The AP polls are out and it's No. 5 Alabama against No. 7 Virginia Tech at the Georgia Dome, Saturday, September 5, 2009. This game has taken on both the look and feel of a bowl game in September. It's as good a match up as we're likely to see during bowl season and there's lots of interesting sidebars and stories to make it a must see game no matter who your favorite team is. The ...

  Like most, going into the season it's hard for me to pick against Florida winning the crystal. Considering their schedule, they would almost have to beat themselves not to go into the SEC championship game undefeated. They play only two teams that come anywhere close to matching them in personnel, LSU and UGA. They get UGA on a "neutral" field, Jacksonville, and have an open date before visiting the Tigers. The Gator schedule ...

Tuskegee University senior running back Tony Forney rushed for 107 yards on only 15 carries, and red-shirt freshman quarterback Jeremy Williams was 13-for-21 passing for 183 yards and rushed for a touchdown, as the No. 14 (USA Today) Golden Tigers defeated Benedict College, 27-7, in the 2009 college football season opener Saturday night at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia, SC.Tuskegee wasted little time getting on the board as they took the opening kickoff and ...

The old football say goings something like this, "defense wins championships, the offense provides the opportunity!" Saturday morning at Sun Devil Stadium, Dennis Erickson was expressing that feeling following an overpowering defensive display at Frank Kush Field.  Dexter Davis, led the Sun Devil defensive, powerhouse pass rush. The Maroon and Gold had a swagger that commanded respect, and forced offensive penalties, miscues, fumbles, and blown blocking assignments. Danny Sullivan and Erickson's offense looked sluggish from the first ...

UConn head coach Randy Edsall enters his eleventh season at the helm of a Huskies team, still looking for relevance in the national college football scene and in the state of Connecticut. Relevance should come with each year Edsall defies the pundits and leads the Huskies to bowl appearances. Three bowls in the last five years shows Edsall is on the right track. Also it will come nationally with the ability to start getting some national powers ...

College football season is just around the corner. As every player and fan prepares for the season there always seem to be one team that will come into the season as a dark horse. This season that team is Oklahoma State. Why not hype up the Oklahoma State Cowboys? OSU is coming into the 2009 season with one of the most best offenses in the nation. Zac Robinson is a great dual-threat passer, Dez Bryant is ...

The ol' west is filled with stories and adventures that have been translated into movies; stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. Most everyone can recall the famous battle at the O.K Corral between characters like Wyatt Earp, Doc Holiday, and the Tombstone Cowboys. If you're not familiar with the story, then perhaps you haven't seen the movie Tombstone starring Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer. In the movie and folk story, the two groups ...

The final day of fall camp could have been called Flag Day. The eight penalties, three on the offense and five on the defense, broke up the rhythm of the last practice session as the Trojans get ready for the start of classes on Monday. But despite their five penalties, it was a day for the defense. Not only did they hold the offense to just 180 total yards in 12 drives, but they beat them ...

Mack Brown is entering his 12th season as head coach at the University of Texas. Hard to believe it has been that long, most orange-bloods can vividly remember when he was being introduced in 1997, an outsider charged with the task of resurrecting a once proud program, rich in history and tradition but had become mediocre and stagnant throughout much of the 90s. Who is Mack Brown?Coach Brown is both a fiery competitor and consummate perfectionist. A family ...

  Apparently Notre Dame Football fans don’t know how to act! The University of Notre Dame has announced fans will be able to utilize a new text messaging system to report any unruly or disruptive behavior on game days. Fans can begin sending texts at 8:00 AM on Saturdays to 41513 followed by the word “Irish,” a space, and a brief description of the issue and its location. Ushers, public safety personnel, or university officials will respond to the ...