Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl Cal Golden Bears vs. No. 24 Texas Longhorns   December 28, 8:00 p.m. EST Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego, CA) Website: http://www.holidaybowl.com/ TV: ESPN Line: Texas -3 Hey Texas fans, guess what? After being forced to spend the holidays with your family last year, your Longhorns are actually bowling in 2011, with […]

The end of the year brings lots of reasons to celebrate, including what used to be the best holiday of the year, New Year’s Eve, until that crappy movie came out and ruined it for everyone. With that magical stroke of midnight now tainted forever, it means top 10 lists are the best thing we […]

Every year, coaches and coordinators play musical chairs in the nether-period between the end of college football’s regular season and the bowl games. The shakeout normally leaves teams in the awkward position of playing for an interim placeholder – usually a coordinator who’s also looking for work – in place of the departed coach. Occasionally, […]

Missouri Tigers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Dec. 26, 5:00 pm ET Independence Stadium (Shreveport, La.) Website: http://independencebowl.org/ TV: ESPN2 Line: Missouri -5 On the excitement meter, this match-up of 7-5 squads barely registers. Although there will be a decent number of talented players on the field, both teams underachieved this season. Bet that’s a […]

Randy Edsall is either very secure in his standing at Maryland, or he believes the gamble on hiring the embattled Mike Locksley as the Terps new offensive coordinator is going to pay off. Locksley joined the Maryland staff on Thursday, approximately three months after he was fired at New Mexico. Locksley’s firing was not a […]

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Purdue Boilermakers vs Western Michigan Broncos Dec. 27, 4:30 pm Ford Field (Detroit, Michigan) Website: http://www.littlecaesarspizzabowl.com TV: ESPN Line: Purdue -2 1/2 The Little Caesars Pizza Bowl matches up the Purdue Boilermakers – from the Big Ten – opposite the Western Michigan Broncos – from the Mid-American Conference. Emanating live from […]

I first met Dennis Erickson 20 years ago this month. Erickson was in his third season at Miami and he was preparing the Hurricanes for Nebraska and the 1991 Orange Bowl. It was Christmas Day and I was asked to cover for the beat writer on the holiday. After writing my story, an editor had […]

Terry Bowden’s slow, difficult climb back up the coaching ranks took on another twist Thursday. Bowden will take over at Akron after leading North Alabama to the playoffs in his three seasons at the NCA Division II program. He’ll be officially introduced on Dec. 28. Bowden, the son of legendary coach Bobby Bowden, has not […]

Since we started up Crystal Ball Run six or so months ago, I’m not quite sure we’ve cover a more divisive personality in college football than former Florida offensive coordinator and current Kansas head man Charlie Weis. To a man, you can’t find a single person who likes him; not in the media, not in […]