It has been awhile since we’ve seen Geno Smith smile — probably since Oct. 6 when he was enjoying a West Virginia win in Austin against Texas. After the Mountaineers ended a five-game losing skid and finally became bowl eligible by holding off Iowa State in Ames 31-24 on Friday, Smith was able to crack […]

Auburn at No. 2 Alabama Saturday, 3:30 p.m. EST, CBS Line: Alabama -33.5 We are probably watching the final game for Gene Chizik at Auburn, which would have seemed pretty far-fetched just two seasons ago when the Tigers won the BCS Championship. The Iron Bowl has national title implications again, but only for Alabama … […]

Back in the summer I told a few friends that I’d be pleased if West Virginia went 8-4 in its first season in the Big 12. They scoffed and told me how anything less than 10-2 would be a huge disappointment. It appears we were both wrong (and they are clearly bumming big time). At […]

We’re down to five undefeated programs as the college football season comes down the homestretch. Of course, only four of them have a legitimate shot at playing for a BCS National Championship in January (sorry, Louisville). There’s also Ohio State, but the Buckeyes aren’t even eligible for the Beef O’Brady’s Bowl. But there are a […]

It’s getting late in the season, so the any coach not winning has to be looking over his shoulder. We all know how much money football coaches make these days so the expectations are always high. This list could be much longer than 10, but in fairness we won’t include Arkansas’ John L. Smith since […]

Despite the obvious and glaring weakness on defense, I bought into West Virginia. The offense looked unstoppable and somehow it looked like the Mountaineers would just outscore everyone. Oh how we were all fooled. WVU fans are used to disappointment, but no one expected such a collapse just two weeks after beating Texas in Austin. […]

With half of the college football season finished (I’ll try not to cry), it should only get better as we watch for who is going to finish second to Alabama. Naturally, there are some great SEC games on the horizon (not so much for the Big Ten). There are even a couple nice Big East […]

Just when you thought you were going to see the Geno Smith show, along came sophomore Andrew Buie. Mad scientist (and also coach) Dana Holgorsen definitely saw something in the way Oklahoma State ran the ball against Texas and he turned Buie loose on the Longhorns. No one was talking about Buie before the game, […]

With all of the back and forth between Ohio State’s Urban Meyer and Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio, it’s clear there is some bad blood between these Big Ten coaches. But these two are not alone. There are coaches all over the nation who share a little bad blood. Here are the top 10 going today. […]

Following another West Virginia touchdown, a fan at Saturday’s game stood up and uttered the most prophetic words of the day. “For everyone talking (crap) about our defense, it could be worse. We could have Baylor’s defense,” said the unknown fan just one row in front of me. He was right, but not by much. […]

Ask any coach what the preseason goal is and he will almost always say to win a conference championship. If you ever do that then there’s a good chance you’ll be playing in a BCS Bowl. Well, if you are in a BCS conference … or you are Boise State. Four weeks into the season […]