As we learn every year in the lead-up to Signing Day, there are both gifts and curses to being a top high school football recruit. For all the pomp and circumstance that comes with committing to one of college football’s top programs, so too come the stresses; stresses that in the past have impacted the […]

There’s an old saying that “When it rains, it pours.” That’s obviously the case at the University of Oregon, where it quite literally rains nearly every day; according to ClimateZone.com the city gets hit with an average of 49 inches of precipitation a year. However, in terms of the state of the Ducks’ football program, […]

Texas offensive coordinator Major Applewhite's weekend itinerary was supposed to be filled with wining and dining elite prep running back Dontre Wilson. Instead, he's getting hauled up in front of the school's board of regents to discuss an "inappropriate relationship" with an "adult student." Solidifying its reputation as college football's Sodom and Gomorrah, the Fiesta […]

Apparently, a Michigan Man like AD Dave Brandon doesn’t think highly enough of today’s Michigan Men to be a classy and considerate connoisseurs of the Internet. He clearly doesn’t want the Wolverines to have a Manti Te’o situation on their hands in the future, so the clever-thinking Brandon pulled his own “catfish” on the Michigan […]

For those of you who follow recruiting (including you, weird message board guy who tweets at every 18-year-old your school is chasing after), you all know that as usual, schools like Florida, Alabama and Notre Dame are having monster recruiting years. To the surprise of many, other programs like Ole Miss, Texas A&M and UCLA […]

When John L. Smith was hired as the interim head coach at Arkansas on a 10 month contract there was much rejoicing and laughter – after all Smith is/was a walking quote and sound bite machine. However, what came out on Wednesday is no laughing matter. Steve Greenberg of The Sporting News is reporting that […]

As of late it seems that the art of the announcement is almost as important as the actual announcement of the school you are attending – at least in the world of college football. We've had live animals, fake announcements, peeling off layers of clothing, and of course the old standby – the hat dance.  […]

It is a battle that has been going on for a while now, but the cracks in the NCAA fortress may finally start leading to some crumbling. A federal court judge ruled Tuesday the NCAA cannot keep football and basketball players from pursuing a cut of the profits made through television coverage of football and […]

It's amazing what a change in leadership, a little bit of time, and a change in membership can do for a conference. Just three short years ago critics, pundits, national radio hosts, bloggers, you name it where ready to and were dancing on the grave of the Big 12. It was dead and it's parts […]

Conference realignment has brought an end to many great rivalries over the years. Our hope is that these storied rivalries will one day be replaced by new, developing rivalries. But until West Virginia and Oklahoma State establish a true hatred for each other and Louisville and Wake Forest duke it out for bragging rights, we […]