Published on: 12th September, 2010
After his team's 21-16 loss to James Madison, Virginia Tech tailback Ryan Williams had one thing to say about the game. "I don't know what's going on. I really don't." Regardless of whether he knew it or not, Williams spoke for his entire conference Saturday night, following one of the worst weeks ...Published on: 8th September, 2010
Following an intriguing offseason that featured job openings for head coaching programs at major college programs, two of the coaches that received the most hype—USC's Lane Kiffin and Florida State's Jimbo Fisher—made their debuts for their respective programs.Both started off with wins and both gave an impressive display of offense.And ...Published on: 2nd September, 2010
According to Boise State, the Broncos are disrespected. According to Boise State, they could beat any team in the country. According to Boise State, a win against Oregon should automatically qualify the Broncos for the National Championship. According to me, that's ridiculous. Anyone who has read my work on this site knows ...Published on: 30th August, 2010
Last year, the Iowa Hawkeyes were the cardiac kids—that or pretty much any other cliche for the luckiest team in the country.Sure the Hawkeyes were good. They beat Penn State in Happy Valley, knocked off Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl, and nearly beat Ohio State in the Horseshoe with ...Published on: 17th August, 2010
This past spring, Florida head coach Urban Meyer summed up college football's past few years in about one minute. He did so better than any ESPN highlight reel ever will. During the Gators' spring practice on March 24, Meyer "reprimanded" Orlando Sentinal reporter Jeremy Fowler for a quote most coaches would ...Published on: 12th August, 2010
At 394 career wins, Joe Paterno sits just six wins away from reaching the 400-win mark, a feat that he will likely be the last to conquer. He will likely end his career as second or third on the all-time wins list, ahead of Bobby Bowden, who has just retired ...Published on: 4th August, 2010
Through the first four games last year, Tate Forcier was on top of the college football world. He had just led a remarkable comeback victory against Indiana and was praised as one of the top quarterbacks in the Big Ten, and perhaps the country—as a freshman. Less than a year later, ...Published on: 31st July, 2010
The college football season is rapidly approaching, with only 35 more days until kickoff. This week also signaled the beginning of conference media days and the unofficial start of the season. Through seven months there have been plenty of "way too early" predictions, but with football a month away, preseason predictions ...Published on: 27th July, 2010
Over the past four years, the SEC has been the best football conference in America. It's impossible not to know. The media and the fans have shoved that fact down the throats of the rest of the country. However, the title and the gloating are well deserved, as the SEC has ...Published on: 4th July, 2010
Since the decade began, Iowa has been known as the team that exceeds low expectations. During the early part of the decade, the Hawkeyes reached three consecutive January bowls - the Orange, Outback, and Capital One - in 2002, 2003, and 2004, respectively. The team flew under the radar during the 2003 ...