Big 12 expansion may not be inevitable — the University of Texas reportedly has issues, and it’s well established that the Longhorns wield more clout than much of the conference. Nevertheless, as the din of conference realignment grows, and nonsensical arguments contingent on seemingly arbitrary percentages gain traction, the possibility of Big 12 expansion has […]
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Bowl Preview Bonanza Part III: Bowl Season Is Rolling
Now that Christmas is past, the bowl season kicks into high-gear. For college football fans, the coming week is akin to the various post-Christmas sales retailers offer immediately after Dec. 25. For bargain-hounds, the holidays are just beginning. It’s the same for football junkies, who have a deluge of games now through New Year’s to […]
Four Downs on Week 13: An Ode to Another College Football Season
Another college football season is in the books, pending conference championship games, bowls and a handful of Sun Belt and Big 12 matchups next week. The melancholy hit me at various moments this week. I realized Tuesday that I was witnessing my last midweek #MACtion until next November. Regular seasons wrapped on Friday, and again […]
Thursday Six-Pack: Previewing College Football’s Opening Night
‘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 […]
College Football News June 13: Jim Harbaugh Piques Nation’s Interest
Michigan football has not had the kind of positive buzz emanating from it that head coach Jim Harbaugh is generating since the week leading up to the “Game of the Century” with Ohio State in 2006. Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News writes that Jim Harbaugh is “The Most Interesting Man in College […]
College Football News June 8: Pac-12 Announces Injury Spotters
Safety concerns remain one of the most vexing issues for football at all levels. In the college game, the Pac-12 is enacting a proactive in 2015 with the introduction of injury spotters. The conference issued a release to media Sunday night, detailing this and other new measures designed to combat players participating with injuries — […]
College Football Playoff vs. Final Four
The introduction of the first College Football Playoff and its four-team format was sure to spawn comparisons to college sports’ other four-team spectacle, basketball’s Final Four. Remove preference of football or basketball from the equation. Based purely on the ethos of each spectacle, which is superior? This year marks the first time fans can debate […]
College Basketball Games to Watch for Thursday, Jan. 29
Two of the nation’s premiere freshmen headline the slate of college basketball games to watch for Thursday, Jan. 29. GAME OF THE NIGHT NO. 16 MARYLAND at OHIO STATE WHEN: 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT TV: ESPN D’Angelo Russell is on a tear. The Ohio State freshman phenom scored 27 points in a loss at […]