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How Prairie View A&M emerged from the worst losing streak ever

PVAMU is mostly known for the longest losing streak ever. But the Panthers also serve as an example for how to move forward.In the biggest game of his life, K.J. Black played an almost perfect second...

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PODCAST AIN'T PLAYED NOBODY: We told you Week 2 would be fun, and you didn't...

In the first official Sunday PAPN, Bill and Godfrey go rapid-fire through the fun things and important things from college football's second weekend.Central Michigan's last-second miracle was amazing...

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Clemson's problem on offense isn't hard to spot. Can the Tigers fix it in time?

After dominating in 2015, the Clemson offense has stumbled out of the gates in 2016. Can the Tigers find a rhythm?In 2014, defending national champion Florida State had to labor far more than anyone...

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Arkansas has taken over for LSU as the SEC's chaos master

Also: Louisville could’ve tried to put 100 on Syracuse, Georgia made the wrong kind of history, and Tennessee's fumble luck is getting ridiculous.Four overtime games in 12Bret Bielema's Arkansas...

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Here's what to expect from the SEC West race (beyond Bama winning it)

The SEC West race begins on Saturday. How does Ole Miss beat Alabama? And who’s most likely to overachieve and underachieve?The battle for the SEC West crown kicks off on Saturday, with six of seven...

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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Does Lamar Jackson have a ceiling?

Week 3 of the college football season is huge. So is this PAPN.Sunday PAPNs are for recapping, and Wednesdays are for everything else. This 78-minute episode, brought to you by Democracy Prep relief,...

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Ohio State-Oklahoma is a huge game that will be decided by 3 simple things

Two of the sport’s best programs meet, and two of its best coaches meet again. Here’s what to watch for.In front of media on Wednesday, No. 3 Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer said, "This is going to...

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3 keys to Louisville-Florida State, the Cardinals’ biggest home game in a decade

The season's first official top-10 battle should be decided by FSU’s ability to control the line of scrimmage on defense, Dalvin Cook’s breakout potential, and, as always, turnovers.This is usually...

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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Yep, Ohio State’s a killing machine again

It’s another PAPN Sunday rapid-fire recap! Bill and Godfrey use the S&P+ top 20 as a jumping-off point for discussing...Texas A&M’s good defense and ability to win ugly.Oregon going for 2, come...

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OU's excitement survived a 90-minute storm delay. It didn’t survive 16...

The Buckeyes are extremely young, so let’s try and see what could go wrong down the line. But they’re as scary as ever.After a huge storm that delayed the ending of Pitt-Oklahoma State by two hours and...

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The Miami Hurricanes look really, really good. Can Mark Richt's team keep it up?

Also: six teams moving way up in the ratings, six teams moving down, one of Ole Miss' biggest problems, and the guy who's actually spent more time in the end zone than Lamar Jackson has.Yes, it's...

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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Louisville's 2016 season vs. recruiting rankings

How did Louisville get here? And can the Cardinals keep it up?This week’s monster midweek PAPN features Bill and Godfrey riffing on a few favorite topics and a few new ones.Selling airtime for...

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The ACC's 3-team disaster scenario is almost certainly not gonna happen

The ACC appears to have both depth and star power. What role will Louisville and a couple of Coastal upstarts play? Full win projections below.One of my favorite benchmarks in a college football season...

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Tennessee’s offense has been sloppy and lucky. That’s not gonna cut it...

Scoring on these Gators is gonna require the Vols’ best day of offense in a long time. (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)"Whoever is in there, it just boils down to consistency. We’ll do things for three plays in a...

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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: WHOOP! Here comes Texas A&M!

Four weeks of the 2016 college football season are in the books. In this rapid-fire Sunday PAPN, Bill and Godfrey discuss the best teams and most interesting (to them) story lines thus far. They...

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College football coaches, here are 2 very simple rules for hiring new...

A brief study shows experience matters. The NFL kind matters nowhere near as much as many of you seem to think.Les Miles' hire of Cam Cameron as LSU offensive coordinator in 2013 was met with disdain....

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Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers is so good, even his quiet games are amazing

Also, Wisconsin’s defense is legit, Georgia’s run game is sputtering, and that was the biggest Colorado win in ... how many years?"You can put him at corner, at safety, at nickel, at linebacker —...

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Saturday’s Wisconsin-Michigan is a huge part of the Big Ten race. Here’s how...

Full projections for both divisions below, ahead of a battle between top-10 teams that few people saw coming.The last time Michigan played Wisconsin, Bret Bielema’s Badgers ran all over the defense of...

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PODCAST AIN’T PLAYED NOBODY: Les Miles! Herman! Jimbo! God, it’s not even...

It’s September 28, the phones won’t stop ringing, the dogs won’t stop barking, and we’re already well into coaching search silly season. Good times. Today’s PAPN breaks down...Silly season starts...

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Clemson must either get much more explosive on offense or shut down Lamar...

Either of those sound easy? Deshaun Watson's first real college football action came in Tallahassee against defending national champion Florida State in 2014. He completed 19 of 28 passes in a...

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