Dan Johnson has been an editor, writer, and analyst for DraftKings and DraftKings Network since 2024. He’s previously held editorial posts at The Paris Review, Macmillan Publishers, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, ASSIGNMENT Magazine, and FantasySixPack. You can find his various editorial work & writing (sports-related and non-) at all of the above.
Martin Stadium at night is supposed to be loud and loose; this one feels tight and nervous instead. Louisiana Tech flies cross-country at 5–4, one win from bowl comfort but minus its starting quarterback. Washington State sits 4–5 with a defense good enough for January and an offense that keeps dragging it toward December regret. […]
November 15, 2025
LaVell Edwards at night always feels a little cosmic. TCU walks into thin air and blue-and-white noise lugging a season that never quite matched its ambition. BYU sprints out with an eight-win frame, a new Big 12 badge, and senior voices that know this is the kind of game that cements legacy. Sonny Dykes is […]
November 15, 2025
Columbia gets one of those restless November crossovers. Missouri walks in 6–2 and ranked, still chasing an upper-tier finish. Mississippi State shows up 5–5 with bowl life hanging by a thread and a roster that knows this is the hinge between momentum and another long winter. Faurot Field remembers SEC days loud and clear; this […]
November 15, 2025
Doak on a Saturday night still feels like a truth serum. Florida State drags a 4–5 mark and a fan base that remembers trophies, not treading water. Virginia Tech shows up at 3–6 with Brent Pry carrying a 16–21 overall record and a brutal 1–12 tag in one-score games. Both sides are fighting the same […]
November 15, 2025
The Steal-Your-Coach Bowl, as it’s so been dubbed! Oxford gets one of those nights where the air feels loaded with subtext. Ole Miss sits 9–1, undefeated at home, still alive in the Playoff race and staring down a wobbly Florida roster that just got embarrassed in Lexington. Across the field is a Gators program that […]
November 15, 2025
North Carolina walks into Winston-Salem like a team that finally remembers what it wants to be, not just what it lost. Two straight wins over Syracuse and Stanford didn’t remake the season, but they re-centered the program: defense first, offense disciplined, Belichick’s fingerprints everywhere. Wake Forest counters with a bowl-eligible profile and a crowd that […]
November 15, 2025
Homecoming in Knoxville doubles as a stress test. Tennessee walks in ranked, rested, and wearing Smokey Grey “Volunteer Spirit” uniforms, still tasting the 33–27 Oklahoma loss through the bye. New Mexico State arrives at 3–6 with four straight defeats, flying east into a stadium where the home side has won twenty-three consecutive games against unranked […]
November 15, 2025
Memorial Stadium gets a strange kind of November warmth here—seventy-degree air, gusts pushing thirty, and two seasons wobbling. Maryland has spun from 4–0 to 4–5, carrying five straight losses and a locker room hearing whispers about Mike Locksley’s future. Illinois stands at 6–3, still live for a nine- or even ten-win finish if they stack […]
November 15, 2025
Snow and November light always make the Land Grant Trophy feel heavier. Penn State drags a 3–6 mark into East Lansing, carrying the weight of squandered leads, short fields, and a fan base wondering how a top-fifteen preseason slipped into a bowl fight. Michigan State matches the record and the urgency, but their mood is […]
November 15, 2025
Chestnut Hill will feel both ceremonial and cruel. One sideline chases Charlotte and a playoff whisper; the other just wants this ordeal to end gracefully. Georgia Tech arrives 8–1 off a bye and a public bruise at NC State, their first loss sharpening every meeting-room word. Boston College staggers in at 1–9 with nine straight […]
November 15, 2025
Jones AT&T will feel like a send-off and a stress test at once. Texas Tech rolls in 9–1, fresh off smothering BYU and living in the playoff conversation, with seniors getting their last run in front of a crowd that expects blood, not drama. Across from them is a UCF team clinging to bowl oxygen […]
November 15, 2025