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Final BCS Bowl Predictions: Iowa, Boise State In

The final week of college football featured some of the most compelling match-ups and exhilarating outcomes of the season. Finally! It was a roller coast week...

Written by Brian Nelson about about 6 hours ago 3,050 reads 0 comments
Ohio State-Oregon: Rose Bowl Preview, History Lesson, And Prediction

Preview It is official—the stage is set. Oregon outlasted Oregon State in "The Civil War" and will now face the REAL OSU. That's right—The Big Ten champion vs. the Pac-10 champion in the granddaddy of them all...

Written by HD Handshoe - Block-O-Nation about 1 day ago 1,719 reads 37 comments
Minnesota Vikings 2010 Mock Draft: Vikings Go Defense In First Round

This will become a weekly tradition until the 2010 NFL draft actually occurs. I did this same thing last year before the draft. It's always exciting to do individual teams mock drafts. It gives you more insight on the team and their specific needs...

Written by Tanner Thoms about 1 day ago 738 reads 31 comments
Remember, Remember The Third of December

This morning, the Oregonian’s Bob Rickert posted a story about the top ten things most people won’t remember from Oregon’s win, but should. It’s a really good list, great even, but he left out a couple of the most important ones...

Written by Keith Becker uosportsdude.com about 1 day ago 160 reads 1 comments
Tough week for the Spartans..

Tough week for the Spartans.. I have thought about this crap all week.. stewing in my own juices.. Not sure what to say or write.. kind of confused by whats transpired in Rather Hall.....

Written by John Opie about 1 day ago 6 reads 3 comments
Auburn's Tyrik Rollison Suspended

The future is bright for the Auburn Tigers for a variety of reasons heading into bowl season and onto 2010. Recruiting is one the biggest reasons for that, and one of last year's biggest recruiting ...

Written by Brooks Webb about 2 days ago 1,526 reads 9 comments
Boise State's BCS Hopes Are Thriving in Only Their Sophomore Year

At the conclusion of last season, there were not many who imagined Boise State would be undefeated and ranked sixth in the BCS. For that matter, it seemed like the early polls were throwing the Broncos a bone putting them in the top twenty-five at all...

Written by Lace Banachek about 2 days ago 433 reads 10 comments
Report: Mark Mangino Out as Kansas Football Coach

A source close to the Kansas football program has told ESPN's Joe Schad that Mark Mangino will not be retained by the school. The team is reportedly scheduled for a team meeting Thursday night and will be informed of the school's decision...

Written by Lisa Horne about 2 days ago 121 reads 0 comments
SEC, ACC, and Big 12 Expansion: What Worked and What Didn't

This is conference championship week. Prior to the mid-90's, we didn't even have such a thing. Then the SEC expanded and used an NCAA rule that allowed for conference championships and the rest is history...

Written by Donald Fincher about 2 days ago 414 reads 37 comments
Breaking News: Hofstra Eliminates Football Program

The Hofstra Pride football team's 52-38 victory over Massachusetts on Nov. 21 will be its last, as the university chose Thursday to cut the program from its athletic department...

Written by Mike Salerno about 2 days ago 181 reads 4 comments
Statistically Speaking: Notre Dame vs. Stanford

Notre Dame dropped their fourth-straight game Saturday and completed a second-half season slide for the second consecutive season. The Irish finish the regular season at 6-6, the six wins about at the expectation level of the most pessimistic fans...

Written by Anthony Pilcher about 3 days ago 158 reads 0 comments
College Football's Week 13 Awards

Sorry we're late this week. After getting tied up with writing pseudo obituaries for Charlie Weis and Bobby Bowden's careers at Notre Dame and Florida State, as well as giving Al Groh the British "two fingers," we thought we could rest...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 4 days ago 308 reads 13 comments
Texas Longhorn Fans Ready for Pasadena

It's been a week full of zero surprises—Charlie Weis gets fired at Notre Dame, Bobby Bowden steps down at Florida State, Tiger Woods lies to save his image, four players from the media's ...

Written by Todd Schade about 4 days ago 3,043 reads 21 comments
Hesiman Candidates will...Remember, Remember the Fifth of December

The 2009 college football season started with three clear cut contenders for the Heisman Trophy. Those contenders were Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, and Colt McCoy...

Written by Bryan Flynn about 5 days ago 622 reads 2 comments
Will Nick Saban Lead Alabama To the Promised Land at Long Last?

About a year ago I wrote a saga for CBS Sports called Alabama's Return From the Desert Wilderness and Land of Mediocrity. You can see it by clicking here . I also posted a copy of it here on a site that became a home away from home for me...

Written by Larry Burton about 5 days ago 1,292 reads 36 comments
Why Leave the Civil War Up To Chance When You Can Jinx Oregon State?

The biggest game of my life as a sports fan is Thursday. And as the clock creeps closer to kickoff with each minute ticking by, I am only getting more and more nervous...

Written by Keith Becker uosportsdude.com about 5 days ago 902 reads 4 comments
Offensive Coordinator Rob Spence Out At Syracuse?

As you can see in the screen grab below, FootballScoop.com is reporting that the Syracuse University men's football program has two coaching vacancies to fill as of today...

Written by Ryan Maloney about 5 days ago 434 reads 0 comments
A Thought on the Return of Ralph Friedgen

The questions are still making their way through Internet news wires and the blogosphere, but Ralph Friedgen is still the head football coach of the Maryland Terrapins and rightfully so ...

Written by Jarrett Carter about 5 days ago 361 reads 1 comments
Notre Dame's Coaching Search: Avoiding the Availability Bias

Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis' failure was evident long ago. His lack of experience with the college game and as a head coach made him unable to anticipate future problems and incapable of implementing changes to correct them...

Written by Anthony Pilcher about 6 days ago 2,169 reads 38 comments
Rooting Through the Rubble: College Football Weekend Review

Stanford just about sealed Charlie Weis' fate with their stunning 45-38 comeback win over Notre Dame in Palo Alto. What made the victory even more significant was yet another exemplary performance by Cardinal running back Toby Gerhart...

Written by Kendall Salter about 6 days ago 59 reads 0 comments
Al Groh and Steve Kragthorpe Say Goodbye to Their Schools

Virginia's Al Groh and Louisville's Steve Kragthorpe will be looking for jobs after being fired by their respective schools this weekend following poor seasons...

Written by Alex Ferguson about 6 days ago 89 reads 1 comments
Alabama's Quarterback Greg McElroy Heating Up at The Right Time

Before the season even started rumors that turned out to be fact came drifting from the Manning Passing Academy, a special summer camp for the elite quarterbacks to attend, that this "new kid" ...

Written by Larry Burton about 6 days ago 1,590 reads 33 comments
The SEC Championship Games: What Each Must Do and Not Do to Win

For Florida: The Must Do's They must make the passing game work because the running game won't. Everybody thinks they have the team that can run against Alabama and yet nobody has, so the passing game must work...

Written by Larry Burton about 6 days ago 929 reads 32 comments
SEC Championship Game Preview: Alabama vs Florida, Strength vs. Strength

This is not one of those games that has two teams facing off pitting one's strengths against another team's weakness. These two teams are too much alike. These are two gladiators that will swap punches for four quarters, mano a mano...

Written by Larry Burton about 6 days ago 6,107 reads 165 comments

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NCAA Football Article Archive

Final BCS Bowl Predictions: Iowa, Boise State In

Ohio State-Oregon: Rose Bowl Preview, History Lesson, And Prediction

Minnesota Vikings 2010 Mock Draft: Vikings Go Defense In First Round

Remember, Remember The Third of December

Tough week for the Spartans..

Auburn's Tyrik Rollison Suspended

Boise State's BCS Hopes Are Thriving in Only Their Sophomore Year

Report: Mark Mangino Out as Kansas Football Coach

SEC, ACC, and Big 12 Expansion: What Worked and What Didn't

Breaking News: Hofstra Eliminates Football Program

Statistically Speaking: Notre Dame vs. Stanford

College Football's Week 13 Awards

Texas Longhorn Fans Ready for Pasadena

Hesiman Candidates will...Remember, Remember the Fifth of December

Will Nick Saban Lead Alabama To the Promised Land at Long Last?

Why Leave the Civil War Up To Chance When You Can Jinx Oregon State?

Offensive Coordinator Rob Spence Out At Syracuse?

A Thought on the Return of Ralph Friedgen

Notre Dame's Coaching Search: Avoiding the Availability Bias

Rooting Through the Rubble: College Football Weekend Review

Al Groh and Steve Kragthorpe Say Goodbye to Their Schools

Alabama's Quarterback Greg McElroy Heating Up at The Right Time

The SEC Championship Games: What Each Must Do and Not Do to Win

SEC Championship Game Preview: Alabama vs Florida, Strength vs. Strength

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