Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops made a comment earlier this month in regard to SEC defenses where he said that it was "easier to play better defense when you aren't playing against great quarterbacks...when the guy behind center isn't special, it's always a little easier." Gee Bob, what was that buzz-saw you ran into last January at the BCS Championship? It looked like you and the Sooners had your hands full, or was I mistaken? So the SEC doesn't have "special" quarterbacks? As we approach the autumn ...

Some of you might be wondering why I'm holding off on writing many Nebraska-related preview articles. There are a couple of reasons for that, the first being that Pelini has been downright Belichik-ian through fall camp thus far, giving very little in the way of information on possible starters, injuries, or anything else. The second reason is a direct result of the first: I don't want to make any predictions before I have all the information ...

Building your dynasty starts with recruiting. There are many strategies for recruiting on NCAA Football 2010. I decided to write this article on the strategies that have worked for me. I use a pretty basic formula and it has produced great results for me. When building your dynasty, keep in mind that you may or may not make it all the way in your first season. It does take time to build a solid program.   Note: ...

2008 marked a new era in Michigan football. Lloyd Carr was absent from the campus of Ann Arbor and a new brand of football, under Rich Rodriguez's guidance, swept through the locker room and playing fields. To say 2008 was a transition year is a serious understatement. The Wolverines' 3-9 record marked the worst record by a Maize and Blue team since the 1962 season under Bump Elliot. It was also the first season since 1975 that ...

What ever happened to all those "Fire Joe Paterno" websites? Go ahead and Google them. They're getting harder and harder to find. Heck, FireJoePaterno.com doesn't even exist anymore. It was just a few short years ago when the anti-JoePa crowd had a lot of people on their side. After all, Penn State football had hit rock bottom, finishing with five wins or less four times in five seasons. Paterno appeared to have lost his touch, ...

Bret Bielema says he will finish the two-deep tonight after an extended practice session.  Tomorrow he releases it to the media.  I really have no idea who the quarterback will be: Phillips?  Tolzien?  I still think Sherer is in the running (but maybe I just want to be right).  Regardless, the rest of the lineup looks pretty well set, at least on offense.  Above is how I see it. Outside of the quarterback there are a couple of ...

The excitement in Blacksburg is mounting as the 2009 college football season for the Hokies kicks off in 10 days. The much anticipated matchup with Alabama in Atlanta and the returning starters from a second-straight ACC Championship team has people wondering: Can the Hokies go undefeated and vie for a shot at the BCS Championship Game? The number crunching has begun. To start with, each game will be given a percentage of what chance Virginia Tech has of ...

Aaron Torres is a writer who's work has been published by Sports Illustrated, USA Today and AOL.com.  To see the rest of his college football previews, including who he has ranked ahead of the Iowa Hawkeyes, please click here or visit him at www.aarontorres-sports.com 21. Iowa (9-4, 5-3 Big 10) Returning Starters: Offense 6, Defense 8 Ask anyone in Iowa last year for their thoughts on the state of their beloved Hawkeyes football program, and Coach Kirk Ferentz ...

The Missouri Tigers were perhaps the most disappointing team in all of college football in 2008. The Tigers were Coming off a 12-2 season in '07 which included winning the Big 12 North Division and an impressive Cotton Bowl victory in which they demolished the Arkansas Razorbacks 38-7. The same Razorback team that featured a couple first round picks in Darren McFadden and Felix Jones. Making the lopsided win even more impressive was the fact that in the hogs season finale, they went on ...

The first time someone sees TCU RB Ryan Christian line up in the backfield, most people start wondering, "Why is that skinny little kid on the field?  He's going to get killed!" Yet Christian has succeeded again and again for the Horned Frogs.  He represents the best of what makes a college student athlete, the kid who should be playing Division II or III football, making his mark on a top 25 team. For those unfamiliar with the Frogs ...