0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 9/13/2012
Wednesday's news of Notre Dame switching conference alignments from the Big East to the ACC in all sports but football may not have had a huge impact on he world of college football, but it was rather significant. The new conference alignment will ensure that Notre Dame plays at least five ACC opponents every fall, […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 9/12/2012
Mississippi State just picked up their first win against an SEC West opponent not named Ole Miss with Dan Mullen as head coach last weekend, so you would think things are all smiles this week for the Bulldogs. The news that a booster gave freshman Will Redmond $200 may take away from that sort of […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 9/11/2012
The state of Indiana is under a state of quarterback emergency. The school's three BCS AQ schools all face uncertainty at the quarterback position this week following interesting in-game developments and injuries at Notre Dame, Purdue and Indiana. Does Notre Dame have a quarterback controversy or not? Head coach Brian Kelly may have created one […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 9/9/2012
The USC Trojans made a rare trip to the east coast for their week two match-up played on a neutral field against Syracuse, looking to sway some of the east coast media to maybe regain some first place votes in the polls. Not even Mother Nature would hold back the Trojans in this one, as […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 9/7/2012
As we mentioned in today's Morning Playbook, there was a report from Bloomberg Business Week suggesting that the Big East was considering a potential name change. The idea is obviously not a new one, as the Pac-10 has adopted the Pac-12 brand recently and with the Big East ready to start welcoming in new members […]
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For those of you keeping score at home, the state of Ohio is now 3-0 against Pennsylvania in college football this year. Last week we watched Penn State be upset at home by the Ohio Bobcats. Meanwhile in Pittsburgh the ACC-bound Pitt Panthers were stunned by FCS Youngstown State. Last night the Buckeye state chalked […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 9/6/2012
This is the weekend that Missouri and Texas A&M have been looking forward to for a while now. The two former Big 12 schools will welcome SEC competition in their respective conference debuts, with Missouri hosting SEC East favorite Georgia and Texas A&M playing host to the Florida Gators. Will the grand debuts be full […]
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I have said it before and I'll say it again. It is darn good to have Mike Leach back in college football, and it seems he gives us a new reason to love him every day. He is never afraid to share his opinions and thought son anything, and yesterday was no exception. The Internet […]
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You have to love Nick Saban. Really, you do. Some coaches might love the fact that the media does nothing but sing their praises and tell them how good their team is. Not Nick Saban. He doesn't need that and he had no problem telling the media assembled in Tuscaloosa Wednesday just how he felt […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 9/5/2012
As Michigan was being blown away by Alabama Saturday night some of Michigan's rivals from East Lansing were mouthing off on Twitter.Michigan State linebacker Denicos Allen said Spartans back-up quarterback Tommy Vento is better than Denard Robinson. Redshirt freshman safety Kyle Artinian bluntly tweeted "Denard is soooo bad!" and freshman linebacker Jamal Lyles suggested he […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 9/4/2012
Well, was it worth the wait? The first weekend of college football is officially in the books. It opened Thursday night with a key SEC East division game and ended with a key ACC division game. Both favorites found a way to escape with a victory after South Carolina avoided an upset bid at Vanderbilt […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/31/2012
South Carolina is breathing a sigh of relief. The Mike Leach reconstruction process at Washington State still has a long way to go. Todd Graham's high octane offense was in fifth gear at Arizona State and we had a triple overtime game going late in to the night. Throw in a couple of FCS upsets […]
