Conference re-alignment in collegiate athletics is all about the almighty dollar. School presidents along with conference commissioners are cut right out of corporate America. For the same way that big companies have destroyed the mom and pop chains that built this country, the same can be said for the rivalries that shaped both college football [...]
When Barrett Jones was recruited to play football at The University of Alabama it was a no-brainer that he would be at Tuscaloosa. Jones' father Rex played basketball for The Alabama Crimson Tide from 1982 to 1984. Jones had offers from other Southeastern Conference football teams such as The Florida Gators, Tennessee Volunteers, and The [...]
There are some jobs as a college football head coach that are tougher than others and then there is the one with The Penn State Nittany Lions. Happy Valley, Pennsylvania was once a sacred place until the child abuse scandal that centered around former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky rocked the entire country. Months [...]
Texas Tech Red Raiders head coach Tommy Tuberville has been up, down, and all points in between during his coaching career. Tuberville was the head coach of The Auburn Tigers from 1999-2008. In his decade long stint at Auburn, Tuberville compiled 85 victories which was third most in school history as he only trails Ralph [...]