With his latest ludicrous preseason prediction, Lou Holtz has officially crossed the line between "harmless old homer" and "certifiably insane." Don't believe? Go ahead and enjoy this rambling bit of nonsense, where Holtz predicts—with a straight face, I might add—that Notre Dame will be facing Florida for the BCS Championship when January rolls around. Mr. Holtz, we're going to need you to walk a straight line while reciting the alphabet backward. What makes this clip so aggravating is ...

After a 2008 that featured loads of breakout stars, 2009 will be the year for those stars to prove themselves. The defense and the offensive line are stacked and will field some of the best players in the Big Ten, and in the country for that matter, but some offensive skill position players also find their way onto this list of the ten best players Iowa has to offer. 10. Jewel Hampton, RB Hampton has the talent ...

Believe it or not, there are 120 teams in the FBS level of college football. From all previews and predictions for Week 1, one would think there are only about 20, because people focus on the big games. I understand why, but I am a fan of the game. I like watching two teams that have no shot at a national championship play if they are closely matched and comparable. If you read my profile, you know I have ...

Listen, we know that preseason polls don't really matter, but they are still great fun to talk about.Here's our take:1) USC might be a little highThere definitely seems a problem with USC quarterbacking group. Pete Carroll can' decide between Mitch Mustain, Matt Barclay or Aaron Corp. He's also missing a superb linebacking corps, who have all gone to the NFL. Oh, and his offensive co-ordinator's left too. And there's a nice trip to Ohio State, ...

Just when it seems you have talent and depth at one position, things change quickly. Ray Helu and Quentin Castille seemed like the perfect one-two punch for the 2009 Nebraska Cornhuskers. Bo Pelini announced today that Castille, the junior running back, was dismissed due to violation of team rules. Castille made incredible strides last season, when he rushed for almost 500 yards on just over 100 carries. Castille was one of the prime reasons that Nebraska was able to ...

  LSU and Alabama have played every year since the 1960s. Alabama holds an historic edge in the series, 43–23–5. Many trace the origins of the rivalry back to a 15-game undefeated streak Alabama had in Tiger Stadium, which is generally considered to be (the biggest joke all) one of the most hostile atmospheres in college football. From 1971 to 1998, the Crimson Tide went 14–0–1 in Baton Rouge. While their rivalries against Auburn and Tennessee may overshadow their rivalry with the Crimson ...

The Associated Press debuted its preseason poll for the 2009 season today. Now, I cannot understand how you can rank outside maybe the Top Five before any team has even played a game, but at least it gives us something to talk about.  Its not a surprise to me that Florida was pegged as the No. 1 team, but it may serve as a shock that they were voted there by the largest margin in history. ...

Fall camps are wrapping up across the country and soon all 120 teams that make up college football's FBS sub-division will begin to focus on their opening day opponent. During the last few months the B/R college football pages have been inundated with predictions and guesses at what teams will make up the elite of 2009. There have been well researched and smart, educated guesses and there have been blind stabs in the air.  Neither mean anything ...

Nine years into the 21st Century, it is time to evaluate the polls to determine the "team of the century." The methodoligy is simple and unbiased. Take the final AP poll and award points, just like AP ballots, 25 points for a national championship on down to one point for a 25th place finish. While many of the teams that dominated the 20th Century of college football, such as Alabama, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Michigan and Southern California made ...

As with every other season, the Penn State football team will feature a lot of new players due to graduation.  There has been much interest in the new Nittany Lions who will take the field at the receiver positions and along the offensive and defensive lines, but another important position that will see a change this year is kicker. Through all of his ups and downs, Kevin Kelly started every game at kicker for PSU over each ...