Bobby Petrino to be named head coach at Western Kentucky. But how long will he stay?

In one of the most surprising twists of the college football off-season, multiple reports indicate that disgraced former Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino will be named the head coach at Western Kentucky on Monday afternoon. A 4 p.m. press conference has been announced by the school, where Petrino will apparently replace Willie Taggart, who accepted the […]

Commitment of top wide receiver a game-changer for Texas A&M

With a few days left until bowl games kick off, it is a relatively slow week in the world of college football. Well, except in College Station, TX, where Kevin Sumlin just put a new toy under the Christmas tree for Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Johnny Manziel.   That toy is Ricky Seals-Jones, the top […]

Navy player celebrates Army-Navy win with proposal

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 […]

Fooled by the gold

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 […]

Manziel makes history with Heisman win

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 […]

Tommy Tuberville wins award for most surprising coaching move

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 […]

Butch Jones named the new head coach at Tennessee

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 […]

Final 2012 Bloguin Heisman Poll

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 […]

Podcast: Heisman time

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. […]

Early Analysis: Army vs. Navy

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 […]

Texas, USC among teams with most to prove in bowl games

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. […]

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