College Football

It was another of those “college football four nights in a row” type of weekends, with games Wednesday through Saturday. Things got off to a rousing start Thursday night as unbeaten Colorado shocked West Virginia, 17-14, thanks to a 25-yard field goal from Aric Goodman (pictured at right) in overtime. Things got even better for […]

In mostly lopsided set of victories for the top teams in the land, a couple notable teams managed only a scoreboard three-spot: Auburn, Ohio State. In a game I didn't watch, but wish I had, Auburn squeaked out a one point victory over Mississippi State. In a game I did watch, but wish I hadn't, […]

It's time for another weekly edition of college football's Dirty Dozen ranking the Top 12 teams in the country. This week, I was able to watch one of the nation's best teams in person, as I went to the Wisconsin-Fresno State game. After managing to catch some highlights of the Ohio State-USC blowout on TiVo, […]

It’s often said that it’s easier to be the hunter rather than the hunted. The East Carolina football team will find out soon enough whether that statement is true or not. It’s often said that it’s easier to be the hunter rather than the hunted. The East Carolina football team will find out soon enough […]

Here we go with my first edition of college football's Dirty Dozen, a weekly ranking of the nation's Top 12 teams. This past weekend, the number of surprises were few, but one non-BCS team landed the biggest punch of all. The pride of Conference USA, East Carolina, stunned West Virginia, knocking WVU completely from my […]

Dirty Dozen, my Top 12 teams in college football after two weeks:1. Oklahoma (2-0) — The Sooners doubled-up the Bearcats on their way to an easy victory in Norman. This was a good victory but fans are right to be concerned about the 365 all-purpose yards given up to one player (WR Marshwan Gilyard). Dirty […]

The gap between the "haves" and "have nots" in college football continues to shrink. Around the country on Saturday, teams from smaller conferences played big against the big guys and played them well! East Carolina toppled their second straight top-25 team, dominating No. 8 West Virginia, 24-3. Ohio State needed a dropped punt to beat […]

In watching the end of BYU’s 28-27 college football win over Washington, I saw the worst officating call in memory (and that’s saying a lot). In watching the end of BYU’s 28-27 college football win over Washington, I saw the worst officating call in memory (and that’s saying a lot).

In the first half Monday, UCLA quarterback Kevin Craft (right) was the MVP … for Tennessee. In the second half, Craft changed personalities and led the Bruins to a season-opening upset win over No. 18 Tennessee, 27-24, in overtime. In the first half Monday, UCLA quarterback Kevin Craft (right) was the MVP … for Tennessee. […]

LSU beat The [Lame] Ohio State University, 38-24, to win a crystal football trophy and the right to claim they won the Bowl Championship Series. Whoopee! Fans of the Tigers can brag that they’re No. 1, but many college football fans elsewhere will disagree. In this weird college football season there was no standout team […]

In Sunday night’s GMAC Bowl, the last bowl game before the BCS Championship, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane was poised to make history. Tulsa had a chance become the first team in NCAA history to have a 5,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher and three 1,000-yard receivers. Paul Smith needed to throw for 247 yards and Charles Clay […]

With visions of Boise State's thrilling win over Oklahoma in last year's Fiesta Bowl dancing in their heads, more than a fair share of the college football fans tuned into last night's Sugar Bowl may have been hoping that another WAC team, undefeated Hawaii, could pull off a similar victory. Georgia had other ideas, though, […]

In what might be a precursor to the Heisman Trophy vote, Florida’s Tim Tebow won the Davey O’Brien Award, symbolizing the top quarterback in college football. He also won the Maxwell Award as the game’s top player.The Gator stud is the first major college player to run for 20 touchdowns and throw for 20 in […]

Who’s No. 1 in college football? Beats me, and the BCS title game pitting Ohio State vs. LSU won’t settle it either. But we do know that if LSU wins, Azusa Pacific can brag; the same goes for Dakota State if Ohio State wins. It's part of the fun of the College Football Victory Chain […]

In case you missed it. A police dog (and obvious ‘Bama fan) bites an Auburn player during the Auburn-Alabama game: [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=uSpfyIaS6wE] In case you missed it. A police dog (and obvious ‘Bama fan) bites an Auburn player during the Auburn-Alabama game: [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=uSpfyIaS6wE]

Missouri’s football team has been whining all week that they have to play in the Big XII Championship before being given a ticket to the BCS title game. They claim it’s not fair that they have to play a conference championship while other teams (read: Ohio State and Georgia) don’t have to. What a bunch […]

Kansas is no longer unbeaten in college football after the Jayhawks lost, 36-28, to No. 4 Missouri. With the loss, Kansas became the sixth No. 2 team to lose this season. The stage is now set for Missouri to play West Virginia in the BCS title game — if Mizzou beats Oklahoma and West Virginia […]

LSU missed on a 2-point conversion try in the third overtime and lost to Arkansas, 50-48, knocking the Tigers out of the college football national title chase. Great! The BCS system is absurd and now another highly ranked team has fallen, throwing the national title game into chaos. One more piece of evidence that shows […]

Being the second-ranked college football team is hazardous to that team’s health. Oregon was upset, 34-24, by Arizona on Thursday, joining South Florida, USC, Boston College and Cal as No. 2 teams to fall in recent weeks. The Ducks suffered a big blow when Heisman hopeful Dennis Dixon, their quarterback, suffered a knee injury in […]

We are heading into the final few games of the college football season and once again it’s a mess. I have vented about this in the past but the lack of a playoff in elite college football makes this sport ultimately unsatisfying. As it stands now, Ohio State and LSU are 1-2 in the Bowl […]