College Football History

  1. Florida Football: Muschamp's Gators May Have Best Defense in SEC in 2012

    Last season's 7-6 record doesn't really match up with how well Florida's defense played. The Gator's allowed an average of only 300 yards per game in 2011. According to the NCAA, the Florida defense ranked eighth nationally...

    Kevin King Written by Kevin King about 10 months ago 2,925 reads 61 comments

  2. The Top 10 BCS Bowl Games of All Time

    The Bowl Championship Series system has been in place since 1998 with the intent to determine the best two college football teams in the nation and have them square off for the title at the end of the season...

    Ryan Gold Written by Ryan Gold about 10 months ago 4,658 reads 14 comments

  3. Iowa Hawkeye Football: Swing Games That Will Determine Success in 2012

    August is upon us and September 1 will be here soon. We have analyzed the players, team units, coaching, the schedule and even posted a picture or two of the cheerleaders. Why stop now? There is still so much more to learn before toe meets leather...

    Kevin King Written by Kevin King about 10 months ago 1,921 reads 7 comments

  4. College Football: 10 Best Moments from the BCS Era

    Last month, the NCAA approved a four-team playoff for college football starting in 2014, officially putting an end to the much-maligned BCS system...

    Chris Landers Written by Chris Landers about 10 months ago 622 reads 2 comments

  5. Classic SEC Football: Florida Hangs 'Half a Hundred' on Georgia in 1995

    Every Friday, The SEC Blog will feature one classic game from the storied history of SEC football. The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party between Georgia and Florida in Jacksonville, Fla...

    Barrett Sallee Written by Barrett Sallee about 10 months ago 751 reads 1 comments

  6. Eddie Robinson: the Undisputed King of College Football

    In the wake of the recent Penn State mess, Joe Paterno has been stripped of 111 wins (espn.com), thus making Bobby Bowden from Florida State University the all-time winner on the college football list...

    John C. Sease, Jr. Written by John C. Sease, Jr. about 10 months ago 713 reads 1 comments

  7. 2012 Wisconsin Football: Building a Modern Day College Football Dynasty

    Back in the 1960s as I was growing up a football fan in Tennessee, we thought the college football world was the SEC. Sure, there was Notre Dame, Michigan and even USC for some west coast flavor...

    Kevin King Written by Kevin King about 10 months ago 1,363 reads 9 comments

  8. Preseason College Football: How Iowa Can Win the Big Ten in 2012

    How does a team win a Big Ten Championship in a year when it's not supposed to? Plan your work, then work your plan. Simple, right? Coach speak 101 says you just go out and win all your games, that is all you can do...

    Kevin King Written by Kevin King about 10 months ago 1,434 reads 13 comments

  9. South Carolina Football: Why the Rest of the SEC Hates the Gamecocks

    For many years, they were just here. Every now and again they would raise up from near the bottom and grab for the ring, but mean old Mister Gravity would pull them back down to earth...

    Kevin King Written by Kevin King about 10 months ago 7,634 reads 29 comments

  10. College Football's Most Amazing Plays of All Time

    What does your list of all time most amazing college football plays look like? I think it may match some of my list but some will not. That is certainly fine because taste is an individual thing...

    Kevin King Written by Kevin King about 11 months ago 766 reads 2 comments

  11. Georgia Tech Football: Top 7 Games of the Last 10 Years

    The past 10 years have had their ups and downs for Georgia Tech football. The span includes the entire tenures of two coaches (Chan Gailey and Paul Johnson ), only one season ending under ...

    Blake Silvers Written by Blake Silvers about 11 months ago 1,226 reads 2 comments

  12. Georgia Football: What Made the Georgia Bulldogs Great

    There's nothing like a Georgia game day at Sanford Stadium. The grass is a deep green, the numbers perfectly aligned and painted and the famed hedges are trimmed neatly...

    Kevin King Written by Kevin King about 11 months ago 2,095 reads 29 comments

  13. Tennessee Football: Top 9 Reasons America Loves to Hate the Volunteers

    Why does America love to hate the Tennessee Vols? It is the same kind of dislike reserved for a few other teams like the Dallas Cowboys, the L.A. Lakers, the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox...

    Kevin King Written by Kevin King about 11 months ago 33,468 reads 116 comments

  14. Georgia Football 2012: Bulldogs Not About to Fold Without Isaiah Crowell

    Chances are very good that Isaiah Crowell will miss Georgia football much more than Georgia football 2012 will miss Isaiah...

    Kevin King Written by Kevin King about 11 months ago 3,441 reads 22 comments

  15. Tim Tebow “Back to the Future” as Gators Try for Three out of Four

    Tim Tebow was in his senior year as the quarterback for the Florida Gators in 2009. For fun, let’s go back to those glory days for the Gators, back to 2009...

    Kevin King Written by Kevin King about 11 months ago 1,995 reads 14 comments

  16. Virginia Tech's 2012 Football Schedule: Opponents, History, and Bold Predictions

    Amazingly, the 2012 college football season will be here in nine weeks. For the Virginia Tech Hokies, a typical offseason was shaken up when lightning forced the cancellation of their annual spring game...

    Ryan Gold Written by Ryan Gold about 11 months ago 2,359 reads 2 comments

  17. 2012 Alabama Football: Four Teams Flying Under-the-Radar Hoping to Beat Bama

    The dreaded hangover. It's that rarest affliction reserved solely for those teams who have recently spent time on the highest mountain peak of college football. For the Crimson Tide, it starts with the Michigan game this year...

    Kevin King Written by Kevin King about 11 months ago 4,374 reads 55 comments

  18. College Football Restructuring: "BCS" Is Gone, but Major Questions Remain

    There are three letters that you’ve been using four-letter words to describe since 1998. These three letters represent frustration, dysfunction, disappointment and even corruption...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 11 months ago 2,881 reads 9 comments

  19. BYU Football: Why the SEC, Big 12 Bowl Agreement Is Great for the Cougars

    That's right. I said that the Big 12, SEC bowl agreement that came out three weeks ago is great for BYU football. I know that a lot of other writers, bloggers and analysts are taking the opposite view, but frankly, they're wrong...

    Holger Danske Written by Holger Danske about 12 months ago 4,119 reads 17 comments

  20. Rutgers' 10 Greatest D-I Victories of All Time: Number 4

    Rarely do seasons start so well. As Dick Anderson entered the season as the Scarlet Knights' head coach , he was looking to take Rutgers above their mediocre play of the previous ...

    Mark Bator Written by Mark Bator about 12 months ago 422 reads 1 comments

  21. Rutgers' 10 Greatest D-I Victories of All Time: Number 5

    In 2007, the University of South Florida was something of an upstart power in the nation, rolling through their first six games of the season undefeated , including victories over Auburn, North Carolina and West Virginia...

    Mark Bator Written by Mark Bator about 12 months ago 349 reads 0 comments

  22. 25 Most Intimidating College Football Coaches of All Time

    To be a successful college football coach, one must possess an above-average level of intelligence, wit, determination and authority...

    Carl Stine Written by Carl Stine about 12 months ago 8,083 reads 46 comments

  23. Rutgers' 10 Greatest D-I Victories of All Time: Number 6

    "Coming into the game, I thought this was going to be a 17-10 game one way or the other. It's the most disappointing defensive performance we've had since I've been here.”— Dave Wannstedt ...

    Mark Bator Written by Mark Bator about 12 months ago 362 reads 0 comments

  24. Why Big 10 Will Be College Football's Most Impressive Conference in 2012

    There is no shortage of story lines headed into the 2012 Big Ten football season; all over the midwest, football-crazy fan bases are giddy about their team's chances this year...

    Marques Eversoll Written by Marques Eversoll about 12 months ago 1,287 reads 2 comments

  25. How Rutgers Football Became Nationally Relevant

    With so much excitement and expectations surrounding the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program in 2012, it seems like a good time to review how Rutgers Football has evolved to national relevance...

    Michael Carroll Written by Michael Carroll about 12 months ago 1,360 reads 3 comments