Your Best 11

  1. Texas Football: With Spring Football Underway, Can the Longhorns Return to Form?

    Buried beneath the endless stream of Longhorn Network jokes and sharpened pitchforks ready for another fall of unmet expectations is cautious optimism for Texas football...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 5,641 reads 74 comments

  2. The 5 Most Interesting Spring Football Story Lines You Need to Know

    For my money, spring football is the best time of the year. Don't get me wrong, I love games, I love game week practice and fall camp is nice. But spring ball is a special passion for this guy...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 4,980 reads 3 comments

  3. Coaches Catching Heat for Bolting, but There Are Other Loyalties to Consider

    It happened again, folks. This time to Wisconsin as tight end coach Jay Boulware left his job of less than two months to take the same position at Oklahoma...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 5,534 reads 6 comments

  4. Should Penn State's Penalties Be Reduced This Quickly?

    Absolutely. At the very least, the option should certainly be considered. Gene Wojciechowski , of ESPN , broached the subject late last week after the Nittany Lions received another sparkling quarterly report from Senator George Mitchell...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 15,269 reads 124 comments

  5. Full Ride: Odds on Who Lands 5-Star DE Lorenzo Carter

    And you thought recruiting had an offseason. Think again. The 2014 recruiting class is taking shape, and some of the top names are starting to become more and more familiar...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 25,821 reads 86 comments

  6. The NCAA Is Right to Review and Reconsider Recruiting Deregulation

    After playing the role of punching bag for a solid month—and really, it’s been much, much longer than that—the NCAA is finally doing something right. It’s listening...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 2,244 reads 7 comments

  7. The Les Miles Rumor Demonstrates the Power, Dangers of Social Media

    At about the time I cracked open up my first bottle of Malbec on Saturday night, my Twitter feed erupted...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 42,304 reads 126 comments

  8. Is It Time for NCAA to Allow a Preseason Game for College Football Teams?

    No, absolutely not. As the college game races to mirror its NFL big brother, one thing it should not add is a preseason to the sport...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 6,416 reads 40 comments

  9. With 'Catholic 7' Taking the Name, How Can the Big East Re-Brand Itself?

    It's the million-dollar question, and the true answer will only come with time. Time is what it is going to take for the new conference name to work for the old Big East...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 3,840 reads 10 comments

  10. The Program: A Look at Texas' Focuses for Spring Practice

    Texas kicked off spring ball last week, and the big news was that the offense was going to go up-tempo. Mack Brown wants to keep the power game and blend the tempo elements of other Big 12 offenses into his own scheme...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 2,504 reads 12 comments

  11. No Thursday Night Home Games for Virginia Tech Is a Travesty

    When the ACC released its schedules this week, the big point of note was that the Virginia Tech Hokies were not playing host to a Thursday night game...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 3,301 reads 9 comments

  12. College Football's Winners and Losers for the Month of February

    Perhaps you don't remember the end of January, where at Your Best 11 we brought you winners and losers. Well, for the time being it is a thing, people...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 8,483 reads 5 comments

  13. Say What You Want, but Lane Kiffin Has a Point About USC's Defense

    Yesterday, the college football world got a chance to do one of their most favorite things—point the finger and pile onto Lane Kiffin ...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 4,214 reads 45 comments

  14. Your Best 11 Mailbag: Can Manziel Beat Bama in '13, NC State LBs Plus More

    We're going with the early edition of the Your Best 11 Mailbag, Thursday. Next week, we'll go with afternoon questions, but we figured it was time to give the morning crowd a little time to shine...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 459 reads 0 comments

  15. With the NFL Combine Complete, Here's Who College Football Will Miss in 2013

    The NFL Scouting Combine serves as the unofficial moment in the college football offseason where we hit the reset button...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 3,729 reads 14 comments

  16. Conferences' New Player Tracking Devices Still Don't Address Safety Precautions

    College football is using science! This time they are going with electronic tracking devices in the Big 12, Pac -12 and SEC, as Jon Solomon of the Birmingham News reported Tuesday...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 8,118 reads 2 comments

  17. The Program: Over/Unders on Johnny Manziel's Stats for the 2013 Season

    Texas A&M quarterback/Heisman winner/celebrity magnet Johnny Manziel will face unthinkable expectations heading into the 2013 season...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 6,584 reads 37 comments

  18. SI Cover Shows Even at College Hoops' Key Time, Football Is Still King

    Sports Illustrated launched a salvo that resonated with college football and basketball fans alike. Both the Braxton Miller and Jadeveon Clowney covers made it pretty clear that heading into March, football is still on people's minds...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 4,201 reads 7 comments

  19. Why We College Football Fans Really Dig the NFL Scouting Combine

    The NFL Scouting Combine wrapped up with the defensive backs a day ago and the NFL masses left Indianapolis with more data, medical reports and personal takes than you can usually get in one place...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 873 reads 3 comments

  20. 8th-Graders Getting Recruiting Offers? 8th-Graders Getting Recruiting Offers

    At 6’1” and 215 pounds, Dylan Moses already has more than enough size to be an NFL running back. He also sports a 40 that would be more than competitive with the group of gifted ball-carriers who were showcased at the NFL Combine...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 6,975 reads 42 comments

  21. Can the ACC Ever Be a Player in College Football?

    The question as to whether or not the Atlantic Coast Conference can ever be a truly major player in college football is one with a very simple answer. Yes...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 3,266 reads 41 comments

  22. Why Nobody Realizes What a Big Deal South Carolina vs. North Carolina Really Is

    Mostly, because it's not that big of a deal. Certainly, there is a continued power struggle between which team is "The Real Carolina" as both use the moniker. The alumni bases overlap from a geography standpoint, especially in Charlotte, N...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 8,223 reads 19 comments

  23. Did Manti Te'o Erase Any Questions About Girlfriend Hoax at the NFL Combine?

    He certainly did. That is, of course, unless you think he didn't. You see, at this point, the Te'o situation has developed into its own entity. Some people have believed him from day one...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 4,316 reads 27 comments

  24. New TV Deal Won't Save Big East Football

    The writing has been on the wall for a while. The Big East would, when it was all said and done, not get the last laugh. They have been poached by the ACC and the Big 12. Their automatic bid for the big money bowl is gone after this season...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 2,932 reads 2 comments

  25. Full Ride: Odds on Where No. 1 RB Leonard Fournette Lands

    If he stays healthy, Leonard Fournette will be the best running back in next year’s class. Taking it one step further, he could very well be the best overall player. He’s that kind of talent...

    Adam Kramer Written by Adam Kramer about 3 months ago 31,181 reads 67 comments