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, but they couldn't repeat the ... Continue Reading

Should there be an early signing period in college football?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Thursday, May 29th 2008. Under NCAA Football, NCAA Recruiting Tags: college football recruiting, early signing period

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. The three coaches who weren't in favor of the idea were ... Continue Reading

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

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, May 28th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: 2008 MAC football preview, Akron football, Alex Steigerwald, Andre Neblett, Andrew Hartline, Andrew Johnson, Antonio Brown, B.J. Hill, Ball State football, Barry Church, Bill Cubit, Boo Jackson, Bowling Green football, Brandon Crawford, Brandon West, Bryant Haines, Buffalo football, Casey Droscha, Central Michigan football, Chris Miller, Clayton Mullins, Colin Miller, Dan LeFevour, Daniel Green, Daniel Holtzclaw, Dante Love, Dave DiFranco, Davonte Shannon, Deryn Bowser, Eastern Michigan football, Eugene Jarvis, Georgia Bulldogs, Gus Parrish, Illinois Fighting Illini, James Starks, Jeff Niedermier, Jeremy Bruce, Juice Williams, Kent State, Larry English, Londen Fryar, MAC, Miami of Ohio football, Mid-American Conference, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Northern Illinois football, Ryan Bain, Stephen Williams, Temple football, Theo Scott, Toledo football, Western Michigan football

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. Key Games Last season, Miami inflicted ... Continue Reading

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

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, May 27th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Aaron Opelt, Alex Knipp, Andre Hatchett, Andy Schmitt, Antonio Brown, B.J. Hill, Ball State Cardinals, Barry Church, Boston McCornell, Branden Ledbetter, Brandon Crawford, Brandon West, Bryan Anderson, Bryant Haines, Casey Droscha, Central Michigan, Central Michigan football, Chaz West, DaJuane Collins, Dan LeFevour, Dan Nicholson, Daniel Holtzclaw, Dante Love, Darius Hill, Eastern Michigan football, Eric Fraser, Frank Edmonds, Frank Zombo, Greg Marshall, Ike Brown, Jalen Parmele, Jamarko Simmons, Jerry Kill, Josh Gordy, Justin Anderson, Justin Hoskins, Larry English, Larry Knight, Londen Fryar, Louis Delmas, MiQuale Lewis, Nate Davis, Nick Bellore, Nick Moore, NIU, Northern Illinois football, Ontario Sneed, Red Keith, Stephen Williams, Tim Hiller, Toledo Rockets, Western Michigan Broncos, Zach Davidson

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. The Chippewas have gone on to win the MAC championship game each time, and Butch Jones' team is the favorite to represent the West in the title ... Continue Reading

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

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, May 26th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: 2009 NFL Draft, Ball State Cardinals, Central Michigan, Dan LeFevour, MAC, Mid-American Conference, Nate Davis

The Mid-American Conference has certainly made a habit of producing pro-caliber quarterbacks in recent years. First-round picks Chad Pennington (Marshall, #18 by the New York Jets in 2000), Byron Leftwich (Marshall, #7 by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2003), and Ben Roethlisberger (Miami, #11 by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2004) ... Continue Reading

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

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, May 25th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: 2008 Buffalo football, 2008 Buffalo football preview, 2008 UB football, 2008 UB football preview, Adekunle Akingba, Brett Hamlin, Buffalo Bulls football, Buffalo football preview, Chris Callahan, David Hubbard, Davonte Shannon, Drew Willy, Ernest Jackson, Fred Branch, James Starks, Jesse Rack, Kareem Byrom, Larry Hutchinson, MAC, MAC East, Mid-American Conference, Mike Newton, Naaman Roosevelt, Ronald Hilaire, Trevor Scott, Turner Gill, UB football, UB football preview

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, who was a star QB for the Huskers in the 80s ... Continue Reading

Size doesn’t matter for Kent State’s Jarvis

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, May 24th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: 2008 Kent State football, Anthony Magazu, college football, Doug Martin, Eugene Jarvis, Giorgio Morgan, Jon Brown, Julian Edelman, Kent State football, MAC, Mid-American Conference

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 ... Continue Reading

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

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Friday, May 23rd 2008. Under NCAA Football

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. The division should be every bit as strong in 2008, and even the teams penciled in at the bottom ... Continue Reading

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

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Thursday, May 22nd 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: 2008 MAC football preview, Aaron Opelt, Adam DiMichele, Akron Zips, Alex Knipp, Andy Schmitt, B.J. Hill, Ball State, Bowling Green, Brad Boyer, Brandon Crawford, Buffalo Bulls, Butch Jones, Central Michigan, Central Michigan Chippewas, CMU, college football, Dan LeFevour, Daniel Holtzclaw, Daniel Raudabaugh, Dante Love, Darius Hill, Drew Willy, Eastern Michigan, Eugene Jarvis, Jabari Arthur, Jamarko Simmons, James Starks, Jason Harper, Jerry Kill, Julian Edelman, Kalvin McRae, Kareem Byrom, Kent State Golden Flashes, Larry English, Larry Hutchinson, Londen Fryar, MAC, MAC football preview, Miami Redhawks, Mid-American Conference, Mid-American Conference football preview, Nate Davis, Nick Moore, Northern Illinois, Ohio Bobcats, Pierre Walker, Ryan Downard, Stephen Williams, Temple Owls, Toledo Rockets, Trevor Scott, Trey Lewis, Turner Gill, Western Michigan

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. Butch Jones' Chippewas are armed for a three-peat, thanks to one of the most explosive offenses in the nation. Last season, the ... Continue Reading

Are Taylor’s days numbered in Miami?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, May 21st 2008. Under NFL Tags: 2008 NFL season, Andre Carter, Bill Parcells, Chris Canty, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Jason Taylor, Jeff Ireland, Marcus Spears, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, The Phinsider, Tony Sparano, Washington Redskins

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. Rumors ... Continue Reading

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