According to several sources, including ESPN and the Miami Herald, two of four quarterbacks are transferring from UM. Redshirt Freshman Taylor Cook, named back up to  starter Jacory Harris, will be returning to his home state of Texas to play Division II where he hopes to start immediately. Cannon Smith, another redshirt Freshman, will also go home to Memphis to play ball according to his father Fred Smith.  The departure of these two players leaves only A.J. Highsmith, ...

Since Mark Sanchez led the Trojans to Rose Bowl triumph, the big news at USC has made a complete shift to covering the Matt Barkley saga. The headlines have looked something like this: Matt Barkley joins USC early to learn the playbook. Matt Barkley is in a competition to start. Matt Barkley falls to second to Aaron Corp. Aaron Corp gets injured, and Matt Barkley is given another chance. It is obvious that Barkley has a legitimate chance ...

While Stanford has experienced some extreme road woes the past few years, in 2008 coming home to Palo Alto made all of the difference in the world.    For the first time since 2003, the Cardinal posted a record at or above .500 in Stanford Stadium.  In fact, their four wins last year in front of their die-hard fans was the most since they won five during their 2001 bowl season.  The Cardinal will definitely be ready ...

In 2007, UCF redshirt freshman defensive end Darius Hall electrified Conference USA with his 22 tackles, four tackles for a loss, and a sack.   Hall was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team that year and was poised for another fantastic season in 2008. However, a cancerous mass that appeared in Hall's chest after he was examined for not feeling well, eliminated any chance of playing during the 2008 season.   Hall has battled back, though, and will be ...

College football is shifting into overdrive, preparing for the long haul until January. Every day, you can't spend five minutes on the internet or TV and not find something new previewing the 2009 college football season. Sports Center now has a daily segment dedicated to kickoff week, while the sports pages are buzzing. So, let's say this preseason stuff was wrapped up into ten questions. What would they be? Let's find out.10. Isn't Tim Tebow ...

Over time, the SEC has drawn criticism from many fans across the nation for each school's out-of-conference schedule.  Defenders of the nation's premier conference point towards the grueling inner conference play as a reason the member institutions should shy away from big out-of-conference games. In 2004 one of the better teams in the history of the SEC went through the schedule unblemished.  Considering the strength of the conference, many would assume that the Auburn Tigers would ...

Much has been made about the fact that three teams from the Big 12 South (Texas, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma St.) cracked the top 10 in the AP Preseason poll. UT comes in at No. 2, OU at No. 3 and OSU at No. 9. The Big 12 North doesn't have anyone in the top 15. In fact, the highest-ranked team, Nebraska, didn't show up until the 24 spot, with Kansas at No. 25. The North has struggled to stay competitive with the ...

Given the choice of youth along the line of scrimmage or at the skill positions, which would you take?I'll take the "big uglies" every time.  Ball and clock control depend on winning the battle up front. Football games are won up front.On offense, everything gets easier when you have time and space.  The running backs can run and the quarterbacks can see the field. The receivers have time to get open. On defense, stuffing the run ...

In a recent conversation, a good friend of mine made the statement that Jared Crick may be the difference in the Nebraska Huskers having a good defense or a great defense.I thought that sounded a little strange given the fact that we were talking about a defense that has Ndamukong Suh, the preseason defensive player of the year.After all, Suh is a dominating force who led the team last year with 76 tackles, 19 for ...

I'm glad you asked...the answer is not only yes, but absolutely yes! Mike Leach hauled in arguably his most talented recruiting class to date (the 2010 class might just take that title if it continues developing) and we can expect to see quite a few of these newbies playing meaningful snaps this fall.   Pearlie Graves This beast of a DT was one of the great surprises of Tech's 2009 recruiting class. Considered a long ...