Rutgers Will Limp Into The Big Ten
As far as football and men's basketball go, Rutgers University has never been a national powerhouse. Between 1978 and 2005, Rutgers failed to qualify for a bowl game. For football, Rutgers joined The Big East Conference in 1991 and they were not relevant in the conference until 2004 when Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College [...]
Tyrann Mathieu’s Road to Redemption Begins at The NFL Combine
There aren't too many people around that can dispute the talent of former LSU Tigers cornerback Tyrann Mathieu. In 2011, Mathieu racked up a litany of achievements as he helped The Tigers reach The Bowl Championship Series Title Game. Mathieu was a finalist for the prestigious Heisman Trophy and he was a Consensus All-American. Mathieu's [...]
What Can Johnny Manziel do for an Encore?
The Texas A&M Aggies football team capped off a tremendous first season as members of The Southeastern Conference by destroying their former Big 12 Conference foe The Oklahoma Sooners 41-13 in The AT&T Cotton Bowl. The Aggies finished the season with a record of 11-2. This was Texas A&M's highest single season win total since [...]
Stanford Football Isn’t A One-Trick-Pony
The Stanford Cardinal's New Year's Day Rose Bowl victory over The Wisconsin Badgers was the validation of a turnaround that was six years in the making. Former Cardinal head coach Walt Harris was fired after a one-win campaign in 2006. Former National Football League quarterback Jim Harbaugh was then pegged as the man to revive [...]
A Tough First Year for The Mountaineers in The Big 12
The West Virginia Mountaineers came into 2012 with high hopes. After winning The Big East Title in their last year as a member of the conference last season, The Mountaineers headed West for the money of The Big 12 Conference. After a 70-33 beat down of The Clemson Tigers in The 2012 Orange Bowl, The [...]
Muschamp is Stepping Out of Saban’s Shadow
When University of Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley hired Will Muschamp to be the head coach of The Florida Gators football team, he knew that he was getting a disciple of current Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban. From 2001 to 2004, Muschamp was Saban's defensive coordinator for The LSU Tigers as his stingy [...]