The WVU Mountaineers are getting ready for another year of football. Coming off two consecutive 9-4 seasons, coach Bill Stewart looks to lead his team to the promise land in his third year. As they say... "three is a magic number". Stewart has done a good job getting the Mountaineers to where they're at today, even though some might not like the way he's done it, but he's got it done. Fans have to be happy with where ...

Tradition has been a staple of the Big Ten since its beginnings and has continued through the conference expansion process. The league has expanded twice in the last two decades and has added two teams that have outstanding histories. Many Big Ten rivalries have been around for over a century and Wisconsin-Minnesota is the longest running rivalry in college football. These rivalries are very important to the conference, and commissioner Jim Delany vowed to protect as ...

With the Trojans needing to find a long-term kicking replacement for whoever they give the job to this year, special teams coach John Baxter has made place kicking a priority in terms of recruiting for next year's incoming class. Now coach Baxter's efforts have paid off. Andre Heidari, from Stockdale high school in Bakersfield, Ca., gave his verbal pledge to the Trojans on Saturday and with it USC's kicking saga has come full circle. Last year, Matt Darr, ...

The most celebrated position on the Auburn football team is that of running back. There is a long and storied history for that position at the school. It is also a very essential position for offensive coordinator Gus Malzhan's offensive strategy. Running backs coach Curtis Luper has worked wonders with the running backs at Auburn. His assessment of Auburn running backs can be found here and here . We all know that running back Dontae Aycock was removed ...

Rosenblatt Stadium's last season hosting the College World Series has already seen a performance for the ages. South Carolina's Blake Cooper went eight innings, giving up three hits and striking out 10 batters (tying a CWS record), as the Gamecocks moved one win away from taking home their first crown. Cooper's performance will go down in Omaha's history with the best that have ever played there. Some of them have gone on to lucrative pro careers. Others never ...

With Rosenblatt Stadium hosting its last College World Series, it would only be fitting that the national champion made a little history of its own. Both South Carolina and UCLA are very strong teams, but you have to admit that either one of them would be an improbable national champion. South Carolina lost in the opening round for the seventh straight year, but the Gamecocks proved once again that you can never count them out in the ...

A new series of articles is beginning this week that will continue throughout the recruiting process and beyond. Keeping up with all the commitments around the country can be difficult for most fans, so to simplify the situation Bleacher Report now presents the Recruiting Wrap-up. Every week, all notable commitments will be listed from the last seven days. If you're an avid follower of college football recruiting this should be right up your alley. This week, Texas added ...

Trevor Mbakwe has been suspended from the Minnesota Gophers basketball team for nearly a year.  During the past school year, Mbakwe has done what Athletic Director Joel Maturi wants his student athletes to do at Minnesota.  Mbakwe has maintained his grades, attended class, and kept a very low profile. Well, two out of three isn’t bad, right? Mbakwe has kept as low of a profile as possible for someone who is awaiting trial for ...

College football can be unpredictable. One moment a team looks like a sure thing—unbeatable, untouchable—money in the bank. However, as the saying goes, on “any given Saturday, anything is possible.” Success is not promised from season-to-season. It doesn’t necessarily matter how many returning starters are on a roster, or, how much experience is had by the quarterback, sometimes it’s about who wants it more and how prepared they are to prove it on the field—period. ...

In early September, the Mountaineers will travel to Cabell County, where they will be met by a green haze coming from the city of Huntington. As the team buses take Route 60 into Herd territory, the players will start to hear a familiar chant echoing from the stands at Joan C. Edwards Stadium to welcome the visiting team. West Virginia, with “We Are Marshall” in their ears, will face off with their in-state rival the Thundering Herd of ...