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Week 3 - Florida ambushes Tennessee in the Swamp, the "Backyard Brawl" and how good is the Pac-12?

Gareth Evans

Sep 23, 20236 min read

Week 3 - Florida ambushes Tennessee in the Swamp, the "Backyard Brawl" and how good is the Pac-12?

I've been watching Untold: Swamp Kings on Netflix recently. It's worth a watch if you haven't seen it, telling the story of the...

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Week 2 - "Aggression and Execution." Texas stuns Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Miami breaks into Top 25...

Gareth Evans

Sep 13, 20236 min read

Week 2 - "Aggression and Execution." Texas stuns Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Miami breaks into Top 25...

A year ago, I watched Quinn Ewers show glimpses of his much-hyped potential as visiting Alabama escaped with a narrow victory over the...

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Week 1 - Colorado Tears Up The Script, The Carolinas Battle and Mixed Fortunes in Florida...

Gareth Evans

Sep 6, 20236 min read

Week 1 - Colorado Tears Up The Script, The Carolinas Battle and Mixed Fortunes in Florida...

Colorado are coming. The headline-grabbing result of Week 1, and potentially the season, emerged from Fort Worth. Last season's national...

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The 2023 College Football Season: Coaching Changes, Top 10 Players To Watch & Quick Fire Predictions

Gareth Evans

Sep 2, 20236 min read

The 2023 College Football Season: Coaching Changes, Top 10 Players To Watch & Quick Fire Predictions

"Change is the new norm" is a phrase that has been repeated ad infinitum when referring to the state of our global economy and society...

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Realignment, Transfers, Quarterback Battles - College Football's Close Season Storylines

Gareth Evans

Aug 26, 20236 min read

Realignment, Transfers, Quarterback Battles - College Football's Close Season Storylines

I wrote, a year ago in an off-season recap, about the rapidly changing landscape of college football. It seems to have gone into...

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Introducing our new podcast with Across The Pond College Football...

Gareth Evans

Aug 23, 20231 min read

Introducing our new podcast with Across The Pond College Football...

I'm very excited to introduce a new chapter in my journey learning and communicating the great traditions, thrilling contests and...

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Throwback Thursday: Quinn Ewers and Texas Thrash Oklahoma at Red River, October 8, 2022

Gareth Evans

Aug 17, 20234 min read

Throwback Thursday: Quinn Ewers and Texas Thrash Oklahoma at Red River, October 8, 2022

The Red River Rivalry is one of college football's fiercely contested traditional contests. Hosted annually at the historic Cotton Bowl...

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Throwback Thursday: "It was David vs.Goliath", Appalachian State shocks Michigan in stunning upset

Gareth Evans

Aug 10, 20233 min read

Throwback Thursday: "It was David vs.Goliath", Appalachian State shocks Michigan in stunning upset

Growing up in England and watching the other "football" (I refuse to call it soccer), I'm used to hearing stories about "giant-killing"...

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Throwback Thursday: Remembering "Sweetness", the late, great Walter Payton.

Gareth Evans

Aug 3, 20234 min read

Throwback Thursday: Remembering "Sweetness", the late, great Walter Payton.

Growing up as a Green Bay Packers fan, it was hard to watch the brilliance of the mid-Eighties Chicago Bears team. It was harder not to...

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Throwback Thursday: Doug Flutie's Hail Mary - Boston College vs. Miami, November 23rd, 1984

Gareth Evans

Jul 27, 20234 min read

Throwback Thursday: Doug Flutie's Hail Mary - Boston College vs. Miami, November 23rd, 1984

In the annals of college football history, certain moments stand out. On November 23, 1984, Boston College travelled to Florida to face...

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Throwback Thursday: Wreck Tech: The Greatest Prank in College Football History?

Gareth Evans

Jul 20, 20232 min read

Throwback Thursday: Wreck Tech: The Greatest Prank in College Football History?

College football history is littered with stories of enduring traditions, rituals and in particular, pranks. Students from MIT...

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Throwback Thursday: Herschel Walker - The Greatest Running Back in College Football History?

Gareth Evans

Jul 13, 20234 min read

Throwback Thursday: Herschel Walker - The Greatest Running Back in College Football History?

As Georgia football fans bask in the glory of a consecutive national championship and anticipate an unprecedented three-peat, it's hard...

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Throwback Thursday: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Gareth Evans

May 18, 20233 min read

Throwback Thursday: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

In the annals of college football history, few teams have left an indelible mark quite like the legendary Notre Dame Fighting Irish....

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Throwback Thursday: Red Grange, "The Galloping Ghost", College Football's First Superstar

Gareth Evans

May 11, 20233 min read

Throwback Thursday: Red Grange, "The Galloping Ghost", College Football's First Superstar

Harold Edward "Red" Grange, also known as "The Galloping Ghost," is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...

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Throwback Thursday: Hall of Famer Brett Favre Drafted in the Second Round of the 1991 NFL Draft

Gareth Evans

May 4, 20235 min read

Throwback Thursday: Hall of Famer Brett Favre Drafted in the Second Round of the 1991 NFL Draft

Brett Favre is one of the reasons I became so passionate about watching football. The Mississippi-born passer is considered one of the...

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Eagles Fly Higher, Texans Gamble and GeorgiaDelphia: Looking Back at the 2023 NFL Draft

Gareth Evans

May 3, 20236 min read

Eagles Fly Higher, Texans Gamble and GeorgiaDelphia: Looking Back at the 2023 NFL Draft

The 2023 NFL Draft is in the books. 42 trades were made over the three-day event as 32 NFL teams scrambled, negotiated and dealt to...

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2023 NFL Draft Round 1 Recap - Houston Makes a Stunning Move

Gareth Evans

Apr 28, 20234 min read

2023 NFL Draft Round 1 Recap - Houston Makes a Stunning Move

An estimated 100,000 people flooded into the park outside Union Station in Kansas City, many decked in Chiefs red, where the twists and...

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Gareth Evans

Apr 27, 20237 min read

My 2023 NFL Mock Draft

Last year's NFL Draft was relatively poor by quarterback standards. Just one (Pitt's Kenny Pickett) was selected in the first round. The...

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Throwback Thursday: Jalen Hurts - from Alabama star to backup to the NFL's highest paid player...

Gareth Evans

Apr 20, 20232 min read

Throwback Thursday: Jalen Hurts - from Alabama star to backup to the NFL's highest paid player...

Just five years ago, Jalen Hurts' blossoming college career hit a bump in the road as he was replaced as Alabama's starting quarterback...

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Throwback Thursday: Tom Brady is drafted 199th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft

Gareth Evans

Apr 13, 20232 min read

Throwback Thursday: Tom Brady is drafted 199th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft

Twenty-three years ago this week, on 16th April 2000, arguably the greatest player in NFL history was drafted. Tom Brady was not a highly...

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