1. Ohio State's Pet Drug Addict

    It's nothing new that a kid with a checkered and tarnished past puts it all behind him, gets into college, and turns out to reach his potential. Jaamal Berry doesn't fit this mold. He is trying to shake his present...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 673 reads 58 comments

  2. Mitch's Apology To Ohio State Fans

    I'm sorry some of you aren't better at reading comprehension and can't differentiate between an article tagged opinion or history from one tagged with breaking news or the like...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 465 reads 68 comments

  3. Jim Tressel: The Youngstown State Scandal Revisited

    While many see the sweater vest normally worn by Jim Tressel as a symbol of purity and integrity, to the vast majority of us, it symbolizes a life vest attempting to keep him afloat in the pool of denial he swims in...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 10,654 reads 78 comments

  4. New Faces in New Places: First-Year Head Coaches for 2009, Part Two

    There are 22 new Head Coaches in FBS College football this season. Going alphabetically by school name we hit the first 11 last time out...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 948 reads 9 comments

  5. New Faces In New Places: First Year Head Coaches For 2009 Part One

    Last time out I took a look at College Football head coaches going into their second year, now I look at the new head coaches for 2009...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 718 reads 9 comments

  6. Sophomore Sensations?: A Look at College Football's Second-Year Head Coaches

    Coaching is an enormous part of College Football. While players come and go, coaching is one of the few constants in the college game...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 1,370 reads 11 comments

  7. Steve McNair: Another Reminder That Small Schools Produce Great Players

    We lost a great one when Steve McNair left us this week. McNair was a different breed that we don't see too often. He came form a small school, Alcorn State, and instead of talking big, he let his play on the field do the talking for him...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 761 reads 30 comments

  8. Later, Loser: Five College Football Figures We Won't Miss in the 2009 Season

    Last time out, we talked about players we are going to miss this upcoming college football season. This time, we'll go in a different direction...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 630 reads 11 comments

  9. Tough Shoes to Fill: Five Players We'll Miss this College Football Season

    While we all wish the college football season started this weekend, the reality is we're still a solid two months away from kickoff...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 948 reads 19 comments

  10. Five More "What Ifs" for the 2009 College Football Season

    Traffic for college football articles dies almost immediately after the National Championship game. There isn't a slow wind down. One day, people are just ready for a break...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 1,430 reads 20 comments

  11. The College Football Creatures We'll Meet This Season at Bleacher

    Heading into my second season of writing college football articles here at Bleacher as well as filling up The Sports Chat Place with new material on a daily basis, I have a good idea as to many of the types we'll run into here this season...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 190 reads 20 comments

  12. Five "What If's" for College Football, Pt. 2

    I don't believe in preseason polls or rankings. I'm not going to write about one or vote in one here at Bleacher Report or at my site, The Sports Chat Place, just so I have something to talk ...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 410 reads 9 comments

  13. Five "What Ifs" for the 2009 College Football Season

    While I don't do a preseason Top 25 at The Sports Chat Place, I do like to speculate on games and situations throughout the season...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 2,370 reads 28 comments

  14. For Sale by the NCAA: Integrity

    Star athletes being treated like they are above schools, the law, and just about everything and everyone else is something that is ingrained in their heads since early on in life...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 603 reads 13 comments

  15. When Will Alabama Fans Stop Whining?

    I hate to generalize but I in this case I guess I am just going to doing something I hate. I have seen the fans around the country and have been subjected to more yay-hoos than I can count but ...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 675 reads 54 comments

  16. Five Recent College Football Players Who Disappointed Us

    While my recent article about possible disappointments for the upcoming College Football season wasn't well received by anyone, I always try and be as honest and objective as I can be...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 510 reads 11 comments

  17. Five College Football Players Most Likely to Disappoint in 2009

    While expectations run high in the spring and escalate even higher through the summer, it's all about what happens in the fall...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 2,074 reads 54 comments

  18. A Few Early College Football Possible Upsets Worth a Look

    While I'll be picking games against the spread with plenty of money line underdogs as is the case every season at The Sports Chat Place, I see a few games on the schedule where potential upsets could be brewing...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 901 reads 10 comments

  19. Stinking Up The Place: The Bottom 10 In College Football

    While I haven't gotten to my official "College Football Preview" for The Sports Chat Place yet, it doesn't mean I'm not hard at work reviewing my piles of notes compiled last season and as I have just begun my research for last season...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 839 reads 19 comments

  20. Taking Back Our Game: Time for the College Football Fans to Fight Back

    While I have been writing all offseason both here at Bleacher Report and at The Sports Chat Place, I guess the start of my College Football Preview is at least another day away as in reality, I didn't even start mine until July last year...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 407 reads 10 comments

  21. Tradition or Just Plain Old Superstition?

    True story—in 1994, I had just bought a shirt that had a picture of Sebastian the Ibis and over the top of the image of him it said, "Decade of Champions." Below that, it listed all of the years Miami had won National Championships...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 242 reads 13 comments

  22. From Unbeateable to Rebuilding: The Miami Hurricane Story

    While some fan bases out there are delusional and think there program can do no wrong, Miami fans don't fit that bill...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about almost 4 years ago 1,492 reads 27 comments

  23. Down for the Count: Why Ohio State Can't Win the Big One

    I know the season is still over three months away, but the Ohio State fans are at it again, feeling the rest of the world is afraid of them or owes them something...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about 4 years ago 1,132 reads 192 comments

  24. Giant Killers: Temple 1998

    There are games which are upsets and games which nothing seems to make sense, I would say that this installment in the Giant Killers series fits comfortably in both. On October 17, 1998, Virginia Tech was thinking National Championship...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about 4 years ago 324 reads 8 comments

  25. Giant Killers: Appalachian State 2007

    As I continue with my weekly contributions to the Giant Killers series here at Bleacher Report, I don't see any reason to save one of the greatest upsets in the history of college football for another day...

    Mitch Wilson Written by Mitch Wilson about 4 years ago 308 reads 19 comments