Bruce Marshall is a handicapper for CBS Sportsline. He provides the Review-Journal with college football notes and trends.
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The Raiders didn’t have a whole lot of positives to speak of in Sunday’s loss to the Bengals, but one of their cornerbacks made a great play in the fourth quarter.
The Raiders shook up some responsibilities on their coaching staff Tuesday and hired a former NFL head coach. They also stood pat at the NFL’s trade deadline.
Retired Eagles center Jason Kelce apologized during ESPN’s pregame show Monday night after grabbing the phone of an unruly fan and spiking it to the ground before the Ohio State-Penn State game last weekend.
Coach Barry Odom said UNLV’s football team was devastated by its recent loss to Boise State, but it came back from its bye focused on forcing a rematch with the Broncos.
Colorado is one of the betting favorites to win the Big 12, and Buffaloes two-way star Travis Hunter is the co-favorite to win the Heisman Trophy.
After firing three key members of his offensive staff, Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said he will take the next day or two to evaluate his options.
The Las Vegas Bowl takes place Dec. 27 at Allegiant Stadium. Here are the teams projected to play in the game following Week 10 of the college football season.
Favorites have won 13 of 14 games in NFL Week 9 and are 10-4 against the spread. The Chiefs are consensus 9-point favorites over the Buccaneers on “Monday Night Football.”
NFL Week 9 favorites have won 13 of 14 games and gone 10-4 against the spread, including big covers from the Lions, Commanders, Ravens and Vikings.
Raiders coach Antonio Pierce promised changes after his team’s loss to the Bengals on Sunday. He followed through by firing three coaches hours later.
Raiders owner Mark Davis made a coaching change one year ago. His team hasn’t gotten better at anything under coach Antonio Pierce.
Newcomer Desmond Ridder came off the bench in the Raiders’ loss to the Bengals on Sunday, but he wasn’t able to give the offense much of a spark.
The Raiders once again had few bright spots in their road loss to the Bengals on Sunday. That means they need evaluate everything during their bye week.
The Raiders’ offensive line was decimated by ankle injuries in the team’s loss to the Bengals on Sunday, which led to plenty of pressure on the team’s quarterbacks.