North Carolina won the ACC Coastal Division last year, finishing 11-3 overall. But for whatever reason the Tar Heels went 0-3 both straight up and against the spread on neutral fields, including at the ACC Championship Game and the Russell Athletic Bowl. UNC hopes to dodge that trend when it opens this season against Georgia at the Georgia Dome on Saturday afternoon.     Point spread: The Bulldogs opened as three-point favorites, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. ...

When it comes to conference rivalries in men's college basketball, every metric and eyeball can tell you it doesn't get any better than Duke vs. North Carolina. Before you start clamoring for Kentucky vs. Louisville, Cincinnati vs. Xavier or some combination of the Philadelphia Big 5, be sure to note we're only interested in rivalries between teams that are (or were) in the same conference for the majority of the games played against each other. We'll get ...

Alabama offensive lineman Alphonse Taylor was found not guilty Tuesday on charges of DUI and leaving the scene of an accident stemming from a July arrest. Aaron Suttles of the Tuscaloosa News first reported the news. Alex Byington of the Times Daily confirmed the update through Taylor's attorney. Alabama football coach Nick Saban suspended Taylor indefinitely following the arrest, per ESPN.com. "I would like to look at what we're doing with Alphonse Taylor not as a punishment but as ...

LOGANVILLE, Ga. — On the field, 4-star offensive lineman Cesar Ruiz is strictly about business. It’s fitting that while he hasn’t settled on a major in college, business was the first field that came to his mind when he pondered the subject. However, if playing football at the highest level wasn't in the equation, there's another side of his talents that he would likely explore. “My dream job...I’d probably say I’d be an actor. I love Denzel Washington, so ...

What started as a one-liner in a high school commencement speech in June has since turned into a mantra for Michigan football entering its second season under the direction of Jim Harbaugh. "You should set your dreams so big that everybody laughs at them," the Wolverines head coach said at Big Ten media days, two weeks before repeating himself on the eve of Michigan's training camp. "And if nobody's laughing at them, then you didn't set ...

It's already a part of the Bosa legend. Three years ago, Ohio State great Cris Carter was holding court with reporters as the Buckeyes wrapped up an Orange Bowl practice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Defensive end Joey Bosa, already one of college football's top players by the final game of his freshman season, had been a high school star in town at St. Thomas Aquinas, where Carter was an assistant coach. "I can't say it because Joey ...

You've seen the rest; now it's time for the best. Preseason college football poll, that is. Bleacher Report lives and breathes college football, following the sport year-round with wall-to-wall coverage that's not just limited to the regular season. And with that intense devotion to the sport comes a strong understanding of which teams figure to be the best in the country for 2016, as you'll see in our preseason Top 25. At least we hope so. The Bleacher ...

Boston College ended last season by losing its last eight games in a row. Georgia Tech, meanwhile, lost nine of its last 10. The Eagles also finished just 4-7 against the spread last season, while the Yellow Jackets were even worse, at 3-9 ATS. But a new season begins for BC and the Ramblin' Wreck when they meet Saturday across the pond for an ACC bout in Dublin, Ireland. Point spread: Yellow Jackets opened as three-point ...

When Alabama and the University of Southern California get together on a football field, history is often made. That history has often shaped the national championship picture, if not a whole lot more.  Granted, the two juggernauts—the Crimson Tide claim 16 national championships, and the Trojans have 11—have only played seven times over the years and have not seen each other since the 1985 Sun Bowl, but their head-to-head battles include the following: The 1946 Rose Bowl, which ...

HOUSTON — Back in June, with the Texas air in a full sauna and the stands at TDECU Stadium empty, a bright message illuminated from the video board. "H-TOWN TAKEOVER," was blasted in all caps in broad daylight. It was as if the same message had been sitting there for the past six months. It was exactly 80 days before Houston played a game that could ultimately change the way the program is viewed forever. Eighty days ...