The Hotline’s call, after much consideration and several darts tossed: Oregon covers, and it’s close. Those outcomes appear mutually exclusive with the Ducks favored by 18.5 points in their rivalry duel with…
The Territorial Cup will be a reunion of sorts for Wildcats head coach Brent Brennan and Arizona State offensive coordinator Marcus Arroyo. The duo worked together from 2005-08 at San…
The Best of the West offers fans a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country — a collection that includes the Mountain West and…
The fourth edition of the College Football Playoff rankings did nothing to cool off one of the hottest topics in the sport: Whether Boise State, as the highest-ranked team from…
Unstoppable, the movie about Anthony Robles’ (played by Jharrel Jerome) is exclusively screening in some Harkins theaters on December 6. On January 16, 2025 it hits Amazon Prime Video. Jordan…
Expansion of the College Football Playoff is arguably the greatest competitive change in the sport’s history — more significant than the move from the Bowl Championship Series to the four-team…
1. Big 12: on brand The Big 12 title chase is utter mayhem, but one thing is clear: The conference championship on Dec. 7 won’t match the two best teams….
“Fortune favors the bold.” That’s not a quote from Kenny Dilligham’s postgame press conference, but it might as well be. There were questions about decisions the Sun Devils made in…
Kenny Dillingham, river-boat gambler. A 28-23 win over BYU didn’t come without questioning the head coach. Saturday afternoon, his Arizona State team executed an onside kick up 14-0 in the…
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