When California’s Zach Maynard hit a wide-open Keenan Allen for a 90-yard pass-touchdown three plays into the opening California Golden Bear’s drive in the UW Pac-12 opener, a collective gasp from the purple-clad 60,437 about blew down the decrepit and soon-to-be razed south stands at Husky Stadium. It was an unlikely strike too, because Allen was so wide open on blown coverage that the stunned multitudes apparently had little to say. Other than creative angry ...

Stop the Stupid Penalties LSU has already committed a number of inexcusable penalties in the first half.  They need to make sure their high-intensity defense does not rack up anymore personal foul calls that could harm them in the second half.   Keep up the Physical DThe Tigers defense has already called out WVU’s WRs before tonight’s game.  Tyrann Mathieu has started the game off strong making a sick strip on WR Brad Starks.  LSU needs to keep ...

It wasn’t a good weekend for the ACC. There were some poor losses and some lackluster wins. After four weeks of football, the ACC looks bottom-heavy once again. There are three teams under .500 after the first month, and four teams are at .500. Conference play kicks into full swing next week. The top game in the conference will be Clemson at Virginia Tech. The big bounce-back game in the conference is FSU at Wake ...

It happens every year in football, and no team, regardless of the level, is an exception.Injuries are extremely unfortunate, but having the confidence to overcome them can really display one's true colors.Take the 2010 Green Bay Packers for example.All season long, the Packers dealt with injury after injury, and by season's end, they had 15 listed on the IR.And yet, they still won the Super Bowl.Depth, talent, confidence and perseverance is what it took, and in ...

In the past 30 years, there are few coaches that have done what Alabama coach Nick Saban has done in over the course of his 16-season coaching career spanning across multiple programs throughout the country. With the accomplishments at the many stops during his career, Nick Saban is the best coach in college football over the past three decades and few can rival his success on the football field. Saban’s head coaching career started ...

Brandon Weeden and Ryan Tannehill are two of the best signal callers in the Big 12 and in the nation. Combining for over 800 yards Saturday, America witnessed that both quarterbacks can simply play their best when everything is on the line.Down 20-3 at halftime almost gave me the thought on whether or not Weeden and the Cowboys were going to fall flat on their faces against in the national spotlight.Being held to 173 total ...

The No. 14 Arkansas Razorbacks had a unique opportunity to take down the No. 3 Alabama Crimson Tide.A tougher road test, you won't find. The Tide have only lost one game at home since the start of the 2008 season (Auburn 2010). What's more, the Tide have been firmly in the discussion for a BCS Title berth and have looked every bit the part.It didn't turn out too well for the Razorbacks. In fact, it ...

The day finally arrived for Ohio State fans. The day where true freshman quarterback Braxton Miller was given the keys to the Buckeyes car. Miller's era as the Ohio State starting quarterback officially began Saturday with a 37-17 victory after visiting Colorado. So how did the freshman fare? Here's a look at the report card on Miller in his first career start.  Passing Miller completed only 5 of 13 pass attempts for 83 yards on ...

Week 4 of college football is almost in the books and it is time to give the teams in the AP Top 25 their grades for their efforts this week.Some of these ranked teams have a grade to be proud of. Others, well, might want to hide their report card from their parents.So, how did the ranked teams do? Read on.Note: I will be adding more teams as teams finish their games tonight.Begin Slideshow

If Texas A&M wanted to leave the Big 12 with the conference title in 2011, the Aggies hopes went down in a blaze of orange Saturday evening in College Station, as Oklahoma State was able to hold for 30-29 win over A&M. Besides the loss to the Cowboys, there were other facts learned about this Texas A&M team, as Coach Mike Sherman will need to refocus his squad after today’s contest, with a rivalry game ...