Published on: 25th August, 2010
When most people think of the Atlantic Coast Conference, they think basketball and for good reasons. However, conference commissioner John Swafford has made every effort to change how the ACC is viewed nationally. The hope is that the conference will not just simply be seen as a basketball conference, but one also known ...Published on: 23rd August, 2010
Everyone who knows anything about College Football knows that when it comes to the best conference in the land there isn't one better than the SEC. They boast teams like defending BCS National Champion Alabama, among other recent champions Florida and LSU. They also have a host of other schools ...Published on: 20th August, 2010
The most high profile game on Duke's calendar comes on September 18, when the defending BCS National Champions Alabama come to Wallace Wade Stadium. That match up provides an intriguing story line, at least from a Blue Devil perspective, but it is not even the most important game on the calendar. Heading ...Published on: 16th August, 2010
With college football season literally weeks away from kicking off, we at Bleacher Report thought it would be a good idea to put together a preview of the season.Unlike other previews, however, this one is different. It is everything your girlfriend or boyfriend who is otherwise clueless when it comes to college football ...Published on: 11th August, 2010
The center of David Cutcliffe's world has always been quarterbacks and offense. His greatest challenge at Duke in 2010 will be putting a defensive unit on the field. He and co-defensive coordinators Jim Knowles and Marion Hobby need to replace major contributors in linebacker Vincent Rey, defensive tackle Vince Oghobaase, and standout ...Published on: 5th August, 2010
Duke Football isn't getting much love these days. Despite winning more games in the last two seasons than it has it the past decade, the Blue Devils football program just isn't a sexy pick among the experts who prognosticate about college football. Case in point, during yesterday's College Football Live on ESPN, ...Published on: 2nd August, 2010
Duke Football is aiming high in 2010. Gone are the days where most teams could chalk a game with the Blue Devils as a win before either team ever took the field. Now, Duke has its sights set on a bowl game. David Cutcliffe has done a lot to ensure that the ...Published on: 29th July, 2010
Alas, football season is here after a hectic offseason which featured the expansion of two major BCS conferences and the near collapse of another. Lost in the shuffle was the fact that the ACC had another respectable year despite failing to produce a BCS bowl winner or a national title contender. The ...Published on: 26th July, 2010
With the college football season literally just weeks away from kicking off, it is time to start looking at the who's who for the 2010 season. There is always a handful of teams each year that can be considered contenders and quite a few more pretenders. This list, though, is compromised of ...Published on: 21st July, 2010
Perhaps ignorance is bliss, and the ills of college athletics should simply be overlooked. The latest round of NCAA investigations into various athletes at some prominent college programs is shedding light on what even the most casual observer has known for years: Agents are a big problem for college athletes. When the ...