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Week 11 Heisman Top 10: Derrick Henry vs. Deshaun Watson

November performances define Heisman Trophy candidacies. Front-runners like Alabama running back Derrick Henry and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson are hitting their stride at just the right time, both to pace their teams’ title aspirations and bolster their case for college football’s most prestigious, individual award. Derrick Henry now has a rush TD in 15 straight […]

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Week 10 Heisman Top 10: Here Comes Deshaun Watson

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson was on the Heisman Trophy radar before Week 10, but was certainly not in the same air space as TCU’s Trevone Boykin or LSU’s Leonard Fournette. His ascension before the stretch run, however, emphasizes the importance of November over September and October when it comes to college football’s top individual award. […]

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October Superlatives: Trevone Boykin, Alabama Step Up

October attrition starts to whittle down college football’s contenders. The legitimate competitors for conference supremacy and individual honors are revealed as schedules start tightening up. Don’t be surprised when several of the CFB Huddle October Superlatives honorees are in contention for national awards by season’s end — and that includes the Heisman Trophy. Trevone Boykin […]

Patience Paying Off for Larry Fedora’s North Carolina Project

Fan bases’ patience for coaching regimes in college football has never been shorter. By extension, athletic departments’ patience is scant. I’m a firm believer in a head coach having one full recruiting cycle, four years, to show measurable progress. The universally accepted deadline seems to get tighter and tighter, to such a point sweeping referendums […]

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Week 8 Heisman Top 10: Light It Up

Injury may be the single most defining trait of the 2015 college football season’s overall outlook, and it took further toll on the national landscape in Week 8. This time, it had a possibly profound impact on the Heisman Trophy race. Baylor quarterback Seth Russell, gaining ground as the Bears’ schedule tightened and his statistics […]

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Week 7 Heisman Top 10: Chasing Boykin and Fournette

Heisman Trophy front-runners Trevone Boykin and Leonard Fournette continued along in Week 7 at the same remarkable pace each has been on through this season. But the gap between Fournette, Boykin and the field isn’t widening. On the contrary: Playmakers from various, emerging Playoff contenders used this week to strengthen their resumes. Baylor quarterback Seth […]

Bobby Petrino Earned A Shorter Lease Than Most

Barring extreme circumstances, I’m no fan of evaluating coaching tenures in fewer than three years. Bobby Petrino’s stint at Louisville is an exception. Petrino’s Cardinals fell to 2-4 Saturday, losing 41-21 to ACC Atlantic counterpart Florida State. Louisville squandered a halftime lead, getting absolutely bombarded out of intermission for 35 second-half points. Jimbo Fisher and […]