Since taking office as Pac-12 commissioner in the summer of 2010, Larry Scott has always been credited for thinking “big.” He was the originator of the idea of “super-conferences,” and nearly implemented them in both the summer of 2010 and fall of 2011. Even when that didn’t work out (once by his own choosing, once […]

There are few certainties in life. Death. Taxes. Funny giggles anytime Charlie Weis shows up on your TV screen. But for college fans, there was one additional certainty most all could agree on: Robert Griffin was the best player in college football during the 2011 season. And he proved it Saturday evening, winning the 77th […]

As the coaching carousel continues to spin – sometimes wildly – day after day, we are left, for now, with 10 FBS openings for head coaches. If you are behind or just need to catch up, you might be there by the time you are finished reading. Chances are greater, though, that by the time […]

UCLA reportedly has hired an ex-NFL head coach to lead its football program. Big whoop. Has a program with so many apparent built-in advantages ever come off more radioactive than UCLA has during this latest coaching search? (OK, besides UCLA’s last coaching searches?) The Bruins went through public flirtations with Chris Petersen, Al Golden, Kevin […]

It’s hard to believe, but we are now down to just eight teams left in the hunt for college football’s FCS National Championship. Here’s everything you need to know heading into this weekend’s games, which thankfully, will all be on one of ESPN’s family of networks. Let’s get to the previews!   Sam Houston State […]

I sat for a few minutes yesterday and pinched myself. I just wanted to confirm that the University of Memphis did indeed make a positive move related to its football program. Memphis began playing college football in 1912 under the pseudonym West Tennessee State Normal School. Its first game versus Memphis University School perfectly foreshadowed a […]

You oftentimes hear positions in college football described as “tough jobs.” Whether the meaning of that phrase is interpreted as “tough places to succeed”  or “tough places to win championships at,” the word “tough” is usually confused with a larger notion of a job which is loaded with abundant “pressure.” Pressure-filled jobs like Alabama, Michigan […]

If you’re still bitching about the rematch in the BCS National Championship…well it’s time to move on and accept it. We’re getting No. 1 LSU and No. 2 Alabama on Jan. 9 in New Orleans. Does that mean another defensive battle? Or did the two coaches learn something from the first meeting in Tuscaloosa that […]

Our season long journey of the Bloguin Heisman Poll has come down to one last vote. For 13 weeks we have debated and voted on who will win the prestigious trophy. Andrew Luck has been #1 on the overall ballot for 8 of the 13 weeks, RG3 has been #1 for 3 of the 13 […]

College football’s finest were honored Thursday night in Orlando during The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on ESPNU. There were some obvious choices and perhaps a surprise or two. Here is a run down of all the winners from the annual awards show. Maxwell Award – Andrew Luck, StanfordCollege Player of the Year Luck […]

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it 100 times: The college football coaching carousel is the equivalent of a daytime soap opera for men in their 20’s and 30’s. Come the last weekend of November, names, faces and jobs changes faster than those in Derek Jeter’s blackberry when he’s looking for a booty call. […]