Texas Tech 2011

Texas Tech 2010 Statistics (Big 12) The Red Raiders play on an artificial field (FieldTurf) at Jones AT&T Stadium (seats 53,882) Tommy Tuberville is in his 2nd year as head coach at Texas Tech. As a reminder Tuberville had been at Auburn, where he was fired after a 5-7 season in 2008. But in 2004 […]

UCLA 2011

UCLA 2010 Statistics (Pac-12) The Bruins play at the Rose Bowl (seats 91.500) Rick Neuheisel is in his 4th year as head coach at UCLA (his alma mater).  UCLA has really only had one great year in the last decade (they were 10-2 in 2005) and unfortunately last year’s 4-8 record suggests that they are […]

Tennessee 2011

Tennessee 2010 Statistics (SEC) The Volunteers play on a grass field at Neyland Stadium (seats 102,455) Derek Dooley is in his 2nd year as head coach at Tennessee.  In his first season the team went 6-7 and with that just-barely losing record, the hope is that they get on the other side of .500 this […]

Georgia 2011

Georgia 2010 Statistics (SEC) The Bulldogs play on a grass field at Sanford Stadium (seats 92,746). Mark Richt is in his 11th year as head coach of Georgia.  One thing that has always been impressive about Richt’s record at Georgia is how he has done in true road games (in an opponent’s stadium).  He enters […]

Auburn 2011

2010 Statistics (SEC) The Tigers play on a grass field at Jordan-Hare Stadium (seats 87,451 and Jordan is pronounced Jerdin) Gene Chizik is in his third year as head coach at Auburn.  His Tigers went 14-0 last year and won the national championship.  Chizik also won a nice new contract.  In two years at Auburn […]

California 2011

2010 Statistics (Pac-12) The Golden Bears play on a grass field at AT&T Park (seats 75,622) this year while they are renovating Memorial Stadium Jeff Tedford is in his 10th year as head coach at California. And unfortunately he is coming off of his worst and only losing season at Cal.  They finished 5-7 and […]

Arizona State 2011

Arizona State (2010 Statistics) The Sun Devils play on a grass field at Sun Devil Stadium (seats 71,706) Dennis Erickson is in his 5th season as the head coach of Arizona State.  Last year they finished 6-6, which was a positive because at least it wasn’t a losing record like the previous two seasons (4-8 […]

Minnesota 2011

Minnesota 2010 Statistics (Big Ten) The Golden Gophers play on an artificial field (FieldTurf) at TCF Bank Stadium (seats 50,805) Jerry Kill is in his first season as head coach at Minnesota. In the last five years, Minnesota has had just one winning season (7-6 in ’08) and have won just over one-third of their […]

Iowa 2011

Iowa 2010 Statistics (Big Ten) The Hawkeyes play on an artificial field (FieldTurf) at Kinnick Stadium (seats 70,585) Kirk Ferentz is in his 13th year as head coach at Iowa.  Last year they finished 8-5. On offense, they return just 4 starters.  But the key is that three of those starters return to the offensive […]

Arizona 2011

Arizona 2010 Statistics (Pac-12) The Wildcats play on a grass field at Arizona Stadium (seats 57,400) Mike Stoops is in his 8th year as head coach at Arizona.  Last year they finished with a 7-6 record, which really isn’t that impressive until you think about the fact that it made it the third straight year […]