Randy Edsall is either very secure in his standing at Maryland, or he believes the gamble on hiring the embattled Mike Locksley as the Terps new offensive coordinator is going to pay off. Locksley joined the Maryland staff on Thursday, approximately three months after he was fired at New Mexico. Locksley’s firing was not a […]

I first met Dennis Erickson 20 years ago this month. Erickson was in his third season at Miami and he was preparing the Hurricanes for Nebraska and the 1991 Orange Bowl. It was Christmas Day and I was asked to cover for the beat writer on the holiday. After writing my story, an editor had […]

Terry Bowden’s slow, difficult climb back up the coaching ranks took on another twist Thursday. Bowden will take over at Akron after leading North Alabama to the playoffs in his three seasons at the NCA Division II program. He’ll be officially introduced on Dec. 28. Bowden, the son of legendary coach Bobby Bowden, has not […]

No one, not even Lane Kiffin, was shocked by the news that All-American offensive lineman Matt Kalil has decided to forego his final season at USC. Kalil is considered the top offensive line prospect, and may even be the No. 2 overall selection after Stanford’s Andrew Luck. The bigger question/concern for USC and Kiffin is […]

If you’re still bitching about the rematch in the BCS National Championship…well it’s time to move on and accept it. We’re getting No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama on Jan. 9 in New Orleans. Does that mean another defensive battle? Or did the two coaches learn something from the first meeting in Tuscaloosa that […]

Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema probably enjoyed that great Big Ten Championship game for about 24 hours. The reality probably hit that his big and bullying Badgers would have to face Oregon’s flashy and athletic Oregon in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2. But that makes for a great matchup, especially if you like scoring. The Rose […]

Stanford and Oklahoma State can play the “what if” game all they want, but both programs will have to settle on playing in the Fiesta Bowl. The winner may actually stake a claim to No. 2 in the nation. But the Cardinal’s loss to Oregon and the Cowboys’ loss to Iowa State cost both teams […]

West Virginia may have backed into the Big East’s BCS Bowl berth, but Clemson wasn’t supposed to be the opponent. Instead, the 15th-ranked Tigers (10-3) defeated Virginia Tech for the second time this season. But this time it was in the ACC Championship and Dabo Swinney’s team earned the spot in the Orange Bowl on […]

Who says Big Ten football is boring? Damn, that was one hell of an offensive performance in Indianapolis in a rematch of Michigan State and Wisconsin. To top it off, we got to listen to Gus Johnson call the game. Seriously, he makes every play sound like life or death. While many of the other […]

We know 7-5 Louisville won’t represent the Big East in a BCS bowl, but Cincinnati’s 35-27 victory over UConn did give us a three-way tie for the conference championship. Now West Virginia (9-3, 5-2) and Cincinnati (9-3, 5-2) will have to see which one is ranked higher in Sunday’s BCS Rankings. The Mountaineers are the […]