When Auburn University athletic director Jay Jacobs lured Gene Chizik away from Iowa State University in late 2008 to become the head coach for The Auburn Tigers, there was considerable head scratching by many people. Jacobs had fired longtime Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville who had only suffered two losing seasons in his decade long [...]
When Nick Saban became the head coach of The Alabama Crimson Tide in 2007, he appeared to be fighting an uphill battle in The Southeastern Conference. Saban had a track record of turning things around as he had previously done with The Michigan State Spartans and The LSU Tigers. His critics expected Saban to once [...]
I know that it is very early in the college football season, but The UCLA Bruins are turning heads. The Bruins racked up 646 total yards on offense including 343 on the ground in their Week 1 victory over The Rice Owls. The Bruins really made a name for themselves last Saturday when they defeated [...]
In a short period of time, The Miami Hurricanes became a national power in college football. Prior to 1980, The City of Miami was known for hosting Super Bowls and the annual Orange Bowl. Howard Schnellenberger became The Hurricanes head coach in 1979 and by 1983 Miami had won it's first college football national championship. [...]
According to The 2010 United States Census, Los Angeles, California is home to over 3.7 million people which makes it the second largest city in America, but The City of Angels is not taking a backseat to any other metropolis in America as far as sports these days. The Los Angeles Kings of The National [...]