While most of the national media has been talking about the Fiesta Bowl and the National Championship, the Orange Bowl may offer the most intriguing match-up of all the BCS bowls. Georgia Tech's triple option attack will go against Iowa's elite defense in what figures to be one of the most [...]
This wasn't how the season was supposed to end, not like this and not to Wyoming.
Unfortunately for Fresno State, it's exactly the way it ended as the Bulldogs dropped a 35-28 decision to the Cowboys in double overtime. Ending an already disappointing season for the Bulldogs.
A few weeks after head coach Pat Hill' [...]
Playoffs?
You're talking about playoffs?
Sorry. Had to do it.
But in all reality, this entry is about reality.
And no more of a proponent that anyone can suggest for a playoff in College Football has come forth with his own rendition of whether a playoff is needed...or not.
"I'm not against a playoff," he [...]
Mike Stoops figured he was six seconds away from a Rose Bowl berth this year when the University of Arizona lost to Oregon.
The way Jeremiah Masoli ran the ball, bought time, and threw the touchdown in the waning moments of regulation amazed Stoops.
"We did really well tonight with getting Oregon out of their" [...]
It was recently announced that Oklahoma has received verbal pledges from two highly regarded prep football players, Tony Jefferson and Kenny Stills.
For Jefferson, who was recruited as an athlete by many schools, Oklahoma will be his third verbal commitment, following Stanford who was dropped in favor of UCLA.
As many of [...]
Charlie Weis, Al Groh, Mark Mangino, and Steve Kragthorpe all got the coach's version of a lump of coal early this Christmas in the form of pink slips after the regular season ended, but here's 10 more coaches we think have reason to be worried if their team doesn't improve' [...]
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is reporting today that TCU and Oregon State are close to finalizing a deal that would bring Oregon State to play TCU at the new Cowboy Stadium in Arlington (aka “Jerry’s World”). Apparently, the deal is being maneuvered by the media honchos over at ESPN, with [...]
Every decade or so, football programs receive a special physical specimen in the form of a play-making, game-breaking, and history-changing player.
In the late 80s, South Bend was blessed with one of these gifts in Rocket Ismail.
As a freshman, The "Rocket" brought along with him world-class speed, adding the final piece [...]
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Pittsburgh and North Carolina both limp into the game after suffering narrow defeats to close out the season. Pitt was just seconds from a trip to a BCS game, but just could not stop Cinncinatti's great offense. North Carolina suffered a tough one-point loss to its in-state [...]
While many of major college football’s bowl games are decided by polls and sportswriter’s votes, one national championship, the FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) title, is decided the good ole fashion way through a playoff bracket of 16 teams.
The culmination of the past three weeks worth of playoff games saw the [...]
Hey Matt Szczur, you and your Villanova teammates just beat the Montana Grizzlies 23-21 to win the Football Championship Sub Division National Title, what are you going to do next? This much we do know, he’s certainly not going to Disney World.
You see, young Matt has [...]
It's Christmas time and I'm making a list and checking it twice (oh I guess that's not really my role). I've been a very good Husker fan all year, and these are the presents I'm asking for.
1. A Starting QB
This is the present of the year; the Red Ryder BB gun' [...]
All 34 Bowl Games are picked with a score as well as a pick against the spread. These statistics are simply my opinion and should by no means be considered guaranteed betting profits.
Also included as a bonus at the end of the picks is a "top-five non-BCS bowl games to" [...]
Notre Dame recruitniks went to bed Friday night with the chill of another decommitment but awoke to the warmth of a new, and intriguing, verbal guarantee.
Tony Hurd, Jr., a prize of the 2010 Charlie Weis class simply because he represented an in-road to Texas recruiting following the Washington [...]
Sorry to be cruel to Wyoming and Rutgers, but we've not overly excited about your bowl games this weekend. In fact, we're struggling to be interested in any bowl game before the weekend—but there ARE a few.
Anywhere, here's our predictions:
Oregon State vs BYU (Las Vegas Bowl, [...]
The bowl season is upon us in college football. Starting Dec. 19, 2009, all the way to January 7, 2010, the bowls will be played.
That is 34 games over 20 days and the last chance to see college football until next September. So now it is time to preview the [...]
CNNSI's Stewart Mandel predicts all 34 Bowl games in his Bowl Pickoff article. It's a good rundown of all the bowl games. Let's look at the ACC team's matchups and any other bowl games that caught the eye of my blog All About Sports .
Meineke Car Care Bowl. [...]Twenty-five years ago Villanova University won the NCAA Basketball National Championship. They upset Patrick Ewing's Georgetown team in the most famous championship game ever. Tonight they won their first FCS Football Championship!
The Wildcats (13-1) knocked off an undefeated Montana team 23-21 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The game was televised on ESPN.
The [...]
As the year 2009 is quickly coming to an end, it's about time for Wisconsin football fans to look to next August.
No, the Badgers haven't even completed their 2009 campaign, but with the roster Wisconsin has coming back, it's never too early to look ahead.
Although their recruiting class for the' [...]
First, Toby Gerhart is a future starting NFL tailback, not a FB or H-back. I came to that decision not this season, but in 2008 when Gerhart rushed for over 100 yards against a USC defense that had eight guys drafted last year, had nearly 1,200 yards on the season, [...]
This is the first in a series of three articles introducing, if you will, just whom the Boise State Broncos are where they have come from, where they are now, and just where
they will be at the closer of their 2010 BCS Fiesta Bowl scheduled for January 4th.
The Boise [...]
If the Big Ten follows through on their proposal, and adds a 12th team, what would Rutgers do if invited? That's a very tough question!
It's hard to say if Wisconsin's Athletic Director Barry Alvarez's announcement, one which advocated Big Ten expansion, was serious or just another attempt at scaring Notre [...]
Coach Urban Meyer, after meeting with University of Florida President Bernie Machen and Athletic Director Jeremy Foley, announced today that junior Carlos Dunlap's suspension has been lifted and he will be allowed to play in the Sugar Bowl against the Cincinnati Bearcats on New Year's Day.
Dunlap has a court appearance [...]
OK. This is something I’ve thought about over the last couple of years. There really is no scientific evidence or proof behind this, however, it IS something to think about.
Let’s reset. The date was January 3, 2003. Ohio State was playing in arguably one of the best bowl games [...]
Take two evenly matched teams, put them in a neutral site, mix in about a dozen All-Americans, then stir in two future Hall of Fame coaches, add a couple of Heisman candidates, and two of the finest defenses in the country and what do you get?
You get one great matchup. [...]
The Big East Conference should seriously explore evicting part-time member Notre Dame. They should forget warnings, ultimatums, and strong notes? It might be time to clean house.
Down here in the Sunshine State, we have a law called "Three Strikes and You're Out." You commit three serious crimes? You're put away [...]
Let’s climb into the wayback machine and take a trip back to early 2003.
SARS was the big health scare.
The U.S. invaded Iraq.
Chicago won the Oscar for Best Picture.
The Ohio State Buckeyes won the BCS title over the Miami Hurricanes and Tampa Bay won the Super Bowl.
In May of 2003, the [...]
The offseason is a wonderful time for rampant speculation.
Whether it is speculation about which coach is lying about what job they are going to take, or who will be on the hot seat next year, or which blue chip athletes will be going to which school, speculation helps to fill [...]
We recently spoke with Ty Detmer, the 1990 Heisman Trophy winner from BYU, and a 14-year NFL veteran.
Winning the Heisman as a junior, Detmer had a chance to win two Heisman's. But much like Tim Tebow, he lost out on the trophy in his senior campaign. Now Mark Ingram has' [...]
When John “Doc” Holliday returned to West Virginia to join Coach Bill Stewart’s staff, many assumed that he would be the next head coach when Stewart eventually stepped down. This theory was given some added credibility when Holliday was named “associate head coach” and given a salary much higher than [...]
Take two evenly matched teams, put them in a neutral site, mix in about a dozen All-Americans, then stir in two future Hall of Fame coaches, add a couple of Heisman candidates, and two of the finest defenses in the country and what do you get?
You get one great matchup. [...]
Currently, the Oregon Ducks are three point favorites over the Ohio State Buckeyes. A No. 7 versus No. 8 match up would suggest that this spread is just about dead on, and at face value both of these teams seem even.
Both the Ducks and the Bucks come into this game [...]
The Arkansas Razorback football team is focused on their preparation for ECU and the Liberty Bowl on Jan. 2nd, but with a few weeks remaining until that showdown, recruiting is the biggest news right now.
In a week when offensive coordinator Paul Petrino shipped off to Illinois and Garrick McGee took [...]
It's almost here: The St. Petersburg Bowl commences this Saturday at 8:00 PM on ESPN Central Florida vs. the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Both teams come into the St. Petersburg Bowl with an 8-4 record and an impressive team lineups. Here we take a look at the Knights' key players in' [...]
Every year since 1998, there has been controversy and debate over who should be in the Bowl Championship Series Bowl Games. This year was no different.
There are a lot of fans from Cincinnati, Texas Christian, and Boise State who believe their team deserved a shot at the BCS Title Game.
On [...]
Five-star quarterback Cameron Newton, Rivals.com's No. 1 overall junior college player in the country, will take an official visit to the Plains Friday through Sunday according to AuburnSports.com
Newton led Blinn College to the junior college national championship this season. In 12 games, he completed 204 of 336 passes (61 percent) for [...]
Why, you ask, would Zultan object to adding another team to the Big Ten? Well, as the self-appointed prognosticator for the Big Ten Conference, there is his reputation to consider.
Obviously, it has been a constant source of embarrassment to the sagacious seer that the Big Ten already has 11 teams. [...]
Rutgers will play the University of Central Florida in the St. Petersburg Bowl on Saturday, and this one is not burning up the sports discussions in the Tampa Bay area.
Rutgers coach Greg Schiano pulled no punches about playing over in the Fruit Dome (aka Tropicana Field).
He wasn't happy with the date and' [...]
The Oklahoma Sooners coaches' secret is out: They're recruiting another quarterback.
And not just any old quarterback either. This one just so happens to be Cameron Newton, the top-rated junior college recruit in the country.
Newton, hailing from Atlanta by way of the University of Florida and Blinn College, is one [...]
We've been ranting about this for a year now, but we'd like to put forward a simple plan that will make for a better regular college football season and put an end to the whining about not being in the National Championship Game.
We think that 80% of the [...]
In the past two years, this time of year Michigan has been hitting the recruiting trail to find new prospects to fill up the class. This year it's a little different.
Michigan has 23 committed players for the 2010 class and one player from the 2009 that will enroll next month.
Speaking [...]
As a fan of Minnesota Gophers football, there are no such thing as high expectations. In 2007, athletic director Joel Maturi presented Gophers fans with a new era of football. He hired Tim Brewster from the staff of Mike Shanahan's Denver Broncos. He served as the tight end's coach for Denver and [...]
Given the recent buzz over the Big Ten's search for a 12th member, it's no surprise that the Pac-10 has followed suit in saying that it will examine possible additions that would, if added, most likely begin Pac-10 play in 2012 (the Pac-10's TV contracts expire after the [...]
By Ryan of The Sportmeisters
The NCAA postseason kicks off Dec. 19, with 33 games being played in a three-week span. Seniors will get their last hurrah, and teams will attempt to end their season on the winning side, in the hopes of improving recruiting that follows.
The Sportmeisters will preview [...]
Last year, Utah went 13-0 yet didn't get the chance to play for the BCS title. At a Congressional subcommittee hearing this year, University of Nebraska chancellor and the BCS's Harvey Perlman were asked what the Ute's could have done differently.
"They could have played the schedule Nebraska did," Perlman said' [...]
What goes better with the holidays and parties than Chex Mix? And since everybody and his brother related to a bowl game has a corporate sponsor, we're going to give Chex Mix some love in this preview, because calling it party mix or pub mix isn't quite the same.
Here's your [...]
Cincinnati, TCU and Boise State Go "Green" and Protest at the 2009/2010 Bowl Games!
Cincinnati, TCU and Boise State it's time to stand up and be heard. FanRevolt.net is planning to invade your cities soon and unveil their plan to dump the BCS by protesting with our highly visible "Green Out" [...]
Looking selfishly at the issue of Big Ten expansion strictly from an Iowa standpoint, there is one clear choice for Iowa if the league is going to add a 12th member. This particular option is head and shoulders above all of the numerous others that have been mentioned. That school [...]
CHATTANOOGA, TENN — Senior quarterback Armanti Edwards finished out his illustrious career as the most-decorated player in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) by claiming the prestigious Walter Payton Award for the second-straight season.
Like its counterpart, the Heisman Trophy at the Football Bowl Subdivision level, the Walter Payton [...]
Always compete.
Supposedly, that is the motto that coach Pete Carroll stresses to his football team.
I'm not buying it.
After Carroll fell in love with true freshman quarterback Matt Barkley, there was no more competition.
Barkley was given the starting job and he never relinquished' [...]
To listen to the complete 2009 College Football Bowl Preview click here .
(Or download the podcast by right-clicking and selecting save link as.)
Here is an outline of what hosts Jake Stowell and Mark Welling talk about in this week's podcast.
Predicting the winner of every single college football bowl game. Give [...]When Willy Martinez was finally fired as Georgia's Defensive Coordinator a few weeks ago, speculation immediately began about who Mark Richt would hire. Since Brian Van Gorder left Athens for the NFL, the defense for the Bulldogs has not been up to par. With that being said, Rich needs to [...]
To listen to the BYU Football Podcast, click here ( or download the podcast by right-clicking and selecting "save link as...").
Here is an outline of what hosts Jake Stowell and Mark Welling talked about in this week's podcast.
Oregon State has everything that BYU struggles to contain. Fast, athletic, play-makers. [...]We're not trying to throw Gatorade on the whole thing, but the debate rages on: Did the BCS get it right this time?
Mythical No. 1 Alabama is playing' [...]
Less than a week after Brian Kelly left Cincinnati for Notre Dame, the Bearcats hired Butch Jones.
Like Kelly, Jones was previously the coach at Central Michigan before joining Cincinnati.
The similarities don't stop there. Jones was under contract with one school that he coached all year. Now he won't be coaching [...]
In a football season full of shortcomings both on and off the field, the Michigan State Spartans can take pride knowing that some players gave it their all for the sake of themselves and their teammates.
One of those players was linebacker Greg Jones, who has been named a first-team All [...]
After another disappointing season, the Washington Redskins are finally beginning to feel the repercussion in their front office. In a statement released Thursday morning, the team has announced that Vice President of Football Operations Vinny Cerrato has resigned his post and will no longer be working in the nation's capital.
Meanwhile, [...]
The year of 2009 was an exciting regular season for Arkansas football. The Razorbacks finished with a 7-5 record, but played much more competitively with their top competition in 2009 compared to how they competed in 2008.
As the Hogs prepare to take on East Carolina in the Liberty Bowl on [...]
As the bowl season starts this Saturday, I will go and ahead and take a look at each game and make a prediction on the final outcome. I hope you enjoy reading and watching the bowls this December and early January.
New Mexico Bowl - Fresno State vs. Wyoming
Fresno State might [...]
So I watched the 30 for 30 documentary The U . It was great on so many levels.
I enjoyed it far too much, though I am admittedly an easy mark. Play a '80s rap track over a tunnel brawl and I’m yours. My awareness and passion for college football coincided' [...]
Independence Bowl :
Georgia Bulldogs (7-5, 4-4)
Texas A&M Aggies (6-6, 3-5)
Team Statistics Comparison:
Scoring Offense:
UGA - 27.7 ppg - 58th
A&M - 33.9 ppg - 15th
Rushing Offense:
UGA - 157 ypg - 54th
A&M - 190.4 ypg - 25th
Passing Offense:
UGA - 205.8 ypg - 77th
A&M - 274.9 ypg - 22nd
Scoring Defense:
UGA - 26.4 ppg - [...]
Before the season, if you'd walk up to any college football fan and said, "Putting aside your bias, Bama and Texas will play for the National Title this season.", they'd have shrugged their shoulders and said, "ok."
Sure, there were some surprises along the way. Washington's early upset of USC was [...]
Fresno State is just a few days away from playing in the New Mexico Bowl against Wyoming, their final game of the 2009 season, which means head coach Pat Hill will hit the recruiting trail to add players to his 2010 roster.
So far, Fresno State has already gotten ten verbal commits, eight [...]
by Caesar Cliffius
A couple of days ago, the Philadelphia Phillies signed Doc Halladay. Today, at around 2:00 EST, the Marshall Thundering Herd will sign John "Doc" Holliday for a five-year run as their head football coach.
The hiring of Butch Jones by the Cincinnati Bearcats yesterday threw a wrench into [...]
The storm clouds are gathering in Los Angeles as we approach bowl week.
Pete Carroll has deemed the Emerald Bowl the biggest game for USC during the Carroll era.
I have to agree. A loss here would cement the fall of the Trojans.
Just like Miami, the deterioration of the Trojan "dynasty" has [...]
Remember the last time Nebraska played Iowa?
The picture is a hint.
At the beginning of this decade, Nebraska shared a home-and-home with the Iowa Hawkeyes, which ended in a 42-13 beatdown by Nebraska.
For the last nine years Nebraska has had little to no contact with any Big Ten school save for [...]
Twas the night before signing day, when all through the S.C,
Many fans were up wondering and glowing with glee.
The players had the letters, delivered with care
In hopes that Marcus Lattimore, soon would be there.
The players were sleeping, all warm in their beds,
While SEC championships danced in their heads.
Content with their [...]
This article is a bit late to the party, as the internet literally exploded with rumors and opinions after the Big Ten released an official statement on Dec. 15th that it was exploring expansion. But hopefully this provides a realistic and balanced look at the potential for a 12th [...]
After an undefeated season (13-0 and 8-5 against the spread) and a Heisman trophy for star running back Mark Ingram, the Alabama Crimson Tide have one more goal in sight, a BCS title.
A National Title would be the culmination of what Alabama Athletic Director Mal Moore’s had planned when he [...]
I love bowl games. Growing up, New Year's Day was the best day of the year, as I could sit back all day long with my dad and watch the best games of the entire college football year, where the best teams of each conference would battle each other before [...]
The gong was banged on Mountaineer football twice this decade, both as a result of someone, or some entity, heading for the exit.
Miami, Virginia Tech, and Boston College took the first jetliner out of the Big East during the expansion of the Atlantic Coast Conference to twelve schools. Three years [...]
In our continuing look at the top draft-eligible prospects from each conference, the National Football Post checks out the Big 12.
The NFP’s 2009 SEC all-prospect team
The NFP’s 2009 Pac-10 all-prospect team
The NFP’s 2009 Big-Ten all-prospect team
The NFP’s 2009 Big East all-prospect team
Offense
QB [...]
Assuming that Roderick Battle, lost for the season in week two, is not made eligible for a sixth-year, the Georgia Bulldogs will head into the 2010 season with seven defensive ends.
Two of those ends will be juniors, DeMarcus Dobbs and Kiante Tripp, while the rest of the depth chart will [...]
Eyebrows were raised in Lawrence this week when it was announced that not a single assistant coach from Mark Mangino's staff would be retained.
Tuesday, all of Mangino's assistant coaches and strength staff were fired and told to pack up their belongings and leave their offices.
Turner Gill considered retaining Mangino's wide receivers coach, who had orchestrated Kansas’ improved recruiting [...]
Success, even minor success, breeds opportunities.
The Duke football team learned its first lesson in that old adage when their defensive coordinator Mike MacIntyre left the Blue Devils after two years in Durham.
MacIntyre on Thursday accepted the head coaching job at San Jose State.
Simply the fact that any FBS school would [...]
The University of South Florida made it's "official" statement on Wednesday afternoon around 4:30.
It is an "internal and external" investigation of this mess we call "Leavitt-gate."
A little more than seven hours later, one to the two focal-points of the investigation, walk-on football player Joel Miller, was recounting what he said to those investigators [...]
Piety is its own blessing.
Tim Tebow is an astounding athlete. He’s also a conscientious Christian. Despite Tebow’s disappointing performance in Florida’s loss to Alabama, it still seems reasonable to conclude that God has a singular affection for the gifted Gator—which would be worse news for the rest of us if [...]
The NCAA post-season kicks off December 19th, with 33 games being played in a three week span. Seniors will get their last hurrah, and teams will attempt to end their season on the winning side, in the hopes of improving recruiting that follows afterwords. The Sportmeisters will preview each of [...]
What was that? No, I’m not hitting the holiday eggnog a little early. I don’t even like the stuff.
For that matter, I’m not too fond of Emerald Nuts either.
However, Trojan fans should be looking forward to the Emerald Bowl versus Boston College as it is the most important postseason game [...]
The news this week by Wisconsin AD Barry Alvarez that the Big 11 (er,...10) will seek an additional member for their conference should come as no surprise. Penn State Coach Joe Paterno has been talking this up to anybody that would listen for years.
The initial question on most Big 10 [...]
Auburn fans should now realize that Coach Gene Chizik is a man of his word. He has promised to pursue the best players in the country and he is following through with that promise.
The Auburn Tigers 2010 signing class officially took a giant step forward today as four athletes signed national letters [...]
Any time the Big Ten mentions expanding to twelve teams Notre Dame is always one of the first schools to come up. Also, every time the expansion question arises, Notre Dame rejects the Big Ten's offer. While a steep hill of tradition and money is preventing, and likely will continue [...]
What Would be the 2009 NCAA Football First Round Pairings IF THERE WERE A PLAYOFF!
Since there are no many great ideas out there we decided to take it a little further and flesh it out. We haven't been with Bleacher Report forever, so if we missed yours, we apologize! Our' [...]
Whether they are a rookie in the big leagues or just a highly touted high school prospect entering college, there is something about a first-year player that always seems to turn heads.
When this player gets the opportunity to shine in his first year on a team, it is hard [...]
