PHOTO: USA Today Sports On Friday, Kevin McGuire wrote a piece about Texas and the issues with their coaching search. Spurned by Saban, Malzahn, Dantonio and others, where would they turn? Sports Illustrated's Pete Thamel, along with multiple other outlets, is reporting that Texas and Charlie Strong have agreed to terms. The article states that […]

Did Texas rush in to a bad coaching decision? Photo: USA Today Sports We were told Texas would have coaches clamoring to fill the vacancy in Austin. We were told Texas would have their pick of the litter. Maybe we were fooled. Texas has been turned down by potential targets Art Briles of Baylor and […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports In a move that nobody saw coming, Georgia Tech's starting QB Vad Lee reportedly will transfer. As a sophomore, Lee struggled to find a rhythm in Paul Johnson's Triple Option offense and had the worst season for a QB running the football under Johnson at Georgia Tech (averaging just 2.82 ypc).

Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater is taking his game to the NFL. Photo: USA Today Sports Just before the ball dropped on 2013 we learned the Bill O'Brien to the Houston Texans saga had taken the next step. Now it looks as though O'Brien will have a decision to make with the top pick in the 2014 […]

Oklahoma State Cowboys (10-2) vs. Missouri Tigers (11-2) Friday, Jan. 3, 7:30 p.m. EST, FOX Line: Missouri by 3.5 How Oklahoma State got here: The Cowboys enjoyed another solid season, but can anyone explain how they lost at West Virginia in September? OSU had the Big 12 title within its grasp after crushing previously unbeaten Baylor […]

(Photo Courtesy: USA Today Sports) SAN DIEGO, CALIF— I guess I should start this whole thing, this Holiday Bowl recap by saying I was wrong. It doesn’t happen often (ok, that’s a lie— whatever you do, please don’t Google “Aaron Torres + Lane Kiffin,” ok?), but when it does, it only seems appropriate I fess […]

Oklahoma Sooners (10-2) vs. Alabama Crimson Tide (11-1) Thursday, Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m. EST, ESPN Line: Alabama by 14.5 How Oklahoma got here: It wasn’t always easy, but the Sooners did what it took early in the season and looked good at 5-0. Then a shocking 36-20 loss to rival Texas made everyone take another look […]

UCF Knights (11-1) vs. Baylor Bears (11-1) Wednesday, Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. EST, ESPN Line: Baylor by 17.5 How UCF got here: What if UCF had found a way to beat South Carolina in September? Could the Knights be playing in the championship game? Seems doubtful, but a 28-25 loss is all that kept UCF from […]

Stanford Cardinal (11-2) vs. Michigan State Spartans (12-1) Wednesday, Jan. 1, 5:00 p.m. EST, ESPN Line: Stanford by 1.5 How Stanford got here: The Cardinal were a considered by many to be a legitimate title contender, but losses to Utah (27-21) and USC (20-17) kept them out of the conversation. Stanford did take down Arizona State […]

PHOTO: USA Today Sports The North Carolina Tar Heels were a popular pick to take the ACC Coastal Division this season but they got off to just a 1-5 start. They rebounded to win five of six down the stretch to close the season but most wondered how motivated they would be for their bowl […]

Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4) vs. LSU Tigers (9-3) Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1:00 p.m. EST, ESPN Line: LSU by 8.0 How Iowa got here: The season didn’t start off well as the Hawkeyes fell to Northern Illinois. But a four-game winning streak helped turned things around, and finishing the year with three wins is why Kirk Ferentz’ […]