Archive for July, 2010
Auburn Football 2010: Ides of July Recruiting News and Tidbits
There is more news building for Auburn fans as the season gets closer. Offensive tackle Lee Ziemba and center Ryan Pugh both made the preliminary Rotary Lombardi Award watch list. Lee Ziemba has also made the 2010 Outland Trophy watch list. Linebacker Craig Stevens was named on the Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch list.
Keihl Frazier, an Auburn quarterback recruit verbal commitment for the 2011 class, has been picked for the ESPN Elite 11 quarterback camp. ...
Alabama’s One Cold Fact That Should Scare NCAA Football in America
Larry Burton (Panama City Beach, Fla.) There is one undeniable fact that should send shivers of fear throughout the college football spine this upcoming year.
It's not that Alabama is a great team, everybody has accepted that. It's not that the team landed yet another top recruiting class or has opened up the passing game either.
The one cold, brutal, and undeniable fact is that this team will continue to mow down national powerhouses ...
Eight Conference Games That Could Be Pivotal Come Midseason
During the preseason, there's always prognostication about those early season games just weeks away, but here's a look at what everyone will be talking about in the middle of October as the games to watch.
Below is a list of the Top Eight, which includes some everyone is talking about and some no one is talking about.
8. Oct. 16 - Oregon State at Washington
Can OSU beat Boise State (Sept. 25) and TCU (Sept. 4) on the ...
Notre Dame: Nick Montana, 10 Other Athletes Arrested on Drinking Charges
A total of 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish student athletes, including Nick Montana—son of former Notre Dame and San Francisco 49ers great Joe Montana—were arrested Friday night for misdemeanor underage drinking.
Also included was Notre Dame basketball player Tim Abromaitis, the team's second leading scorer last season.
A total of 42 people were arrested according to a St. Joseph Country sheriff's spokesman.
Other Notre Dame players included in the arrests were WRs Robbie Toma and Tai-ler Jones, ...
Ohio State Football: Is Armon Binns or DeVier Posey Ohio’s Top Receiver?
With the 2010 season just around the corner, the state of Ohio finds itself possessing two of the top receivers in the whole country.
For Ohio State, speedster DeVier Posey broke out last season in his first year as a starter, garnering 828 receiving yards and eight touchdowns.
But if you travel south down Interstate-71, you'll find another receiver who also made a name for himself in 2009.
Although he wasn't in the spotlight due to Mardy ...
Michigan’s Rich Rodriguez Not Only Coach on Hot Seat in 2010
2010 has its share of coaches on the "coaching hot seat". Everyone has Michigan's Rich Rodriguez high on their list, but he's not the only one who could be looking for employment at year's end.
Things have changed and college football's five-year plan has turned into the four and three-year plan. There's a lot of money to be made in this game and colleges are aware of the benefits a winning program can gather.
Ever ...
Texas A&M Alum Johnny Jolly Suspended for 2010 NFL Season
Johnny Jolly, a defensive end for the Green Bay Packers and Texas A&M alum, has been suspended for the 2010 NFL season.
He was suspended due to violating the league's substance abuse policy and also faces potential prison time following a 2008 arrest when he was found outside a Houston night club with 200 grams of codeine.
This incident is unfortunate for him personally, but it also has a reflection on the university, which is one known ...
Flashback: Tennessee at Alabama October 2005
Flashbacks are always more fun when your team wins in the end.
That was the case as I was watching CSS SEC classics. 365/24/7 Bob Neal and company review SEC games and run a long list of the classics over a weekend.
They replayed the 2005 instant classic matchup pitting the Volunteers of Tennessee with the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Early Season Recap for UT
Tennessee started the season as defending champions of the SEC east division. They limped into the Tuscaloosa ...
University of Texas’ Real Target: the Nebraska Walk-On Program
Considering all of the policies and rules that the University of Texas aimed at the University of Nebraska prior to the start of the Big 12 in 1996, it seems that most everyone is focused on the non-academic qualifiers and partial academic qualifier debate.
The University of Texas’ real target is often lost in discussion. Texas attempted to craft rules and policies meant to bring the Nebraska football program to its knees and to a level ...
10 Teams Who Could Win the National Championship in 2010
The 2010 college football season should be very entertaining and interesting to watch this year.
With 120 programs fighting to win the heralded national championship trophy it should be another classic season.
But who can win the championship?
Well I have 10 teams in mind who could be crowned the National Champions of college football.Begin Slideshow