Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller’s Super Bowl 50 MVP is now to college football what 1986 train-wreck Cobra is to cinema. The dreadful Sylvester Stallone actioneer was loosely based off a novel by Paula Gosling entitled Fair Game. Upon Cobra‘s release, Warner Books wanted the book rereleased to capitalize on the film’s box office success. […]
Just when you think you have it all figured out… College football Week 8 wasn’t exactly the most intriguing offering of games this season, but if you’ve followed the sport for any length of time, that should tell you to expect chaos. And chaos is exactly what we got. Playoff hopefuls Florida State and Utah […]
James Madison is the center of the college football universe for a few hours this Saturday as host campus for ESPN College Gameday. Dukes head coach Everett Withers said JMU is “going to get all the exposure [it] can get as far as college football’s concerned.” Quarterback Vad Lee’s play for the undefeated and fourth-ranked […]
What a wildly, wonderfully bizarre Saturday Week 4 produced. For those who doubt just how profoundly one week can change the college football, look no further than Oregon. The Ducks kickoff Four Downs for Week 4. First Down: Utah Lays Waste to The Duck Dynasty If Alabama’s one-score loss to Ole Miss in Week 3 […]
Upsets become epidemics in college football. Every few weeks each season, there’s an Upset Saturday. Week 3 provided the 2015 season’s first. A pair of Top 10 teams lost, top-ranked defending champion Ohio State narrowly escaped a stiff challenge from Northern Illinois and a host of games either came down to the final possession or […]
College football’s Week 3 slate is much sexier on paper than last Saturday’s offerings. Then again, Week 2 gave us Toledo upsetting Arkansas; FCS Jacksonville State taking Auburn to overtime; and another BYU Hail Mary finish. Hmm…maybe the moral of the story is don’t complain about a college football Saturday. Oh, who am I kidding? […]
Earlier this month, I published the preseason edition of CFB Huddle’s weekly Heisman Top 10. This ranking is a projection of the Heisman voting landscape based on prominence and media buzz. For me personally, there are a number of players whose credentials warrant more discussion for college football’s most prestigious, individual honor. Likewise, there are […]
Rivals Georgia and Georgia Tech prepare for the 2015 season with standout offensive weapons, stout offensive lines and defensive talent. The Bulldogs in particular have one of the nation’s best linebacker groups, and Tech’s defense should be improved over last year’s, which allowed 25.7 points per game. Neither Georgia nor Georgia Tech is entirely overlooked […]
NC State head coach Dave Doeren said at Tuesday’s session of ACC media days that his home conference has outperformed the mighty SEC over the last two seasons. Before rolling your eyes back into your head far enough to examine your brain, consider where Doeren is coming from. For those of us college football followers […]
Ahead of ACC media days 2015, excitement and uncertainty define the conference’s outlook in the coming season. The ACC finished last year with some highs — Georgia Tech and Clemson’s Orange and Russell Athletic Bowl wins, a winning record against the SEC on Thanksgiving weekend — and decided lows, like three-time defending champion Florida State’s […]
Nick Saban was critical of the SEC conduct policy introduced at last month’s conference meetings in Destin, Florida, so his continued lamenting of the rule precluding intra-league transfers following serious arrests isn’t necessarily a surprise. His misunderstanding of the SEC conduct policy, on the other hand, is a bit shocking. Per Matt Zenitz of AL.com, […]
Of the SEC’s 14 current universities, 10 were charter members in 1932. Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt had help launching the Southeastern Conference from Georgia Tech, Sewanee: The University of the South and Tulane. Tulane was the last of the charter members to leave the SEC, parting […]
Over the new few weeks, CFBHuddle.com is rolling out some predictions for the 2015 college season. The following is a projection of each conference championship game, from the inaugural American Athletic, to the one that started it all: the SEC. AMERICAN ATHLETIC Saturday, Dec. 5 | Location: High seed’s home field This year marks the […]
There’s a reason certain programs like Navy are dedicated to the triple-option: the scheme’s nuances can overcome certain talent deficiencies. The Midshipmen have ridden their version of the triple-option to consistent winning seasons, with the occasional upset of a Notre Dame or other high-level opponent sprinkled in. Last year, Navy took eventual champion Ohio State […]
A veritable smorgasbord of spring games awaits on April 18, the most active Saturday of football since December, and until September. A bevy of sub-plots starring quarterbacks begin to unfold for the college football-watching nation to overanalyze for the remaining offseason. Among Saturday’s most intriguing quarterback story headlines include competitions, like the murky 5-player race […]
