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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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Players to watch from the Pre-New Years bowls

As you relax after the holiday and gear up for 2022, here are 20 players to watch in the pre-New Year's Eve bowl games. 

Ranking the new college football head coaching hires for 2021

Unlike most years, we weren't treated to any head-scratching hires. Of course, some of the new head coaches will fail and become fired themselves in a few years, but none of them seemed destined to do so.

College football Pre-Christmas bowls: Players to watch

Some fantastic stories and some very interesting match-ups will be played in bowl games that, quite frankly, usually fulfill the promises of the top players competing in the game and not opting out to protect their draft status.

The most memorable moments from Coach K's career

Over the last 40+ years, Krzyzewski has amassed a resume of achievements that rival any coach in any sport. He's been part of some great moments in basketball history.

College football Championship Week: 15 players to watch

Aside from the USC-Cal game, everyone this week is playing for a championship. College football fans used to really embrace that and the players and coaches want to end their league season celebrating with a trophy.

College football Week 13: 15 players to watch

As we wind the regular season to a close, here are 15 players to watch as Week 13 rolls along.

College football Week 12: 15 players to watch

With two weeks left in the regular season, we are set with some huge matchups that will not only be de facto playoff games themselves but a lot of pressure for championship hopefuls to close the deal.

Storylines to follow heading into the 2021-2022 men's college hoops season

The 2021-2022 season should look a lot like the college basketball seasons we've grown accustomed to, even if the landscape of college athletics is changing.

College football Week 11: 15 players to watch

We are entering the home stretch where not only winning is important but style points could be a determining factor to who gets in the playoff and who doesn't. Week 11 is also a reminder that no matter how successful the 2021 college football season is, it is not immune to the challenges of the day.

College football Week 10: 15 players to watch

This week lacks the huge matchups that will be littering the weeks ahead but as we've seen recently that there are trap games that lurk every week.

Sports dynasties that weren't actually dynasties

Let's look back over the years to see what dynasties happened that didn't actually become one. 

College football Week 9: 15 players to watch

What last week lacked in marquee matchups, it made up in some tight games and a few undefeated teams falling. This week does serve up some great games as the Big Ten gets into gear with two games featuring top-20 teams facing off.

15 games remaining that will help decide the College Football Playoff

The preseason Heisman frontrunner has been benched. Alabama and Ohio State have already lost, Cincinnati is ranked No. 2, Clemson is unranked, and there are teams from Athens to Eugene who think they have a shot at a national championship.

College football Week 8: 15 players to watch

This week is a great chance to get introduced to some of the teams and players that may be flying under the radar as you wait for all these big games to come up as they head into Halloween weekend and November. So watch for these 15 players this weekend.

College football Week 7: 15 players to watch

We now enter Week 7 of the season with Georgia, Iowa, Cincinnati and Oklahoma are the top four ranked teams in the AP poll. Meanwhile, Penn State, Michigan, Michigan State, and Kentucky are in the top 11.

College football Week 6: 15 players to watch

Great wins need great efforts from great players. Here are 15 players to watch this weekend.

College football Week 5: 15 players to watch

This week is enticing. We have four matchups between ranked teams and 13 ranked teams will be on the road, making for what could be another shakeup in the rankings and handing us more questions to figure out the answers to.

College football Week 4: 15 players to watch

There were some fantastic individual performances last week and this week features two games pitting ranked teams against each other and eight ranked teams on the road, look for some exciting gems this weekend.

College football Week 3: 15 players to watch

Week 3 is about opportunity. The teams knocked on their heels have an opportunity to show us that they've regrouped and are ready to fight. Those surprising teams have an opportunity to show they are for real.

College football Week 2: 15 players to watch

After a fantastic opening week, here are 15 players to watch in Week 2. 

College football Week 1: 15 players to watch

Unlike last year's pandemic-ravaged season, every conference is starting from the jump. Fans will be back at games, making the unmatched experience of college football gameday a part of our Saturdays again.

Looking back at over 50 years of college football conference realignment

When news broke out about Texas and Oklahoma were leaving the Big 12 for the SEC it created a firestorm that has fans and administrators wondering what the domino effect will be. Will the SEC look to bring in more members? Will an arms race begin among the power five leagues? How will all this shake out?

Freshman 15: First-year players who will make an immediate impact

Here are the fifteen freshmen that should find their way into contributing right away, and force their coaches to find opportunities for them to see a lot of the field.

20 games that will help decide the College Football Playoff

College football fans love to say "every game matters", well we are telling you the 20 that may matter most.

The 15 worst college football teams of 2021

Every year there are teams that are trying to build something special but are starting at the bottom. Heck, some of these programs are adapting to having an FBS program, while some are just wallowing in the basement of power conferences. Some watched their 2020 season literally waste away as circumstances have them out here flailing away.