College football is finally here. And the SEC, land of the BCS Champs, start their games as well.Some of them are breaking in new defenses, some are fielding new quarterbacks.All of them are trying to find that special chemistry that will make them king of the conference, which usually means king of college football.But let's be clear here, some of the big guys will take a pounding in the media for scheduling little sisters of ...

As the Carpenters said, “We’ve only just begun,” but here is part one of the sports betting tip sheet for college football picks to go with college football spread trends (podcast) like our old scorephone roots.   Thursday, September 2 Minnesota vs. Middle Tennessee State MTSU’s appropriately named QB Dwight Dasher is suspended, which means sophomore Logan Kilgore will get his first snap as starter. Dasher was the Sun Belt preseason Offensive Player of the Year.   Pittsburgh vs. Utah The Panthers have a ...

The Idaho Vandals capped off a pretty amazing season with a 43-42 win over Bowling Green in the Humanitarian Bowl, it was the first time the Vandals had made it to postseason play since 1998. Idaho had won just three regular season games and one conference game in the past two seasons, before finishing 8-5 overall and 4-4 in the WAC last season. The Vandals will look to build off the momentum from last season with ...

Anthony Fera arrived in Happy Valley from the deep heart of Texas and seemingly headed straight to the head of the line for the Nittany Lions kicking duties.   No kicker had ever arrived on campus with more hype than the kid out of the Houston suburbs.   Not Chris Bahr, not Matt Bahr, not even Robbie Gould.   But a funny thing happened to Fera on the way to college football immortality.    He missed his first kick.   Not by ...

Last year, the Iowa Hawkeyes were the cardiac kids—that or pretty much any other cliche for the luckiest team in the country.Sure the Hawkeyes were good. They beat Penn State in Happy Valley, knocked off Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl, and nearly beat Ohio State in the Horseshoe with a freshman quarterback making his first career start.Mathematically, Iowa was the best team in the land for a couple of weeks in 2009, and the ...

Alabama is on top of the college football world... until September 4 when the 2010 season kicks off. That is exactly how Nick Saban wants it, having a hungry team ready to not defend, but win again. How has the focus been for the Tide in the off season? Can Mark Ingram become just the 2nd back-to-back Heisman winner? Could the defense possibly be better after losing so many starters from last season? To find ...

College football season is nearly upon us, with three more days until the first prime-time college football game on ESPN. But Clemson fans shall be watching closely and attentively on Saturday at 3:30 when their Clemson Tigers descend into the Valley of Death to face off against North Texas. Clemson went into the fall camp with several questions in key areas, and these questions won't be fully answered until the season opener. Coming off ...

It would be almost unheard of for a coach (even one on the hot seat) to get fired after the first game of the season. But an unexpected loss or shocking victory could set the tone for the future of many coaches. There are some clear-cut coaches whose jobs are on the line as 2010 gets underway. Of course, there are some others who will unceremoniously work their way onto the list through a sub ...

Another conference realignment article starts off with a joke about how the Big 12 has 10 teams, the Big Ten has 12, and the Pac 10 has become the 12 Pac. As lame as it is, it is truly the best way to start this article. Let's face it, the numbers do not add up anymore. Having a number in the conference name is as about as shortsighted as drive-up ATMs with braille on the ...

The Northern Illinois Huskies finished off the 2009 season with a sour taste in their mouth, as they fell big time to USF in the International Bowl. The Huskies wound up finishing second in the MAC West Division at 5-3 and were 7-6 overall. This year, the Huskies enter into the third season under head coach Jerry Kill. They are hoping to make some big strides with 15 starters back from last year. To help you ...