Nebraska, UCLA, and the number 17: What does it mean?

The number 17 is not the over-under for Saturday’s Foster Farms Bowl between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the UCLA Bruins in Santa Clara, California. The number 17 isn’t the spread by which UCLA is favored against its 5-7 bowl opponent from the Heartland. Could it be the number of thousands of people which will attend […]

Northeastern ready to defend its CAA title

The beauty of college basketball is that you can lose big and painfully, but it will never be your end. That was the fate of Northeastern when it hosted top-ranked Michigan State on Dec. 19. The Huskies took it to the Spartans early before ultimately fading late and losing by 20 points. The loss stung, […]

Michigan State, unbeaten but vigilant, works towards perfection

Michigan State is undefeated, but the Spartans aren’t perfect. There’s a big difference between having zero losses and mastering one’s craft. The Spartans are coming off a pair of games that tested their mettle in different ways, and showed how far this talented club still needs to go. Michigan State traveled to Boston on Dec. […]

Toledo caps a successful season with a victory over Temple

In its first game under new head coach Jason Candle, Toledo capped off a very successful season. The Rockets also gave us a glimpse of what appears to be a very bright future for the program. Make no mistake about it: the 2015-’16 campaign was Toledo’s best in over 15 years. Sure, the Rockets failed […]

Ratings will tell how long the CFB Playoff continues this New Year’s Eve charade

In case you haven’t noticed, college football and ESPN have been running advertisements reminding you that college football playoff games are on New Year’s Eve, and at one point in the lyrically-challenged remake of Auld Lang Syne, they say that “missing out is not an option,” because nothing says “I can’t miss this” like someone […]

2 Jan 1996: Running back Ahman Green of the University of Nebraska carries the football during the Cornhuskers 62-24 Fiesta Bowl win over the University of Florida at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Dunn/Allsport

10 of college football’s most historically significant bowl games

Some of the greatest bowl games in college football history are readily identifiable: the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, the 1984 Orange Bowl, the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, the 2006 Rose Bowl, and others on that level of esteem. A number of bowl games in that vein, however, aren’t discussed enough — not because they were played so well, not because […]

Georgia State to buy Turner Field and turn into football stadium

With the Atlanta Braves moving to the suburbs many wondered what would happen to Turner Field in downtown Atlanta. The Georgia Dome, home to the Atlanta Falcons and also where the Georgia State Panthers play, will also be giving way to a new stadium. This left Georgia State looking for new digs and there were […]

Clemson’s 1981 championship team earned its place in history

The 1981 college football season marked a very different time in the life of the sport. At this point in its evolution, college football was defined by defenses and by the old maxims about running the ball, playing defense, and being fundamentally sound in the kicking game. The poll-and-bowl system wasn’t all that close to […]

Trevor Knight

A Knight to Rescue a QB-Needy Team

Say the name “Trevor Knight” to the average fan and the first thing that comes up will probably be the 2014 Sugar Bowl. Knight played superbly in Oklahoma’s upset win over Alabama, strafing the Crimson Tide’s defense for 348 yards passing and four touchdowns. It looked like a coming out party for a redshirt freshman […]

The most important college football games Alabama ever played

Roughly 90 years ago, the Alabama Crimson Tide established themselves as the signature program of the Southern United States. Today, a second straight appearance in the College Football playoff — following three BCS national championships and a full-fledged revival of the program under Nick Saban — has reaffirmed Alabama’s place as the South’s ultimate program… […]

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