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Mack Brown: College Football's $5 Million Man
Fresh off his second Big 12 Title and fourth BCS bowl berth, Texas Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds made Mack Brown the highest paid head coach in college football...
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Texas Longhorns Look to Embrace Role As Underdog in BCS Championship Game
Rarely does the University of Texas find itself in a position where they are expected to lose. Just the idea of not being favored in a game is a bit awkward, even insulting to the most chauvinistic of Orangebloods...
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Mack Brown Looks to Seal Texas Legacy with Second Big 12 Championship
When reflecting on the accomplishments of Texas coach Mack Brown since arriving in Austin in 1997, it’s not hard to comprehend why many are calling it the best tenure in Texas history, surpassing even the years of legendary coach Darrell Royal...
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Texas Longhorn Defense's Pride, Respect on the Line in Big 12 Title Game
A common theme has been reiterated throughout the college football landscape regarding the state of the Texas Longhorns in the days leading up to their duel with the Cornhuskers of Nebraska for the Big 12 Championship...
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Breaking Down the Red River Rivalry
The Red River Rivalry located at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas is one of college football's greatest spectacles; an event enriched deep in tradition, the atmosphere surrounding it is truly unique...
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Meet Texas Tight End Dan Buckner, the X-Factor vs. Oklahoma
Much has been made about the Colt McCoy to Jordan Shipley connection in the national media outlets and rightfully so; the tandems cohesiveness on and off the field is unparalleled by any quarterback to receiver tandem in the country...
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Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford: Best of Friends on Big 12 Rivalry's Opposite Ends
Texas and Oklahoma will meet for the 104th time this Saturday in the annual Red River Shootout (now called Rivalry, but I think the Shootout title is much more appropriate)...
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Missouri Vs. Nebraska: Big 12 North Showdown
Most of the national attention on the Big 12 is centered on the conference's south division; rightfully so, the last five seasons the south is 67-28 against their north brethren...
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What LSU Must Do To Eschew from Becoming Gator Bait
The stakes couldn’t be any higher. When Florida meets LSU in Baton Rouge on Saturday, not only will SEC implications be on the line, but the entire national picture will be considerably affected...
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Tate Forcier: The "It" Factor
Some kid’s just have it; whatever “it” may be, Tate Forcier, the pride of San Diego, CA obtained it a long time ago. The Quarterback position is indubitably the most technical position in football...
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Bradford, Tebow Injured: Is McCoy Next?
"Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!"... Ok, perhaps it’s a bit disingenuous to equate the injuries to Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow to the misfortunes of Mr...
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Big 12 Power Rankings and Predictions: Week 4
After a disappointing second week, the Big 12 rebounded with solid performance's for the most part in week three. Oklahoma St...
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Texas Longhorns: A Work In Progress
In the conclusion of the Texas Longhorns 34-24 victory over division rival Texas Tech, a couple of things stood out in my mind. 1) Texas is not a top 5 team right now...
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Ced's College Football Power Ten: Week Three
Well I drank the Notre Dame kool-aid and synonymous with Irish fans, was left disappointed. Surprise, surprise. Helping ease the pain from that embarrassment however, was a very entertaining second week...
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The Nightmare In Lubbock: One Year Later
You’re going to have to bear with me this week. As the final seconds ticked off the clock, thousands of Red Raider fans stormed the field in a frenzy...
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Alone On an Island: Why I'm Not Buying SC as National Title Favorite
First and foremost, let me start by saying that I was wrong in my assessment that there was no way SC walks into Columbus with a true freshman quarterback and wins...
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Big 12 Power Rankings and Predictions: Week Two
The Big 12 kicked off the 2009 season in style, as the only two teams to lose out of the 12 were Colorado and surprisingly, Oklahoma...
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Message to the SEC: Don't Sleep on the Big 12 In '09
Much has been made about the SEC and their status as the premier conference in all of college football. Indeed, I will be the first to tell you that they have been in a league of their own as ...
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Ced's Power 10: Week Two
Week one gave us plenty of surprises. OU going down in Dallas was the biggest, but others such as Michigan looking to be on the rise, ND looking like they're in midseason form, Washington playing ...
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10 Observations From Week One
1. Notre Dame looks for real – A lot of you gave me grief because I rated the Irish so high in my preseason power 10...
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Max Hall: A Senior's Moment
This game didn’t belong to him, the people said. Not against OU’s highly touted D, not against Bradford, not with an inadequate offensive line...
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Jermaine Gresham's Injury: How it Will Affect The Oklahoma Sooners
With the recent and unfortunate news of Oklahoma's All American TE Jermaine Gresham going down with a knee injury, one has to inquire on how the team will be subsequently affected. Jermaine is a rare talent...
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Observations From South Carolina-N.C. State
South Carolina and North Carolina State kicked off the 2009 football season last night and it showed in each team’s lack of focus and execution...
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Big 12 Football: Week One Rundown
This article is intended for all my fans who may not be as proficient with the Big 12 schools as I, but may still want to keep an observational eye on the conference...
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Ced's Final Preseason NCAA Football Rankings
Ok, I have to be completely honest...I don't believe in preseason rankings. I find it amusing how every year around this time the college football "experts" will tell you how and why a team will finish where they project they will...
