by Zak Drapeau and Joel Piton Sportz Nation - 10/2/2026 Photo by Greg McCabe/AP The wait is over. A new NBA season is on the horizon, and all 30 teams enter the year with a clean slate and something to prove. Some teams are seemingly playoff bound. Others are trying to force their way into contender conversation and prove everyone wrong. But before the season actually starts and everything we think we know gets thrown out the window, it's the perfect time to take an actual l

by Zak Drapeau and Matt Hylen Sportz Nation - 10/15/2026 Quarterbacks Start 'Em Photo Credits to David Dermer via Associated Press Jordan Love vs DAL Jordan Love was finally back to what he had hoped he would be last week, posting 367 yards and 2 TDS. Granted, the Bears defense is a lot to be desired, but so is the Cowboys defense who will face off against Love this week. Love has thrived when he has been able to let it rip downfield, which he should have no problem doing aga

by Zak Drapeau Sportz Nation - 10/15/2026 Photo Credits to Aaron Baker via Imagn Images Matchup of the Week College Gameday will be in Bloomington this week for the HUGE Ohio State-Indiana game but my attention will also be in Utah this week for the other Top-10 showdown between the Fighting Irish and the Cougars of BYU. Ranking 2nd in the latest AP Poll (4th in my ranking), the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will be on the road in what will be BY FAR their toughest test of the