Who would have thought even a few weeks ago that the nation would be watching No. 4 Oregon take on No. 9 Stanford in the marquee matchup Saturday night? Both teams have been playing excellent football. Oregon has an offense that is close to unstoppable. The only weak spot they seem to have is the throwing arm of quarterback Darron Thomas, and even that isn't so bad. Thomas is completing 54.7 percent of his passes, which is pretty ...

Two Big Ten teams looking to start off conference play with a win will meet this weekend when the Minnesota Golden Gophers host the Northwestern Wildcats.  Minnesota wrapped up non conference play with a 1-3 record and are coming off a 34-23 loss to Northern Illinois.  Northwestern enters Big Ten play boasting a 4-0 record, but have survived a couple close games against Central Michigan ...

The No. 16-ranked Miami Hurricanes open ACC play this weekend against a strong Clemson team on the road.  The Canes picked up a nice non conference win last week at Pittsburgh 31-3.  They dominated the Panthers for four quarters on both sides of the ball.  Clemson played one of the most physical games of the young season vs. Auburn two weeks ago and needed the extra time to ...

This weekend opens up the Big Ten season, one of the pivotal matchups coming from East Lansing, MI, where the 24th-ranked Spartans will play host to the 11th-ranked Badgers. This game may go a long way in determining the Big Ten championship, so it will be crucial for both teams to get off on the right foot in conference play. MSU will have four keys to victory to be able to upset Wisconsin at home.   First, Michigan State ...

Just when you think college football can't get that much more interesting, things are about to take a turn this weekend where one loss could have a domino effect on the rest of the day. Normally these aren't games that we'd pay attention to, but when one game has a direct effect on what happens to two teams, we tend to pay attention to the outcome of both. Sure there are solid games on the schedule ...

The Oklahoma Sooners are heading south this week.  Not figuratively in their level of play, but rather literally as they head down to the State Fair of Texas in Dallas to take on their arch nemesis, the Texas Longhorns.  The Red River Rivalry is one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports, not to mention college football.  The setting for this game, the Cotton Bowl, is one of the most historic venues in college ...

With Notre Dame's latest addition of 4-star receiver DaVaris Daniels, as well as three other commitments this month, the Fighting Irish's 2011 recruiting class has solidified itself as one of the best in the nation. Notre Dame is tied with Ohio State for a nation-high 10 4-star commitments and with their recent push it's hard to argue against putting the Irish among the top five recruiters for the year. So where does Notre Dame go from here? ...

Just five weeks into the 2010 season, the Mizzou Tiger football schedule is already set for next season.After starting the 2011 season with three non-conference games, the Tigers will dive right into Big 12 play, starting with a road contest in Norman against the Oklahoma Sooners.Many Tiger fans may be wondering, why so soon with the new schedule? Well, the credit for that goes to the two schools that will be leaving the conference at ...

Dear Coach Kiffin, Boy are you a debbie downer. You finally get your dream job, coaching one of college football’s premier programs, and all you’ve done is sulk and pout. Like somebody died. Hey, I know the sanctions suck but lighten up for pete’s sake (sorry, I couldn’t resist). You’re taking all of the fun out the game so it’s no wonder your team is playing like Ohio State in a national championship game: flashes ...

The No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes have a tough matchup on their hands this weekend, as they are set to host the No. 22 Penn State Nittany Lions in both teams' first conference game of the season.The Hawkeyes bounced back from a heartbreaking loss at Arizona with a huge 45-0 win over Ball State last Saturday.The Nittany Lions have now won two in a row since getting pummeled by Alabama in ...