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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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No. 1 vs. No. 2 regular-season matchups since 1969

LSU and Alabama face off this weekend in one of the biggest regular-season college football games in recent memory. LSU comes into the game as the Associated Press No. 1 ranked team, while Alabama carries the No. 2 ranking. Seeing a No. 1 vs. a No. 2 in the regular season is rare...

College hoops teams that have a real chance to win the national championship

There's no set blueprint to doing this. Still, as you look upon the national landscape, there are 15 teams that have that look of a team that could win a national championship if it can pull it together in time. 

College football Week 11: 15 players to watch

As the college football world has its eyes on Tuscaloosa, there are other matchups that deserve some attention...

25 college hoops storylines to follow heading into 2019-2020 season

It doesn't matter if you are a blue blood or coming off playing in your first national championship game, every team begins with a fresh slate and the journey to earning a spot in the Big Dance begins now.

All of the mid-majors you need to know going into the season

Great basketball doesn't just show up during March — it is there to enjoy all season long. So here are the mid-majors to know as the season begins.

College football Week 10: 15 players to watch

Whether it is the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party or Memphis-SMU, there are plenty of great games to watch this weekend. With that in mind, here are 15 players to watch as well in Week 10.

Will anyone be this year's Zion Williamson?

The college basketball world will be feeling a huge void this season without Zion Williamson to fawn over anymore. As you well know, Williamson caught

College hoops coaches on the hot seat heading into the season

Some head coaches really need a big year if they want to keep their jobs. Some are seeing their programs stuck in neutral, while others would just love to get to mediocrity. A couple are feeling the heat from various NCAA and FBI investigations. Below are 15 head coaches who need to show improvement, or they could be looking for a new job next spring.

College football Week 9: 15 players to watch

As we get close to November, the stakes are higher and we have a trio of huge games on tap. LSU hosts Auburn in a battle of Tigers, Wisconsin tries to move past its disappointing loss to Illinois by heading to Ohio State, and Michigan and Notre Dame renew their rivalry.

20 games that will help decide the College Football Playoff championship

As we head into the second half of the season, it looks as if we know the 10 or so teams that have any real shot at getting one of those coveted four College Football Playoff slots...

College football Week 8: 15 players to watch

There are 13 ranked teams playing on the road this weekend, with three of them going up against other ranked foes. As we saw last Saturday, no team is really ever fully safe.

College football Week 7: 15 players to watch

Here are 15 players to watch on this week's schedule, which includes Oklahoma-Texas and Southern Cal-Notre Dame.

College football Week 6: 15 players to watch

Week 6 has some key matchups that could determine who the contenders and pretenders are, highlighted by Auburn at Florida. For the most part, the schedule is filled with posturing and warmups before a stacked slate in Week 7.

College football Week 5: 15 players to watch

Last weekend featured three top-tier games that will have long-lasting effects on the national championship picture. Week 5 isn't exactly set up like that, but there are still many big games on tap — and the conference to keep an eye on is the ... Pac-12?

College football Week 4: 15 players to watch

Week 3 lacked the riveting matchups we're used to. We don't have the same issue this weekend. 

College football Week 3: 15 players to watch

Week 3 lacks sexy matchups, but it doesn't lack big-name players to watch -- especially quarterbacks. 

College football Week 2: 15 players to watch

It is hard to gauge a season by just one weekend of games, but there is hope in a lot of places...not least of all the SEC... which had a bit of a rough opening weekend.

The domino effect of Jake Fromm on the 2019 season and beyond

There is one quarterback who tends to be forgotten, and he already may have had more of an impact on this season than anyone else. He not only may have put his team in the mix for a national championship, but by his mere existence he has created a ripple effect throughout college football that has helped set lofty goals for other programs.

College football Week 1: 15 players to watch

With a full slate of games, Week 1 has a lot going for it. Among the players to watch are Clemson's Trevor Lawrence, who kicks off his Heisman campaign, and new Ohio State QB Justin Fields, a transfer from Georgia.

Teams that could throw a wrench in the College Football Playoff

These aren't just teams that could crash the playoff party. These are teams that could pull off that upset that keeps a title contender out of one of those four coveted spots.

When these 10 successful NFL teams were truly terrible

Remember the last time the Patriots were truly awful? The Packers? How about the Steelers? Let's take a trip in our time machine.

The last time successful college football programs were terrible

It's hard for most of us to remember when Alabama wasn't a dynasty. But oh, 'Bama fans surely do. Here's when high-profile programs were really bad.

The top 25 defensive players in college football for 2019

Defense wins championships. We've often heard this sports mantra. Offense sells but defense wins. In today's high-octane offensive college football world, what sometimes gets lost is how important defenses are to winning.

Biggest boom or bust player for each top 25 team

Georgia has the look of a national title contender, but it is thin at wide receiver. Will wideout Demetris Robertson be among the players in college football to step it up this season?

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

Freshmen matter. Freshmen make an impact. Freshmen win championships.