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New Mexico Bowl: Cougars and Rams will put up points

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Colorado State Rams (7-6) vs Washington State Cougars (6-6) Saturday, Dec 21st @ 2 PM EST (ESPN) Line: Wazzu by 4.5 How Colorado State got here: It was a big change for head coach Jim McElwain after he left the National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide for a Colorado State team that […]

Texas Coaching Candidate: Mike Gundy

The news everyone expected out of Austin finally dropped on Sunday with Mack Brown officially stepping down as head coach at Texas. Brown's departure creates an opening at one of the most coveted jobs in college football. Given the Longhorns' resources, the number of candidates not on the table are few and far between. While […]

Las Vegas Bowl: Bulldogs, Trojans tussle in Top 25 matchup

(Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports) No. 25 USC (9-4) vs. No. 20 Fresno State (11-1) Saturday, Dec. 21st at 3:30pm ET (ABC)  Line: USC -6.5  How USC Got Here: By firing Lane Kiffin. It really is that simple for the Trojans, who found themselves sitting at 0-2 in the Pac-12 following a 62-41 trouncing at Arizona […]

Finding the right Christmas gift for each SEC coach

PHOTO CREDIT: SECDigitalNetwork.com You either love the SEC or you hate it. There is no in-between. But there is one thing you can't argue with and that is the collection of coaches in the league is second to none. Whether it's pure coaching on the field or sound bytes for the media, the coaches in […]

Orange Bowl: Tajh Boyd, Clemson look for redemption in Orange Bowl

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Clemson's Tajh Boyd has had a fantastic career. Boyd has over 11,000 passing yards and 127 touchdowns over his four year career, three of which he's spent as a starter. Despite his success, the most recent memory for Boyd will be his lack of success against in-state rival South Carolina (0-3 […]

Potato Bowl: Bulls and Aztecs face off on the Blue Turf

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Buffalo Bulls (8-4) vs San Diego State Aztecs (7-5) Saturday, Dec 21st @ 5:30 PM EST Line: even How Buffalo got here: Buffalo started out their season 0-2 with two losses to Baylor and Ohio State by a combined 77 points. After that, the Bulls settled down. After needing multiple overtimes […]

50 fun stats from the 2013 college football season

PHOTO: USA Today Sports I grew up on box scores. Before the age of the internet, I always looked forward to waking up in the morning and getting the paper and finding out who beat who and also digging into the box score. To this day, I will often keep my internet browser open and […]

Bowl swag: which bowls are giving out the best gifts?

One of the most interesting parts of bowl season is seeing what bowls give out as gifts to the student athletes. The NCAA authorizes gifts of up to $550 from each bowl. For those who are in the camp that say student athletes should be paid, this may not be what they are talking about […]

UConn lands Notre Dame’s Bob Diaco

PHOTO: USA Today Sports Randy Edsall took over the UConn football program in 1999 and had some ups and downs but when he left, the Huskies had won eight games (or more) in four straight seasons and had made four straight bowl trips. UConn seemed to be on solid ground. Then they hired Paul Pasqualoni. […]

Army Navy Game: Crystal Ball Run makes their picks

College football's final regular season game will be played Saturday afternoon in what is expected to be a pretty constant snowfall. We may not see an exact repeat of Sunday's Snow Bowl between the Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions, but the weather forecasts Friday morning are calling for a couple of inches of snow in Philadelphia […]

2013 Final Bloguin Heisman Poll

All eyes will be on New York this weekend as the 2013 Heisman Trophy is awarded to the top player in college football. Our first poll of the year was way back after week five. At that point, Johnny Manziel was in the pole position and he was followed by Marcus Mariota, Tajh Boyd, Aaron […]

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