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Shiloh Carder

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Shiloh Carder has over 20 years experience in covering sports for various websites and has been with Yardbarker since 2009. A Charlotte, NC native who now lives outside Cincinnati, he has covered college basketball, college football, NFL and NBA.  You can find him on Twitter/X at @SportzAssassin

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College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA

25 most intriguing storylines to follow for the 2025 college football season

Every year has its own set of storylines, and we are here to highlight 25 of them. From Austin to Happy Valley and from Los Angeles to Chapel Hill. What are we looking forward to in 2025? 

The 20 worst college football teams for the 2025 season

Most of the bottom 20 teams are from the Group of 5, but we've included a couple of power programs who are in a bad way right now and are scratching and clawing their way back up the ladder.

20 college football coaches who are on the hot seat in 2025

So, what coaches are feeling the heat already as we head into the 2025 college football season? Here are 20 to keep an eye on.

Ranking all the new head coaches in FBS for the 2025 season

Fun fact: there are four schools in FBS who have Owls as a nickname. All of them are welcoming new head coaches in 2025.

The 25 greatest college football games of the 21st century

There have been walk-off wins, epic comebacks, long overtime battles, and championship moments. We've pared it down to these games as the best of the first quarter of the 21st century. 

The 25 greatest college football players from the 21st century

It is a difficult task to pick the top 25 players over the first quarter of the 21st century, but one we were willing to try. Here you go: the best 25 players over the first 25 years of the 2000s. 

The 25 most important college football storylines from the 21st century

The last 25 years have been filled with numerous stories and achievements that it's difficult to pinpoint the top storylines of the first quarter of the 21st century. But we gave it our best shot.  

Ranking the new college football coaching hires for 2025

Let's rank how we think the hiring went for the upcoming 2025 season. 

The 25 most memorable moments of the NCAA tournament in the 21st century

Every tournament, only one team gets to raise the championship trophy, but there are so many memories that make up every one of these tournaments.

The 25 greatest NCAA men's tournament upsets of the 21st century

In the modern era, when the brackets are released on Selection Sunday, there are no throwaway games. Anybody can win at least one game.

The 25 greatest NCAA tournament games of the 21st century

Great games come in all different shapes and sizes. There are great battles in championship moments, shocking upsets, a player who surges into the national discussion, remarkable comebacks and fantastic shots.

Ranking every NCAA men's tournament champion from this century

It's been an era of some great stories and even greater basketball. How do you stack up the best of the best? Let's do so by ranking the champions of the 25 years of the 2000s. 

Ranking how all the new college football coaches did in 2024

Let's look at how these new coaches did this season. Here is a ranking of how all the new college football head coaches did in 2024.

20 players to watch during the College Football Playoff

Welcome to the 12-team College Football Playoff. It's a new world of not only how we crown a champion but also how we will see the best players at the best programs play a bit longer than we've been used to.

25 storylines to watch for in the 2024-2025 college hoops season

College hoops begins on Monday with a slew of games across the country, with the marquee event happening in Spokane, Washington as Gonzaga hosts Baylor in a rematch of the 2021 national championship game.

20+ games remaining that will help decide the College Football Playoff

An epic Oregon win over Ohio State takes us into the halfway point of the college football season, and there's just so much to play for all across the country.

Looking back at the 1999 NFL season 25 years later

It's hard to believe it has been 25 years since the strange season that no one saw coming happened. Let's look back at the NFL in 1999-2000.

Don't expect much from these 15 CFB teams in 2024

While you've likely read plenty about who the best teams in the nation are for 2024, here are the candidates for the worst teams you'll see this season. 

15 underdog teams that will alter the College Football Playoff

As we look forward to watching teams crash the typical playoff party, it is more wide open than ever for these schools to actually be a factor come the postseason.

2024 College Football season: Stories to keep an eye on

We also say goodbye to championship coaches and hello to 31 new head coaching jobs. It really is a year of significant change. So here are 25 storylines to watch for the 2024 college football season. 

20 games that will prove pivotal to the College Football Playoff

Every game matters. That has been the motto of college football fans and administrators for decades, and while we now live in a world of a 12-team playoff, that motto still stands tall today.

Every new FBS head coach, ranked

What began as a lean coaching cycle last offseason got a swift kick in the backside when Nick Saban retired as Alabama's head coach. That began a massive domino effect that moved coaches nationwide, some leaving head coaching jobs for coordinator gigs.

20 CFB coaches on the hot seat entering the 2024 season

Every college football season begins with hope and expectations, but several seasons end with despair and broken dreams. Obviously, that's subjective, as every program has different definitions of success.

20 teams who can win the NCAA tournament

Who has the capability of making a six-game run this March and April? Here are 20 teams that can win the NCAA tournament. 

College hoops mid-majors to keep an eye on

Mid-majors are as dangerous as ever. Let's look at the ones to keep an eye on as we near the end of the regular season.