0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 1/21/2013
Things have been going pretty well for Baylor in recent years. The entire sports department has been experiencing success at levels rarely seen before at the school. Of course we all remember the impact Robert Griffin III had on the football program recently and judging by last season it appears Baylor is not exactly taking […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 1/8/2013
When college football’s postseason shifts to a four-team playoff model in the 2014 season, the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl will host the first semifinal games on January 1, 2015. Conference commissioners met Tuesday, as they generally do the day after the BCS Championship Game each season, to begin putting together some of the plans […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 12/31/2012
Georgia Bulldogs vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers January 1, 1:00 p.m., ABC Florida Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) Line: Georgia -8.5 Conference runners-up square off in one of the first Big Ten-SEC battles of the bowl season. Georgia’s final seconds in the SEC Championship Game will have a haunting effect on the program and fans for a […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 12/29/2012
West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen wanted to use Syracuse's recent success against the Mountaineers as the fuel for the Pinstripe Bowl. Maybe that message got lost in West Virginia's move to the Big 12 this season. Syracuse ended West Virginia's first full season removed from the Big East with a 38-14 beat down in the […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 12/28/2012
The WAC is going out a winner. In the final game to be played by a WAC conference member, San Jose State rallied in the Military Bowl for a 29-20 victory over Bowling Green. Quarterback David Fales passed for a Military Bowl record 395 yards to help the Spartans come back from a small […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 12/20/2012
He is a college football cult favorite. His leg strength has wowed us time and time again. His cockiness on fake punts for touchdowns knows no bounds. And none of us will get to watch it this postseason. America's favorite Aussie punter, LSU's Brad Wing, has been suspended for the Chick-fil-A Bowl against Clemson. According […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
When Al Golden left Temple to take over the Miami Hurricanes there were a number of candidates interested in taking over the job on North Broad Street. Among them was one of Golden's top assistant coaches, Matt Rhule. Rhule interviewed for the job and discussed the opportunity with Temple but was informed that he was […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 12/17/2012
It was not all that long ago when Matt Ryan and Boston College were ranked second in the BCS standings, thinking about playing in a BCS Championship game. It is amazing to recall that Boston College was a top ten football program just a few seasons ago. That is how far this program has fallen […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 12/14/2012
Bobby Petrino's exit from the college football world earlier this calendar year was never expected to be a permanent one. It was only a matter of time before Petrino returned to coaching college football. It was just a matter of time before Petrino found a program needing a head coach, whether to create a spark […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 12/13/2012
In terms of sheer shock value, it’s hard to argue that anyone did a better job in the process of hiring a new coach than Arkansas. Combine a brilliant athletic director, a mid-level SEC job and a wish upon a star, and who knew that a three-time Big Ten Championship winning coach would show up […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 12/11/2012
The University of Hawaii football team may not have had a great season in 2012, ending their year with a 3-9 in their first season in the Mountain West Conference, but they still have one of the more unique and fantastic pregame rituals in college football. Suited up in their specially designed Wounded Warrior uniforms, […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 12/10/2012
The emotions of the annual Army Navy Game may be unrivaled in the sport of college football when you take a hard look at it. Each year, as with most rivalries, a season can be defined by the outcome of just one game. For Army and Navy, that is the Army Navy Game. The thrill […]
