The Red Zone Report - Kansas

College Basketball Preview (March 1): Texas vs. Oklahoma

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, March 1st 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Kansas, NCAA Basketball, Oklahoma, Texas, Willie Warren

This season has seen few bright spots for Oklahoma, but one of them came nearly a month ago, when the Sooners beat the #10 Longhorns 80-71 in Norman. Can the Longhorns avenge that defeat tonight at home, or will the Sooners be able to pull off a Texas-sized shocker tonight in ... Continue Reading

Short-handed Vols rise to the occasion - and in the polls

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, January 11th 2010. Under Basketball Tags: Bruce Pearl, College Basketball, Kansas, NCAA Basketball, SEC, Tennessee Volunteers, Tyler Smith

When Tennessee indefinitely suspended four key contributors, including star forward Tyler Smith, following their recent running afoul of the law, it was expected to be a massive blow for a team that had high hopes this season. And then, when Smith, a three-year starter and two-time All-SEC honoree, was ... Continue Reading

College Football Week 10 Picks: Best of the Rest

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Friday, November 6th 2009. Under NCAA Football, Previews & Predictions Tags: Arkansas, Brigham Young, BYU, Clemson, Colorado, Duke, Florida State, Fresno State, Idaho, Kansas, Kansas State, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, purdue, San Jose State, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Todd Reesing, ucla, Washington, Wyoming

In my other college football picks post, I previewed and gave my picks for this week's top 25 games, and below are my picks for 10 of the top games involving unranked teams this week. As with the other picks, and any that you see here on The Red ... Continue Reading

Who are the top home-run threats in college football?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, August 17th 2009. Under NCAA Football Tags: Alabama, Antonio Brown, Brandon Banks, Brandon James, California, Central Michigan, Cincinnati, CJ Spiller, Clemson, DeMarco Murray, Dez Bryant, Dezmon Briscoe, Florida, Florida International, Georgia Tech, Jahvid Best, Javier Arenas, Jonathan Dwyer, Jordan Shipley, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisiana Tech, Mardy Gilyard, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Perrish Cox, Phillip Livas, T.Y. Hilton, Texas

Earlier this year, Rivals did a feature on the 10 most explosive players in college football. Now, with all due respect to their definition of explosive, when I think explosive, I think about the ultimate threat, someone who makes me say ‘uh oh’ when the ball’s in his hands ... Continue Reading

College Football Coaches Hot Seat Watch

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, December 27th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Air Force, Alabama, Arizona State, auburn, Big Ten, Brent Guy, Brent Venables, Bret Bielema, Bud Foster, Buffalo, BYU, Chuck Long, Clemson, Diondre Borel, Doug Martin, Greg Robinson, Hal Mumme, Jeff Genyk, Joe Glenn, Kansas, Kansas State, Kent State, Lane Kiffin, Louisiana Tech, MAC, MAC East, Miami (Ohio), Michigan State, Mike Sanford, New Mexico State, Northern Illinois, Oakland Raiders, Oklahoma, Philip Fulmer, Ron Prince, San Diego State, Shane Montgomery, syracuse, Tennessee, Toledo, Tom Amstutz, Tommy Bowden, Tommy Tuberville, Tyrone Willingham, UNLV, Utah State, Virginia Tech, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

With several coaches having already resigned or been handed their walking papers before the end of the season, I thought it’d be a good idea to keep track of all of the changes and speculate on the ones to come in one nice, tidy section. This section will be ... Continue Reading

Florida-Oklahoma championship showdown headlines BCS matchups

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Sunday, December 7th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: ACC, Alabama, BCS, Big East, Big Ten, Bob Stoops, Boise State, Brian Kelly, BYU, Cincinnati, Fiesta Bowl, Florida, Heisman, Illinois, Kansas, Kansas State, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Orange Bowl, Oregon, Oregon State, Pac-10, Penn State, Rose Bowl, Sam Bradford, SEC, Steve Spurrier, Sugar Bowl, TCU, Texas, Tim Tebow, Urban Meyer, USC, Utah, Virginia Tech

There was a small chance that the BCS could’ve went a little nutty and spit out an Oklahoma-Texas rematch for the national championship, but after the coaches’ poll revealed Oklahoma and Florida to be 1-2, there was little surprise as to who would be playing for the national title. ... Continue Reading

Heisman Watch: All eyes on Norman

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, November 18th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Baylor, BCS, Big 12, Big 12 South, BYU, Chase Daniel, Colt McCoy, Dez Bryant, Florida, Graham Harrell, Heisman Trophy, Iowa, Iowa State, Javon Ringer, Kansas, Kendall Hunter, Max Hall, Michael Crabtree, Michigan State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, purdue, Sam Bradford, Shonn Greene, South Carolina, Texas, Texas Tech, Tim Tebow, Zac Robinson

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 ... Continue Reading

Prince out at Kansas State, Patterson next?

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, November 5th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Alabama, auburn, Big 12, Brent Venables, Gary Patterson, Georgia, Iowa State, Josh Freeman, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Phil Fulmer, Ron Prince, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Tommy Tuberville

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. ... Continue Reading

November will make or break Heisman hopes of McCoy and others

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, October 28th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Baylor, Big 12, Big 12 South, Chase Daniel, Colt McCoy, Dennis Dixon, Georgia, Graham Harrell, Heisman Trophy, Javon Ringer, Kansas, Knowshon Moreno, LSU, Michigan State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Sam Bradford, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Tim Tebow, Vanderbilt

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 ... Continue Reading

Tampa Thriller: South Florida downs Kansas on last-second kick

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Saturday, September 13th 2008. Under NCAA Football Tags: Angus Quigley, Kansas, Maikon Bonani, south florida, Todd Reesing

Today's a good day to be Maikon Bonani. There are only a couple of times when many know a kicker's name - when he misses a big kick, or when he makes a game-winning field goal. I'm going to venture a guess that USF's freshman kicker could've painted ... Continue Reading

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