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 […]
Never underestimate the power of believing your team is doomed to fail. I wrote that article back in May after a tumultuous spring that left Notre Dame fans with more questions than answers. If I could do it all over again, I’d write the exact same words. At the time, the Irish stared down a […]
No one knows exactly what winning the Heisman Trophy requires. We do have an idea of what you can't do. You can't play just defense. Unless you're Archie Griffin, you can't win it twice. You can't be an offensive lineman. You couldn't win it as a freshman until Saturday night, when Texas A&M quarterback Johnny […]
The coaching carousel often makes for strange bedfellows, but none seem more strange this year than Tommy Tuberville and Cincinnati. News broke Saturday morning of Tubs leaving Texas Tech to coach the Bearcats, catching the college football world off guard. Candidates mentioned by FootballScoop.com: Baylor coach Art Briles, current Tech defensive coordinator Art Kaufman, Texas […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 12/7/2012
After a long, winding and at times tumultuous search, the University of Tennessee has hired Butch Jones to be their next football coach. The announcement will officially come at a Friday afternoon press conference. Jones comes to Rocky Top after three years at Cincinnati, where he compiled a 23-14 record, including 19 wins over the […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
Please tell me I'm not the only one that's feeling like their head is about to spin right off their head with all of this coaching carousel stuff!…. O.k., good, I'm not crazy, you are feeling the same way too? Whether it's the dumpster fire that is the Tennessee coaching search (which finally, just unceremoniously […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Davey O'Brien, Doak Walker, Ernie Davis, Roger Staubach, Steve Spurrier, Archie Griffin, Herschel Walker, Barry Sanders. The list of Heisman Trophy winners is prestigious. Recently players like Cam Newton, Robert Griffin III, Mark Ingram, Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow have added their names to the history books. This season started out with front runners like […]
With Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manzeil a near lock to win college football's most coveted award, history will likely be made in New York on Saturday night. Braden Gall of Athlon Sports and SiriusXM College Sports Nation joins CBR managing editor Allen Kenney for a podcast to preview this weekend's announcement of the Heisman Trophy. […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
Army vs. Navy Saturday, 3:30 p.m., CBS Line: Navy -6.5 One of the last true rivalries, it seems, returns to Philadelphia this year for a regular season finale that serves well as a transition to the bowl season. Army and Navy bring their run-happy offenses to the field this weekend for the 113th time, with […]
What exactly is a bowl game? Aside from the actual national championship game, it's not like there's some kind of prestigious title on the line. It's not really an exhibition – it counts on your record and all that. It feels like it should be more important than your run-of-the-mill game in the regular season. […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres
It appears as though Cal has traded in one offensive guru as their coach for another, as on Tuesday it was reported that Louisiana Tech’s Sonny Dykes is set to take over as head coach over in Berkley. The news was first reported by FootballScoop.com. Dykes will come to Cal after three years at Louisiana […]
0 comments by Aaron Torres on 12/5/2012
The search for a new football coach at Tennessee continues, as on late Wednesday evening Louisville coach Charlie Strong turned down a job offer from the school. SI.com’s Pete Thamel was the first to report the story. Here is an excerpt via SI.com: Charlie Strong is staying at Louisville, according to a Louisville source. Strong […]
