Video: Brendan Gibbons’ kicking muse? ‘Brunette girls.’
Making the game-winning kick in a major bowl game is the moment every collegiate kicker dreams of. Michigan's Brendan Gibbons was living that moment on the final play of overtime against Virginia Tech...
View ArticleMike Gundy asks Oklahoma State to pony up for a little staying power
Oklahoma State has invested a lot over the last decade in turning its middleweight football program into a contender, and it's paying off: After a steady rise into the national consciousness, the 2011...
View ArticleLe’Veon Bell is a little bitter about Michigan’s Sugar Bowl success
Le'Veon Bell couldn't just let Michigan have its moment, could he? After the Wolverines won the Sugar Bowl on a game-winning field goal in overtime, Michigan State's leading rusher took to Twitter to...
View ArticleMeme Watch: The split national championship chatter has arrived
Irony: We has it in the BCS Championship Game, where Alabama and LSU could conceivably be playing for two titles — one from the BCS itself, which bestows the honor to the winner of the game via the...
View ArticleThe DeAnthony Arnett transfer saga ends at Michigan State
DeAnthony Arnett is finally going home. After a week of drama between Arnett and Tennessee, the former Vols receiver has decided to transfer to Michigan State to be closer to his ailing father....
View ArticleMontee Ball will be back to power Badgers’ next run for the Rose
Wisconsin is losing the brains of the attacks that set school scoring records the last two years, and the arm that just delivered the most efficient passing season in Division I history. But it gets to...
View ArticleVideo: West Virginia defense turns the tables in highly offensive Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl was close for about a quarter, until West Virginia cornerback Darwin Cook flipped the field and the momentum with one play. Down 21-17 with the ball deep in Mountaineer territory in...
View ArticleWest Virginia vaporizes Clemson, BCS record book in (yet another)...
Orange Bowl: West Virginia 70, Clemson 33. West Virginia hired Dana Holgorsen last winter and promoted him to head coach last summer to do two things: a) Restore the Mountaineers to the winner's...
View ArticleHeadlinin’: Rumors persist on the Michael Dyer Mystery Tour
Making the morning rounds. • Stop the hate. No, you weren't having a nightmare: The screams you heard as you nodded off Wednesday night were coming from Clemson's defense, under a relentless assault by...
View ArticleVideo: No, Bobby Petrino will not yell ‘yee-haw!’ for you
If Little Rock's KATV is "The Spirit of Arkansas," peppy morning host Alyson Courtney is the spirit of KATV, a mission she takes seriously wherever the job takes her. Wednesday, it took her to Dallas...
View ArticleVideo: Jon Gruden thinks Michelle Obama is Lisa Salters, or vice versa
It's been a tough couple days for ESPN sideline reporters. First, Holly Rowe had to get physical with another reporter to get the first postgame interview with Michigan coach Brady Hoke following...
View ArticleEarly Exits: Alshon Jeffery and Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina’s original...
On an individual level, 2011 wasn't exactly a banner year for South Carolina juniors Stephon Gilmore and Alshon Jeffery. In fact, it was kind of a disappointment: After earning first-team All-SEC nods...
View ArticleFrom the top: Landry Jones hits reset on Oklahoma’s championship push
Two months ago, this might have sounded slightly insane, but let this be a lesson in how quickly fortunes can change: Quarterback Landry Jones is returning for his senior season at Oklahoma, and in...
View ArticlePenn State picks Bill O’Brien to bear the post-Paterno burden
Penn State has completed its month-long cycle through uninspiring NFL assistants, and has finally landed on one willing to bite: New England Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien has reportedly...
View ArticleAfter week of rumors, Auburn lets Michael Dyer go
Almost one year to the day after he delivered one of the biggest plays in school history, the ongoing dance between Auburn and running back Michael Dyer is officially off: Dyer, a sophomore, has...
View ArticleHeadlinin’: Bill O’Brien will juggle Penn State with Pats’ playoff run
Making the morning rounds. • Well, you always said you could call plays in your sleep... New Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien will remain on as the New England Patriots' offensive coordinator through...
View ArticleNew Orleans declares ‘Honey Badger’ the official drink of LSU’s BCS title run
All season entrepreneurs have capitalized on the LSU's "Honey Badger" craze — the nickname given to star cornerback and punt returner Tyrann Mathieu — and now restaurants and bars in New Orleans are...
View ArticleEarly exits: David Wilson, Virginia Tech’s best set of wheels (and his big...
If David Wilson really sunk $10,000 into that ride, he's about to get it all back, and then some: Virginia Tech's All-ACC tailback is foregoing his senior season in Blacksburg for the NFL draft after...
View ArticleLandon Collins picks Alabama, but his mother is sticking with LSU
Landon Collins woke up Thursday morning on top of the world. The five-star safety from Geismar (La.) Dutchtown High was set to announce his much-anticipated decision to attend Alabama or LSU and begin...
View ArticleVideo: Darwin Cook makes amends with Obie, the slightly bruised Orange Bowl...
By now, you've all seen West Virginia safety Darwin Cook's 99-yard fumble recovery for a momentum-shifting touchdown in the Mountaineers' 70-33 rout over Clemson on Wednesday night, and his celebartory...
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