This is the first installment of a series of articles that I will publish on the most overrated and underrated coaches, players, and football programs in college football. I am sure these articles will bring great debate. However, in a sport that does not have a playoff and rarely has a clear cut national championship, debate is what NCAA Division I Football is all about. Today I will start this ...
Friday, May 14, 2010
Is Nick Saban The Most Overrated Coach in College Football?
This is the first installment of a series of articles that I will publish on the most overrated and underrated coaches, players, and football programs in college football. I am sure these articles will bring great debate. However, in a sport that does not have a playoff and rarely has a clear cut national championship, debate is what NCAA Division I Football is all about. Today I will start this ...
State of college football will be as dramatic as ever
This year's drama has come from all the wrong places. Speculation about conference realignment, the suspension of a Heisman candidate quarterback in Oregon, and suspicion of 2011's live-ball taunting rule have overshadowed one important reality—there's a heck of a college football season three-and-a-half months away. If nothing else there will be plenty of drama surrounding Rich Rodriguez and ...
College Football Expansion Roundup: Big Ten could rake in the cash, Oklahoma president expects Big 12 to survive
Taking you around the college football expansion talk, one link at a time ...
College Football Capsules: Texas Tech seeks to hamstring Leach lawsuit
LUBBOCK — Attorneys for Texas Tech have told a judge that former football coach Mike Leach shouldn’t be able to sue the school. Texas Tech says state law gives it sovereign immunity from Leach’s lawsuit over his firing last year.
One for the Little Guys: The Best Small RBs in College Football
Football may be regarded as a big man's game, but every now and then, a man small in stature can find a way to make a difference among the giants. Usually those small players find their impact role at the running back position. It's there where they can use their speed and agility to offset their size deficiency. Now, by small, I mean a player that's 5'8 or shorter and under 190 pounds. There ...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
2010 College Football: Predicting the Winner of 50 Revenge Games
The 2010 College Football season is still months away, but that doesn't mean its too early to take a look at the schedule and pick out some of the best rematches from a year ago. These are the games that programs are looking forward to a little more than the others on their schedules. These are the games that are going to get personal and in some cases, ugly. An embarrassing upset or a last ...
Bethany, Wichita State coaches named to college football hall
Former Marshall wide receiver and return specialist Troy Brown, who went on to a long career with the New England Patriots, has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
10 of College Football's Hottest Emerging Rivalries
Rivalries. We all know the classics: Ohio State vs. Michigan, Oklahoma vs. Texas, Alabama vs. Auburn. But what about some of the rivalries that aren't so classic, or if they are, died off before recently making a comeback? I've put together my list of 10 of the hottest emerging rivalries in college football, along with a temperature gauge on just how how they really are. I put no specific order ...
Blog: Ryan Mallett Speaks (to College Football Live)
Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett made an appearance on ESPN’s College Football Live a few minutes ago, speaking with John Saunders in a telephone interview. Couldn’t watch and wondering what Mallett had to say? Well, here’s a rundown: On his foot — “The foot is doing great. The rehab is coming along really good. I’m about to be [...]
College Football: ESPN Announces Pac-10 College Football Telecasts
ESPN has announced 16 college football game selections involving Pacific-10 Conference teams for the 2010 season, including 12 conference-controlled games and four road contests.
College football hall inductees announced
South Bend, Ind. -- Willie Jeffries, the first black coach of a Division I school, and former Super Bowl standouts Troy Brown and Emerson Boozer head the divisional class selected Tuesday for the College Football Hall of Fame.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Brown joining college football Hall of Fame
Former Marshall wide receiver Troy Brown, who went on to a long career with the New England Patriots, has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Brown joining college football Hall of Fame
Former Marshall wide receiver Troy Brown, who went on to a long career with the New England Patriots, has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. A return specialist for Marshall in the early 90s, Brown is to be inducted in July in South Bend, Ind. He was a member of Marshall's 1992 Division I-AA championship team.
Kessinger, Jeffries reach College Football Hall of Fame
Ted Kessinger first thought of others when he learned about his induction into the National College Football Hall of Fame.
Kessinger, Jefferies Bound for College Football Hall
Former Bethany College football coach Ted Kessinger (KESS-in-jer) and former Wichita State coach Willie Jefferies are going into the College Football Hall of Fame. They were announced yesterday (TUE) as part of the "Divisional" Hall of Fame class...the players and coaches from non-BCS schools.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Shippensburg-West Chester game to be telecast on network
SHIPPENSBURG -- Shippensburg University will partner with West Chester, the NCAA and CBS College Sports Network for a live broadcast of the Red Raider football team's game Oct. 7 at 8 p.m., in a PSAC Eastern Division contest at the Rams' Farrell Stadium.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Boozer, Brown head class for college hall
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Willie Jeffries, the first black coach of a Division I school, and former Super Bowl standouts Troy Brown and Emerson Boozer head the divisional class selected Tuesday for the College Football Hall of Fame.
Troy Brown joining college football Hall of Fame
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Former Marshall wide receiver and return specialist Troy Brown, who went on to a long career with the New England Patriots, has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.
Former SC State Coach; Blackville-Hilda Player Make College Football Hall of Fame
Dallas, TX (WLTX) -- Former South Carolina State football coach Willie Jeffries and former Blackville-Hilda High School and New England Patriots star Troy Brown and are among the members of the College Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2010.
College Football's Most Over-Hyped and Overrated Players for 2010
College football is filled with players who are supposed to be the next big thing, but most of them fail to live up to expectations that are set before them. This list consists of guys whom have yet to either live up to expectations or the expectations are SO high that if they don’t live up to the hype, they will be considered overrated by others. Begin Slideshow
Press Coverage: College Football is Re-Defining Networking
People were so up in arms about talk of a 96-team NCAA Tournament that those running the BCS must have been cackling with delight over all the fervor. More talk about how the NCAA is ruining its basketball tournament means less talk about what really drives the bus in college athletics: football. And the powers that be in the football world sure could use the break from getting beaten up these ...
Power Ranking the Top 25 College Football Rivalries
Rivalries. They are one of the biggest reasons why we love college football. Circling the date of the next matchup with one's biggest rival is often the most anticipated Saturday of the season. It can also be the day that defines the season for your favorite team. They add the annual story and the lifelong tradition of two programs. Rivals are partners in history. College football rivalries come ...
Top 20 College Football Teams Capable of Running the Table in 2010
Perfection in college football is an altogether rare feat. In any given season, only a severely limited number of teams are able to concoct the right combination of skill, mental toughness, health, and luck that is needed to avoid the myriad obstacles that line a 13- or 14-game season. And while a spotless record is typically achieved only by the crème de la crème of the college football world ...
B/R Exclusive: Alabama's Greg McElroy Gets Advice from College Football Legends
Only two men before have ever played more than one season in college football as quarterbacks and finished their career without a loss. Only Bleacher Report is able to give you the interview with both men and their advice to Greg McElroy of Alabama in his quest to join their elite group. I have already printed one article on one of these men, Chuck Ealey. He was undefeated in high school and ...
It's Prime Time for These 10 College Football Coaches
No, this has nothing to do with Deion Sanders. Some of today's college football coaches have passed their prime. (See: Paterno, Joe.) Others never had a prime. (See: Zook, Ron.) While coaches like Nick Saban and Urban Meyer are currently enjoying life at the peak of their profession, a select group of up-and-comers are approaching their sweet spot. No longer newbies, these 10 college football ...
Dylan Steigers is second college football player to die from head injury in past 10 years
Changes in rules, increased education and a new law in Oregon have increased football safety, but Steigers' death shows risks remain.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
College Football's Largest Fan Bases(According To Bleacher Report)
Ranking fan bases based upon one sports blog site is foolish and doesn't give a correct image of the landscape of college football today, but who cares? Ranking the top 15 college football teams by the number of bleacher report fans can at least let you know the odds of the types of fans you run into as you argue who has the best history or where your teams will end up after conference ...
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Spartans’ Ring of Fame will include Van Pelt
Argus-Press File Photo OWOSSO NATIVE BRAD VAN PELT poses for a picture on the turf at Spartan Stadium in the early 1970s.
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