A couple of days ago, I discussed comments that Penn State coach Joe Paterno made about the Big Ten expanding to 12 teams, and I came to the conclusion that changes, in some way, do need to be made in order for the conference to return to being a real power on the national stage. Is expansion that change that needs to happen? An expansion to 12 teams may well make the Big Ten need to change its name, ...Read More

A few weeks ago, Penn State coach Joe Paterno made a call for the Big Ten to follow the path of the SEC, Big 12, and ACC to expand to 12 teams in an attempt to help the Big Ten be a bigger factor on the national stage. But last week, Paterno took a much different stance from the one that he'd taken just a couple of weeks prior, saying that expansion is something that should be left in ...Read More

NFL Draft Quarterback Rankings 1. Matthew Stafford (Georgia) Stafford is cool and calm under pressure, has the ideal size and build, and possesses a cannon for an arm. Whether or not he's the next great quarterback of the league is not the issue. He's hands down the best passer in this draft. 2. Mark Sanchez (USC) Sanchez is a close second to Stafford, but doesn't have as big of an arm. He's also had some injury issues in his past, and doesn't have a ...Read More

And now the waiting game begins. Florida and Oklahoma both took care of business in their respective championship games, and while the crazy BCS machine could punch out an Oklahoma-Texas rematch, we appear to be headed for the SEC vs. Big 12, juggernaut vs. juggernaut BCS national title game matchup that we’ve been expecting. Both teams suffered early season losses, and since those losses, have been absolutely dominant, leaving several opponents wondering what exactly just hit them, may it be ...Read More

Oh BCS, you’ve gone and done it again! By virtue of being #2 in the new BCS standings, Oklahoma has a place in the Big 12 title game against Missouri and a chance to tie up a berth in the national title game against either Florida or Alabama. On the outside looking in is Texas, who is now in need of help. You can’t really pin this one on the BCS, however. The Big 12’s tiebreaker stipulates that ...Read More

If you don't feel like reading, just scroll on down for my top five Heisman candidates. On Saturday, Sam Bradford and Oklahoma host Graham Harrell and Texas Tech in a game that has Big 12 title, national title, and Heisman Trophy implications. Graham Harrell enters the weekend atop my list and many others. If Texas Tech wins, they win the Big 12 South, and Harrell and the Red Raiders just have to avoid disaster against a scrappy Baylor squad ...Read More

And down goes another head coach from the collegiate ranks. While Phil Fulmer's exit from Tennessee has drawn plenty of ire since it was announced on Monday, I don't think there will be too many people shedding tears or gnashing teeth about Ron Prince's resignation from Kansas State. It’s pretty simple why Prince is done after only three seasons in Manhattan. The upsets of Texas were nice, but there was little else besides them. Seven wins ...Read More

Harrell or Crabtree? So simple, but so difficult to decide who’s the Heisman front-runner this week. Is it the guy who threw the game-winning touchdown pass, or the guy who caught it. Crabtree’s year hasn’t been as prolific as last year, but 70 catches, 921 yards, and 15 touchdowns through nine games isn’t shabby. More than the numbers, he’s made big catches, namely his catch in double coverage, tackle break, and tiptoe to topple the Longhorns. ...Read More

I feel pretty safe in saying that the next few weeks of the college football season will go a long way towards deciding the winner of the 2008 Heisman Trophy. With all due respect to the likes of Michigan State’s Javon Ringer or Missouri’s Chase Daniel, who was on many a preseason favorite list, the Heisman race looks to come down to Colt McCoy, Graham Harrell, and maybe Sam Bradford and Knowshon Moreno. On Saturday, Harrell and Texas Tech host ...Read More

The Shuffle certainly has an appropriate name this week, doesn't it? Instead of doing the usual Saturday Shuffle tonight, I thought I’d devote tonight’s shuffle to all of the shuffling and shaking up that there’ll be in the upcoming polls thanks to an upset-filled week to cap September. Every college football season, there seems to be a week where things are just downright crazy. Maybe we got that day out of the way this week, but if there ...Read More