The subject of conference realignment has become the topic-du-jour in college football, as a host of premier national programs have entertained switching allegiances. ESPN’s Doug Gottlieb has reported a confidential source, who confirms Texas A&M will leave the Big 12 and join the Southeastern Conference (SEC). A&M officials have already confirmed the rumor, and an official announcement is planned for Monday. In the same ESPN notification, Florida State was indicated as another candidate likely to ...

With under three weeks until the start of the college football season, several freshman are becoming acclimated to life on the college football field. The jump from high school to college isn't an easy one for everyone, but every year we are introduced to a handful of breakout stars. Last season, South Carolina's Marcus Lattimore, Oklahoma's Tony Jefferson, and USC's Robert Woods were a few of those that made the jump to college with relative ...

The Arkansas Razorbacks' fans got wind of devastating news last Friday when they learned that running back sensation Knile Davis would be out for the season after injuring his left ankle during Thursday's team scrimmage. The Razorbacks' stand-out player led the SEC in rushing last year with 1,322 yards, while reaching paydirt 13 times his sophomore season. In a statement, Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino expressed his regret. "I am extremely disappointed for Knile," he ...

The buzzards are circling over the Midwest, as the Big 12 Conference is on its last leg.Nebraska and Colorado jumped ship last season with visions of TV dollars dancing in their heads. Now Texas A&M has announced they plan to make a move to the SEC; and more rumored movement within the conference is on the way.The Big 12 began play in 1996 after combining all eight members of the former ...

It is purely speculation at this point, but after reports that Texas A&M will join the SEC, ACC historic programs Florida State and Clemson have been linked to joining the current football power-conference.If true, this would deliver a huge blow to a conference that in 2004, thought it was creating a football juggernaut when it added Miami, Virginia Tech and then added Boston College a year later. That plan has obviously failed, and now, two ...

Penn State football isn't just a fall sport. It runs year-round for Joe Paterno, his players and their fans.Every offseason, college football diehards funnel their passion for the gridiron into recruiting. Penn State football fans are no different. Yes, national signing day passed back in February, but that doesn't stop fans from eagerly looking ahead to next February and scouring the headlines for verbal agreements and schools being crossed off a top prospect's list one by ...

It seems like every college football season there's always a team that emerges from the outer abyss to rise as superior.For example, last year's national champion—the Auburn Tigers—were nominated No. 22 in the AP Top 25's preseason poll.We can sit here and discuss the many reasons why either Oklahoma or Alabama will come out on top in 2011, because it's easy to do and most expect it.However, we mustn't forget about those with the ability to ...

It’s hard to find a positive attitude about Auburn in the press with just a few exceptions.Kirk Herbstreit started this whole debate on B/R when his article on ESPN was regurgitated to say that the Auburn Tigers wouldn’t be up to snuff this season, and one interpretation on B/R said they would stink.I doubt they’ll stink, and I don’t think Herbstreit, nor any of the other pundits that quoted him, has given the Tigers the ...

There is blood in the water. The sharks should smell this from a mile away and come in for the kill. The SEC, Big Ten and Pac-12 are the three power players in college football. The second tier contains the likes of the Big 12, ACC and the Big East. The Mountain West, Conference USA, MAC, WAC and Sun Belt fill out the bottom-feeders tier in that order. By working together, the SEC and Big ...

The world of college football as we know is likely headed for a massive realignment, which could end with four 16-team power conferences, and Texas A&M's intended decision to move to the Southeastern Conference Saturday morning is what has put everything in motion. The Texas A&M Board of Regents is scheduled to meet Monday and vote to finalize the deal to send the Aggies to the SEC as early as the 2012 season. The Big 12 Conference ...