Ohio State’s Ryan Day is the reason that Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell decided to leave the Queen City and the Bearcats for the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison in the Dairy State. https://twitter.com/espn/status/1596938740101894144 The hits keep on coming for Ryan Day. Luke Fickell is coming for his dream job as head coach of his hometown and alma mater team The Ohio State Buckeyes. This is why he returned to the Big Ten. It’s his home, it’s where he wants to be, and by being at Wisconsin he’s setting himself up to succeed Ryan Day. After his first two seasons, it looked like…
Author: Phillip Riggs
Phillip Riggs
I write about college football, it's past, present, and future. I cover Ohio State, BYU, the Big Ten, national college awards, and the MAC. The Ohio State Buckeyes and the BYU Cougars are my ride and die teams and I admit my heart is swayed toward the Scarlet and Gray and Royal Blue. I love my state of Ohio.
Heisman Watch and National Players of the Week – Week 13 Heisman Watch The Leaders: 1. Caleb Williams, USC, Quarterback, Sophomore. Williams’ stats are speaking for themself. On the year he is 268 of 407 for 3,712 yards 34 touchdowns passing and 97 carries for 350 yards and 10 touchdowns rushing. He is one of nine FBS quarterbacks to pass for over 3,000 yards and rush for more than 300 yards. The Heisman is his to lose. 2. Max Duggan, TCU, Quarterback, Senior. Max Duggan and undefeated TCU are right there waiting if USC were to fall to Utah again.…
Next week folks will be the final edition of the season with the most valuable players of the Big Ten Championship Game, all-Big Ten teams, and position awards for a great year of Big Ten Football! Author’s Note: These are not the official Big Ten Players of the Week, but my Big Ten Players of the Week as a writer for Gridiron Heroics. Players of the Week Offensive Player of the Week: J.J. McCarthy, Michigan, Quarterback, Sophomore. https://twitter.com/CFBONFOX/status/1596653914480205824 McCarthy outplayed his counter part C.J. Stroud by going 12 of 24 for 263 yards with three touchdowns. His passing kept the…
Ohio State Game 12 View from the Couch – Ohio State vs TTUN (The Game) For those of you who are first-time readers, welcome to this autopsy. Here is a link explaining my process of how I recap Buckeye games while paying respect to the rich historical tradition of the team I love, The Ohio State Buckeyes. A Different Path Some things will be different this time around. Many of the points that are normally made are not applicable after a game like this. There are no 2014, 2002, or 1968 Moments as those teams all beat that team up north,…
Official Rankings My College Football Playoff Rankings Week 12 My Top 25 and the Committee’s Top 25 1) Georgia (11-0) CFP Committee has Georgia at 1) Georgia is getting the benefit of the doubt for being an undefeated defending champion. Their best win is over a team I have ranked 8th in the nation. The Bulldogs could get a win over the 9th-best team in the nation and solidify their spot at 1). 2) Michigan (11-0) CFP Committee has Michigan at 3) The reason I have Michigan ranked ahead of my Buckeyes is that I feel like they have fewer…
Heisman Watch and National Players of the Week – Week 12 Heisman Watch The Leaders: Caleb Williams, USC, Quarterback, Sophomore. Williams took the lead in the Heisman race with his stellar performance in the Battle of Los Angeles against Dorian Thompson-Robinson and UCLA. Williams was 32 of 43 for 470 yards and two touchdowns passing with eight carries for 33 yards and a touchdown rushing. With one game left in the regular season, Williams is 250 of 385 for 3,480 yards and 33 touchdowns in the air and 88 carries for 316 yards and 7 touchdowns on the ground. C.J.…
Big Ten Players of the Week – Week 12 Author’s Note: These are not the official Big Ten Players of the Week, but my Big Ten Players of the Week as a writer for Gridiron Heroics. Offensive Player of the Week: Dallan Hayden, Ohio State, Running Back, Freshman Dallan Hayden bailed the Buckeyes out in a big way against Maryland. The Ohio State offense was stagnant until he came in and took over in the second half. Hayden had 27 carries for 146 yards and three touchdowns. With all their other running backs banged up, Hayden found lanes and ran…
BYU Game 11 View from the Midwest – BYU vs Utah Tech For those of you who are first-time readers, welcome! Here is a link explaining my process of how I recap BYU games while paying respect to the rich historical tradition of the BYU Cougars I love. Jaren Hall the Spanish Fork Sharpshooter was the John Beck Player of the Game. Jaren Hall was what you would expect him to be and more against Utah Tech. I expected about 350 yards and four total touchdowns. He went above and beyond with 469 total yards and six total touchdowns. All of his…
Ohio State Game 11 View from the Couch – Ohio State at Maryland For those of you who are first-time readers, welcome! Here is a link explaining my process of how I recap Buckeye games while paying respect to the rich historical tradition of the team I love, The Ohio State Buckeyes. Favorite Stat of the Game: All 11 wins by double-digits. The Ohio State Buckeyes have won all of their 11 games this season by at least 10 points. That is baffling to me because of the way they’ve done it. This is a fantastic football team, but I have yet…
Riggs’ Red and Blue Reverse: The Dayton Flyers Push for Playoffs Flyers flatten Morehead State in the Snow; Battle Davidson for Pioneer League Crown and Playoff Spot. Flying High: Throwing the Ball in Bad Weather You had to hand it to Dayton for how well they threw the football in the poor weather conditions and achieved enough balance with their passing game on an afternoon where running was the order of the day. Shane Hamm was effective in both facets. He was 12 of 18 for 118 yards and three touchdowns. He chipped in in the running game with 13…
