Published on: 13th January, 2011
As reported by multiple sources, including the Austin American Statesman, Auburn offensive line coach Jeff Grimes has arrived in Austin to interview for the same position with the Texas Longhorns. Grimes had been a part of speculation for the hire recently, along with other candidates, including Wisconsin's Bob Bostad and Oklahoma ...Published on: 13th January, 2011
This is a position breakdown for needs Auburn has for the 2011 season. Most projections have Auburn with around 8 slots left to fill in the 2011 recruiting class. Depending on how the next few weeks shake out, this class could easily vault to a top five finish. Here are the ...Published on: 13th January, 2011
There were many outstanding players at the running back position this season in NCAA Division I football, such as LaMichael James, Mark Ingram and Ryan Williams, but only a few college players that were draft-eligible decided to remain at their universities.In fact, a majority of the high-profile draft-eligible players have ...Published on: 13th January, 2011
Iowa has been skirmishing with Nebraska since 1891—mostly on the gridiron. For the time being, we will forget about the Iowa-Nebraska legal border battles over land left in dispute by the meandering Missouri River. That is another whole story. Since the two schools began competing, Nebraska has built a double-digit ...Published on: 13th January, 2011
Heisman Trophy 2011: In 2010, it was about halfway through the season when it became a foregone conclusion who would win the Heisman Trophy. It was Cam Newton by a country mile, and then some. But in 2011—assuming Newton heads for the NFL—the award is up for grabs once again, and there ...Published on: 13th January, 2011
I am not trying to take away anything that Auburn did this season. They went out and went 14-0 and they were the best team in the country—I am not going to argue against that. But they are making a mockery of college football and the integrity of ...Published on: 13th January, 2011
After the Orange Bowl ended in miserable fashion, so did an era for the Virginia Tech Hokies. Tyrod Taylor is gone. One of the deepest backfields in all of college football is no more, and the Hokies dominance in the ACC may have gone with it. But what does it ...Published on: 12th January, 2011
Amid all of the excitement that new Pitt head coach Todd Graham has generated since news of his hire was reported on Monday, the news wasn’t good news for three of the Panthers key offensive underclassmen. The addition of Graham’s spread option attack was enough to convince tailback Dion Lewis, wide ...Published on: 12th January, 2011
On the day that Michigan A.D. Dave Brandon announced the hiring of former San Diego State and Ball State coach Brady Hoke as the 19th head coach in the storied history of the Michigan football program, he also announced that sophomore quarterback Tate Forcier is no longer with the football team. Forcier, ...Published on: 12th January, 2011
Looking at the bare bones of it all, this should be all about the 2011 BCS National Championship game. A game that had everything—the best teams in the country, the nation’s best player, two high-profile offenses, controversial calls and a last-second victory —should continue to be talked about for as ...