Welcome to the Big Ten Experience™
A satirical journey through what could happen with a little too much PE…. It is a crisp Saturday afternoon in October 2040 and 112,000 people have gathered at what was once known as Michigan...
Category: General
Coach Steve Hagen – The Man Behind the NFL Academy
I had the pleasure last week of talking to Coach Steve Hagen with my colleagues at College Football UK. Coach Hagen is the Head Coach of the NFL Academy. I wrote a piece on...
2026 NFL Draft: Did the Regular Trends of Drafting Hold True?
Like many, I watched the NFL draft this weekend full of anticipation. Of course, I was looking forward to seeing where the various Oregon Ducks went, especially in the first round. But I was...
The NCAA’s Iowa Tamper Tantrum
The NCAA threw an Iowa tamper tantrum this week. They released the outcome of the Iowa tampering case and it caught my attention. Partly as it involved a Big Ten team but also as...
CFP Playoffs – Who will make the final two?
Playoff games are like buses; you wait and wait and then they all come at once! Ok, not quite. But with the memories of the quarter finals still fresh in the mind we roll...
Which Big Ten Teams Are Playing Bowl Games?
As sure as dry turkey and your trousers no longer fitting, another thing you can guarantee post Christmas is the College Football Bowl season. I wrote about what bowl games are last year and...
An Alternative Ranking for College Football
“The League Table Never Lies” I am of a vintage where I remember Alan Hansen saying that phrase on Match of the Day. His point being that over the course of a 38-game season,...
The Magic of College Gameday
Gameday Routines Week 0 served as a great introduction to the season and week 1 is now almost upon us! This week there are a full slate of games allowing us to kickstart our...
Players to Watch during the 2025 College Football Season
All Aboard the Draft Bus…. I was recently invited onto the Southbound UK Podcast for a great conversation. The guys were keen to hear about players that the Colts might be interested in for...
The Missing “Why” in College Football?
I have been comparing the structure of College Football to UK sports quite a bit in recent weeks. Whilst doing so, something had been bothering me about the comparisons. This week I finally figured...
