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Report: Texas to hire Charlie Strong

PHOTO: USA Today Sports On Friday, Kevin McGuire wrote a piece about Texas and the issues with their coaching search. Spurned by Saban, Malzahn, Dantonio and others, where would they turn? Sports Illustrated's Pete Thamel, along with multiple other outlets, is reporting that Texas and Charlie Strong have agreed to terms. The article states that […]

Georgia Tech starting QB Vad Lee to Transfer

PHOTO: USA Today Sports In a move that nobody saw coming, Georgia Tech's starting QB Vad Lee reportedly will transfer. As a sophomore, Lee struggled to find a rhythm in Paul Johnson's Triple Option offense and had the worst season for a QB running the football under Johnson at Georgia Tech (averaging just 2.82 ypc).

UNC’s Ryan Switzer ties NCAA record with punt return for TD

PHOTO: USA Today Sports The North Carolina Tar Heels were a popular pick to take the ACC Coastal Division this season but they got off to just a 1-5 start. They rebounded to win five of six down the stretch to close the season but most wondered how motivated they would be for their bowl […]

Capital One Bowl: Two teams that just missed BCS Bowls collide

PHOTO: USA Today Sports South Carolina (10-2) vs Wisconsin (9-3) Wed, Jan 1st @ 1 PM (ABC) Line: Wisconsin by 1.5 How South Carolina got here: The Gamecocks were one win (a two-point upset loss to the Vols) away from playing in the SEC Championship Game against Auburn for the right to play for the […]

Gator Bowl: Dawgs try to win back-to-back bowls over Huskers

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Georgia Bulldogs (8-4) vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-4) Wed, Jan 1st @ Noon (ESPN 2) Line: Georgia by 9 How Georgia got here: Georgia started off the season playing three top ten teams in their first four games. After a close road loss to Clemson, they beat both South Carolina and LSU […]

Chick-fil-A Bowl: Will Johnny Football go out with a bang?

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Duke Blue Devils (10-3) vs Texas A&M Aggies (8-4) Tuesday, December 31st @ 8 PM (ESPN) Line: A&M by 12.5 How Duke got here: The Blue Devils were the feel good story of the year in college football. After a 24 point blowout loss to Georgia Tech and a 58-55 loss […]

Liberty Bowl: Who will celebrate New Year’s Eve on Beale Street?

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-6) vs Rice Owls (10-3) Tuesday, Dec 31st @ 4PM (ESPN) Line: Bulldogs by 7 How Mississippi State got here: Mississippi State's season was summed up by their record against ranked opponents. They were 0-5 with losses to Oklahoma State, LSU, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Alabama. On […]

Dueling TD returns, punches thrown in Little Caesars Bowl

PHOTO: USA Today Sports If the first few drives of this game were any indication on how interesting it would be, you probably changed the channel. If you did, you missed Pitt and Bowling Green trade returns for touchdowns. Pitt struck first in the second quarter when Tyler Boyd, who is having himself a great […]

Music City Bowl: Jackets and Rebels both need win to cap season

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (7-5) vs Ole Miss Rebels (7-5) Monday, December 30th @ 3:15 PM (ESPN) Line: Ole Miss by 3 How Georgia Tech got here: Georgia Tech started out 3-0 with wins over bowl-bound Duke and UNC. They would lose their next three to Virginia Tech, Miami and BYU […]

Belk Bowl: Can UNC save season with a win?

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3) vs North Carolina Tar Heels (6-6) Saturday, Dec 28th @ 3:20 PM (ESPN) Line: UNC by 2.5 How Cincy got here: Under first year head coach Tommy Tuberville, the Bearcats had a very good season. They started 3-2 with losses at Illinois and USF but rebounded to win […]

Trailer released for football movie Draft Day

While not technically about college football, I figured I would break up some of the monotony of our bowl previews with a look at an upcoming football movie. Draft Day is set to debut in theaters in April of 2014 and has a solid cast. Kevin Costner plays a NFL General Manager and the film […]

Fight Hunger Bowl: Cougars must stop Sankey

PHOTO: USA Today Sports BYU Cougars (8-4) vs Washington Huskies (8-4) Friday Dec 27th @ 9:30 PM (ESPN) Line: Huskies by 3 How BYU got here: BYU had a strange start to their season as they beat #15 Texas but lost to Virginia and Utah. Then they rolled off five straight wins, all of which […]

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