Week 2 featured three games pitting Top 10 Group of 5 and independent teams against one another. Those games — Louisiana Tech-Western Kentucky, Temple-Cincinnati and Boise State-BYU - provided some of the weekend’s best football. However, the Group of 5 teams to make the biggest splash were previously unranked. The Mid-American Conference scored a pair […]
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Aug. 20 News: Ricky Town Eyeing Arkansas?
USC transfer quarterback Ricky Town is not waiting long to scout potential destinations, per syndicated radio host Bo Mattingly. Recruiting Update: Multiple sources say USC QB transfer Ricky Town is on Arkansas campus for a visit and will be at practice tonight. — Bo Mattingly (@SportsTalkwBo) August 19, 2015 Should Town become a Razorback in […]
Best Group of Five Nonconference Games in 2015
A variety of outlets are filling the 12 remaining weeks before college football season begins with countdowns of the best games, whether nonconference, intra-league or across divisions. Well, I feel pretty confident writing that in the sea of college football listicles, the following — spotlighting the best Group of Five nonconference games in the coming […]
College Football News June 11: Auburn Returning to the National Title Game?
The Auburn Tigers came one drive shy of winning the 2013 season’s BCS championship, and my, wouldn’t some of the offseason narratives about the strength of the SEC be different if this was the first year sans title after an eight-year run? Well, if Ralph D. Russo’s bowl projections for the Associated Press come to […]
March Madness: Finding Success in Football and Basketball
You’ve probably heard the labels “Basketball School” and “Football School” applied to various college athletic programs. However, on the eve of March Madness 2015, an examination of the 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament and the performance of each university’s football counterparts reveals that success in one can coincide with success in the other. Twenty-seven […]
Week 2 ICYMI: La. Tech’s Kenneth Dixon Runs Wild
With wall-to-wall college football filling the Saturday docket, you may have missed something. No worries-The College Football Huddle’s ICYMI has you covered.
Florida Gators Offer Example of Both Sides of Scheduling FCS
At Tuesday’s SEC meeting in Destin, Florida Gators head coach Will Muschamp suggested he’d rather not schedule opponents from the Football Championship Subdivision. Per George Schroeder of USA Today: Will Muschamp says “We’re probably going to move forward without playing FCS opponents,” but said up to each SEC school to decide. — George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) […]