Leading up to last Saturday's matchup with No. 1 Alabama, the biggest game in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 31 years, "experts" said this was Ryan Mallett's chance to prove he deserves the Heisman Trophy.Following a down to the wire 24-20 outcome with Ryan Mallett at the helm of the losing Razorbacks, "experts" say he has no chance to win now.If winning the Heisman Trophy has become the American Idol of football awards, like I believe it ...

This Saturday the Virginia Cavaliers will open up the ACC portion of their schedule as they are set to host the Florida State Seminoles. After nearly beating USC on the road in their second game of the season, the Cavaliers had no trouble taking care of business against the Virginia Military Institute, winning easily 48-7. The Seminoles have been on a roll since they were blown out at Oklahoma in ...

As we go through the 2010 high school football season it's time to re-evaluate the talent of the 2011 recruiting class and hand out some new positional rankings. Based on performances throughout the summer in various camps around the country there's been some noticeable shifts in opinion from every recruiting outlet you'll come across. That's the nature of the business; sports are a show me now game, and when it comes to recruiting, there's no difference. We'll take a look at ...

This Saturday the No.18 ranked USC Trojans will look to remain unbeaten as they host the Washington Huskies. USC improved to 4-0 on the season with an easy 50-16 win over Washington State last week, while the Huskies fell to 1-2 on the year with a lopsided 56-21 loss at home to Nebraska. If you are thinking about betting on the game this weekend, the current college football odds have ...

The Arizona State Sun Devils are looking to rebound off two mistake-ridden matchups against the No. 11 Wisconsin Badgers and the No. 5 Oregon Ducks in an away game against the always steady Oregon State Beavers. Both the Sun Devils and the Beavers have had a rough start to the 2010 season, but it is to be expected when you enter games as the clear underdog. Oregon State tallied losses against then-No. 6 TCU and No. 3 ...

In easily the most anticipated game of the weekend, the Florida Gators square off against the Alabama Crimson Tide Saturday in a rematch from last year’s SEC championship. No. 1 Alabama or No. 7 Florida won’t have their national title hopes crushed if they lose, but there is certainly no love loss between these teams. There’s a decent chance they’ll meet against in the SEC title game for a third ...

This Saturday the Colorado Buffaloes will host the Georgia Bulldogs in an important non-conference game for both teams. Georgia desperately needs a win this weekend, as they fell to 1-3 on the season after losing at Mississippi State 12-24. Colorado got an early bye last week, and come into the game with wins over Hawaii and Colorado State, but also have a big time loss at home to California 7-52. This ...

Austin Rivers, son of NBA coach and former player Doc Rivers, verbally committed to the Duke Blue Devils today. The No. 1 high school player in the 2011 class de-committed from Florida University in the summer and re-opened his recruiting. The elite in college basketball—including Kansas and North Carolina—applied the 'full court press' to land Rivers. Rivers picked Duke thanks to his great relationship with head coach Mike Krzyzewski as well as the up-tempo style of play that ...

The future of UConn men's and women's basketball got just a little bit brighter last week when the university's Board of Trustees approved the spending of $3 million for the design of a new practice facility.The basketball-only facility will sit behind Gampel Pavilion on ground that was once the home of Memorial Stadium.Getting a practice facility built has been one of the biggest long-term concerns for coaches Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma, and is one ...

ESPN is reporting that Winter Park senior guard Austin Rivers, the nation's top high school prospect for the class of 2011, has committed to Duke. The Blue Devils, who were thought to be the leader since Rivers decommitted from Florida last year, have apparently beaten out UNC and Kansas for his services. The decision comes ahead of scheduled official visits to all three schools. Rivers had an in-home visit last Tuesday with Mike Krzyzewski and associate head ...