After going 7-6 in 2009 and capping off the season with a big win over Ohio 21-17 in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, the Marshall Thundering Herd will look to maintain its momentum as they head into a new season. They will be led by one of the college footballs top-recruiting specialists, head coach John "Doc" Holliday. The 52-year-old Holiday will bring with him a plethora of experience having served stints with SEC Giants Florida, N.C. ...

Every year, there's a team who comes away with the top recruiting class and all of their fans become over excited about what players from high school are coming to play for their team. It's just something else to look forward to in the offseason or to get excited about after a disappointing performance. However, sometimes top recruits don't always back up their hype out on the court (see North Carolina last season). With that said, there is ...

It's July and that means college football season is quickly descending upon us. Fall practice is less than a month away and each team in the Big Ten has it's own particular strengths and concerns.  It's time to examine each team so let us put them under the microscope in what I'm calling the summer evaluations. 1) Ohio State Buckeyes: Legit National Title Contender? Most people seem to think so and for good reason. Ohio State has been ...

Replacing Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow at quarterback will be a tall order for the Florida Gators entering the 2010 season. However, Urban Meyer has the uber-talented John Brantley prepared to lead his spread offense this fall. A major area of concern for the Gators offense is at tight end, where Aaron Hernandez played last season before leaving school for the NFL Draft. Hernandez, a first team All-American, won the John Mackey Award last season as the nation's ...

From Toledo to Michigan State. From Michigan State to LSU. From LSU to Miami. From Miami to Alabama. From Alabama to Retirement. That's right, Nick Saban will retire in Tuscaloosa and it won't be soon. The most nomadic coach in football has finally found the ultimate coaching gig at Alabama. Next year, you won't be reading a headline that says: "Saban Spurns Alabama for Michigan," or one that reads: "Alabummer...Saban Departs for the Cleveland Browns." Nick Saban is finally ...

Being from the other side of the country, the Big East as a football conference suffers from the same questions that the Mountain West does. Do the Big East and Mountain West deserve to be AQ BCS conferences? Just as important in the current economy are two additional questions: First, how is your TV contract treating you? And, second, in the upcoming age of the superconference, will the Big East and Mountain West be able to ...

In the past three seasons the Longhorns have lost three players—Andre Jones (kicked off the team), Jarvis Humphrey (illness), and Derek Johnson (transfer)—at the defensive tackle position. This is certainly cause for concern, because with Lamarr Houston and Ben Alexander graduated, the Horns are now fairly thin at the position. Fortunately for the Longhorns, players have consistently stepped up at defensive tackle and played beyond expectations in recent history. When Frank Okam and Derek Lokey ...

It's all about taking a risk. NCAA football out of conference schedules often lack opportunities to take a chance. But once in a while, a school steps up and goes all in. Sometimes, it's better to make an early statement, than never make one at all. This list will not include the yearly Notre Dame vs. Michigan, Michigan State, or Purdue games. Because, Notre Dame still isn't that good. It will also not include any Nebraska out of conference ...

When Texas beat Nebraska last year in the BIG 12 Championship game, the lasting impression in my mind was Hunter Lawrence's 46-yard field goal sailing through the goal posts as time ran out.   This was probably the biggest field goal of the 2009 college season, but every team can look back to a big field goal that decided at least one game last year. For Notre Dame, the kicking game will be crucial in their quest ...

Coming out of high school, Darren Myles was your typical blue chip recruit. A SuperPrep All-American and four-star player from Georgia, Myles was supposed to replace safety Eric Berry for the Tennessee Volunteers.  He showed promise his freshman year, playing in dime packages and, after the injury of fellow freshman phenom Janzen Jackson, earned a starting job. In the Orange/White game this spring, Myles' play culminated with a brilliant interception and pass break up, cementing his spot ...