1. USC TrojansThe Men of Troy are finally off of probation and expectations are high in Los Angeles. Quarterback Matt Barkley shunned The National Football League to return for his senior campaign. Barkley's top two receivers in Robert Woods and Marquise Lee are back as well. The duo combined for over 2,400 receiving yards last [...]
The Bowl Championship Series was created in 1998 in an attempt to decide a clear cut national champion in college football. The BCS has been at times more problematic that solution oriented. In 2000, The Miami Hurricanes and Florida State Seminoles finished the regular season with a record of 10-1. The 'Canes defeated The Seminoles [...]
The Southeastern Conference has become the gold standard of college football. Every year the majority of the top talent that enters The National Football League comes from The SEC. Before New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning became a two-time Super Bowl MVP, he was amazing fans for The Ole Miss Rebels. Prior to winning NFL [...]
Don't look now but The Marquette Golden Eagles are back in The Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season. The Golden Eagles finished second in The Big East Conference which is a testament to the team's toughness. Marquette doesn't specialize in getting the top recruits, but just like the blue-collar city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin that [...]
For a long time I have been a supporter of Madison Square Garden as being a flagship for sports, especially college basketball. Every March, The Big East Tournament converges there with some of the best teams in the country participating. That is changing in the new landscape of collegiate athletics. The power of college football [...]
Tom Izzo has been the head basketball coach of The Michigan State Spartans since 1995 when he replaced the legendary Jud Heathcote. Izzo's teams have been known for their toughness and grit. Izzo's first big recruits to East Lansing were Mateen Cleaves, Morris Peterson, and Charlie Bell. This trio was out of Flint, Michigan and [...]