Echoes Awakened is the companion DVD to Jim Dent's new title Resurrection, about Ara Parsegian's first season at Notre Dame. The DVD has a great concept: Dent had already interviewed many key figures for his book, so why not put them in front of a camera and let them tell the story of 1964 themselves?The DVD starts with an introduction by Lou Holtz. If you could only say two truths about Coach Holtz, ...

In his star-crossed 2008 season, things got so bad for Arkansas kicker Alex Tejada that he was unceremoniously yanked for a walkon, Shay Haddock, who didn't even finish the season himself. In the Hogs 28-27 comeback win over Louisiana-Monroe, Tejada drew head coach Bobby Petrino's ire not only by drawing a delay of game penalty, on a kickoff, no less, but by then kicking the ball out of bounds to hand ULM great field position. To top ...

NC State vs South CarolinaThursday, Sept. 3 - Raleigh, N.C.Line: NCST -4The college football season kicks off with an ACC vs. SEC matchup at Carter-Finley Stadium as the Wolfpack of NC State look for redemption against the South Carolina Gamecocks. Last season, South Carolina thumped the Wolfpack 34-0 in Columbia aided by 171 yards on the ground, their highest total against an FBS opponent all year.NC State Offense vs. South Carolina DefenseNC State returns ACC Freshman ...

Well on to Week 10 and some big games on tap, lets see what my predictions are...   Predictions Virginia Tech 24, East Carolina 14 California 31, Oregon St. 20 Georgia Tech 34, Wake Forest 20 Oklahoma 34, Nebraska 27 Penn State 20, Ohio State 16 Alabama 23, LSU 20 Clemson 24, FSU 17   NON-BCS 1. Utah 8-1 2. Boise St. 7-1 3. TCU 7-2 4. BYU 6-2 5. Notre Dame 6-3   PAC TEN 1. USC 8-1 (5-1) 2. California 8-1 (5-1) 3. Oregon 8-1 (5-1) 4. Oregon St. 7-2 (4-2) 5. Arizona 5-3 (3-2) 6. Stanford ...

We at gatorsfirst.com have been fiending for some college football since roughly... 1990. In order to bring you the very best perspective on the upcoming season, we are giving you a different college football preview for the 2009 season every day for the entire month of August! We are exploring the ways different conferences feel about football—in their own backyard and throughout the nation. You will get to hear the personal feelings and game day experiences ...

I have been waiting for this week for months. There is so much excitement in the air that it is hard not to be excited. Living in a major college football town makes it even worse.  There is talk here in Austin that they may break their single game attendance record this weekend, and they aren't even playing a good team. That is why I love college football, and why I am so excited for this weekend. Every game ...

When you think of the MAAC, you probably think of Fran McCaffery's Siena Saints. While the talent on Siena can inundate premier programs, the skill throughout the MAAC is even more abundant. It's only September, but choosing All-Conference teams can never be done too early. Making the final cuts was really difficult, so the last slide includes the All-MAAC Honorable Mentions.Begin Slideshow

The 2008 college football season left the Kentucky Wildcats with more questions than answers. How does the defense perform with superstars like Trevard Lindley, Micah Johnson, and (at the time) Jeremy Jarmon? How do the Wildcats improve the running game with Tony Dixon graduating? But the most pressing questions involved the passing game, many of which involved criticisms of quarterback Mike Hartline. Hartline did not have a stellar season that Kentucky fans were used to in Andre ...

Not only has the 2009 football season quickly become KU's most anticipated football season ever, but, as most KU fanatics might expect, there are some individuals on offense who could rack up some pretty impressive numbers this season in the process.  Here are just a few milestones KU fans should not overlook in the wake of an exciting season:   Jake Sharp, Running Back (Sr.) Did you know that if Jake Sharp runs for 866 yards this season (he ...

As the 2009 season approaches, I'd like to take the next few moments of your time, and reflect on perhaps the greatest series of the past quarter of a century, and quite possibly even one of the greatest series of all-time. Many College Football fans out there can remember exactly where they were for the thrilling Triple-OT Miami loss to Ohio State, an instant classic dubbed—'The Call,' in 2002. A good number of people may remember the ...