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 […]
Virginia 2010
Virginia (2009 Statistics) The ups and downs suffered by this team finally culminated in the firing of head coach Al Groh (who is now defensive coordinator at Georgia Tech) after finishing with their worst record since the early 80’s (3-9). Throughout Groh’s tenure this team lacked an identity, especially on offense. Their rushing game went […]
Wake Forest 2010
Wake Forest (2009 Statistics) Head coach Jim Grobe enters his 10th season at Wake and has only produced a double-digit win season once. Statistically this team improved significantly on offense last year, but as their defense declined so did their number of wins. This year without Wake’s Career Passing Leader, Riley Skinner, at Quarterback for […]
Wisconsin 2010
Wisconsin (2009 Statistics) Head Coach Bret Bielema is in his 5th year. Offensive Line. Until further notice, look to this group of five guys to be enormous year after year. Currently their OL starters average 6-5 ½, 323 pounds. This is important because the Offensive Line is responsible for using their size and strength to […]