A running back hasn’t won the Heisman Trophy since Mark Ingram in 2009, and only two have claimed the prestigious award in this millennium. Alabama’s Derrick Henry looks to follow in the footsteps of his forerunner Ingram, however, storming to another wildly efficient performance despite limited touches. Henry is one of three running backs surging […]
It’s probably for the best that the Heisman Trust doesn’t award its coveted trophy after Week 1. If social media taught me nothing else, it’s that about 15 players could win the Heisman in early September. Bearing that in mind, the CFB Huddle Heisman Top 10 projection through one week will probably be the most […]
‘Tis the season, my friends. The eager anticipation is almost at a conclusion with opening night of the 2015 FBS football season almost upon us. The 2015 campaign opened with a bang last Saturday, as Montana scored a touchdown in the final seconds to upend four-time defending national champion North Dakota State. The Championship Subdivision […]
Notre Dame’s defense is down another player. Any hope coordinator Brian VanGorder had for getting back talented defensive end/outside linebacker Ishaq Williams was dashed Thursday. Ishaq Williams — who was dismissed last offseason in an academic dishonesty case — was denied his waiver to the NCAA petitioning for eligibility in 2015. The announcement of Ishaq […]
The Heisman candidacy of Kenny Trill was college football’s answer to a summertime chart-topper from a one-hit pop wonder. Former Texas A&M quarterback Kenny Hill could certainly write some new hits at TCU. He’ll spend 2015 out of the spotlight, playing understudy to another quarterback who successfully reinvented himself, Trevone Boykin. Until then, though, his […]
Baylor-TCU is unfolding as a college football rivalry in its truest form, right before our very eyes. Never mind the two programs have shared a conference for just the last three seasons, and have factored into the national landscape for only slightly longer. What’s happening in Texas Little Bill meeting William Munny; Roddy Piper (RIP) […]
Voting for the Heisman Trophy can be confusing, if not downright frustrating. There are notable whiffs in the Heisman’s history, and more recent results suggest voters are stuck on a very specific profile: quarterback of a title-contending team. Nevertheless, I love tracking the award throughout the season. To that end, CFBHuddle.com will feature a Heisman […]
Name-calling, exaggerated touting of records and unfettered spin: It’s not the presidential primaries…well, it IS, but such misbehavior also describes the college football season. In particular, Baylor’s Art Briles and Auburn’s Gus Malzahn used the platforms afforded them during the exposure extravaganza that is the annual ESPN car wash. Art Briles suggested despite its 11-1 […]
Preludes to the 2015 season are in full swing in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and Dallas, where the ACC Kickoff and Big 12 media days, respectively, started Monday. Heading into a pivotal season, West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen faces some big challenges. Holgo is known for his offensive chops, and the Mountaineers have indeed scored […]
A popular narrative emanating from the Big 12 Conference’s exclusion from the inaugural College Football Playoff was that had the roles of Baylor and TCU been instead played by Oklahoma and Texas, things would have shaken out much differently. With Big 12 media days afoot Monday in Dallas, the conference is looking at yet another […]
The heavy, four-fingered-white-gloved hand of Disney Corp. is coming down hard on ESPN, to the tune of a quarter-billion dollars. Just this week, we’ve seen the Worldwide Leader’s cost-cutting measures result in separations with Keith Olbermann and Colin Cowherd, but focus turns to where the real bulk of ESPN’s budget lies: live-game broadcast rights. ESPN […]
Bovada released adjusted Heisman Trophy odds Tuesday, and atop its list of 35 candidates is TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin. Now sitting at 6/1, he pulled slightly ahead of Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott, who headed up Bovada’s odds in May. Boykin was arguably worthy of an invite to New York for last year’s Heisman […]
Over the last 15 years, TCU has produced All-Americans, a Hall of Famer, run the table in the regular season twice, won a Big 12 Conference championship and a Rose Bowl. But Friday, Gary Patterson unlocked a new achievement that solidifies the Horned Frogs as national powers, landing a commitment from 5-star prospect and the […]
One of the ways in which Texas A&M continuously tweaks rival Texas since the former’s move to the SEC is with the hashtag “WRTS.” For those unversed in Twitterese, that translates to We Run This State, a not-so-subtle declaration that the Aggies are the foremost players in the Texas football landscape. With the backing of […]
Earlier today on TodaysU.com, I pointed to Alabama offensive line coach Mario Cristobal as standing on the cusp of being college football’s It Man once head coaching vacancies open at season’s end. A proven winner at FIU and an outstanding recruiter for Alabama, that Cristobal is entering his third season as an assistant and not […]
