Four weeks ago, we talked about some things that stood out from the season’s first full slate of games. The overarching theme was “Don’t jump to conclusions after one game”, as tempting as it is. You wait eight months, and it’s natural to have an (over)reaction to what you see. However, we did identify a […]
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EKU is coming off their first win of the season, and it was a dandy. Patrick Nations hit the game-winning field goal as time expired sealing the victory. North Alabama comes into the week 2-3 on the season, already improving on last year’s 1-10 year. North Alabama played EKU tough last year when the Colonels […]
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In one of the weirdest feuds we’ve seen in a while current Ohio State Ryan Day is in a war of words with former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz. This feud came to a head, after Saturday’s thrilling win against Notre Dame, when during his on-field interview, Day called out the former coach and […]
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With three seconds left Notre Dame was clinging to a 14-10 lead, with Ohio State having the ball at the one-yard line. Needing just one stop, everyone in Notre Dame stadium hoped the defense could come up with one more stop. Unfortunately, Ohio State running back Chip Trayanum was just able to break the plain, […]
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Waking up this morning to find Florida State at 4-0 with a Top-5 ranking, it’s easy to think Mike Norvell is on top of the world. A thrilling overtime win at Clemson, coupled with a season-opening win over LSU, leaves the Seminoles with legit College Football Playoff hopes. They’ve won 10 straight and the fan […]
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Two teams coming off heartbreaking losses met up on a beautiful day in Richmond, Kentucky. The Colonels dropped a tough game to Western Carolina and SEMO lost by one point to Southern Illinois. EKU leads the series, which dates back to 1990, with SEMO 26-5. The Saturday evening kickoff was sure to end positively for […]
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Coulda, should, woulda… Week 3’s Best Bets caught some truly awful breaks. I’m not sure how our luck could have been any worse, honestly. Three late scores in garbage time, all by backups and with less than a minute remaining, led to a 2-3 record on the week. You can find the gory details in […]
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In their final tune-up game against Central Michigan, the Fighting Irish continued their winning ways by a score of 41-17. However, despite the final score, it was far from a dominant performance by the Irish. Going into the third quarter, Notre Dame was only up by a touchdown. With how Notre Dame had played the […]
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It was a rainy evening in Richmond, Kentucky for the EKU home opener. The theme of the night was legendary coach Roy Kidd. His passing hit the program hard this week, but Coach Walt Wells was determined to make Coach Kidd proud of the Colonels’ performance on the field. EKU welcomed in the Catamounts of […]
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The Colonels are coming off a solid performance in a loss to Kentucky, but still with a lot to prove. It has been an emotional week on the campus for EKU with the passing of legendary coach Roy Kidd. The anticipation is for a full house of Colonel fans to pay homage to Coach Kidd […]
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Bobby Bowden once described building a college football program as, “First you lose big, then you lose small, then you win small, then you win big”. A slow start to the season is forcing us to take a similar approach with our weekly Best Bets. We lost big in Week 1, going 1-3. We actually […]
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Well, that was fun wasn’t it? Week 2 provided a little bit of everything. Dominating performances, nail-biters, upsets, the whole shootin’ match. And we found some things out about some of these teams. Last week I implored you not to make any grand, sweeping judgements after your team’s first game. And that hasn’t changed a […]
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Most teams open their starting game against a small school to get the opening day miscues out of the way. That is exactly what the Oklahoma Sooners did against Arkansas State. Oklahoma started off their opening game against Arkansas State with a 73-0 win. In Week 2, the Sooners face off against the SMU Mustangs […]
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Week two of the college football season is here, and the Colonels will “travel” North to Lexington. For the first time since 2017, the Wildcats will host EKU. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:00 With the temperatures in the high 70’s, it should be a perfect day for football. Here is the EKU vs. Kentucky Preview. […]
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