The Penn State football team has not played in the Washington, D.C. area since a game against Maryland in 1993.  The Nittany Lions will finally return to the area on November 20, 2010 to play a Big Ten game against the Indiana Hoosiers at FedEx Field, which is the home to the Washington Redskins. Indiana released news of the playing site change from Bloomington, Indiana to Prince George's County in Maryland on Wednesday.  Hoosier head coach ...

After taking a look at the Washington State Cougar offensive line and running game, next up is a preview of the guys running pass routes and throwing blocks. The wide receivers and tight ends are a youthful group preparing to make their presence known on the football field. In football, size matters. Let's look at the big guys first. The tight end position is the least experienced group on the WSU roster this fall. It will be all ...

Original Article Published on SEC Sports Report ATLANTA, Ga—If you want to know about a team, look at the coaches first. I listen to what they are saying and what kind of moves are they making and can successfully predict outcomes.  It’s one week from the first game and one thing I know is the 2009 football season will be great. There have been a whole lot of moves made in the last six months and I’ve ...

Will Florida win back-to-back national championships?  Most bookmakers think so.   1. Florida Last year’s SEC champions bring back nearly every player, including Heisman candidate Tim Tebow. Urban Myers’s Gators might have more depth then any other team this year in NCAA football.  The Gators are well-coached and have skilled players at every position.   There's no mystery why they are +150 at Lines2bet.   2. Texas A lot of smart guys have USC and the Sooners listed No. 2 after Florida, but ...

One thing is certain: This Hokie team is extremely talented. Top to bottom, this is one of the better groups head coach Frank Beamer has fielded in his 22 seasons in Blacksburg, so it’s no surprise many are whispering--even shouting--about a possible national championship run.I was at a bar in Blacksburg the night a friend walked up and said: “Darren Evans tore his ACL today, he’s out for the season.”I wasn’t immediately sure if he was ...

Last year was everything any Georgia Tech Fan could have hoped for. Paul Johnson came in and in his first season contended for an ACC Title, won 9 games and beat the hated Georgia Bulldogs. The bowl game blowout loss to LSU did put a slight damper on things, but I think you'll see Johnson use that game as motivation to keep the team hungry this year. What are the 5 keys to Georgia Tech having ...

While I am not a betting man, I have found that sports bettors often have the best instincts about football teams.  After all, they are putting their money behind their opinions. The rest of us just root on are teams and talk sports. Those guys make a living at forecasting. Now, the bookies are looking for the prefect number to balance the money from both sides, not always trying to predict the final score.  For those who do not ...

Here we are, a little more than a week before the start of the 2009 season for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team. With that, Bo Pelini, his coaching staff, and the Husker players have wrapped up fall camp and officially begin game week preparations. In the same respect, it is time that I start my game week preparations. Each week, look for a series of articles from me leading to the game entitled, "Quick Hitters and Don't ...

Well its on to Week three of the season now and some very good games are on tap this week... Oregon 27, Utah 17 FSU 31, BYU 28 Michigan St. 24, Notre Dame 20 Auburn 20, West Virginia 17 Florida 41, Tennessee 14 California 31, Minnesota 24 Iowa 23, Arizona 14 Oregon St. 20, Cincinnati 16 Virginia Tech 31, Nebraska 23 Texas 45, Texas Tech 28 Miami 27, Georgia Tech 24 Clemson 28, Boston College 14   NON BCS 1. TCU 2-0 2. Utah 2-1 3. Boise State 2-1 4. Notre Dame 1-2 5. ...

Sometimes, when living in the present, people can get caught up in the heat of the moment, and I understand that. Sometimes just because everything is fresh in the mind, people let their emotions get the best of them, I'm guilty of it as well. For instance, some people watching the NBA today will tell you that Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are better than Michael Jordan or would beat Michael if he played today. I ...