LSU enters 2009 hoping for redemption after a five-loss campaign in 2008, the most ever for a defending BCS Champion. Les Miles brought in a new defensive coordinator, the longtime Tennessee defensive coordinator John Chavis, in hopes of improving a unit that was gouged at times a year ago. Also, the QB situation seems to be settled after a year of shaky play. The Tigers have a lot of talent in Baton Rouge and to find out ...

Editors Note: From the school, keep your friends closer and your enemies closer, we do Monday recaps of the Buckeyes games by Buckeye John. Enclosed is his preview...   2009 Ohio State Football PreviewIt’s that time of year again college football fans!!! Fall conditioning and practice have opened on nearly every BCS campus. Thank God!!! I have to admit being out of the loop with all things Ohio State football over the ...

Aug. 23, 2009, from Bleacher Report—On Friday, Aug. 21, Jacksonville State University head football coach Jack Crowe announced a one-game suspension of quarterback Ryan Perrilloux for an undisclosed violation of team rules. Crowe declined to share the details of the infraction but confirmed that it was not a legal issue. Perrilloux, a senior quarterback in his second season at JSU following two years at LSU as a backup to JaMarcus Russell and Matt Flynn, has yet ...

In every season but one under Bob Stoops, the Oklahoma Sooners have been one of the top 20 programs in the nation in special teams play. In 2008, however, the special teams weren't so “special.”   What went wrong? How can one team go from being fearless at special teams play to being the laughing stock of the FBS programs?   Well, as most football enthusiasts know, special teams takes special dedication, discipline, and passion to play.   Not only do most teams ...

After finishing the 2008 season ranked 97th in the country in scoring offense and ranked 107th in total defense, I was amazed to learn that the Indiana Hoosiers were deciding to go ahead with their 2009 season.  My amazement was also fueled by Indiana losing its main offensive contributors in RB Marcus Thigpen and WR Andrew Means. Then it dismissed its talented quarterback, Kellen Lewis, due to continued team violations.Everyone should give the Hoosiers ...

Of all the subjects in college football, the most interesting must be the bowl games at the end of the regular season. The reasons are many, but most importantly, it settles the National Championship.   Others may feel a trip to an exotic location to cheer on one's team is a thrill without equal in sports.   The five great bowls of the pre-World War II era are still with us. The Rose, Sugar, Cotton, Sun, and Orange have supplied so many memories, ...

With only two weeks left until the college football season and less than three until the NFL season kicks off, I'm practically frothing at the mouth. As a UM fan I'm more excited than usual knowing that the start of Miami's season and everyone else's is a Monday night showdown in prime time with hated rival/Native American culture pillagers, Florida State. I began reminiscing over all the first round picks, pro bowlers and Super Bowl ...

Since 1936, the year the Associated Press Poll was introduced to college football, 59 of the 73 teams to finish first in the final writers poll have been part of the AP’s preseason Top-10.The Cal football team enters the 2009 season ranked No. 12.And believe it or not, statistically speaking, they’d be better off unranked.No preseason No. 12 has ever topped the AP’s final poll.Five teams not mentioned in the preseason rankings have.At No. 12, ...

Ohio State starts the season in 13 days with a No. 6 ranking in both the AP and coaches' polls. But with so many question marks left to be answered when kickoff arrives, the possibilities for the season range from a top-five season to a middle-of-the-road bowl appearance. No doubt they have as good of talent as most elite teams in the country, but what type of year are the Buckeyes in for with a matchup against ...

Less than two weeks before kickoff of another college football season and everyone knows that when it's college football time, not a week passes without a Ten Top Tens. For a little twist, lets just try it out slide show style for a week and see how it works out.Begin Slideshow