Author: Michael

The latest chapter of the vaunted Michigan–Ohio State rivalry added a moment of controversy to its lore on Saturday following an unbelievable play by Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
With No. 3 Michigan (11–0) leading, 7–3, in the second quarter, McCarthy fired a 22-yard strike to receiver Roman Wilson between two OSU defenders.
An official review followed McCarthy’s sensational TD pass as it appeared that the ball may have been picked off by Buckeyes cornerback Denzel Burke, who met Wilson head-on.

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The Texas Longhorns couldn’t resist being petty. 
With the seconds ticking down on their 57–7 pasting of Texas Tech on Friday, the Longhorns creatively trolled Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, who had made it clear he would be rooting for the Red Raiders in this contest back at the conference’s media days in July. Texas rubbed those comments right back in Yormark’s face Friday night, replaying a video of the commissioner’s remarks on the scoreboard at Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium right as they officially clinched a berth in the Big 12 championship game.

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Michigan State has hired Oregon State’s Jonathan Smith as its new head coach, the Spartans announced Saturday afternoon.
Smith has been at Oregon State, his alma mater, since 2018 in what is his first stint as a college head coach. In that span, the Beavers have gone 34–35, but Smith is 18–7 since last year, including Oregon State’s first 10-win season since 2006 last year.

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