College Football Preview: Boise State vs. Fresno State

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Friday, November 19th 2010. Under NCAA Football, Previews & Predictions Tags: Boise State, Fresno State, Mountain West Conference, Nevada, WAC, Western Athletic Conference

Boise State (9-0, 5-0 WAC) vs. Fresno State (6-3, 4-2 WAC), 9:30 P.M. ET, ESPN2 Spread: Boise State by 30 Total: 66.5 So, Fresno State, are you hoping that you can catch the Broncos looking ahead to next week’s visit to Nevada? Yeah, about that…hope can only get you so far when your ... Continue Reading

College Football Preview & Prediction: Fresno State vs. #21 Nevada

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, November 10th 2010. Under NCAA Football Tags: Boise State, Colin Kaepernick, Fresno State Bulldogs, Hawaii Warriors, Nevada Wolf Pack, Ryan Colburn, WAC

Fresno State Bulldogs (6-2, 4-1 WAC) vs. #21 AP/ESPN/BCS Nevada Wolf Pack (8-1, 3-1 WAC), 10:30 P.M. ET Spread: Nevada by 8.5 Total: 68.5 Can Fresno State slow down Nevada’s high-powered offense? The Wolf Pack are known mostly for their rushing prowess, but last weekend at Idaho, Colin Kaepernick threw for 320 yards ... Continue Reading

2010 NFL Scouting Combine: Cornerback Results

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Thursday, March 4th 2010. Under NFL, NFL Draft Tags: 2010 NFL Draft, Arizona, Boise State, Clemson, combine, Florida, Florida State, Fresno State, Iowa, Joe Haden, NFL Combine, Oklahoma, Perrish Cox, purdue, USC, Virginia, Wake Forest

After Joe Haden ran the "40 heard round the world" scouts everywhere are suddenly dropping the star corner out of their top eight in NFL Mock Drafts all around. However, anyone who knows football is smart enough to know that he still has the skills and athleticism to hand with NFL ... Continue Reading

2010 NFL Draft: Cornerback Rankings

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Tuesday, February 23rd 2010. Under NFL Draft Tags: 2010 NFL Draft, Alabama, Boise State, Florida, Florida State, Joe Haden, Kyle Wilson, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Perrish Cox, Rutgers, Wake Forest

Several NFL teams are in dire need of help in their secondaries, whether for immediate talent upgrades, or simply added youth/depth. There looks to be roughly three bonafide "elite" corner prospects in this draft, with another 4-5 guys who could arguably go in the first 2-4 rounds. Read on for the top ... Continue Reading

College Football Picks (Week 13): Top 25 Games

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, November 25th 2009. Under NCAA Football, Previews & Predictions Tags: Alabama, Anthony Dixon, Arkansas, auburn, Boise State, Brigham Young, BYU, Case Keenum, Cincinnati, Clemson, Colorado, Colt McCoy, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Illinois, Les Miles, LSU, Mark Ingram, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, Rice, Ryan Mallett, South Carolina, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Tim Tebow, ucla, USC, Utah, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Zac Robinson

There's nothing like Thanksgiving week if you're a college football fan, right? Not only does this week offer up the chance to get our fill on various delicious meats, sides, and desserts, but our sports appetite will be more than whetted as well, with several of college football's top rivalries ... Continue Reading

College Football Picks (Week 12): Weekday Games

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, November 18th 2009. Under NCAA Football, Previews & Predictions Tags: Akron, Ball State, BCS, Big 12, Boise State, Central Michigan, Colorado, Dan LeFevour, Eastern Michigan, Freddie Barnes, MAC, Oklahoma State, Toledo, Tyler Sheehan, Utah State, WAC, Zac Robinson

I’ll have my picks for all of Saturday’s top college football games tomorrow, but as was the case last week, I’ve got my take on how this week’s weekday games will shake out. The slate is highlighted by a quartet of showdowns in the MAC, but in case you’re ... Continue Reading

Could TCU and Boise State trip up this weekend?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, November 3rd 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: Boise State, Louisiana Tech, Mountain West, Ryan Lindley, San Diego State, TCU, WAC

Both TCU and Boise State have big games coming up next week, but first up, each BCS hopeful has a tricky road test to pass in order to keep their unbeaten season alive. TCU has won on the road at Virginia, Clemson, Air Force, and BYU, winning the kind ... Continue Reading

2009 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings – Running Backs (4/20)

Posted By Kevin Roberts On Monday, April 20th 2009. Under Tags: Abilene Christian, Alabama, Andre Brown, Bernard Scott, Boise State, Chris "Beanie" Wells, Chris Wells, Connecticut, Donald Brown, Georgia, Glen Coffee, Ian Johnson, Iowa, Javon Ringer, Jeremiah Johnson, Knowshon Moreno, kory sheets, lesean mccoy, Liberty, Michigan State, Mike Goodson, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Oregon, p.j. hill, Pittsburgh, purdue, Rashad Jennings, Shonn Greene, Texas A&M, UConn, Wisconsin

1. Chris "Beanie" Wells (Ohio State) Has near perfect size and strength, with great vision and a solid burst. Breaks a ton of tackles and runs hard, but doesn't have elite speed or quickness. Not a very good receiver, and has durability concerns. 2. Knowshon Moreno (Georgia) Very productive runner who has great ... Continue Reading

Score one for the little guy? Utah proves they’re worthy of the big time

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, January 4th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: Aaron Rodgers, ACC, Alabama, Alex Smith, Andre Smith, BCS, Boise State, Braden Godfrey, Brian Johnson, Fiesta Bowl, Freddie Brown, Glen Coffee, Heisman Trophy, John-Parker Wilson, Mark Ingram, Miami, NFL, Ohio State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rose Bowl, SEC, Sugar Bowl, Texas, USC, Utah, Virginia Tech

Four years ago, Utah was a team led by a hotshot young coach, with a cute gimmicky offense and a future #1 pick in the shotgun. The Utes rolled through their schedule and slid up the polls through the season, and when all was said and done, they became ... Continue Reading

Bowl Predictions: Humanitarian, Texas, and Holiday

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, December 30th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Barry Sanders, Boise State, Case Keenum, Chase Clement, Clemson, Colin Kaepernick, Da'Rel Scott, Dan LeFevour, David Johnson, Dez Bryant, Graham Harrell, Holiday Bowl, Houston, Humanitarian Bowl, Jamarko Simmons, James Casey, Jarett Dillard, Jeremiah Johnson, Jeremiah Masoli, Kendall Hunter, LeGarrette Blount, Maryland, Mike Gundy, Nate Davis, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Oregon State, Rice, Texas Bowl, Texas Tech, Tim Hiller, Tulsa, Vai Taua, Virginia, WAC, Wake Forest, Western Michigan, Wyoming, Zac Robinson

There’s a trio of bowl games on tap for today, and the offenses stand to take the lion’s share of the headlines. First up is the Humanitarian Bowl this afternoon, where Nevada will look to triumph over ACC foe Maryland on WAC rival Boise State’s home field. Tonight ... Continue Reading

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