Published on: 1st August, 2010
In January 2009, Sam Bradford, the Oklahoma Sooners' Heisman-winning quarterback, rolled the dice when he announced that he'd come back for another year in school . It was the football equivalent of splitting tens in blackjack. At stake: Millions of dollars in NFL riches if Bradford suffered a catastrophic injury or somehow ...Published on: 27th July, 2010
Pimps and turkey insemination probably won't come up when Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops steps to the podium Wednesday during the Big 12's media days. Even though the talk during Stoops' session with reporters will likely seem tame compared to what went down at last week's SEC hype-fest in Alabama, ...Published on: 5th July, 2010
Remember when NFL-caliber offensive talent ruled the Big 12? Guys like Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy and Michael Crabtree were smashing offensive records left and right in college before graduating on to the big leagues. Those days are over. In 2009, the conference was home to three of the top 10 ...Published on: 28th June, 2010
My original title for this weekly rundown of the best games of the 2010 season was going to be "The Ultimate College Football Road Trip." Let's get real, though. Joe Six-Pack is going to have a tough game making an ESPN GameDay-like junket around the nation every week. And, while ...Published on: 13th June, 2010
Think back, if you can, to when word first leaked that the august Big Ten was considering expansion . You would have thought that the schools receiving invites would be dropping rose petals at their liberator's feet. There were even murmurs that Texas, the white whale, would be the lucky one ...Published on: 26th May, 2010
A week or so ago, as I was listening to Phil Steele's regular spot on Bill King's Rivals Radio show, the ultimate college football fanatic revealed that his pick for the No. 1 team this year would a shocker. Well, "The Animal" made good on his promise today. Word has leaked ...Published on: 25th May, 2010
Here's a reality-bending, time-shifting scenario for college football fans that would put Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse to shame: Two college football teams play for the national championship. One wins convincingly. Six years later, it turns out that the team that won didn't actually win, even though it didn't actually lose. ...Published on: 18th May, 2010
Predicting the Heisman winner has almost become more science than art. By now, we all know the immutable rules: *Defenders can't win. (Sorry, Jared Crick.) *Offensive linemen can't win. (Sorry, Gabe Carimi.) *Freshmen can't win. (Sorry, Dillon Baxter.) *Wide receivers probably can't win, especially if they're not actually catching passes. (Sorry, Julio Jones.) Once the ...Published on: 15th May, 2010
With all the beaten-to-death talk of Big Ten expansion and conference shuffling, it seems as though most pundits have simply accepted it as fact that leaving the Big 12 is an easy call for both Missouri and Nebraska. More money, more power, more prestige. What's not to like? University of ...Published on: 10th May, 2010
No, this has nothing to do with Deion Sanders. Some of today's college football coaches have passed their prime. (See: Paterno, Joe.) Others never had a prime. (See: Zook, Ron.) While coaches like Nick Saban and Urban Meyer are currently enjoying life at the peak of their profession, a select group of up-and-comers ...