Boise State will remain in the Mountain West Conference
When Boise State decided to go to the Big East in Dec. of 2011, the Big East was a viable conference. It had BCS automatic qualifier status, a national reputation, realistic hopes for a huge...
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N.C. State’s current staff didn’t exactly make a case to be hired by the new...
If North Carolina State coaches were auditioning for jobs on new head coach Dave Doeren’s staff, they might want a redo. N.C. State’s 38-24 Music City Bowl loss to Vanderbilt displayed one of the...
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Gator Bowl preview: Northwestern vs. Mississippi State
Gator Bowl Northwestern (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (8-4) Jan. 1, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN2) About the Wildcats: This will sound strange, but the Wildcats' 9-3 record was actually a bit disappointing. That's...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech player drops an S-bomb during a post game interview
Georgia Tech cornerback Rod Sweeting didn’t appear to be a big fan of doing an interview when he was called up to the podium following the Yellow Jackets’ 21-7 win over USC to accept the MVP award....
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Thanks for playing, USC
Good job, good effort USC. That’s about you can say after watching USC’s uninspired effort against Georgia Tech in the Sun Belt. The underdog Yellow Jackets won 21-7 and the game wasn’t even that...
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Heart of Dallas Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. Purdue
Heart of Dallas Bowl Oklahoma State (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6) Jan. 1, 12 p.m. ET (ESPNU) About the Cowboys: Losing quarterback Brandon Weeden and receiver Justin Blackmon to the first round of the NFL...
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Capital One Bowl: Georgia vs. Nebraska
Capital One Bowl Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3) Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ET (ABC) About the Bulldogs: Had Georgia spiked the ball after its last first down against Alabama, maybe its bowl game would be in...
View ArticleClemson’s Sammy Watkins out of the Chick-fil-A Bowl after the first play (VIDEO)
Sammy Watkins bowl season ended before it even got started. On the second offensive play of the game, Watkins, Clemson’s most exciting player, got the handoff from quarter back Tajh Boyd and was...
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Outback Bowl: South Carolina vs. Michigan
Outback Bowl South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (8-4) Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN) About the Gamecocks: Rarely do people tune in to see a defensive end play, but Jadeveon Clowney is a pretty special...
View ArticleFan runs onto the field, challenges USC for most offensive yardage (VIDEO)
While you were either nodding off or cursing the Sun Bowl, one intrepid – and probably drunk – fan decided to get his 5 seconds of fame by running across the field during the final minutes of the game...
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Clemson and LSU give us the bowl game for which we’ve all be waiting
Forget the last two weeks, let’s go ahead and call this the official start to the bowl season. The Chick-fil-A bowl between Clemson and LSU was circled on everyone’s bowl calendar as the first good...
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Rose Bowl: Stanford vs. Wisconsin
Rose Bowl Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5) Jan. 1, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN) About the Cardinal: Not enough has been made of the remarkable job David Shaw has done with Stanford. Last year, Shaw's first...
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Orange Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. Florida State
Orange Bowl Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2) Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) About the Huskies: Whether you think Northern Illinois belongs here or not, the Huskies didn't get to the...
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Northwestern gets its first bowl victory in 64 years
It took 64 years to the day, but Northwestern finally got its second bowl win. On Jan. 1, 1949, the Wildcats won their first bowl game, a Rose Bowl victory against Cal. Everyone knows Northwestern's...
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The refs are blind! No really – Outback Bowl officials make a terrible call...
Fans argue all the time that a referee missed a call, but those arguments are usually subjective. The holding call that killed the drive might have been ticky-tack, but it wasn't black and white that...
View ArticleJadeveon Clowney makes a jaw-dropping play and South Carolina wins in...
South Carolina's game-winning touchdown with 11 seconds left in the Outback Bowl was the Gamecocks' second-best highlight of the day. It takes a special play to knock a touchdown like that off the top...
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If it’s the end, Georgia’s Aaron Murray goes out in style
For years, Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray has heard the criticisms that he can’t win the big game. That ended after a 45-31 win over Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl. Even though the game wasn’t an...
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Orange Bowl official reportedly tells NIU: ‘We didn’t even want you here’
Northern Illinois continues to be the Rodney Dangerfield of the BCS bowl rotation – it just can’t get no respect. After being dissed several times over by ESPN analysts and college football pundits...
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NIU will wear new uniforms in the Orange Bowl (PHOTO)
When Northern Illinois steps onto the field for its first BCS Bowl appearance, it will be wearing new duds. Adidas has outfitted the Huskies with sharp white jerseys for its Orange Bowl game against...
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Stanford should be considered among the nation’s elite
Is it time to call Stanford a college football power? In the past three seasons, the Cardinal are 35-5 and played in three BCS bowl games, and amassed a 2-1 record, including Tuesday night’s...
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