lot of alumni who don’t live close to Nashville and mostly have to follow the team on the teevee and the interwebs. But Continue Reading »
Around the Big Ten: Wisconsin stuns LSU at Lambeau, favorites impress
Written on September 4, 2016 at 10:01 am, by College BattleGround
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports Every Sunday, after an entire Saturday’s worth of college football, we’ll take a look around the Big Ten. As the conference as a whole fights as respectability in the non-conference, or as its power dynamics shift on a week-to-week basis in this fall, we’ll follow every team and try to piece Continue Reading »
