College Football Hunger Games: Which coach will be the last man standing?
The movie phenomenon the Hunger Games opened this weekend (yeah, I was one of the first in line) and in honor of the premier, we here at the Doc are going to have a little Hunger Games competition of...
View ArticleThe prospect of a Mountain West-Conference USA superconference is now on hold
The status of Conference USA and the Mountain West has gone from "in a relationship" to "it's complicated." After announcing the likely dissolution of both leagues into a one unnamed superconference...
View ArticleNick Saban High School is just a pipe dream
Nick Saban High School was almost a reality. Montgomery's public school board called for suggestions to name the new high school in its area and got 60 different choices, including a proposal to name...
View ArticleBCS is down to ‘brass tacks’ in college football playoff talks
College football is inching toward change. The 11 conference commissioners and Notre Dame met in Dallas on Monday to discuss different solutions — which almost exclusively revolve around a playoff —...
View ArticleZone read: Danny O’Brien spotted wearing a Penn State jacket, but mum on his...
The Zone Read is your college football primer (that appears where there's news to share) to make you seem like the smartest person at the water cooler even if you're not. Former Maryland quarterback...
View ArticleOklahoma State gets its Big 12 championship rings
Oklahoma State might not have gotten a chance to play for a national championship, but that didn't take away from the Cowboys' fantastic 12-1 season, which included a Big 12 championship. On Tuesday,...
View ArticleMother blames Jackson State players for the death of her son
The mother of a slain Jackson State student is pointing the finger at the football team for allegedly causing his death. According to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Sanya Henderson, mother of Ryan...
View ArticleCollege Football Hunger Games: The Games begin
This is the second post in the College Football Hunger Games series. To read the first and get caught up, click here. Welcome back to the College Football Hunger Games. When we last left, 23 coaches...
View ArticleTyler Bray says he was ‘kind of dumb’ last year
Tyler Bray knows he's on as warm of a seat as his head coach Derek Dooley. After the Vols failed to live up to expectations, missed a bowl game — thanks to the first loss to Kentucky since 1984 — Bray...
View ArticleZone read: Rutgers wants the Big East to pay for their missing seventh home game
The Zone Read is your college football primer (that appears where there's news to share) to make you seem like the smartest person at the water cooler even if you're not. The Big East schedule came...
View ArticleYour Take: Are the conference commissioners on the right track with a playoff?
Your Take is a chance to start thoughtful, spirited, intelligent and nice conversation about some of the hotter topics in college football. It allows the reader to have a voice as the best comments...
View ArticleCraig James calls Mike Leach a bully in a backwards attempt to gain voters
The war of words between Craig James and Mike Leach has now become part of James' Senatorial campaign. James released a short video Tuesday explaining how he protected his son from a bully named Mike...
View ArticleDanny O’Brien lands at Wisconsin
Wisconsin fans can rest easy knowing that Danny O'Brien is just a poor packer. When pictures surfaced Monday of O'Brien at Penn State spring practice — his second visit to Stat e College — in a Penn...
View ArticleCollege Football Hunger Games: The fight for survival
This is the third post in the College Football Hunger Games series. To read the first click here and to read the second post click here. This is all in good fun during a slow college football...
View ArticleVideo: RB coach Tony Alford is mic’d up for a Notre Dame practice
It's rare that a team allows it's coach to be mic'd up during a practice, but Notre Dame has allowed us the privilege of listening to running backs coach Tony Alford coach up his guys during a spring...
View ArticleYes, Michigan OL Taylor Lewan does ride around campus on a tandem bike
Michigan offensive tackle Taylor Lewan, who is 6-foot-8, 302 pounds, rides a tandem bike around campus. Picture that in your head (or look above) and then let that set in for second. It's awkward,...
View ArticleDanny Hope is old and doesn’t understand Twitter
While there's been an influx of coaches using Twitter these days, Purdue coach Danny Hope wants nothing to do with it. After Wednesday's practice, Hope was asked about recruits using Twitter and his...
View ArticlePHOTO: Unlucky Alabama fans are rolling with ‘CAM’
Of all the letters that could have appeared on the license plate of a University of Alabama fan, these have to be some of the worst. This license plate, tweeted by Will Collier, was found today in...
View ArticleCollege Football Hunger Games: The final competitors are revealed
This is the third post in the College Football Hunger Games series. To read the first click here and to read the second post click here. The third post is here. The last of the series (yes, this does...
View ArticleAl Golden doesn’t care what you think, Miami needs walk-on offensive linemen
Miami is scouring its campus looking for offensive linemen. Earlier this week, fliers appeared around campus asking "any student that is at least 6'1 and 230+ pounds" to contact the team about trying...
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