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Alabama-Auburn edges Ohio State-Michigan in Intensity

College Football The Wolverines versus the Buckeyes. The Iron Bowl. We will witness two of college football’s greatest rivalries this weekend when Alabama plays at Auburn and Ohio State travels to Michigan. Many ...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Ohio State Buckeyes

LSU has tough road to BCS Title Game

College Football The LSU Tigers clearly have the best resume in college football and of course are ranked No. 1. But after watching top team after top team fall over the last month, you have to wonder if Les Miles�...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Georgia Bulldogs, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, LSU Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, West Virginia Mountaineers, BCS, Les Miles

Urban Meyer to Ohio State: Done deal?

College Football Multiple reports surfaced last week that former Florida coach Urban Meyer had agreed in principle to take over at Ohio State after the regular season concludes. The current college football comment...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, SEC, Florida Gators, Ohio State Buckeyes, Jim Tressel, Luke Fickell, Nick Saban, Urban Meyer

Ole Miss Needs a Home Run Hire as Next Coach

College Football After winning nine games in each of Houston Nutt’s first two seasons in Oxford, the Ole Miss program has been in a complete freefall. The Rebels went 4-8 last year, and the 2011 season has actual...

Alabama tops Oregon and Oklahoma as Best 1-Loss Team

College Football As Oregon was finishing off Stanford last Saturday night, many members in the college football media wanted to debate the nation’s next best team after LSU and Oklahoma State. The Ducks were impr...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, SEC, LaMichael James, Trent Richardson, Alabama Crimson Tide, Arkansas Razorbacks, Clemson Tigers, LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Stanford Cardinal, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Virginia Tech Hokies, Chip Kelly, Mike Gundy, Nick Saban

Nebraska and Michigan will be a B1G Rivalry

College Football Nebraska and Michigan stand at 8-2 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten, and the Cornhuskers still have an outside chance in the Legends division if they can win in Ann Arbor and wait for Michigan State ...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Denard Robinson, Edwin Baker, Fitzgerald Toussaint, Marcus Coker, Rex Burkhead, Taylor Martinez, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northwestern Wildcats, Ohio State Buckeyes, Legends Division

Tennessee Faces a Must-Win against Favored Vanderbilt

College Football Tennessee finds itself in a very unusual situation this weekend — a home underdog to Vanderbilt. Unfortunately for Derek Dooley, his Vols have been setting some programs lows throughout this seas...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, SEC, Jordan Rodgers, Justin Hunter, Tyler Bray, Zac Stacy, Tennessee Volunteers, Vanderbilt Commodores, Arian Foster, Derek Dooley, Eric Berry, James Franklin, Jay Cutler, Montario Hardesty, Phil Fulmer

Oklahoma State’s Weeden vaults to top of Heisman race

College Football Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck was considered by most college football observers to be leading the Heisman race throughout this season. However the Cardinal lost to Oregon on Saturday night, and ...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Andrew Luck, Brandon Weeden, David Wilson, Justin Blackmon, LaMichael James, Montee Ball, Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Alabama Crimson Tide, Baylor Bears, LSU Tigers, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon Ducks, Stanford Cardinal, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wisconsin Badgers, Heisman

Jonathan Papelbon to the Phillies; Madson to the Red Sox?

MLB The pitchers who usually finish games have been the starters of baseball’s offseason news. With free against like Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder anticipated to take weeks before signing contrac...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Heah Bell, Jonathan Papelbon, Ryan Madson, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies

Penn State football: Moving Past Paterno

College Football The current situation at Penn State is truly sad and tragic. We were all shocked by the revelations in the grand jury report involving long-time PSU assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and his 40-count ...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Wisconsin Badgers, Al Golden, Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, Tom Bradley, Urban Meyer

Arizona State Still the Pac-12 South Favorite Despite UCLA Loss

College Football Most of the focus in the Pac-12 has been on Stanford and Oregon this season, but an interesting development occurred last Saturday night at the Rose Bowl. While most of the college football world w...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, California Bears, Oregon Ducks, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, USC Trojans, Utah Utes, Washington State Cougars, Rick Neuheisel

Alabama gets the nod as nation’s second-best team

College Football Alabama had to drop in the polls after its 9-6 overtime loss in Tuscaloosa to LSU. But how far? It makes sense that the Crimson Tide would fall below undefeated Oklahoma State and Stanford, which h...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Mountain West, SEC, Andrew Luck, Courtney Upshaw, Dont'a Hightower, Dre Kirkpatrick, Mark Barron, Trent Richardson, Alabama Crimson Tide, Boise State Broncos, LSU Tigers, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Stanford Cardinal, BCS, Heisman, Nick Saban

Missouri finds stability with an upgrade to the SEC

College Football Conference realignment has been a constant theme in college football over the past year and a half. Nebraska got the ball rolling when the Cornhuskers — frustrated by the Big 12’s unequal reven...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC, Colorado Buffaloes, Kansas Jayhawks, Missouri Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Utah Utes

LSU-Alabama: Classic Game or Disappointing?

College Football LSU defeated Alabama 9-6 in overtime Saturday night in one of the most physical battles that college football has ever seen. Many celebrities and NFL scouts joined over 100,000 fans in Tuscaloosa t...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, Les Miles, Nick Saban

LSU and Alabama BCS Rematch: It Could Happen

College Football There always seems to be controversy surrounding the BCS Championship Game, even though it tends to work out perfectly in most seasons. On the eve of another college football “Game of the Century...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big 12, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, Boise State Broncos, Clemson Tigers, Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles, LSU Tigers, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Stanford Cardinal, BCS

Aggies edge Longhorns as Best Team in Texas

College Football There were major questions facing most Lone Star teams — besides conference realignment — coming into the 2011 season. Could Texas rebound from a losing campaign? Could Texas A&M continue i...

Wisconsin will edge Penn State and Ohio State in Leaders

College Football There were many jokes over the summer about who would be the ‘leader’ in the Big Ten’s Leaders, but the on-the-field answer should provide one of college football’s best divisional races do...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Boom Herron, Braxton Miller, Montee Ball, Russell Wilson, Illinois Fighting Illini, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Penn State Nittany Lions, Purdue Boilermakers, Wisconsin Badgers, Joe Paterno, Leaders Division, Luke Fickell

LSU at Alabama: Most Anticipated Regular Season Game Ever?

College Football The term “Game of the Century” has been used quite often over the last 50 years of college football. It has been 45 years since No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Michigan State in the famous game that...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, SEC, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, Les Miles, LSU at Alabama, Nick Saban

Case Keenum vs. Rice: Riveting record or ridiculous ‘running it up’?

College Football Case Keenum seems to be setting records on a weekly basis. Houston’s senior quarterback is in his sixth-year of eligibility and is lighting up Conference USA scoreboards each game. Against Marsha...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Case Keenum, Houston Cougars, Rice Owls, Kevin Sumlin

Denard Robinson edges Montee Ball as Big Ten’s Best Runner

College Football The Big Ten has been known for elite running backs for years and years. From Mike Hart to Ron Dayne to Eddie George to Anthony Thompson to Archie Griffin to Alan Ameche and Howard Cassady in the '5...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Denard Robinson, Marcus Coker, Montee Ball, Rex Burkhead, Silas Redd, Taylor Martinez, Iowa Hawkeyes, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Penn State Nittany Lions, Wisconsin Badgers

Will three, four or more unbeatens cause college football chaos?

College Football The same concern from fans and media arises each college football season around late October, and that is the potential for an unbeaten team to be left out of the BCS Championship Game. In most sea...

Can Nebraska derail Michigan State’s Big Ten momentum?

College Football Michigan State has been the talk of the college football world this week after beating undefeated Wisconsin with an improbable Hail Mary pass on the game’s final play. The Spartans have enjoyed a...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big Ten, Kirk Cousins, Rex Burkhead, Taylor Martinez, Michigan State Spartans, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Wisconsin Badgers, Bo Pelini, Mark Dantonio

Will Utah make its ninth consecutive bowl game?

College Football It has been quite a successful decade for the Utah football program. The Utes have made a bowl game in every season except 2002 over the last 10 years, including undefeated seasons in 2004 and 2008...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Pac-12, Arizona State Sun Devils, Arizona Wildcats, BYU Cougars, California Bears, Colorado Buffaloes, Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Pittsburgh Panthers, Stanford Cardinal, UCLA Bruins, Utah Utes, Washington State Cougars

Big East Race is College Football's Wildest

College Football It seems like most of the recent Big East conversation has revolved around expansion, departures or just remaining a viable league. Meanwhile, the gridiron race to wear the conference crown and go ...

1 year ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, Big East, Geno Smith, Zach Collaros, Cincinnati Bearcats, Connecticut Huskies, Louisville Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers, Rutgers Scarlet Knights, South Florida Bulls, Syracuse Orange, West Virginia Mountaineers

Can LSU, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State and Stanford Stay Unbeaten?

College Football There are only ten undefeated teams left in college football. Four of those squads — Stanford, Oklahoma State, LSU and Wisconsin — will face challenging upset bids on Saturday. The Cardinal hos...

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