Boise State 2010 BCS National Champs?
August 2, 2010
After years of being left out the BCS National Title picture the Boise State Broncos have a clear path to BCS Title game. Boise State is no longer the little engine that could. The Broncos return 21 starters from last season’s undefeated season. But talent has never been the reason the Broncos have been left out of the title mix. This season everything the Broncos need is lined up for a march to the BCS Title game. For the 1st time Boise State will start the season ranked in the top 5. They have...
Stanford’s Gerhart Leaves for the NFL
January 17, 2010
After finishing 2nd behind Mark Ingram for the 2009 Heisman trophy, Stanford running back Toby Gerhart has decided to enter the NFL draft. Gerhart led the Pac-10 in rushing and set a Stanford school record in the process. His 1871 yards on the ground earned him the Doak Walker Award which is given to the nation’s top college running back. The Stanford Cardinal are going to miss his production on the field as he amassed 28 touchdown in 2009 (led the nation). If NFL scouts have any doubts about his...
GMAC Bowl Preview: C. Michigan vs. Troy
January 6, 2010
The GMAC Bowl may not be high up on everyone’s list of bowl games to watch, but it may very well be one of the best games this post-season. The Central Michigan Chippewas face the Troy Trojans in a battle of non-BCS conference champions. C. Michigan has been at the top of the Mid-American Conference for several years now with their dynamic offense. Star quarterback Dan LeFevour has led this team once again to double-digit wins and a bowl game. He may be the least known superstar in college football....
Fed Ex Orange Bowl Preview: Iowa vs. Georgia Tech
January 5, 2010
The Fed Ex Orange Bowl will be played Tuesday night on FOX. This match-up is intriguing as both teams have different philosophies on winning. Georgia Tech runs a spread option attack that has baffled opposing defenses all season, while the Iowa Hawkeyes have played stout defense to get to their 10-2 record. The Iowa Hawkeyes started the season 9-0 and ranked in the top-10 in the country. A convincing win over then 5th ranked Penn St in week 5 made it seem as though this was the year that the Hawkeyes...
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Preview: Boise St vs. TCU
January 4, 2010
Perhaps the most anticipated game of the bowl season features two of the most explosive offenses in all of college football. The 6th ranked Boise St. Broncos take on the 4th ranked TCU Horned Frogs Monday night in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. Outside of the BCS National Championship between Texas and Alabama, no game has been more hyped. Both of these undefeated teams come from non-BCS conferences, and would like to have proven themselves in the big game. However, this game should...
AT&T Cotton Bowl Preview: Oklahoma St. vs. Mississippi
January 2, 2010
The Mississippi Rebels and the Oklahoma St Cowboys meet in the AT&T Cotton Bowl Saturday at 2pm Eastern. The Rebels started the season in the pre-season Top-10, but since a loss to S. Carolina in week 3 they have fallen out of the top 25 altogether. Oklahoma St ended the year with a humiliating shutout loss to the Sooners, but they have plenty of reasons to be proud of their 2009 season. An opening game win vs. a highly rated Georgia team was a tremendous start to the year for the Cowboys. Unfortunately,...
Chick-fil-A Bowl Preview: Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech
December 31, 2009
The 11th ranked Virginia Tech Hokies take on the Tennessee Volunteers in the Chick-fil-A Bowl Thursday night. Each of these teams surely had higher expectations for this year, but will settle for a New Years Eve bowl appearance. Tennessee has been under the microscope since HC Lane Kiffin’s arrival, but has responded nicely thus far. While ending the season with a 7-5 record may not seem like progress to this once prominent program, they had several big wins that will be building blocks towards...
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl Preview: Nebraska vs. Arizona
December 30, 2009
The Pacific Life Holiday Bowl features 2 teams on the rise in college football. The once prominent Nebraska Cornhuskers have not been relevant in the college football arena in over a decade. However, they have slowly turned their program around, and are a couple of good recruiting classes from being back in the limelight. Since Mike Stoops took over the Arizona head coaching job, this team has risen up the Pac-10 hierarchy, and now find themselves in a position to compete with the top teams. With...
Eagle Bank Bowl Preview: UCLA vs. Temple
December 29, 2009
The UCLA Bruins take on the Temple Owls in the Eagle Bank Bowl Tuesday night. Although these teams have ended up in the same game, they have totally different mind-sets in regards to being here. Temple is having one of the best seasons in school history as they finished the year 9-3 overall, and a 7-1 conference record. The Owls rebounded nicely following an opening game loss to Division 2 Villanova. They went on a 9-0 run that included key wins over Navy, Akron and Ball St. Unfortunately, they fell...
Music City Bowl Preview: Clemson vs. Kentucky
December 27, 2009
The Kentucky Wildcats and the Clemson tigers face off in the Music City Bowl on Sunday Night. Both programs have had mediocre seasons and look to cap them off with a bowl victory. Kentucky had been one of the worst teams in the SEC prior to HC Rich Brooks arrival. Since taking over in the 2003 season, he has steadily improved his recruiting, and has turned this Wildcats program into a respectable SEC contender. In Brooks first 3 seasons Kentucky won a meager 9 games combined. Since then, they have...