On Wednesday, The Sporting News released a Top 100 list ranking the college football teams for next season. Illinois found themselves on that list that list as the No. 94 team. The disappointing part is, there is only 119 teams in D1 college football. The only thing Illini fans can get out of this is (as one Illinois fan stated on a blog), "Well, nowhere to go but up!" According to The Sporting News , Illinois is the ...

Aairon Savage has not had it easy in his career at Auburn. The last time he played in a game was in 2007. Now Savage, 23, will return to the field in his sixth season at Auburn after being granted a second medical hardship waiver by the NCAA. While Savage, Mike McNeil, and Zac Etheridge all return from injury this year to provide depth to Auburn's secondary. The rest of the Tigers defense will mostly rely on incoming freshmen ...

We were fortunate to talk to college baseball Hall of Famer, Brooks Kieschnick. He played for the University of Texas Longhorns and has had his jersey No. 23 retired. He played in the Majors as pitcher, left fielder, and designated hitter! We discussed the Longhorns baseball team and the differences from playing in college and the pros. You can download the podcast by right-clicking and selecting "Save ...

He was a catalyst for both the 1995 and 1996 Northwestern Wildcats teams. He was a Heisman finalist in 1995, and a Doak Walker Award finalist in 1996, as well as a First Team All-American. While at Northwestern he ran for a then school record 3793 yards. He was also the school leader in points with 222, and his yard total of 1785 in '95, and 1452 in '96 rank No. 2 and No. 3 all ...

Relatively speaking, oversigning recruits isn't like North Korea torpedoing a South Korean warship. Saban lies, nobody dies. But it's still a highly unethical practice with several harmful consequences. Players on oversigned rosters that don't "make the cut" either lose their scholarships partway through their schooling, or, if they're true freshmen in an oversigned class, never get one in the first place. The process of transferring is cumbersome, while the JUCO system is an easy way for a ...

There has been a lot of talk lately about major conference expansion. The Big Ten is going to grab this one, the Pac-10 that one, so on and so forth. The issue of the addition of a Utah and BYU pairing to the Pac-10 often comes up. However, it is always refuted. The Pac-10, it is claimed, would NEVER take BYU, due to their “bad fit” with the “overall philosophies” of the Pac-10.  Thus, despite the fact that the ...

When asked about Jordan Johnson’s athletic ability, Brooks School head coach Alex Konovalchik summed it up in three words: “He was spectacular!”  The 5′11″, 180-pound member of the 2010 BYU football signing class says he is excited to get to Provo and get busy. “I can’t wait!” exclaimed Johnson, who is scheduled to arrive on campus in early August. Jordan’s first love was actually the game of basketball. As a freshman at Brooks, located in North Andover, Massachusetts, ...

Some of the top recruits in the nation will be in Auburn for unofficial visits this weekend. Several are believed to be close to making a decision and could leave as Tigers after the weekend is over. Kiehl Frasizer, the big time quarterback recruit from Springdale, AR, is one of the recruits on campus. This is his second visit in three weeks for the Christian Shiloh native.  He has narrowed his choices down to five: Miami, UCLA, ...

It's Memorial Day weekend. The unofficial start of summer. Kids will soon be on summer break, families will travel on great family vacations, and before you know it, college football season will be here. I'm sure fans are foaming at the mouth in anticipation for Labor Day weekend, myself included. As always, there are a number of story lines that have—and will—develop, even before the season starts. There will be discussions regarding top teams, top players, and in ...

We all know that the question about where LeBron James will play basketball in the summer of 2010. But what if he went and pursued his football career? Remember that in high school he was an All-Ohio as a wide receiver. This led us to wonder what if LeBron had college eligibility? Where would he play college football? Here are 11 possible destinations where LeBron could fit in in college football.Begin Slideshow