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2008 WAC Preview Part I: Boise-Fresno battle in 2008?

Each of the last two seasons, the WAC champion has gone on to a BCS bowl.
In 2006, Boise State went a perfect 13-0 and upset Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl in a 43-42 overtime thriller.
Last season, Hawaii make an unbeaten run in the regular season,

Should there be an early signing period in college football?

Could we soon have an early signing period in college football recruiting?
Yesterday, the SEC’s coaches voted 9-3 in favor of asking the league to back a November signing period similar to the one that college basketball currently has.

2008 MAC Preview Part II: Key Games, Impact Newcomers, and All-MAC Picks

In the final part of The Red Zone Report’s 2008 Mid-American Conference preview, I take a look at some of the key games that lie ahead in 2008, who some of the impact newcomers could be, and I also give my preseason all-conference picks.

2008 MAC West Preview: Three-peat for CMU, or will there be a new champ?

The last two seasons, the rest of the MAC West has been staring up at Central Michigan, who has posted back-to-back 7-1 conference records.

LeFevour, Davis set to be next in line of highly-drafted MAC quarterbacks

The Mid-American Conference has certainly made a habit of producing pro-caliber quarterbacks in recent years. First-round picks Chad Pennington

Buffalo has the talent to make a charge at MAC glory in 2008

Call it a blessing in disguise that Buffalo coach Turner Gill didn’t get the head coaching job at Nebraska.
After the end of 2007 season, Nebraska fired Bill Callahan, and the search for a new coach came down to Gill,

Size doesn’t matter for Kent State’s Jarvis

Quick, raise your hand if you know who the nation’s leading returning rusher is.
If you read the first part of my MAC preview the other day (or the MAC East preview), you know it, and if you’re a MAC or Kent State fan, you probably know the answer already.

2008 MAC East Preview: Bowling Green, Miami, Buffalo headline a deep division

Last season, five of the MAC East’s seven members finished with at least a .500 record in conference play, with only Akron (3-5) and Kent State (1-7) finishing below even.

2008 MAC Preview Part I: Can Chippewas three-peat in crowded conference?

For the last two seasons, Central Michigan has been the class of the MAC, as the Chippewas have gone 14-2 in conference play and won back to back MAC championships.

Are Taylor’s days numbered in Miami?

It’s looking increasingly likely that Jason Taylor will be dancing with a new partner next season.
While the Miami Dolphins star made sweet music with Edyta Sliwinska on the way to a runner-up finish in Dancing with the Stars, things aren’t going as harmoniously with his team.