Published on: 23rd March, 2010
One of the worst-kept secrets in college football is the health of Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor following extensive knee surgery in February. But in a recent interview , OSU coach Jim Tressel said that Pryor should be back to 100 percent in time for Spring practices in early April. Pryor admitted ...Published on: 23rd March, 2010
Saturdays are all about college football in the fall, with as many as 60 games being played, most in the afternoon. But there are games played under the cloak of night, where lights illuminate the playing surface. These games are usually the special ones, broadcast in prime time to the entire country. And ...Published on: 18th March, 2010
What is a cupcake? In college football, a cupcake is when a very weak opponent is scheduled by a far superior team. The cupcake games really benefit the strong teams because it gives them both a preseason game to gain experience and a chance to pad stats, all while racking up ...Published on: 12th March, 2010
2011 will be a particularly special for Ohio high school football because of the incredibly high quantity of talented seniors moving on to play D-1 football. But one player stands above the rest: QB Braxton Miller of Huber Heights Wayne High School near Dayton. Miller is the consensus No. 1 player in Ohio and ...Published on: 10th March, 2010
An old adage in football says that games are won and lost in the trenches. And in 2009, that adage presented reality, as the best teams in the Big Ten were typically the ones with the best defensive lines. The Big Ten has typically been a defensive league, and usually the ...Published on: 3rd March, 2010
What makes college football so exciting and full of energy? In a word, fans. It's all about the fans when it comes to college football. Stadiums fill up to 100,000+ with crazed fans locked shoulder-to-shoulder to go wild for their team every Saturday. But sometimes, there are certain fanbases that gain a reputation as ...Published on: 1st March, 2010
Today is the day when we flip the calendar over to March, and also the day when the Ohio State Buckeyes resume team workouts in preparations for spring football this April. And for the first time since the spring of 2006, the team resumes football activities after a win in their ...Published on: 23rd February, 2010
The uniform of a college football team is one of the most recognizable symbols in sports. It can represent tradition, or be flashy, but they will create an image. For the purposes of these rankings, there are two different forms of uniforms: old school and new age uniforms. Old school unis are the ...Published on: 17th February, 2010
For a long time, the Big Ten has been a league of running backs: Ron Dayne, Beanie Wells, Mike Hart, Chris Perry, etc. And the talent pool in a league where running the football has always been a staple is very deep as well. From Iowa City to State College, the path ...Published on: 8th January, 2010
Seattle Seahawks' coach Jim Mora was fired after only one season, and ESPN.com has reported that USC coach Pete Carroll is very interested in the job. Remember that Carroll did coach with the New England Patriots for three seasons, finishing with a 23-21 record before being replaced by Bill Belichick. Enter USC, ...