Remember Jordan Love? He was one of the best defensive back prospects that the State of Virginia had to offer in 2008. He was sought after by Penn State, Tennessee, LSU, Florida, and West Virginia—as well as more than a dozen other programs. In the end, the Georgia Bulldogs got him. His overall speed (4.41), ball skills, and potential made him a very attractive option for the Dawgs' maturing secondary as they were facing significant losses ...

Duke has a good basketball team, and at times, it is very good. Currently it find itself ranked No. 6 in the country, 23-4 (11-2 ACC) and looking like a No. 2 seed, at least, in this year's NCAA tournament. However, I can see why it is easy for some to still doubt this group of Blue Devils, while at the same time believe them capable of making a run at this year's Final Four. This team has a ...

Like many sports junkies, I love the hot stove league. In the days leading up to the NBA trade deadline last week, I was hitting refresh on my browser about every five minutes to find out the latest on rumored deals. There's just something about watching how teams jockey to position themselves for the stretch run, or begin the torturous process of rebuilding, that I find fascinating. Unfortunately for college sports fans, they miss out on ...

It's the sad part of the year for college football fans as we await the new season, trying to think of ways to amuse ourselves. The new season is closer than we think, though, with spring games right around the corner... The season opener for the Pac-10 will be USC at Hawaii, Sept. 2, on ESPN. It may not be that exciting, but it marks the start of the Pac-10 year. While we anxiously await the new season, ...

The Texas Tech Red Raiders will begin the 2010 season under a new regime for the first time in 10 seasons. Red Raider fans had gotten used to seeing Mike Leach at the microphone during a press conference or leading his players out of the tunnel before the game. But come the start of the 2010 season, it will be former Auburn head coach Tommy Tubberville leading the Red Raiders. Tubberville compiled an 84-40 record over 10 seasons ...

The Bracketbuster games separated the haves from the have nots among mid-major teams, and now with just 20 days left until Selection Sunday, the big boys will attempt to impress the committee in their final four regular season contests before conference tournaments begin. As always, I am not trying to guess how teams will finish the year; I am simply seeding them based on their current resumes. I like to break teams down into three categories: "Wallflowers" are ...

BracketBusters Do More Harm Than Good for Mid-Majors ESPN's creation of the BracketBuster weekend originally carried the idea that this two day event would give the little guys of college basketball a chance to shine and pick up one more marquee win to help make the NCAA Tournament. For most mid-majors, that goal was not achieved this weekend as the BracketBuster event actually knocked more teams out of contention than it helped. Then again, as you'll see ...

It’s got to be nice to return to the comfy confines of the Cameron Crazies after squeaking out a tough road victory over Miami. Coach Mike Krzyzewski and his Duke Blue Devils came back to Durham for Sunday’s game with Virginia Tech, riding the Crazies and a late home team surge to a 67-55 victory over the Hokies. “I’d like to have other people score—that’s an obvious thing—but what I want to do is win, and not ...

There's only a couple of weeks left in the SEC hoops schedule, and we're going to be assessing the postseason outlook for each team—again—but also predicting choices for SEC awards. Two things are going to up the conference's chances to get five or six teams into the NCAA Tournament. First, the A-10 and Big East are eliminating their own left and right. The leagues probably have too much parody, and the little guys are toppling bubble teams ...

  After nearly coming back against Georgia in game two of Friday’s double-header, Baylor made sure to stay on top for good on Sunday afternoon, as the Bears garnered a 5-2 victory over the No. 22 Bulldogs. Falling behind 1-0 through two innings, the Bears battled back to deadlock the game through five and took the lead for good with three runs in the sixth inning. “We did play two good clubs,” Bears head coach Steve Smith told ...