While most "under-the-radar" lists tend to bastardize the term by assuming their audience is unfamiliar with the subject, I think my "10 under-the-radar recruits who will have an impact in 2010" list is aimed at a more educated audience, and digs a little deeper than most. It's difficult to toe the line between a relatively unknown recruit who stands no chance of contributing, and a blue-chipper with a recognizable name who is guaranteed to start from ...

This article was written by Double G Sports contributing writer Darnell Stapleton . Some may believe that there is a simple plan floating around out there to developing a great football team that is capable of winning 10-plus games, winning their conference, and/or contending for a national championship. But it is not simple at all, especially in the Big East Conference, which has been very competitive for the last several years. Eight of its members have played in ...

Conference realignment has been the buzz word of the college football offseason and a huge source of confusion for most sports fans. To sum up the recent changes:  Colorado left the Big 12 for the Pac-10, making the Pac-10 actually the Pac-11 and reducing the Big 12 down to the Big 11.  Then the Big Ten (which really had 11 teams) added Nebraska making the Big Ten effectively the Big Twelve and leaving the conference formerly ...

Today's college football world is a literal coaching carousel, where lack of production, job opportunities at other schools, and the ever elusive call up to the NFL will cause the carousel's song to stop playing at any given moment. Just this year alone USC and Notre Dame, two of college football's milestone programs, lost their coaches for two very different reasons. Additionally, Bobby Bowden officially called it a career and handed the reigns of Florida State over ...

Even in the world of college football, the universe has its own way of making things right. Leagues come and go, but tradition finds a way to survive the storm. After the recent realignment fiasco, many anticipate further instability in the Big 12. They wonder how, without Nebraska to counter the dominance of Texas and Oklahoma, can this conference survive? It's funny how much bigger and more frightening Texas looks without Nebraska in the picture. But Nebraska doesn't concern ...

This is our year. It's what every fan loves to tell themselves as they approach the upcoming college football season. Sometimes though, the fans' mindset doesn't exactly meet up with the lines of reality. Certain teams just lack the goods it takes to match the success they experienced the previous season. Here's 10 teams for which that could be the case in 2010.Begin Slideshow

Rivalries are a beautiful thing. I'm old enough to know when Temple and Delaware were rivals. One of my fondest days was spent in Newark, Del., when Temple beat Delaware 31-8 in front of a still-record and still-stunned crowd of 23,619. An even fonder day was Temple's 45-0 win in Newark on another beautiful Saturday. The hot dogs in that post-game tailgate tasted like filet mignon. Temple even got grief from the local media for scheduling Delaware. "I believe in ...

I dislike negative articles and comments due to NCAA sanctions. It is USC’s turn this time, but 150 other Division I colleges have received NCAA sanctions for major infractions. Rather than focus on the negatives that seem to dominate the news, this article focuses on positive actions that could make college sports and the NCAA better.  According to the NCAA Legislative Services database, the NCAA has issued 237 major infraction cases with penalties levied on 151 ...

This is a crucial year for UConn basketball. After a season that ended in a second-round NIT loss to Virginia Tech, last year's Huskies underachieved in more ways than one. Now that is over, UConn is excited about the six recruits that will be there in the fall. Although there are NCAA violations hanging over the university's head, at the moment, Calhoun and company are focused on being prepared for the upcoming 2010-2011 season. With ...

During the 2009 football season, the Nebraska Huskers encountered many a bump in the road on their way to the Big 12 Championship game and their Holiday Bowl win over Arizona. There was the last minute fourth quarter collapse against Virginia Tech, followed by the 27 point fourth quarter triumph over Missouri. There was the humbling loss at home to Texas Tech, followed by the seriously numbing defeat by Iowa State. The Huskers then ...