Judging by the banter that I've seen on various Husker message boards, the jury is out on whether or not Bo Pelini should give out the coveted Blackshirts to the Nebraska defense. The tradition, which goes back to Bob Devaney's third season, is a hallowed part of Nebraska football lore, which is funny because the only reason that the color is black is that the sporting goods store gave assistant Mike Corgan a deal because they ...

They always say you can't go home again, but it happens all the time in football. Coaches return to their alma maters and some end up brilliantly, while others just plain end. Al Groh, a Virginia alum and current head coach, is certainly part of the latter category. Groh has had a front row seat for nine years to watch as the Virginia Cavalier football has fallen farther and farther into irrelevancy.  The current state of the program ...

Saturday in the Horseshoe, something happened that has not happened ever: Juice Williams and the Illini were shut out since Williams started at QB. A 30-0 blanking in the middle of a rainstorm was the second straight shutout for the Buckeyes, invoking memories of the famed Silver Bullets of the 2002 season. One thing is for sure, as QB Terrelle Pryor put it: the Buckeyes have gotten their swagger back. With two excellent bookends in Thaddeus Gibson ...

The NCAA season is heating up and another round of upsets last week has brought some new faces to the Top 25 poll.   1. Florida (Last Week: 1) Next Game: Idle Gator fans are holding their breath, waiting to see if quarterback Tim Tebow will recover from his concussion and be back in time to face LSU in two weeks.   2. Texas (Last Week: 2) Next Game: Idle Texas has been quietly lurking, waiting for their shot to overthrow the current kings ...

Sporting a 3-1 record that includes last week's 52-7 win over Rhode Island, the UConn Huskies begin Big East Conference play Saturday, Oct. 10 at Pitt. While the bitterness of their lone loss to North Carolina still leaves a bad taste in the mouths of UConn fans, the Huskies' response since that game has offered a sweet slice of hope for the rest of the season. This week's upcoming bye comes at a great time for Randy Edsall's squad, ...

Original Article Published on SEC Sports Report   ATLANTA, Ga—Get your chores done early and the munchies ready because Saturday will be spent in front of the television.  This weekend is a huge SEC weekend with four SEC East versus SEC West games.  I favor the West in three games and the East in one.  Last week, I was a perfect 8-0, which brings my SEC football predictions to a 33-3 record: 93 percent accuracy isn’t bad.  I’m going ...

The "College Football Bowl Subdivision", or FBS as we call it, is broken down into two highly indifferent pieces—"First Class" (Automatically Qualifying BCS Conferences) and "Coach" (Non-Automatically Qualifying BCS Conferences). Some schools from the "Coach" conferences have legitimate rumblings about not earning an automatic berth from their conference into the Bowl Championship Series. When Boise State, Utah, BYU, TCU, and Houston shout from their mountaintops, I will listen. Those schools have earned that respect. When schools ...

Paul Bunyan's Axe is a symbol of one of the most heated rivalries in college football, representing the oldest and most-played rivalry in Division I-A football, with 118 editions dating back 1890. The Golden Gophers lead the all-time series, 59-51-8, while the Badgers lead the Axe's series, 34-24-3. Earlier, the schools played for the "Slab of Bacon", a piece of wood with an M or a W, depending from which angle one would look on it. Minnesota led ...

The word “scapegoat” has been ascribed to many people in history. By definition the word is used to refer somebody who is made to take the blame for others Conspiracy buffs love the word. It’s a part of their everyday vocabulary. They will tell you that JFK’s assassination was the result of a massive government cover-up, a coup de tat if you will, and that Lee Harvey Oswald was nothing more than the fall guy or ...

The sky surrounding Autzen Stadium couldn't have been a more pure blue this past weekend, as the Oregon Ducks forcefully completed their journey of redemption after manhandling the California Golden Bears 42-3. For those who missed any of the action, all one needs to do is look toward the skies. That's right folks. Oregon's passing game has woken up from it's long hibernation. The Oregon Ducks came out firing on Saturday, as Jeremiah Masoli erased all doubt ...