0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 12/26/2012
San Jose State vs. Bowling Green December 27, 3pm (ET), ESPN RFK Memorial (Washington, DC) Line: San Jose State -7 1/2 If you told me two years ago that either of these teams would be playing in a bowl game, let alone be ranked I would've told you you were crazy. I mean they won […]
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With the news coming out of Madison at the beginning of December it's easily forgivable if you forgot that Purdue also was without a coach in early December. However, their hire came quick as the Boilermakers made a splash in announcing Darrell Hazell from Kent State as the next leader of the Boilermakers football program. […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 12/22/2012
Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan Dec. 26, 7:30pm (ET), ESPN Ford Field (Detroit, MI) Line: Western Kentucky -5 1/2 Western Kentucky has come a long way in a short time as an FBS football playing school. That hard work and shrewd hiring of Willie Taggart will pay off on Wednesday as they play in their […]
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The landscape of college football was supposed to change in 2013 as the Big East would become the first truly continental conference with teams from the Pacific to the Atlantic. However, recent reports have made it clear that Boise State is unlikely to complete that move in favor of staying in the Mountain West. Why? […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 12/21/2012
Fresno State vs. SMU Monday Dec. 24, 8pm (ET), ESPN Aloha Stadium (Honolulu, HI) Line: Fresno State -12 1/2 What a difference a year makes for the Bulldogs as they were just 4-9 a season ago in the WAC and now they enter the game 9-3. Heck, they nearly won the Mountain West championship by […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 12/20/2012
It's a virtual whiteout here in the Midwest and it finally is beginning to feel like the Christmas season is upon us. Holiday cheer can now commence! Hooray!! Well, if you aren't in the Midwest or aren't in the holiday mood, don't fret, the Oklahoma Sooners are here to get you in the mood: FootballHolidayVideo2012 […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 12/19/2012
If you're a college football assistant coach, especially at Clemson or in the SEC, chances are you are living the good life these days. At least according to a report out today from USA Today where they note that an average FBS assistant coach now makes $200,000 a year and that since 2009 assistant coaches […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 12/18/2012
Hey, remember the last time Cal went to the Rose Bowl? Ya me neither and that was part of the issue for Jeff Tedford, despite his 82 wins in 11 seasons. The Golden Bears program has never been this amazingly awesome program, at least in the modern era, and despite the fact that Tedford won […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 12/17/2012
MAC-tion is about to get a youthful injection as reports have Western Michigan naming Buccaneers assistant and former Northern Illinois wide receiver P.J. Fleck as their head coach. Are you ready to feel either really old or really unaccomplished in your life? If not then look away, avert your eyes, because Fleck is the first […]
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BYU vs. San Diego State Aztecs Dec. 20, 8:00pm (ET), ESPN Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, CA) Line: BYU -2 1/2 What's old is new again as long time WAC and Mountain West rivals clash in a first ever bowl matchup between these two teams. The Aztecs may have a bit of a home field […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 12/16/2012
This game had the makings of the defensively dramatic version of the day's first game, however Utah State's offense realized who they were and Toledo's defense was what we thought they were as the Aggies used a 28 point fourth quarter to blow the Rockets out of the water. The win was Utah State's first […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 12/13/2012
According to a report out of the Atlanta Journal Constitution Georgia Tech's leading wide receiver, Jeff Greene, is leaving the team and expected to transfer to another school to finish out his college career. The 6'6" pass catcher was expected by coach Johnson and many outside observers to be the next great "big wide receiver" […]
