Auburn Stops Oregon’s Running Game to Win National Championship

And it wasn’t because Cam Newton played the game of his life as many expected.  However, Auburn adjusted to the fact that Oregon’s defense was pressuring and stopping Newton and up stepped freshman running back Michael Dyer, who  did play the game of his life.  Okay, technically the second best game of his life as […]

BCS Championship Game TONIGHT

Oregon vs Auburn tonight…some things to watch for: http://espn.go.com/espnw/blog/_/post/6008080/bcs-title-game-clash-offensive-titans

Bowl Games: Texas A&M to Cotton Bowl

Texas A&M (9-3) accepted an invitation to play in the 75th Cotton Bowl and will find out on Sunday whom they will face.   The Aggies have made 11 appearance in the game beginning in 1940, however, they have lost their last five (1992, 1993, 1994, 1998 and 2005 Cotton Bowls).  In fact, the last time Texas […]

Week 11 Results (Ranked Teams)

How the top teams performed this weekend: No. 1 Oregon at California. Oregon wins 15-13. Georgia at No. 2 Auburn. Auburn wins 49-31. San Diego State at No. 3 TCU. TCU wins 40-35. No. 4 Boise State at Idaho State. Boise State wins 52-14. LA-Monroe at No. 5 LSU. LSU wins 51-0. No. 6 Stanford […]

Five Games to Watch in Week 11

Preview of Week 11 in College Football:  Five Games to Know About (UPDATED WITH RESULTS) No. 1 Oregon at California Georgia at No. 2 Auburn San Diego State at No. 3 TCU Kansas at no. 8 Nebraska No. 20 Virginia Tech at North Carolina Back to Top ^ No. 1 Oregon (9-0) at California (5-4): […]

The Rose Bowl: New Rules and Why They Might Impact Stanford

 The reason why there has already been discussion about the Rose Bowl (taking place in January 2011) is that the likely Pac-10 Champion, Oregon, may ultimately play in the National Championship Game.  If this happens, then the question becomes:  who plays in the Rose Bowl game in Oregon’s place?  Under normal circumstances if the Rose […]

Week 9 Results: Three Higher Ranked (but not necessarily favored) Teams Fall

BIG 12 No. 6 Missouri 17 (7-1) at No. 14 Nebraska (7-1).  Nebraska wins 31-17: Nebraska’s offense is clearly more dominant running the ball than passing it.  However, there is an observation to be made that perhaps they’re just taking advantage of the weaknesses of their opponents.  (I know the likely reality is that the […]

Texas Loses to Baylor for the First Time Since 1997

Yes, Texas lost to Baylor for the first time since 1997.  And Mack Brown, Bill Little and the PR Department at UT are all collectively saying “add it to the list.”  Meaning that ever since Texas lost to UCLA, the phrase “for the first time since 1997” has been on repeat for the Longhorns.  The […]

Preview: Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans

This game features in-state rivals who have had many memorable meetings over the years.  The last time Michigan won was in 2007, prior to the Rich Rodriguez era.  To win that game, the Wolverines had to come back from a 10 point deficit with just 7:40 remaining.  After the game Michigan running back Mike Hart […]

Week 2 College Football Headlines

September 9th Headlines following the first week of College Football’s return… ARKANSAS – Team works to clean up run game; LSU – LSU might reshuffle offensive line; MIAMI – Canes trying to simulate noise at Horseshoe; MICHIGAN – ND coach: It’s tough to prepare for Denard Robinson; NOTRE DAME – Going simple paying off for […]