0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 12/16/2014
The army Navy Game is one full of traditions and plenty of fanfare before the opening kickoff. When the weather is good, as it was this past weekend in Baltimore, parachute teams from the army and Navy drop in from the skies above to thunderous applause and a good amount of awe. Ever wanted to […]
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson
Admit it: you’re waiting until the last minute to fill out your bowl picks. While you’ve figured out whom to pick in most of them, there are still a few where you’re prepared to flip a coin. Don’t worry, the Student Section is here to help. Although the staff doesn’t always agree, we’ve all listed […]
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson
One of the things the Student Section strives to provide its readers with is a wide range of opinions about what’s going on in the worlds of college football and basketball. Bowl season is no different, which is why we listed each staff member’s picks against the spread. The number in parentheses is the confidence […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
One of my favorite parts of bowl season is seeing what “swag” the bowls are giving out to the players. The Sports Business Daily does a great job each year with this topic. Here’s the publication’s explanation of bowl swag: At least $5.4M will be spent on gifts that will be given to the ’14-15 […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Last night, Gary Payton II had a historic night against Grambling as the Beavers rolled to a 71-43 victory. Payton II had 10 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. The really interesting thing about the triple double? It was just the second in Oregon State history. The first triple double? It was by Payton Jr’s […]
0 comments by Joe Webb
On the first day of the 2014-15 bowl season, the 9-4 Utah State Aggies will take on the 7-5 UTEP Miners in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. The game begins at 2:20pm and it will be the second bowl game to kick off, followed only by the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl which starts three […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 12/15/2014
Linking conference strength to bowl results is always a tenuous, risky thing to do — it can be done, but it requires great care and an awareness of limitations. The reasons for being cautious about touting — or downgrading — a conference based on bowl performance are obvious. They do, however, demand some care and […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek
You know what the main stories will be when the College Football Playoff arrives on Jan. 1: Can Mark Helfrich not get destroyed in the coaching matchup with Jimbo Fisher? Can Cardale Jones lead Ohio State’s offense with distinction? Can Oregon’s offense deal with an extended layoff, finding rhythm in a situation that is often […]
Marcus Mariota
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 12/13/2014
There are many storylines attached to Marcus Mariota’s Heisman Trophy victory on Saturday night in New York. Dale Newton of Bloguin’s Oregon site, The Duck Stops Here, placed the event in a University of Oregon context. TSS contributor Ryan Palencer wrote about the meaning of the occasion for Mariota’s home state of Hawaii. The absence […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
The infamous throw the ball off a defender’s backside and get an easy score worked for Arizona State as they beat Pepperdine tonight…. Arizona State G Tra Holder inbounds ball off defenders rear end and makes easy layup to complete
0 comments by Kevin Causey
Hello Sam Thompson… There's your normal alley-oop and then there's alley-oops like this!
0 comments by Kevin Causey
The FCS playoff semi-finals started last night and New Hampshire broke out this trick play in the 4th quarter to take an 11 point lead. The Wildcats would go on to win the game 35-30. http://t.co/5OYKuypFjW — CFBZ (@CFBZ)
0 comments by Steve Fetch on 12/12/2014
Michigan is coming off back to back home losses to NJIT and Eastern Michigan, which are ranked 267th and 119th in the KenPom ratings. While the Wolverines were expected to take a bit of a step back this season, they were preseason No. 16 in KenPom, and were ranked 24th in the first regular season […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire
The Army-Navy Game is traditionally played in Philadelphia, but this year the best rivalry game of the college football season heads down I-95 to allow Baltimore to serve as the host for an American sports classic. No matter where the game is played, it remains a treasure in the sport of college football and stands […]
0 comments by Kevin Causey
On Saturday, the 80th Heisman Trophy will be awarded. The expectation is that Oregon’s Marcus Mariota will walk away with the trophy. Mariota has earned the trophy by being consistently excellent all season long. When the Heisman Trophy comes up in conversation, there is often talk of a “Heisman Moment.” While Mariota doesn’t have one […]
