20 for 20: the college football week that was

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Before we move on to week six of the college football season, let’s take a snapshot of week five, through the lens of 20 statistics from the 20 most intriguing matchups on the schedule. This review won’t tell you everything there is to know about the past week in college football, but it will give […]

LINCOLN, NE – SEPTEMBER 5: Wide receiver Mitch Mathews #10 of the Brigham Young Cougars catches the game winning touchdown in front of linebacker Luke Gifford #12 and safety Nate Gerry #25 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers during their game at Memorial Stadium on September 5, 2015 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images)

5 non-conference wins that won’t mean as much in November as we thought

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HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 29: Tyrone Swoopes #18 of the Texas Longhorns drops back to pass in the first half of their game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on December 29, 2014 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tyrone Swoopes

The future of Charlie Strong at Texas

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Charlie Strong has been fighting an uphill battle since the moment he was hired as head coach at Texas. Boosters and the press questioned his ability to coach the Longhorns, despite going a combined 23-3 in his last two years at Louisville. What did the Texas fans think would happen? Strong has been left to […]

The Student Section’s Pick Six

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Tuesdays can be brutal. Monday is over, the week is still long, and dinner is usually leftovers from the weekend. It is a sad state of affairs, to be honest. So, um… Is it time for some #MACtion yet? No? Well, fine. It doesn’t matter, I guess, except it totally does. Enough rambling. Link dump time. […]

Look: New Oregon uniforms inspired by Lewis & Clark

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Yeah, you read that right…. Nike and the University of Oregon Ducks introduce the new Oregon Pioneers football uniform, which emphasizes Oregon state history. Oregon is a state that has bred innovators, freethinkers and risk-takers since its founding. Nike co-founder Phil Knight is the quintessential example, starting a company by selling shoes out of a car trunk and […]

Florida head coach Jim McElwain celebrates by doing the Gator Chomp after a 28-27 win against Tennessee at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. (Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images)

Jim McElwain, Florida, and the art of culture

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GAINESVILLE, FL – OCTOBER 03: Chad Kelly #10 of the Mississippi Rebels recovers the ball after fumbling it during the first half of the game against the Florida Gators on October 3, 2015 in Gainesville, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)

CFB Playoff: 5 teams that hurt themselves, week 5

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LUBBOCK, TX – SEPTEMBER 26: Aaron Green #22 of the TCU Horned Frogs catches a tipped ball in the end zone for the game winning touchdown late in the 4th quarter against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on September 26, 2015 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. TCU won the game 55-52. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)

CFB Playoff: 5 teams that helped themselves, week 5

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Mike MacIntyre, Hugh Freeze, and the insufficient pursuit of victory

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It is odd and counterintuitive in the extreme. It goes against everything else we see and perceive in these 128 men who are head coaches of FBS college football teams. * The passion, the commitment, the dedication to a sport and one’s players. The sleepless nights, the constant recruiting, the tireless attempt to coach football […]

Mike Gundy, Brian Kelly, and end-of-half caution

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In the latest episode of the college football drama “How Coaches Think,” we present a double affirmation of one particular coaching tendency that’s quite common… but doesn’t have to be. * Saturday witnessed all sorts of coaching missteps. Two particular mistakes were overshadowed — the first one because the coach made a more questionable decision […]

Mike Riley and the maddening truth about football coaches

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We who follow football closely, year after year and decade after decade, know that football coaches are usually conservative creatures — if not on a granular level, certainly on a larger one. Maybe a coach such as Bill Parcells — one of the all-time greats at the pro level (did you know he was also […]

Urban Meyer, a superstar head coach and a national figure in college football, spoke at Big Ten Media Days on Monday in Chicago. Big Ten Network did not provide live coverage of his session with the media. ESPN deserves plenty of criticism for how it elevates the SEC and undercuts the levels of exposure it gives to conferences such as the ACC and Big 12. However, when BTN can’t provide live coverage of Meyer, Mark Dantonio, and the coaches of its other big-name programs, the collection of factors that feed into conference bias becomes a lot more complicated. It’s not just about ESPN loving the SEC too much; it’s about BTN and Pac-12 Networks being markedly inadequate when covering their own conferences. Conference bias is, in other words, a two-way street and a multi-source problem. ESPN’s competitors have to do a better job.

TSS Top 25 Poll After Week 5

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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 this week’s edition, which looks much different than it did last Monday. Rank Team Points 1 Ohio State (6) 186 2 Utah (2) 176 3 Texas Christian […]

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