Author: Adam Gibby

Today kicks off the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, but there won’t be any NFL players who will be competing. This may initially sound obvious, especially considering football isn’t one of the Olympic sports. Despite this, professional football players have historically competed in different sports, including track and field, rugby, and even wrestling. Players Who Have Competed in the Summer Olympics Quite a few former players have competed and even succeeded in the Summer Olympics. Here are just a few: Michael Bates: During the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Michael Bates, a five-time Pro Bowler for the Seahawks, Browns, and Seahawks,…

Every college football fan has their favorite walk-on player. Whether it is Stetson Bennett, Baker Mayfield, or even J.J. Watt, some of the greatest players of all time were, at one point, walk-on players. Those days appear to be officially over. History of Walk-On Players Historically, walk-on players fell into one of two categories: Players who wanted to play for a particular team Players who wanted to be on one of the best teams, even if it took a longshot to make the field The first category of players was typically those who grew up following and loving a particular…

Michigan Football is, by all definitions, a completely new team from last year’s National Championship team. The Wolverines only return five starters from last season, including every skill position on the offense. They are also being led by Sherrone Moore, who has proven to be successful as an interim head coach but has never been a full-time head coach. In other words, the team that raised the National Championship trophy last January is no longer the team that will be suiting up next month. Michigan Has a Much More Difficult Schedule in 2024 Michigan was a great team last year;…

College football has reached a point where teams can no longer depend on their conference schedule being good enough for seeding and rankings at the end of the season. Sure, a team like Florida may have an insanely difficult schedule and not need the nonconference games to boost their resume. Still, the nonconference will matter for some teams, including another SEC team like Missouri with a SOS that rivals teams like Maryland and UMass.  Competition for At-Large College Football Playoff Spots Historically, there hasn’t been much debate about who would get into the 4-team college football playoff. 110 teams (out…

There is much talk about the ‘Power 4’ college football conferences breaking away from the ‘Group of 5’ as the gap between the two grows. No logical person could look at Georgia and Georgia Southern and say they are playing for the same National Title. Aside from individual donors and interest groups, between media deals and conference-affiliated revenue, Georgia is making more than 100% of its in-state foe’s revenue. When you throw in NIL, forget it. There simply aren’t talented players to even be third-stringers who would consider playing for a school like Georgia Southern. The same applies to Eastern…

Florida State and Clemson may not be playing in the ACC for long, but according to a report by On3, they aren’t leaving immediately. The news comes ahead of today’s ACC Media Days. It is no secret that Florida State and Clemson both want to get out of the conference, but recent reports and rumors seemed like there was a real chance that the two schools were headed to the Big 12. According to On3 reports, Florida State and Clemson are not expected to announce any plans to leave the conference before the 2025-26 season. Here is the full statement:…

Just one month away from the start of the 2024 College Football season, one of the storylines that will dominate the headlines all season will be the new 12-team College Football Playoff. For the G5 teams, it means an automatic opportunity for someone. It also means an automatic spot for the winner of the Big 10, Big 12, ACC, and SEC. However, for the Big 10 and SEC, it isn’t a matter of which team will make the playoff but how many teams will make it. Some have suggested that the SEC could send four teams to the playoffs (the…

The College Football Playoff is expanding to 12 teams this year which means for the first time ever, all 134 FBS schools have a shot at making the playoff. In the past, to make it, one of two things had to happen; either go undefeated and hope everyone else loses a ton of games (Cincinnati), or be a big enough brand and go undefeated or have one excusable loss. For teams like Appalachian State, UNLV, Boise State, and, in last year’s case, Florida State, nothing could be done to guarantee a spot in the Playoff. Now, if a team goes…

The SEC Media Poll has been released, with more surprises than you may think. Unlike the Big 12, where the media poll doesn’t seem to predict where teams will finish accurately, the SEC has historically at least been pretty close to being accurate. Results of the SEC Media Poll Here are the full results: https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/status/1814330087350694101?t=Xa965CxMbko_zZSBhCk_UQ&s=19 It is unsurprising that Georgia, Texas, and Alabama are the first three teams and that Arkansas, Mississippi State, and Vanderbilt are the lowest. Still, there are a few surprises everywhere else. Here are three of the biggest surprises. Georgia’s Margin of Ranking The top four…

Alabama has one of the most iconic stadium names in college football. Some very well-known stadiums are ‘The Big House,’ ‘Happy Valley,’ or ‘The Swamp,’ but all are nicknames for the stadium named after a legendary coach, player, or huge donor. Bryant-Denny Stadium is an exception to the rule. Very few other stadiums are immediately recognized as the school they represent when their actual name is mentioned. Perhaps the only exceptions are Neyland Stadium (Tennessee) and Lavell Edwards Stadium (BYU).  History of Bryant-Denny Stadium Bryant-Denny Stadium was constructed in 1929 and was originally named Denny Stadium to honor Georg Denny,…