The Red Zone Report

Less than one week ago, with what appeared to be three easy games remaining in their conference schedule, experts penciled in a then undefeated Penn State team into the national championship game.  After all, how could the mighty Nittany Lions lose to either Iowa, Indiana or Michigan State. Well, they did.  To Iowa.  And that’s [...]

We have all been there. If you’re a college football fan and you bleed your school colors, then you’ve experienced it.  You’ve painted your face.  You’ve worn your lucky shirt, shorts and undergarments on game day.  Your superstitions have become routine.  You’ve tailgated from daybreak to sundown and beyond.  You have eaten and drank excessively [...]

It’s close.  I can feel it. This is what Steve Spurrier must have meant when he consistently called Florida-Georgia the most important game on the Gators schedule.  The rivalry was so important to him, he obsessed over it.  The Ol’ Ball Coach became the first Florida coach to beat Georgia seven straight times.  Florida dominated Georgia [...]

You know how that old urban legend goes?Out of the blue, a woman feels a sharp pain in her left forearm.  Three thousand miles away, a brother she never knew she had slices his arm in a wood-cutting accident.  They simultaneously sense a connection and ultimately share a tearful reunion after discovering there’s a sibling [...]

I was sitting at a local watering hole when the gentleman beside me started going on and on about his fantasy football team, like I had nothing else better to do than listen to him discuss how he drafted the Redskins defense in the 7th round. For those of you still unfamiliar with Fantasy Football… welcome [...]

I got a call yesterday from an old friend who was in a bind.  He currently lives out west, but used to work with me here in Gainesville back in the day.  He called to tell me that he recently tried to renew his drivers license, but was flagged for failure to pay child support, [...]

Since I’m Tampa for the weekend, dog-sitting for my folks, I decided it would be in my best interest to attend Friday night’s USF-Kansas game at the New Sombrero.  While my friends wanted to go to Sunday’s Bucs-Falcons contest, for some reason I had a feeling the Friday night college game would be a little [...]

As Week Three of the college football season approaches, athletic directors nationwide have blessed us with a delectable amount of non-conference football match-ups which give the keen observer an indication as to which conference boasts the best overall talent.  Non-conference play will reach it climax this Saturday night as Ohio State limps in to USC.  [...]

Miami.  The U.  The orange and green.  That silly pelican. These images extract a nauseating reaction from Florida fans.  Although currently in rebuilding mode, Miami’s place in history as one of the most successful college football programs is undeniable.  Five national championships.  Countless impact players that have gone on to successful, if not Hall of Fame [...]

On a day when Ohio State was leading its home opener 13-0 early and LSU led last year’s giant-killer Appalachian St by 31 points at halftime, it appeared at least early on that Hawaii would give the Florida Gators a fight.  Florida won the coin toss and deferred to give Hawaii the football to start [...]