Coming off a 10-win season and an exciting bowl win over a highly regarded Oklahoma State team, expectations are extremely high for Oregon football in 2009. However, though the Ducks return prominent skill players on both offense and defense there are plenty of questions about this team. Rather than breaking down each position player by player as any number of other previews have, I’ll be giving my overall impressions of what I’ve been hearing this off ...

When former Georgia head coach and athletic director Vince Dooley announced the hiring of Florida State offensive coordinator, Mark Richt, as head coach on Dec. 26, 2000; there was an excitement that swept over the Bulldog Faithful. Many fans were thrilled with the possibilities of the high-octane offenses Richt would bring to Athens and the SEC. Not only would he bring his offensive scheme, but he also brought his commitment to excellence, both on and off the ...

Location: Charleston, SC Nickname: Cougars Conference: Southern Last Year’s Record: 27-9 Charleston Guard Tony White, Jr.   Why they’ll make it These days in college basketball, a team needs quality guard play to be successful. That’s exactly what the Cougars have. Andrew Goudelock and Tony White, Jr. are back for a squad that fell one game short of a NCAA tournament berth last season. They combined for close to 30 points per game last season and will step ...

A few days ago, the AP polls were released, ranking the Florida Gators at No. 1 with 58 of the possible 60 first-place votes.That amount of first-place votes is the most in the history of the AP poll, which began in 1950. They surpassed the 2007 USC squad that received 62 of 65 votes.The only problem was this: that team, led by quarterback John David Booty, didn't get a chance to play for the national ...

In the comic books, there are superheroes............ and then there are sidekicks.  Though the superheroes have their confidantes to assist them at any time, when the rubber meets the road, it’s the superheroes that can turn a doomed outcome into a snatch from the grasp moment.  Sidekicks and spectators are simply relegated to looking on as miraculous things come to fruition. So goes the same story with the Ohio State football team this year.  What everyone is trying to ...

With the memories of Donald Brown's stellar 2008 performance still fresh in the minds of many UConn football fans, coach Randy Edsall had a big decision to make in determining who his starter at tailback would be for the 2009 season. Had Brown decided to come back to UConn for his senior season the issue would be a moot point. However, when one rushes for 2,083 yards in a single season, especially in a BCS conference like ...

To tell you the truth, I really cannot answer this question, but it strikes me as extremely odd that an Oklahoma team would play the first game that counts for something in the new Cowboys Stadium—extremely odd. Not just any Oklahoma team either: It's the Oklahoma Sooners, without any doubt the most hated college football team in all of Texas.   Texas doesn't just pride itself on football—football is part of their identity. You hear it all ...

By now any Orange fan not living under a rock has felt the buzz that currently surrounds the Syracuse University football program. The primary cause of this stir of interest is the news that broke last week that the man directing the Syracuse offense when they take the field on September 5th will be former Duke University point guard, Greg Paulus.   As evidenced by the national media’s sudden interest in Syracuse football (a topic they haven’t spent ...

The 2009 edition of the Georgia Bulldogs football team are almost unrecognizable from that group that started last season. The hope to finish better than that squad did in 2008. While being preranked No. 1 in 2008 proved to be too much to handle for Georgia, a team not used to being in the national limelight, the lack of high expectations in 2009 should assist the Bulldogs. Georgia's reputation for being one of the nation's best road ...

As if there wasn't enough pressure on Charlie Weis to simply have an eight-win season, along comes Lou Holtz to declare that Notre Dame should be in the BCS Bowl Game. You wonder if Charlie would ask Lou, "Are you insane, or do you just hate me?" Granted, Notre Dame should return to a bowl game. With games against Nevada, Purdue, Washington, Washington State, Navy, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, and Stanford, there's no way my wife couldn't ...