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The Syracuse Orange took another step back in 2007 in Greg Robinson’s third year as head coach. Syracuse entered last season having won just five games combined over the previous two years, and ‘07 was just as bad. The team won only two games, but one of those victories was a shocking upset over Louisville [...]

Hey Football Fans, In this week’s episode I am chatting about the recent Jason Taylor and Jeremy Shockey trades. Former Miami Dolphins star Jason Taylor has packed his dancing shoes for Washington, while Jeremy Shockey has left the Big Apple and has headed down south to play for the Saints in New Orleans. I hope you enjoy this [...]

The Cincinnati Bearcats were the most experienced team in the Big East in 2007, and it showed as they began the season with a six straight wins. The Bearcats were then upset by Louisville and Pittsburgh. UC went 3-1 the rest of the season, including a close loss to West Virginia, and finished the year by [...]

After a breakthrough 2006, Rutgers entered 2007 in the preseason rankings for the first time. The Scarlet Knights started the season with three straight wins and moved into the top 10 in the nation. The rest of the season saw inconsistent play and a 4-5 finish heading into the postseason. A win in the International [...]

The South Florida Bulls had a program-changing season in 2007. They showed they were legit in starting the year 6-0 with upset wins over No. 17 Auburn and No. 5 West Virginia. The Bulls eventually traveled to Rutgers as the No. 2 team in the nation, and the road to a BCS bowl game looked [...]

As the Brett Favre-Green Bay Packers saga continues, speculation is running rampant as to what the end result of this battle will be. Favre has asked the Packers for his release and intends to play for someone this year. The Packers on the other hand, have said they will not release him and prefer that [...]

It’s time for another episode of TheRedZoneReport.com weekly videocast, and this week I’m chatting about the current Brett Favre saga. Is he coming back? Will he play? Will he play for the Packers? What are the Packers going to do? How does Aaron Rodgers feel? I give you my opinion on all of these questions in this week’s episode, which you [...]

Last year got off to a bad start early for Army, as the Black Knights’ coach, Bobby Ross, unexpectedly retired in January as Army was coming off another losing season. Offensive line coach Stan Brock was thrust into the head coaching role, but not much changed as Army finished 3-9 for the second straight season. [...]

The Naval Academy recorded its fifth straight winning season in 2007, highlighted by a triple-overtime victory against Notre Dame that ended a 43-game losing streak to the Fighting Irish. Navy set a school record in points (511) running coach Paul Johnson’s triple option, but he left for Georgia Tech before bowl season, leaving assistant and [...]

It was a horrendous 2007 season for Charlie Weis and the Fighting Irish. It looked like a rebuilding year going in to everyone else, but Weis refused to call it that. The Fighting Irish were led by a freshman QB in Jimmy Clausen and had just nine starters returning. They were blasted in their first five [...]