Articles by Kyle Montgomery

2017 SEC PREVIEW

The SEC should once again be one of, if not the most dominant conference in college football. The conference that has produced eight out of the last eleven national champions will once again be the home to incredible football this fall. The SEC features some of the nation’s most talented running backs, offensive lines, defensive units, [ . . read more . . ]

Game Day in Pullman – Wet and Rainy in the Palouse

The game Saturday evening at Washington State University was the first home game I attended on the season for the Cougars and my second game overall at Martin Stadium. For most of the week, which doubled as homecoming week, the weather remained grey with a lot of clouds and steady rain, and that did not change on Saturday. The Cougs sat [ . . read more . . ]

2016 Pac 12 Preview

North Division California: Although Junior QB Jared Goff is gone to the NFL after three strong seasons behind center for the Golden Bears, they may have an immediate answer in the form of Texas Tech transfer Davis Webb. The Golden Bears went 8-5 last season under third year head coach Sonny Dykes and figure to implement to same style of [ . . read more . . ]

These teams are already in a playoff

This weekend, the stakes are huge. While are about 10 teams vying for an appearance in the College Football Playoff and a chance to become National Champions, several other teams will be playing a one-game playoff in an effort to become bowl eligible. Here’s a review by conference of which Power 5 teams are playing their [ . . read more . . ]

Five from the Group of 5

Who will it be? The highest ranked team from the Group of 5 conferences will receive a bid to appear in a New Year’s Six Bowl. At this point in the season there are three teams from the Group of 5 that are undefeated, and two other schools that have had impressive seasons, but have one loss. Both of those teams were unlucky [ . . read more . . ]

Thursday night’s best game: Louisiana Tech at Western Kentucky

This Thursday sees only one game in the college football world, but it will be a huge one in deciding a potential Group of Five sleeper. Though it may be overshadowed by the opening game of the NFL season, eyes should also be on what should be a thrilling match-up between the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (1-0) and the Louisiana Tech [ . . read more . . ]

Mountain West Football Preview

Big Questions Can Boise State win another Mountain West Championship? Can Air Force or Colorado State match their 10 win seasons from last year? Will Chuckie Keeton manage to stay healthy for a full season for Utah State? How will transfer QBs Coffman, Smith and Wittek affect their respective teams? Which team will step up from the [ . . read more . . ]

Conference USA Football Preview by Kyle Montgomery

Big Questions Does Marshall make a third-straight Conference USA Championship game? Can Western Kentucky or Middle Tennessee upend the Thundering Herd this year? Will Louisiana Tech win a second straight West Division title? Can UTEP repeat last year’s surprising success? Can Rice make a third-consecutive bowl game? How will Charlotte [ . . read more . . ]

Sun Belt Football Preview

Big Questions Will Georgia Southern stun again and repeat as champs? Can UL Lafayette go 9-4 for the fifth straight season? Are the Red Wolves hungry enough to get to a fifth straight bowl? Do Appalachian State’s 20 returning starters equal 10 wins? Does Texas State get to a bowl after being overlooked last season? Big Games [ . . read more . . ]

MAC Football Preview by Kyle Montgomery

Big Questions Will Northern Illinois make an unprecedented sixth straight MAC Championship game? Or does Toledo finally step up to topple NIU? Does Western Michigan match last year’s success? What does Matt Johnson’s return mean for Bowling Green? Is this the year Akron finally makes it back to a bowl game? Will UMASS make a bowl [ . . read more . . ]