0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/29/2012
In a move that was surprising to no one, former LSU cornerback and Heisman finalist Tyrann “The Honey Badger” Mathieu has elected to enter the 2013 NFL Draft. The news was first reported by ESPN.com’s Joe Schad. Mathieu came to national fame over the past few years for both his dramatic play on the field, […]
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No. 12 Nebraska vs. Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship Game) Saturday, 8:17 PM EST – FOX Line: Nebraska – 2.5 For Nebraska to Win: Shutting down Wisconsin’s run game is vital. While Montee Ball was held to under 100 yards in these teams’ first meeting, he scored three touchdowns. Nebraska’s without arguably their best interior defensive […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/28/2012
On Wednesday, ACC presidents and chancellors voted to add Louisville as their 14th football school, replacing Maryland which left last week for the Big Ten. The news was first reported by ESPN.com. Here is part of the report: Louisville will join the Atlantic Coast Conference, becoming the sixth former Big East school to leave for […]
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They call the college football coaching carousel the “crazy season,” and they call it that with good reason: From the time the first coach is fired, straight up until the last one is hired, college football basically turns into one big high school cafeteria. Rumors all of a sudden become fact, innuendo becomes iron clad, […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/26/2012
It’s no secret that for years, the ACC simply hasn’t been able to keep up on the field with conferences like the SEC, Big XII and Pac-12. And apparently now, they can’t keep up at the box office either. That became painfully obvious on Monday morning, when CBS Sports’ Eye on College Football pointed out […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/25/2012
In a move that the college football world has been expecting for weeks, Gene Chizik has been fired as the head football coach at Auburn. Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs released a statement which read in part: After suffering some tough losses in a transition year in 2011, we had hoped our team would show […]
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A thrilling last two weeks of the regular season leaves us with dramatically different BCS bowl projections than we had 14 days ago. One half of the National Championship Game has been set in stone with Notre Dame’s win over USC, but which SEC team will join them in the clash for college football’s […]
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Of every team which lost on rivalry weekend, it’s quite possible that no one lost more- literally and figuratively- than the Clemson Tigers. For Clemson they not only lost a game to in-state rival South Carolina 27-17, but also a potential shot at a BCS bowl berth, as well as credibility for their entire conference […]
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On Sunday morning, the newspaper headlines in College Station will likely read “Texas A&M 59, Missouri 29,” but if anything, the story behind the headlines is this: In his last chance to impress Heisman Trophy voters, Johnny Manziel left them with quite a bit to think about. After another strong performance Saturday night, Manziel firmly […]
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On Saturday night, college football fans in every corner of the country other than the South will have no choice but to become Notre Dame fans. That’s because to avoid another national nightmare- i.e., an all-SEC National Championship Game- the Irish need to hold on and win at USC. We’re just kidding of course, but […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/21/2012
No. 14 Nebraska at Iowa Friday, 12:00 PM EST, ABC Line: Nebraska – 14.5 The Nebraska Cornhuskers travel to Iowa City to face the mighty Hawkeyes in the annual…*sigh* Heroes Game. Look, Nebraska’s going to play Iowa. Iowa’s theoretical home field advantage might actually mean something if Cornhusker fans…wait for it…weren’t scooping up tickets left […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 11/20/2012
In a move that surprised next to no in college football, Cal announced on Tuesday morning that they’d fired head football coach Jeff Tedford. The news was first reported by CBS Sports’ Bruce Feldman. Tedford leaves the school with a unique resume as both Cal’s all-time winningest coach with 82 wins, but also missed in […]
