The Matador has just learned that starting UConn CB Jasper Howard was stabbed to death early this morning. The school has not released any comment but according to a University alert, the perpetrator is still at large. Here are the facts as we know: State Police major crime unit and UConn police say the stabbing happened just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday on Hillside Road near the center of campus. Police said two people were stabbed and were found near...
The Cotton Bowl was in silence as fans watched Sam Bradford go down for presumably his last time as a college football player. Bradford reinjured his right throwing shoulder in just the second series of the game. Even though he said he was playing pain free against Baylor last week, was Bradford thrown onto the filed prematurely? It makes one wonder, because after Bradford went down against BYU there was talk about season-ending surgery. The question remains, what will...
I’m not sure what’s worse—demoralizing a 1AA opponent by gaining 727 total yards of offense or letting a team demoralize you for $550,000. Earlier today, the Michigan Wolverines poured on the beating against Div 1AA Delaware State. Within what seemed like minutes, Michigan was up by three scores. By the end of the game, the final score read 63-6. Michigan broke a school record with 442 total yards of offense in the first half. The 727 total yards from...
No Carolina St. 21 BOSTON COLLEGE (-2.5) 20 Over/Under Total: 47.5 12:30 PM Pacific Time Saturday, Oct-17 Both of these teams are coming off disappointing losses with NC State losing 28-49 as a double-digit home favorite to Duke and Boston College losing 14-48 at Virginia Tech. Both teams also apply to bounce-back situations, with NC State applying to a 28-3 ATS subset of a 67-16-1 ATS situation and BC applying to a 108-54-2 ATS situation. The angle favoring NC State is more significant...
WISCONSIN (-2.5) 24 #11 Iowa 23 Over/Under Total: 47.5 09:00 AM Pacific Time Saturday, Oct-17 Iowa comes into this game unbeaten and Wisconsin is looking to bounce back from their first loss of the year, a closer than the score indicates 13-31 setback at Ohio State (they were out-gained only 4.1 yppl to 4.8 yppl by the Buckeyes). The Badgers have faced a tough schedule of teams and have out-gained those opponents 5.9 yards per play to 5.3 yppl while rating at 0.6...
#6 USC (-10.0) 34 #25 NOTRE DAME 20 Over/Under Total: 49.5 12:30 PM Pacific Time Saturday, Oct-17 Notre Dame actually has a good team this year because their offense is so good, but that attack will have to win the battle against USC’s great defense if they’re going to stay close in this game, as I don’t see the Trojans having any trouble moving the ball and scoring against a worse than average Irish defense. Notre Dame has allowed 6.0 yards per play...
The Matador has taken his followers on a wild and bumpy ride going 2-3 in his weekly picks. This week’s lock should get you back some of that lost hard earned money. If you don’t have faith, you will lose out. Remember folks, gambling is measured by duration. You aren’t going to win everything on one game. I promise you, stick with me until season’s end. You will not be disappointed. This week’s lock is a keeper. Arizona State(-6.5)...
