I can remember it like it was yesterday: 1994 at Spartan Stadium versus the Eagles of Boston College. 24-21 Michigan State My first college football game. The chill in the air, the car ride to East Lansing as a 10 year old with my friend Ryan, his Dad, and uncles. The procession of cars on I-96, the small nondescript sign with the block "S" with the word, "stadium" and a simple arrow.  I had grown up in a ...

It will be a three-team race to determine this year’s sacrificial lamb for the Big 12 Championship game in Arlington. Assuming nothing of significance occurs on the injury front or that Cody Hawkins doesn’t grow three inches from hanging on monkey bars, the contenders and non-contenders break out pretty cleanly, and affirming my South-o-centric view, each North contender’s Big 12 South draw will be the primary determinant of who gets to receive blunt head trauma from ...

With the deep stable of writers at Bleacher Report, the site can put together a college basketball season preview that's more in-depth than any other media outlet can put together. If you are interested in contributing to the preview, we need writers to cover every conference, every team, every star player, coaching change, rivalry, and essentially any best whatever list you can come up with. If you've got a great idea, email me the idea, I'll likely ...

Linebackers are one of the most important positions on defense; they are the generals on the field. The good news for the 'Heels is, they have a very good and deep group of linebackers. Quan Sturdivant (6’2”, 230 lbs), who as a sophomore led the nation in solo tackles with 87, is predicted to receive ACC honors and receive national attention. Sturdivant will lead the team on defense as the captain and as the middle linebacker. ...

Lane Kiffin has had a hand in the recruitment of some very high profile running backs during his coaching career. While at U.S.C he was instrumental in landing current N.F.L star Reggie Bush, and more recently he wooed Bryce Brown to the University of Tennessee.   Both were highly publicized backs. Both were ranked the No. 1-rated running back coming out of high school by many recruiting sites, and both have immense talent to say the least.   Both, ...

August is the cruelest month for football fans. Heat, humidity and sweat sweep over the dead land in two-a-days, catching us between memory and desire, mingling historical ghosts and anticipatory future greatness with the specters of past failed expectations lingering over our shoulders. We can begin to see the sprouts that summer rain, perspiration and summer workouts and conditioning programs bring to our favorite teams.We are less than two weeks away. We are all delusional in ...

Every summer I make do with the monotony and the boring, college football-less Saturdays by doing my best to scout all 120 FBS teams. Plus, as a gambling man and a rabid college football fan, I like to know what I’m talking about.In this 12-part feature, I’ll break down each conference, including the independents, ranking the teams in order of how good I perceive them to be heading into the season, complete with last year’s ...

Coach Rich Rodriguez is considered very open with his offensive mindset. He's considered a master of the spread-option offense and he has admitted he spends most of his time working on the offensive side of the ball. So when the offense produced a number of big plays this past week, he was very thrilled. He focused less on the fact that they came against U-M's defense (which was horrible a year ago) and said the increase in the number of big offensive plays from last season's camp has ...

WhatIfSports.com will preview a week of the college football season each day for 15 days, including projected scores from 10,000 simulations for all FBS games and updated standings as of that week. Once we have reached the end of the season, we will present our projected bowl matchups with results. Rosters and depth charts are up-to-date and as accurate as possible as of Aug. 1, 2009. A schedule of our 2009 College Football Preview, including links ...

In light of one of the best times of year right around the corner, I've decided to compile a list of the top 5 most annoying college football fans. This task was an exercise in futility as it is nearly impossible to pick only five. I've narrowed it down the best I could from my own personal experiences and opinions. First, the honorable mentions... Every Florida school. The state of Florida is a ...