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Gary Pinkel at 2014 SEC Media Days Gary Pinkel has coached the best short-field team in the SEC over the past two seasons. Missouri has squeezed more production out of this one stat than any other SEC team since the start of the 2012 campaign.

As Gary Pinkel leaves, Missouri leaves behind several lessons

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There’s still so much to process and absorb about Gary Pinkel’s retirement at the University of Missouri… and no, we’re not even talking about the off-field stuff from a rather remarkable week in Columbia. The larger drama enfolding the program last week was quite compelling, regardless of personal views. For some, that series of events […]

The Carousel: It’s a time machine for FBS coaches

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“It’s not a spaceship. It’s a time machine.” Don Draper’s description of “The Carousel” (not the wheel) in the Mad Men season one finale is not just the heart of one of the great moments and speeches in the history of television. It is an accurate depiction of how the college football coaching carousel will enable […]

Bob Stoops is the star of “Survivor: Oklahoma”

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It’s deja vu at Oklahoma, in a beautiful and redemptive way. * It has been a recurring theme for most of the past five years: A number of college football’s more entrenched and credentialed coaches were running up against the reality that their programs were getting stale, or at the very least, losing the momentum […]

TUSCALOOSA, AL – NOVEMBER 07: Derrick Henry #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide rushes away from Jamal Adams #33 of the LSU Tigers in the second quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 7, 2015 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

5 Things We Learned From Week 11

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Heading into week 11, I cautioned everyone to disregard the College Football Playoff rankings because there was plenty of football left to play, and there was a lot that could still happen. Saturday’s action proved this point perfectly. Four 0f the top 10 teams suffered painful losses, while the squads that many felt were ranked […]

College Football Case Studies: Oregon

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Editor’s Note: The Student Section begins a series of team-specific examinations meant to show how analysis can and does change over the course of the season. The Pac-12 might be out of the playoff, but the Oregon Ducks represent a primary case of how teams are very different in November compared to October… and compared […]

Stanford’s playoff hopes come crashing down

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In a college football season when everything has constantly been fluid, Stanford had built itself up surely and slowly. After looking mediocre at best against Northwestern in its opening game, Stanford rebounded and worked its way back into the top 10. Not only that, the Cardinal looked great in their wins. Aside from a two-point win […]

at McLane Stadium on November 14, 2015 in Waco, Texas.

Oklahoma Bests Baylor, Vaults into College Football Playoff Picture

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Shortly after the College Football Playoff rankings came out, many media experts said that the Big 12 needed to produce an undefeated champion in order to get a team in the field. Naturally, I disagree. I even made the case for it in Friday’s column about what to expect this weekend. In case you didn’t […]

HOUSTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 05: Houston Cougars take the field against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles on September 5, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

Houston, Memphis and the American Dream for the Cougars

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The last time Houston had a chance to step to a moment and make a splash on the national stage, it face-planted. It was 2011 and the undefeated Cougars, ranked seventh in the AP poll, hosted Southern Mississippi in the Conference USA title game and got run out of their own building, 49-28. That was […]

STARKVILLE, MS – NOVEMBER 14: Jonathan Allen #93 of the Alabama Crimson Tide tackles Dak Prescott #15 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium on November 14, 2015 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

The Pac-12 is done, and clarity has been added

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Deep into Saturday night, Utah lost to Arizona when Arizona couldn’t throw the ball forward other than for one play in overtime. It was preceded by an equal parts stunning and bitter loss for Stanford at home to Oregon … a team the Cardinal tortured when the stakes were switched and one was the hunter […]

BATON ROUGE, LA – NOVEMBER 14: Brandon Allen #10 of the Arkansas Razorbacks looks to pass during the first quarter of a game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium on November 14, 2015 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Arkansas, Oregon find new life after unmet expectations

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There’s an obscure, not-much-believed artifact from Biblical lore known as the Lazarus Bowl. It’s the stuff of science fiction to most, but the story goes that an old woman was making a pottery bowl when Christ raised Lazarus from the dead and his voice was recorded into the object. It’s more of a fringe lunatic […]

of the Michigan Wolverines against the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium on November 14, 2015 in Bloomington, Indiana.

Michigan learning how to win at the cost of self-snake bitten Indiana

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It’s hard to believe the muff heard ’round the college football world was a month ago. Michigan, then the team that lost with four of a kind Kings that day, now suddenly keeps winning with a pair of 10s, at best. Most are probably surprised Michigan is here … an Ohio State win at home […]

STARKVILLE, MS – NOVEMBER 14: Jonathan Allen #93 of the Alabama Crimson Tide tackles Dak Prescott #15 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium on November 14, 2015 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Alabama wins up front and on the ground

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When Alabama has faltered recently in SEC play, and that has been rare over the last five to six years, it has been predominantly to quarterbacks who have the ability to get outside the pocket and run. Enter Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott, who is the unquestioned leader of the Bulldogs and fits that profile […]

AMES, IA – NOVEMBER 14: Quarterback Mason Rudolph #2 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys breaks away from linebacker Willie Harvey #16 of the Iowa State Cyclones as he scrambles for yards in the first half of play at Jack Trice Stadium on November 14, 2015 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Mason Rudolph; Willie Harvey

Oklahoma State silences the ghosts of Ames… and 2011

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We’re two weeks past Halloween, but on Saturday evening in Ames, Iowa, the Oklahoma State Cowboys had to confront some ghosts. On a mid-November night in 2011, Mike Gundy’s team stood tantalizingly close to a spot in the BCS National Championship Game. The Cowboys could taste it, knowing that with just a few more wins […]

Gary Pinkel’s tenure at Missouri was simply Devine

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The word “extraordinary” can be used casually, to the point that the word loses its heft and its force. The past week for Missouri football was truly extraordinary… and it’s not even over. A chaotic and bewildering week ends for Missouri with the Tigers’ game against BYU on Saturday night in Arrowhead Stadium. The dramatic events […]

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