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Michigan Wolverines 2014 Record: 5-7, (3-5 Big Ten) 1 Burning Question – Just what will the immediate impact of Jim Harbaugh be on the field? Improvement is a funny thing, and your metrics might not be the same as someone else’s. Most times when you coach, you measure it as “we want to be better […]
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On this weeks college football roundtable we discuss the Big 12 Conference. TSS Associate Editors Bart Doan and Terry Johnson join staff writer Kevin Causey and special rotating guests in our weekly roundtables discussing all things college football. Last week we discussed players to watch in the ACC, this week we head over the Big 12 as we […]
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If you were to compile a short list of the most painful losses Steve Spurrier has ever endured as a collegiate head coach, you would include a game he didn’t even lose, the 31-31 tie in 1994 against Florida State. You would also include the 1996 Fiesta Bowl against Nebraska — not so much the […]
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South Carolina Gamecocks 2014 Record: 7-6 overall, 3-5 SEC (Beat Miami in the Independence Bowl) 1 Burning Question: Can the Gamecocks regain their mojo after a down season? Success didn’t come easily for Steve Spurrier at South Carolina. His first five seasons in Columbia netted a 35-28 overall record with a 18-22 SEC record. Many wondered […]
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The United States won its first gold medal at the World University Games since 2005 on Monday in an effort spearheaded by the Kansas Jayhawks (minus Devonte Graham, who was injured, and Svi Mykhailiuk, Cheick Diallo, and Dwight Coleby, who are not American citizens) plus Nic Moore of SMU and Julian DeBose of Florida Gulf […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/14/2015
In December of 2000, Mike Riley was the head coach of the San Diego Chargers. The USC Trojans, crashing and burning as a program, needed to be rescued from the wreckage of the Paul Hackett era. They wanted Mike Riley. To be more specific, they wanted Mike Riley more than they wanted Pete Carroll. However, […]
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Nebraska Cornhuskers 2014 Record: 9-3 overall, 5-3 Big 10 West, Lost Holiday Bowl 1 Will Mike Riley really be able to take Nebraska to higher heights than Bo Pelini … and if not, how will the program take it? If there was a surprising firing last offseason, it was Bo Pelini, who went 67-27 in […]
BATON ROUGE, LA – NOVEMBER 29: Head coach Les Miles of the LSU Tigers reacts during pre game before playing the Arkansas Razorbacks at Tiger Stadium on November 29, 2013 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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The start of the 2015 college football season is less than two months away and just about every head coach has his concerns. For a number, the upcoming season is one they could spend on the hot seat while for others, it’s a matter of living up to expectations. For these five head coaches, their […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 7/13/2015
Auburn players hope they don’t get to see the real “angry face” that new defensive coordinator Will Muschamp busted out many at Florida. It looks like Auburn LB Kris Frost might have seen a version of it, though, because he did a Muschamp impression at SEC Media Days….
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You can hate the proliferation of bowl games all you want, but for some teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision, a bowl game means a lot more than meets the eye. Sure, Michigan does not much care about the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl. Oklahoma — it is clear — did not care at all about […]
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Duke Blue Devils 2014 Record: 9-4 overall, 5-3 ACC (lost to Arizona State in the Sun Bowl) 1 Burning Question: Will The Devils Win 9 Games for the Third Year in a Row? After two decades of futility, Duke football set a school record last year by winning nine games for the second straight season. […]
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While we’re getting closer, the 2015-’16 season is still several weeks away. With that in mind, here are seven additional plays that’ll get you fired up for college football season. 7 – Wentworth Waltzes In (Cal Poly at Fresno State 2013) While this play isn’t as famous as some of the others on this list, […]
DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 11: Head coach Charlie Strong of the Texas Longhorns at Cotton Bowl on October 11, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Texas Longhorns 2014 Record: 6-7 (lost to Arkansas in Texas Bowl) 1 Burning Question: Can Texas Make a Significant Leap in Year No. 2 Under Strong After an 8-5 finish in 2013 was enough to end the career of Mack Brown, the Longhorns took a step back in 2014, going just 6-7 under first-year head […]
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On Wednesday and Thursday we discussed the ACC in our rountable and today we pick an ACC Champion. TSS Associate Editors Bart Doan and Terry Johnson join staff writer Kevin Causey and a special rotating guest in our weekly roundtable discussing all things college football. Earlier this week we discussed players to watch and the most improved teams […]
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UCLA and adidas today unveiled the new Bruins Primeknit core football uniforms, which will make their on-field debut on Saturday, Sept. 5 vs. Virginia for the team’s season opener. Paying homage to the UCLA tradition of grit and toughness, the new core uniforms were crafted with speed and valiance in mind. Developed in collaboration with […]
