Oklahoma State (2009 Statistics) The Head Coach is Mike Gundy (in his 6th season). They play home games at Boone Pickens Stadium (named for Billionaire financier T. Boone Pickens who has donated $400 million to his alma mater). New/old defensive coordinator Bill Young returned last year for his third stint at Oklahoma State (his last […]
Oregon 2010
Oregon (2009 Statistics) Chip Kelly is in his 2nd year as head coach and he inherited a great team from Mike Belotti (who resigned & became the athletic director for Oregon, but then resigned from that position to work for ESPN). Last year the Ducks finished 10-3 Suspensions seem to be a theme on this […]
Oregon State 2010
Oregon State (2009 Statistics) Oregon State Head Coach Mike Riley is in his 10th year. The Rodgers brothers, Jacquizz and James, are the identity of this team as 2009’s leading rusher and receiver, respectively. Running Back Jacquizz puts up huge numbers on the ground. Last year he rushed for 1440 yards and 21 touchdowns. He […]
Penn State 2010
Penn State (2009 Statistics) Joe Paterno is in his 45th year as Head Coach! The big question entering the 2010 season for Penn State is who replaces Quarterback Daryll Clark. He was a significant portion of the offense in 2009. This year it’s between his back-up Kevin Newsome who has just 11 career attempts and […]
South Carolina 2010
South Carolina (2009 Statistics) Current Head Coach Steve Spurrier, also known as the Head Ball Coach (not the ‘Ol Ball Coach as he is often called much to his dismay). In his previous jobs, he won a National Championship for Florida in 1996 and an ACC Championship for Duke in 1989. But unfortunately for the […]
TCU 2010
TCU (2009 Statistics) Head Coach Gary Patterson was named the 2009 National Coach of the Year. He is in his 10th year (6 of his past 9 years have been double-digit win seasons). The Horned Frogs were 12-1 last season, with their only loss coming to Boise State (17-10) in the Fiesta Bowl. Senior Quarterback […]
Tennessee 2010
Tennessee (2009 Statistics) Derek Dooley is the 3rd head coach of this team in just three years. That’s the opposite of the stability that Tennessee had been used to for 17 years while Phillip Fulmer was the head coach. After Fulmer’s “retirement” (like many of these guys, I’m not sure how much of a choice […]
Texas 2010
Texas (2009 Statistics) Mack Brown is in his 13th year as head coach. Texas is coming off of a loss in the national title game to Alabama. Quarterback Colt McCoy was injured on the very first drive of that game (after just 2 passes) and never returned. His arm went dead and he literally couldn’t […]
Texas A&M 2010
Texas A&M (2009 Statistics) Mike Sherman’s 3rd year as head coach (he had previously been in the NFL, most notebly as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 2000-2005). Sherman runs a pro-style offense and when he came in immediately made changes that weren’t necessarily positive. In fact, A&M had a “Thunder and […]
Texas Tech 2010
Texas Tech (2009 Statistics) This team went through major controversy last year as Mike Leach was fired amidst allegations that he had mistreated wide receiver Adam James. Adam is the son of ESPN analyst Craig James. Head Coach Tommy Tuberville is in his first year (previously head coach at Auburn where he led them to […]