Hop's Deep Reflections: Battle in T-Town, Red River rumblings & more
Texas A&M came two yards away from shocking the college football world on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. David Sandhop shares his biggest takeaways about the Aggies' performance against the Tide, Oklahoma's beatdown in Dallas and much more.
Hop's Deep Reflections: Survival in Denver, GameDay antics & more
Texas A&M squeaked out a win against Colorado at Empower Field in Denver on Saturday afternoon to move to 2-0 on the young season. Following the nail-biter at Mile High, David Sandhop shares his thoughts on the Aggies and the rest of the CFB landscape.
Money paid per victory shows Jimbo Fisher was a bargain in 2020
While many look at Jimbo Fisher's large salary of $7.5 million and think the Aggies have vastly overpaid, it turns out Fisher is quite a bargain. When looking at the money paid per win, Fisher is actually one of the best bargains in the country.
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Hop's Deep Reflections: 2021 Orange Bowl champions edition
It was a season unlike any other around college football, and the Aggies concluded 2020 with an Orange Bowl championship. David Sandhop shares his biggest takeaways from A&M's victory as well as bowl season across the nation.
Why the 2020 college football championship Saturday will be strikingly different
Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, nothing about this 2020 college football season will be normal, including conference championship Saturday. The Athletic's Stewart Mandel explains what changes to expect come December.
How ESPN, FOX fit four months of college football schedule work into a few days
With college football kickoff times and network schedules being announced, The Athletic's Stewart Mandel sheds some light on the process of dividing up the games, which - just like 2020 as a whole - was pretty wild.
Group Text: Should conferences move permanently to 10-game league schedules?
For the first time in months, there was actual college football news. The Athletic college football trio of Bruce Feldman, Stewart Mandel and Andy Staples chatted about the latest developments and whether or not 10-game schedules should become the new norm.
The Athletic: How would Eric Taylor have fared in college football?
'Friday Night Lights' is one of the greatest sports television shows of all time, and Dillion's Eric Taylor is an iconic fictional ball coach. The Athletic's Stewart Mandel analyzes the character to see how Taylor's qualities might have translated to the college game.
Mandel’s Mailbag: Why couldn’t EA Sports make deals to bring back NCAA Football?
The Athletic's Stewart Mandel fielded another round of subscriber questions and answers them in this edition of Mandel's Mailbag. He answers whether or not NCAA video games will make a return, if there is a precedent for seasons affected by pandemics and much more.
The Athletic group text: College football's billion-dollar question
The Athletic's Bruce Feldman, Andy Staples and Stewart Mandel take on several of the questions about the potential impact of COVID-19 on college football, including the processes decision-makers will have to use - and create - to find solutions.
The Athletic group text: The best sports books we’ve ever read
In the lives of sports fans across the world, there is an unprecedented amount of downtime. To fill the sports void, a trio of writers from The Athletic compiled a list of the greatest sports books they've ever read.
Mandel's Mailbag: Which 2020 Playoff contenders made the best coordinator hires?
Which contenders have the best coordinators? How patient should A&M and Texas fans be with their respective coaches? The Athletic's Stewart Mandel answers those questions and more in this week's Mandel Mailbag.
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Stewart Mandel discusses the Tigers' romp of Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl
During Monday's edition of TexAgs Radio, The Athletic CFB editor-in-chief Stewart Mandel joined to share his thoughts on LSU's thrashing of the Sooners in Atlanta and Clemson's comeback in the desert.
Mandel: Will college football’s newfound Semifinal Saturday finally deliver?
As the Semifinal Saturday games approach, CFB executive director Bill Hancock is hoping for a change of pace that brings more competition, more excitement and larger audiences, and this may be the year that teams deliver.
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Mandel: CFP committee got it right with LSU at No. 1
During Monday's edition of TexAgs Radio, The Athletic's Stewart Mandel joined to discuss why he believes the College Football Playoff committee put the right four teams in. Mandel also shared his most intriguing matchups of the bowl slate.
I Was There: The Athletic’s writers relive the most memorable games of the 2010s
College football fans have been treated to many incredible moments and games over the last decade. From the "Kick Six" to Johnny Football and many overtimes and Hail Marys in between, The Athletic's staff compiles the most memorable games they've covered.
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The Athletic's Stewart Mandel recaps Rivalry Week in college football
During Monday's edition of TexAgs Radio, The Athletic's editor-in-chief Stewart Mandel joined to shares his thoughts on A&M's drubbing at the hands of the Bayou Bengals, Auburn's Iron Bowl upset and much, much more.
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Stewart Mandel on Taggart's termination, UGA's defense, Bama-LSU
During Monday's edition of TexAgs Radio, The Athletic CFB's editior-in-chief Stewart Mandel joined to offer his opinion on Willie Taggart's firing in Tallahassee, Georgia's win over Florida and much, much more.
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Stewart Mandel goes around CFB to recap A&M-'Bama, LSU-Florida & more
During Monday's edition of TexAgs Radio, the editor-in-chief of The Athletic Stewart Mandel joined to share his thoughts on the top games from across the country and if anyone will be able to stop Tua and the Tide's wideouts.
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Stewart Mandel goes around CFB after week three, previews A&M/Auburn
During Monday's edition of TexAgs Radio, The Athletic CFB's editor-in-chief, Stewart Mandel, joined to go around college football as team's across the country reach the quarter-mark of the 2019 season.