0 comments by Matt Zemek on 9/4/2014
The larger theater of early-season football is defined and dominated by chaos. It’s not as though teams generally figure everything out in week two, especially if they played a cupcake in week one. We’re still very much in that part of the season when teams with young players at key positions are immersed in that […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 9/3/2014
This past week, the resumption of the college football season brought a nation of fans and observers back in touch with the uniquely exasperating experiences that flow from the sport’s rule and policy structure… and its replay-booth reviewers. Lots of situations once again exposed various loopholes, inconsistencies, and overall deficiencies in the way the sport’s […]
0 comments by The Editors on 9/2/2014
In yesterday’s Editors’ Roundtable at TSS, we looked at two of the more significant games from week one and identified our off-the-radar developments from the opening weekend of the new season. Today, we take a broader look at the college football landscape by examining two basic kinds of controversies: voting… and Wisconsin’s quarterback situation. * […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 9/1/2014
The Z Section will often feature a single-issue essay, but week one of a college football season is a good time for a notebook, touching on several items of interest so that you’re brought in touch with a wide cross-section of the college football world as the sport returns to our televisions and the rhythms […]
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We finally have games to review. It’s one of the best feelings any group of college football chroniclers can have. The editorial staff at The Student Section evaluates the two neutral-site games that turned out to be a lot closer than many expected. We also identify the off-the-radar developments from week one that are worth noting. * […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/31/2014
One week. It’s not much, but it’s something. One week. After eight months of pure talk, the nation’s FBS college football teams finally took the field in live games. We should know by now that “it’s only one game,” and that late-August football is a supremely volatile creature. The first three to four weeks of […]
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You’re going to read a lot more about week one of the new college football season in the coming days at The Student Section. After eight months of speculation, live games have returned to our world, and the annual vastness of the offseason makes week one feel like a sensory overload. You’ll get plenty of […]
0 comments by TSS LOCKER on 8/30/2014
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The James Franklin era began in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday, and the Nittany Lions’ new coach was able to celebrate a last-play win over the UCF Knights. His kicker, Sam Ficken, was straight and true on a field goal at the final gun. Here was the moment coach and kicker shared together, at 0:26 of […]
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This shouldn’t be seen as representative of most Oklahoma State fans, but a few “Pokes partisans” managed to pull off the “insensitive and very probably foolish since you’re likely to lose big” daily double near the College GameDay set on the morning of the Cowboys’ game against Florida State. Image courtesy of SB Nation
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The Houston Cougars opened their gleaming new ballpark, TDECU Stadium, Friday night, thinking they would build on a very encouraging 2013 season and smack the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners. They didn’t. Here was Houston’s night in one photo, courtesy of
0 comments by TSS LOCKER on 8/29/2014
There’s no need to dance around or otherwise evade the term. This was a cheap shot leveled by a Jacksonville State defender against Michigan State starting quarterback Connor Cook in the first quarter of Friday night’s game. Cook had to be carried to the sideline after the play. The vine is courtesy of
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The FBS college football season technically began on Wednesday, but Thursday marked the first extended slate of games. Therefore, the worst punt seen on Thursday night takes the clubhouse lead as the worst punt of the season, via
0 comments by TSS LOCKER on 8/28/2014
The 2014 college football season is just getting started, and we have a lot of games in front of us. Let’s not turn uncomplicated game summaries into term papers, okay? Here, via Patrick Southern, is your one-tweet summary of Wake Forest’s 17-10 loss to Louisiana-Monroe, keeping in mind that the Demon Deacons scored their touchdown […]
