Feature Columnist Tom Baer here, live blogging the Texas A&M-Oklahoma State Big 12 South matchup from Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater. No. 24 Oklahoma State enters the contest 3-0 behind the arm of junior signal-caller Brandon Weeden, who ranks second nationally with a 186.33 passer rating. Texas A&M comes into this evening's game after eating up three weak non-conference opponents (Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana Tech, and Florida International). Is the Aggies' 3-0 record legit, or ...

There are a lot of things I love about college football. I love the pageantry, I love the excitement, and I love the tradition. I love pretty much everything about the sport with very few exceptions. But if there’s one thing that I simply can’t stand, it's the double standards when it comes to shortchanging the players.It seems that in recent years we have seen far too many cases of players being screwed by the ...

The Crimson Tide comes into this confrontation with Florida prepared for anything the Gators can throw at them. The Alabama defense has now been tested by one of the best quarterbacks in college football and were good enough when it counted—the fourth quarter. Moreover, the turnovers forced by the defense put the team in a position to win. The offense showed the fortitude to overcome self-imposed obstacles and a tough Arkansas defense and had enough ...

With the college football season in full swing and teams into their conference schedules, this weekend provides a full slate of top-quality matchups for fans of every conference.There are key matchups between powers in the SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, and Pac-10 that will go a long way toward shaping the national championship picture as well weeding out the impostors among the 19 undefeated teams in the AP top 25.National championships cannot be won in ...

Folks in Westwood had plenty of reason to be excited after the UCLA Bruins trounced the Texas Longhorns in Austin, 34-12.However, even triumphs of such magnitude come with some trepidation.In UCLA's case, it comes in the person of Kevin Prince.The redshirt sophomore has missed the last few days of practice with a sore knee, an injury that he suffered while hooking the 'Horns and that has led him to have his knee drained twice this ...

Alabama and Florida headline a week of great matchups in college football, including ranked teams battling head to head in crucial conference games, and fierce rivals with state and border bragging rights on the line.Many teams will show us the direction their season is headed by Saturday's end, for better or for worse.  Every game is a must win in college football, and this week will make or break the season for several schools.Begin Slideshow

Austin Rivers (Winter Park, FL), the No. 1 player in the Class of 2011 according to the ESPNU 100, has officially committed to the Duke Blue Devils. Rivers chose Duke over many other teams, including North Carolina and Kansas. “He picked Duke because of [Krzyzewski] and his staff,” Rivers high school coach David Bailey told ESPN. “There is a ton of tradition at Duke, and it was the best place for him from a basketball and academic ...

Four weeks into the college football season, there are already plenty of teams that wish they could have a do-over. And who wouldn't want a chance to do better the second time around?Some teams have been free-falling since the season started, some just had big losses last week, other teams—despite a 4-0 record—have been winning in an unimpressive fashion. Too bad there's no going back. Here are 10 programs with stocks on the decline.Begin Slideshow

Washington Huskies Quarterback Jake Locker Washington Huskies quarterback Jake Locker was the prohibited favorite to earn the No. 1 draft pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.  The consensus of that choice quickly changed after Locker completed just 4-of-20 pass attempts for 71 yards with one TD and two interceptions in a 56-21 thrashing from the No. 8 Nebraska Cornhuskers. Locker, 6'2'', 232 pounds, showed his elite arm strength that NFL scouts raved over, but his lack of ...

The No. 19-ranked Michigan Wolverines will open conference play on Saturday at Indiana.  The Hoosiers have started the season 3-0 behind the strong play of quarterback Ben Chappell.  Their non-conference schedule was a bit of a joke and now the competition level amps up with a ranked foe coming to town. Michigan has won their first four games of the season and feature one of the most exciting players in ...