GAINESVILLE, FL – OCTOBER 11: Leonard Fournette #7 of the LSU Tigers carries the ball during the second quarter of the game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on October 11, 2014 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)

TSS Top 25 Poll After Week 7

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At the conclusion of each week’s games, the staff at the Student Section will team with writers from other Bloguin sites to publish a Top 25 poll. Here’s the latest installment, with some notes and analysis about our panel’s choices. Rank Team Points 1 Ohio State (5) 142 2 Utah (1) 141 3 Clemson 130 […]

Michigan State-Michigan and the ball-spotting crisis in college football

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A month ago, I wrote about the ball-spotting problem in college football, one of the most underreported yet significant flaws in the sport as an on-field product. This severe deficiency continues to receive very little attention from media outlets, at least when viewed through the prism of saturation coverage. “The media” can be a vague […]

Michigan State-Michigan and a world of second-guessing

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It is unavoidable. It is a law of nature. It is a reality as old as time. Whenever an all-time blunder with game- and season-changing significance occurs in a major sport, you can count on human beings to criticize the coach or (in a solo-athlete sport) the thought process of the athlete. Naturally, football is […]

The Student Section’s Pick Six

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Picking on people should not be considered normal. It does not matter if they did something silly or something considered dumb, it isn’t cool to take to the mean streets of social media to poke someone when they are already down. And, yes, this includes punters. They are people too. Link dump. * College Football […]

ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 05: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Louisville Cardinals rolls away from the Auburn Tigers at Georgia Dome on September 5, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

5 Teams With Losing Records That Will Qualify for a Bowl Game

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For most people Monday is the worst day of the week. In fact, it probably is for absolutely everyone except for the Mamas and Papas. With that in mind, I’m going to write something positive to get everyone’s week off to a good start. Here’s a list a five teams with a losing record that […]

EVANSTON, IL – SEPTEMBER 5: Northwestern Wildcats defenders tackle Christian McCaffrey #5 of the Stanford Cardinal at Ryan Field on September 5, 2015 in Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern defeated Stanford 16-6. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

The Year of the 180: College football can’t make up its mind in 2015

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No, you’re not seeing the weekly parade of upsets which marked the 2007 college football season. The theme and trajectory of the 2015 campaign are changing to a certain degree. Yet, what still feels a lot like 2007 is that the collection of national championship contenders does not seem to exist at a markedly higher […]

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – OCTOBER 17: Quarterback Travis Wilson #7 of the Utah Utes passes the ball in the second quarter of their game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Rice-Eccles Stadium on October 17, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)

Utah Overcomes Special Teams Gaffes, Arizona State to Take Commanding Lead in Pac-12 South

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It wasn’t pretty, but in the end, Utah took a commanding two-game lead in the Pac-12 South thanks to an outstanding effort from the Ute defense and the precision passing of Travis Wilson. Make no mistake about it: Utah’s defense was outstanding against the Sun Devils. Sure, the scoreboard says the team gave up 18 […]

SOUTH BEND, IN – OCTOBER 17: JuJu Smith-Schuster #9 of the USC Trojans makes a 37-yard reception for a first down against KeiVarae Russell #6 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first quarter of the game at Notre Dame Stadium on October 17, 2015 in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

USC, a talented tease, can’t stay the course against Notre Dame

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We start this story with a general point about the way in which teams lose. Many fans would rather see their teams lose big than lose by one point in the final seconds. Some fans would have it the other way. I have my own view, and you have yours, and where you stand is […]

at Tiger Stadium on October 17, 2015 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

LSU wins a game, but Florida wins respect and confidence

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In the larger run of any sports season, some losses are more meaningful and devastating than others. Yet, you don’t have to think too hard to realize that in football, each individual loss is far more significant and weighty than in other team sports. Great baseball teams will still lose 60 games a season. Great […]

WATCH: Utah’s Kenneth Scott’s One-Handed Grab

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It’s tough to make a catch like this in any weather, let alone pouring down rain. Yet, Kenneth Scott came up with the grab and would score a TD on the following play to put the Utes ahead 14-10. Kenneth Scott’s one-handed catch http://t.co/XE1PH7jJfd — Terry P. Johnson (@SectionTPJ)

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