Nov 9, 2013; Morgantown, WV, USA; Texas Longhorns running back Joe Bergeron (24) celebrates after beating the West Virginia Mountaineers 47-40 in overtime at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
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I am definitely late to the party on this, but that is only because I have been doing a lot of thinking. More specifically, some soul-searching, watching sunrises and sunsets, and things of that nature. Why am I thinking deeply? It’s all because Jim McElwain’s tirade, directed at Kelvin Taylor on Saturday, has brought us […]
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Two weeks of college football are down. Some teams have thrilled and some have fizzled. TSS associate editors Bart Doan and Terry Johnson join staff writer Kevin Causey in our weekly roundtable to discuss teams that need to right the ship immediately before their season is lost. Before you read our roundtable make sure to bookmark our […]
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When college football fans and commentators talk about bad officiating decisions every Saturday (or Thursday night, or Friday night), the biggest complaints generally revolve around pass interference, holding, and completed passes. The stakes are high, and holding penalties are so commonplace in the sport that the decision to either make or withhold a call on […]
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One topic which is discussed on every college football Saturday, in one form or another, is: “How aggressive should Team X be in Situation Y?” Should you go for two at the end of regulation or in the first overtime? Should you go for it on fourth and two at midfield in a 10-10 tie […]
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This past week, Arkansas head coach Bret Bielema made news when he knocked Ohio State’s strength of schedule. Current or former Wisconsin sports coaches have not had very nice things to say about Ohio State. Bo Ryan’s “deal with it!” has made him a foremost enemy of Buckeye Nation, and Bielema, formerly at Wisconsin, is […]
This is what Les Miles must feel like when his team averages at least four yards per carry in a game. No team has a higher winning percentage in such games since the 2005 FBS season.
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Coaching college football is serious business. Coaching college football in the SEC is almost a sacred trust. You would think that in a billion-dollar industry, coaches — if they felt they couldn’t personally handle the task of managing endgame situations — would make a relevant adjustment. You’d think that coaches would delegate the responsibility to […]
PROVO, UT – SEPTEMBER 12: Mitchell Juergens #87 of the Brigham Young Cougars catches this 4th down, 4th quarter go ahead touchdown between defenders Darian Thompson #4 and Dylan Sumner-Gardner #29 of the Boise State Broncos at LaVell Edwards Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Provo, Utah. BYU won 35-24. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
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EAST LANSING, MI – SEPTEMBER 12: Chris Frey #23 of the Michigan State Spartans sacks Vernon Adams Jr. #3 of the Oregon Ducks at Spartan Stadium on September 12, 2015 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
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Every week after all of the games have concluded, the staff at the Student Section will team with writers from other Bloguin sites to publish a Top 25 poll. Here’s what our poll looks like after week 2. Rank Team Points 1 Ohio State (8) 224 2 Michigan State (1) 207 3 Alabama 197 4 […]
PROVO, UT – SEPTEMBER 12: Mitchell Juergens #87 of the Brigham Young Cougars catches this 4th down, 4th quarter go ahead touchdown between defenders Darian Thompson #4 and Dylan Sumner-Gardner #29 of the Boise State Broncos at LaVell Edwards Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Provo, Utah. BYU won 35-24. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)
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Thanks to three games between top 25 opponents, a handful of solid “mid-major” matchups, and a couple of mild upsets, week two of the college football season was one of the most exciting in recent memory. Here are some thoughts and items to take away from this weekend’s action: Michigan State is a national championship […]
EAST LANSING, MI – SEPTEMBER 12: head coach Mark Helfrich of the Oregon Ducks talks to Vernon Adams Jr. #3 of the Oregon Ducks during the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Spartan Stadium on September 12, 2015 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
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Fans, when told that “YOUR TEAM IS SO LUCKY!”, often get upset. Indeed, it often feels like an insult to be told that your college football team won a game because it was fortunate more than anything else. I’ve been there. Before any of us who write about sports began to watch games as chroniclers, […]
Sep 12, 2015; East Lansing, MI, USA; Oregon Ducks quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. (3) gets grabbed by Michigan State Spartans linebacker Darien Harris (45) during the second quarter at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
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The complete overhaul of Michigan State football under head coach Mark Dantonio continues, in every conceivable form and fashion. Clearly, the Spartans pull in better talent than they used to. Just as clearly, that talent is coached and deployed better than it ever was under a litany of predecessors, including a fellow by the name […]
