Although their traditional rivalry football game with Maryland is currently put on hold, the Terrapins have been widely regarded as a barometer of West Virginia’s prospects for the season.   However, with Maryland no long on the schedule, the game that may turn out to be the truest barometer of West Virginia’s 2009 season is the date with East Carolina.   While the Pirates are clearly not the toughest, non-conference opponent on the Mountaineer’s schedule, their contest with East ...

As we wait for the start of the FBS College football season here is an opportunity to read about some teams you would never hear anything about.The Tuskegee University Golden Tigers, winners of three consecutive conference championships, landed 10 players on the 2009 SIAC Preseason Football Team, five on the first team and five on the second team. The teams were recently announced at the conference's kickoff banquet.In preseason NCAA Division II national rankings, Tuskegee ...

The Georgia Bulldogs enter the 2009 season after a disappointing campaign last year that started with a preseason No. 1 ranking. Still, Mark Richt led Georgia to another 10-win season and New Year's Bowl—feats most programs would be overjoyed with. Gone are two first round draft picks in QB Matt Stafford and RB Knowshon Moreno. UGA will have some new faces in key positions, so to get a better understanding of their prospects, I spoke with ...

Duke will kick off the '09 football season in a familiar place-- picked dead last in the ACC. There is one striking difference though following last year's mini-resurgence, no one should overlook the Blue Devils this year and if they do so it will be at their own risk. David Cutcliff has breathed life into a long believed dead program and after last year's team discovered a pulse, this year's team is looking to crawl its way ...

How good do you have to be in order for a 20-year-old digital rendition of you to get its own shoe line?  Bo knows.  As part of an homage to former Auburn Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson, Nike is set to release a series of Jackson-inspired shoes including updates to his highly popular cross-training series that debuted in the late '80s.  In what might be a first, Nike is also releasing a line of shoes that pays tribute ...

Two weeks from now it will be college football season. The offseason debates, the guessing, and all of the posturing will be over as it will be time to settle it on the field. Of course, we'll still have our share of unsettled business and debating, as is the nature of the sport that has the best regular season and the most meaningless postseason. While I don't get involved in the preseason polls and preseason rankings, I ...

As the off season is coming to a close, everything possible has been discussed by College Football fans during the break. Best teams, best stadiums, best conference, etc.. I of course decided it was time to make my own list because; well, who wants to stand out from the crowd? This list is a compilation of my favorite cheers and/or taunts in College Football today. Remember, these are my favorites, if your team is ...

In less than two weeks, another exciting season of college football will begin. Hopes are high for outstanding years in college towns throughout the country. From Tuscaloosa to Los Angeles, Columbus to Baton Rouge, and all points in between, fans will yell, scream, and support their team. Who will yell the loudest, or last? Florida supporters have been defending their BCS Championship for months, and make no secret, they intend to be the first team in history to win back-to-back BCS titles. Can your favorite school deal with Tim Tebow and ...

There are exactly 33 words Cal quarterback Kevin Riley will never forget.All from Versus play-by-play announcer Ted Robinson, all coming on October 13, 2007.“Months and months of preparation and training, and one mistake by a freshman, a redshirt freshman trying to make something happen, and the mistake has cost his team a shot at sure overtime.”On that fateful night, Kevin Riley gained perhaps the most haunting two yards of his career in a 31-28 loss ...

This was his moment. As the ball was tipped into the air, Blake went to make a play he had made on numerous occasions in his short football career. Everything felt surreal. Could this be real? He dreamt about making a play like this, for the school he grew up idolizing, and now it was right in front of him. Nothing could be easier, nothing could be more satisfying, nothing could be more perfect. It was his ...