Gerald McCoy begins his NFL Combine experience today, and for the most part, it should simply be a formality.   McCoy has been rated in the top five of every single draft board that has popped up in the past couple of months with some of the boards, including SI.com's Don Banks', picking the former Sooner to go to the St. Louis Rams as the first overall selection. McCoy and Ndamukong Suh, almost everyone else's pick for ...

As the biggest Big East conference game of the season approaches tomorrow, the entire city of Syracuse is anxiously waiting for the hour to arrive. 34,616 fans are expected to make their way into the Carrier Dome tomorrow for the 9 p.m. tipoff between their beloved Orange and Big East rival Villanova.  The amount of fans at this game will surpass any number of fans to ever attend an on campus game in NCAA history, and ...

Like Christmas, I've heard it said that Halloween has its spirits too. On a trick-or-treat night October 31, 1994, against its homecoming and Big East opponent, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights pulled off one of the great comeback wins in recent college football history. In a back and forth shootout, Rutgers found themselves down to the Virgina Tech Hokies, 49-44, with under a minute to play. Granted, this wasn't the Viriginia Tech that you know now as one of ...

The NFL Combine is a place where NFL prospects can either help or hinder their NFL futures. Dozens of prognosticators try to predict where folks will go, and which speed freak will end up on the Raiders. Dozens of Huskies have gone through the combine and had varying degrees of success in the NFL. This year there are two Huskies participating in the combine: Donald Butler and Daniel Te'o-Nesheim.       Donald Butler: 6’1”, 235 lbs.   Butler had a fantastic senior year. ...

Games You Need to See (8) Villanova at (4) Syracuse, 9:00PM Saturday on ESPN It's only fitting that the biggest snowstorm (and really only snowstorm for that matter) to hit Syracuse this winter accompanies the biggest basketball game of the current seniors' tenure on the Syracuse hill. This matchup brings with it College GameDay and a record on-campus crowd of 34,616 people. In fear of students lining up a week in advance and camping outside in the sub-freezing ...

When Lane Kiffin was introduced at the University of Tennessee he was presented as a conquering hero coming home from a glorious victory. The Tennessee newspapers and fan blogs were filled with praise and hope for Tennessee's future, and fans boasted that the Volunteers would soon own the SEC again. Everyone knows how that fairy tale ended: Kiffin left Tennessee fans with their egos bruised, and their feelings hurt. The search for the next General Neyland had to ...

2011 WR from Warren, Michigan, Ben McCord made it to Michigan's Junior Day last weekend: "I went to the junior day at Michigan this past weekend. It was very good. It was my second time being up there for a visit. They are interested in me. They just want me to work harder and keep doing good in school and on the field." Per Sam Webb at WTKA and Scout, Michigan is ...

For those of you who have watched the Boston College Eagles last two games, you’ll know that they have hit their stride. Maybe a little too late or a lot too late, but remember that there is just one senior on this team. The Eagles currently stand at 14-13 (5-8) and 2-0 with Reggie Jackson as the starting point guard.  Coach Al Skinner knew that something wasn’t right when his team still wasn’t winning at full ...

It is pretty widely accepted in the college basketball world that this Kentucky team will have one shot at this before at least two of their Fab Freshmen become lottery picks. How will they do in their lone NCAA Tournament? How will the ACC fare? Are they really down this year? What about Duke? Can they go all the way? It's been a while for Coach K. Is the Big East really this good? Can they dominate ...

Okay, connoisseurs of all that is basketball, let us take the time and pour over some numbers. Below you will find raw statistics. The identities of these players are removed to avoid any possible allegiances or biases. Please avoid guessing or suggesting the players indicated by the statistics. Let’s discuss the possible value these players bring to their teams and to any team. Today, we look at a pair of point guards. We analyzed two quarterbacks ...