It's official. The Salt Lake Tribune, ESPN, and many, many others are reporting that BYU is going independent in football, leaving the MWC, and taking all other sports to the WCC. I think this reminds me of a significant event in history: "When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate ...

Well, the waiting is finally over. BYU has announced in a press release today that they will leave the Mountain West Conference to go independent in football and but will join the West Coast Conference in every other sport. BYU will give more details at a press conference scheduled for tomorrow. This change will become effective the 2011 season. The Cougars will be sailing into uncertain waters as an independent, but many, including ESPN's Beano Cook, think that BYU ...

Jeremiah Masoli took a harder hit today from the NCAA than from any opposing linebacker, as the former Oregon QB was denied his transfer request to Mississippi.  Masoli’s transfer request came after he was dismissed from the Oregon team earlier this year.  The dismissal came after the QB pleaded guilty to burglary and was pulled over while holding marijuana just a month later.  After he was dismissed from the Ducks, Masoli immediately looked into transferring ...

Jeremiah Masoli looked golden just a couple weeks ago.He would transfer from Oregon to Mississippi, enter the Parks and Recreation graduate program, and still get to play football in 2010—possibly even get Heisman nominations. Sound too good to be true? Well, it is. The NCAA has officially denied Masoli's request to play in 2010. They stated two reasons for doing so: Jeremiah Masoli wasn't going to be eligible for the 2010 season at Oregon. The time frame between when the discrepancies against the ...

The longer the wait for Jeremiah Masoli’s waiver to be cleared by the NCAA, the more the black helicopter conspiracy theorists sounded a little less crazy. In what was considered by many to be just a formality of approval, the NCAA this afternoon instead denied the residency waiver that would have allowed Masoli to suit up and play for the Ole Miss Rebels this season. Ole Miss will appeal the decision and will have no ...

On Friday Kasen Williams, a Top Five wide receiver from the 2011 recruiting class committed to Washington, staying in-state to attend the school both of his parents obtained their degrees from. Williams chose the Huskies over his other four finalists, Cal, Florida, LSU, and Notre Dame. It's a huge step in the right direction for Washington, now holding commitments from Williams, as well as 5-star tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins, and 4-star running back Brendon Bigelow.It looks like ...

Former Oregon star quarterback Jeremiah Masoli's request to play immediately in the 2010 season for Mississippi has been denied by the NCAA on Tuesday afternoon. Officials at Mississippi have already released a statement of intent to appeal the ruling, hoping to hear back within the next week. Masoli, who was released from the University of Oregon football team after two run-ins with the law, completed his undergraduate degree at Oregon this summer, immediately followed by enrolling in ...

After a wonderful offseason of recruiting, fans wonder which players will have the most significant impact in the shortest time.  Six names have been reported on the depth chart recently released for the game against Samford.  All are in the backup role and all are on defense.  Three are linebackers, two are linemen, and one is in the secondary and special teams. Playing an FBS school as the first game of the year is the perfect time ...

This is the sixth in a series of articles ranking the Sun Belt Conference football teams unit-by-unit. Several Sun Belt teams have to rebuild their linebacker groups, as all of the All-Sun Belt players at that position have moved on, except for a couple of honorable mentions. With the defensive lines at most schools also in heavy flux, linebackers will play a big part in which defenses excel or fail this season. 1. Arkansas State Last season, injuries ...

Talking is now over. The new look 3-4 defense for the Georgia Bulldogs will take center stage on Saturday between the hedges when the Bulldogs face Louisiana-Lafayette. When fans get a close look at the unit on Saturday, they will be asking themselves, will they be better by the time they get to November? The answer to that question is yes, but because of the new system and with players moving to new positions, there ...