WVU 31, Maryland 21: Yep, that score is right. West Virginia, who was more than a three-touchdown favorite, faced a stiffer challenge than any Mountaineer expected from the Terps. So how was Maryland able to keep it so close with eighth-ranked WVU? While it would be easy to blame it on West Virginia’s sluggish performance, […]

Much like Top 25 polls, it just seems right to wait a few weeks before putting any head coaches on the hot seat. Ranking coaches on job security was a heck of a lot more fun when we had Mike Locksley and Ron Prince to beat up on. Outside of Arkansas’ John L. Smith, it’s […]

It may be early in the season, but Alabama is just showing off. The Crimson Tide’s crushing performance against Arkansas Saturday was more impressive than most of us thought would happen, but it was a shock. Like every week, though, there are always some things we learn about teams that help shape our perspective. Here […]

Colorado is an utter embarrassment to college football, but did anyone really expect much from the Buffaloes? Despite two dismal losses to Colorado State and Sacramento State, Colorado is not one of the biggest surprises of the first two weeks of the season. When it comes to early surprises, there are both good and bad […]

It wasn’t Alabama flicking away Michigan impressive, but what LSU did to Washington Saturday night was still a major statement. The Tigers (2-0) proved they are a championship caliber team, and that it’s downright impossible to beat these guys at night in Death Valley. Washington actually fought harder than Michigan did last week against the […]

You don’t always know what you’re going to get from a team during the first week of the season (unless you’re Alabama). But coaches will tell you they expect to see the biggest improvement by their team from the first to the second game. There are at least 10 teams who need to make a […]

For the better part of the past seven months, all West Virginia fans wanted to talk about was how the Mountaineers scored 70 points against Clemson in the Orange Bowl. That near-flawless performance is what everyone expects from Dana Holgorsen’s offense every week. Well, the Mountaineers delivered a 69-34 win over Marshall in the Friends […]

If Denard Robinson leads Michigan to an upset of Alabama this weekend he’ll easily elevate his Heisman campaign. But a loss won’t really detract from his name recognition across the college football landscape. But before Robinson became a household name, it took a breakout game a couple of years ago for everyone to take notice. […]

SEC football. Just saying it demands respect and it usually makes opponents from other conferences (especially the Big Ten) shudder. However, the Big 12 believes it is on a level playing field with the SEC — the winner of the last six BCS Championship Games. So after Oklahoma navigates a tough schedule, including a road […]

All I expected was an autograph from Earl Campbell, the 1977 Heisman Trophy winner at Texas. But after signing my full-size Heisman helmet during a special autograph show in Canton, Ohio, during Hall of Fame festivities, the Tyler Rose was in a chatty mood. When you spend good money for a signature there’s nothing you […]

Missouri enters the SEC with the best newcomer — Dorial Green-Beckham — but will anyone really notice? See, when it comes to SEC football these days, the only division that matters is the West. The Tigers are joining the East where almost everyone assumes the winner of the division will be easily dispatched by Alabama, […]