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The College Basketball Hate Map

Last week, you saw college football’s hate map, and there were a lot of results that just didn’t seem to square with what we know to be true. Ole Miss the most hated team in both Alabama AND New Mexico? Yeah, sure. The just-released college basketball hate map is a lot more accurate. Yet, there […]

Summer Reading: Athlon Anonymous

It was one of the best series of articles from the past week in college football publishing. 

Summer Reading: Pat Narduzzi

You can always find fascinating insights into the world — and craft — of coaching at the Coaching Search website, run in conjunction with 247 Sports. This past week, staffer

Summer Reading: Richard Deitsch CFB Media Roundtable

The SEC Network is about to be born. Chris Fowler replaces Brent Musburger on Saturday nights and in the national championship game spotlight. The College Football Playoff brings the sport its first true “Selection Sunday” on Dec. 7. It’s a brave new world for college football as it is seen (and covered) on television.

Summer Reading: Stewart Mandel

Who doesn’t like to read about the Alabama Crimson Tide and various other subjects under the college football sun on an early-August weekend? Consider this part of your weekend media brunch buffet, as you prepare for the 2014 campaign. College football writer-commentator 

Neutral parties with an awareness of the history of UCF football were happy for the two black-shirted figures in this picture… but not the gold-shirted figure with white hair on the left.

O’Leary Denies Report that He’s Stepping Down

You’ve got to love social media. In the age of Facebook and Twitter, we have instant access to news as it develops. Unfortunately, social media can get things wrong. Earlier today, reports surfaced that UCF head coach George O’Leary was going to step down at UCF this year. George O’Leary is considering stepping down at […]

GIVE IT TO ME AGAIN! GIVE IT TO ME AGAIN! AGAIN! AGAIN!

Unofficially, Steve Spurrier has delivered a newsworthy quote every 16.9 seconds this week, and he’s created a click-bait-level image once every 7.2 seconds this past week. The man gives the people (and journalists, and blogsites) what they want. He doesn’t give the NCAA a break, though. Here’s the lastest verbal dagger from Spurrier, courtesy of […]

Texas head coach Charlie Strong isn’t interested in creating a splash with his words, and with good reason. He just wants to put in the work needed to lift Texas back to the top of the Big 12… and all of college football. He’ll likely need more than a year to do so.

Summer Reading: Tim Keown On Charlie Strong

Charlie Strong is trying to bring Texas out of the shadows of mediocrity. This past week at ESPN The Magazine, accomplished sportswriter

Summer Reading: Pittsburgh’s Patrick Amara

It’s the weekend, but it’s not a college football weekend… not yet. An FCS game greets the world on Aug. 23, and the first FBS Saturday doesn’t arrive until Aug. 30. These next few weekends, then, give you an opportunity to read up on the coming season. We at The Student Section are here to […]

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