Poor UCLA. Chances are if you see a highlight reel catch coming from Stanford, it was made against the Bruins. Francis Owusu’s grab Thursday night is the latest, and undeniably the greatest. EXCUSE ME FRANCIS OWUSU HOW CC: @StanfordFball #Pac12FB http://t.co/CxXMFxdZAS — Pac-12 Networks (@Pac12Networks) October 16, 2015 Owusu’s behind-the-back grab around UCLA safety Jaleel Wadood elicits comparison […]
Through one half in Lawrence, Baylor is paying homage to Georgia Tech-Cumberland College on the game’s 99th anniversary. A big part of the deluge is LaQuan McGowan. At around 400 pounds, LaQuan McGowan is big in the most literal sense. But his presence on the offense as a pass-catcher is also big in that other […]
I am anxious to the overlap among those who will criticize UCLA head coach Jim Mora in the coming days over his comments about Myles Jack’s early entry into the NFL draft, and those who wring their hands over Cardale Jones’ choice to return to Ohio State. Mora told reporters following UCLA’s practice Tuesday that […]
Everything you presumed to know about the SEC, either in the preseason or over the course of the 2015 campaign’s first month, can probably go in the trash. Welcome to Four Downs, where I’ll happily accept your refuse! Just be sure to separate the recyclables — the end of the Nick Saban dynasty — from […]
A month of the 2015 campaign is complete, and it went by faster than a Leonard Fournette touchdown run. College football’s season is the shortest of any major sport’s, and September’s end is a harsh reminder. We’re now a third through the season, when it seems just yesterday Montana and North Dakota State were just […]
A month into any season is typically when Heisman Trophy talk begins in earnest. This year’s so-called September Heisman, the player who dominates early conversation, is a runaway: LSU’s Leonard Fournette. Fournette is the first player mainstream, national media outlets have dubbed a definitive favorite. And, as much as I hate spoiling my own No. […]
The eyes of the college football-watching nation turn to the West in Week 4, as the Pac-12 is home to some of Saturday’s premier matchups. Frankly, the Week 4 Saturday Six-Pack could have been more than half Pac-12 games. Arizona-UCLA garnered the spotlight as the College Gameday contest, with Oregon and Utah in the same […]
It’s oh-so fitting, albeit indescribably unfortunate, that the last time we may see UCLA linebacker and running back Myles Jack in Bruin blue-and-gold, he made a game-winning play. UCLA head coach Jim Mora told reporters Wednesday Myles Jack is out for the season with a knee injury. Jack is eligible for next spring’s NFL draft, […]
Though SEC dominance is under rightful scrutiny three weeks into the college football season, the conference dominates the early Heisman conversation. A new SEC running back has taken over the top spot of the CFB Huddle Heisman Top 10, while an SEC quarterback jumps into the mix after a high-profile win. As always, the Heisman […]
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? […]
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 […]
All of one game into his college career, and just a year removed from the beginning of his senior season at St. John Bosco, UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen is pulling in a major honor. Josh Rosen is the Pac-12’s Offensive Player of the Week, beating out noteworthy nominees Royce Freeman (Oregon), Tre Madden (USC) and […]
Week 1 of the college football season isn’t yet in the books – we’ve still got Purdue-Marshall Sunday and the highly anticipated Ohio State-Virginia Tech rematch Monday to round out five consecutive days of action. However, Week 1 Saturday is a wrap, so you may proceed with the customary overreactions. Has any conference been eliminated […]
UCLA head coach Jim Mora announced Tuesday cornerback and returner Ishmael Adams is suspended indefinitely, pending further investigation into his arrest over the weekend. Adams was arrested and held on $100,000 bail Monday for allegedly stealing a cell phone from an Uber driver. Mora is reserving further action for more details to surface. In the […]
