During the first half of Virginia Tech’s 30-16 win over Boston College on Saturday, the team relied heavily on the pass, giving the ball to running back David Wilson only six times. As a result, the team found itself trailing at the half to the Eagles, who had only one win entering the game. At that point in time, the Hokies went back to their identity and ground long possessions as Wilson had a dominant ...

Early this season, there was talk of the BCS eliminating the two team conference limit for BCS bowl games. Of course, the conference commissioner who brought up the subject was SEC commissioner Mike Slive. What other conference commissioner could possibly have an issue with the BCS allowing just two teams per conference into the Bowl Championship Series? The SEC routinely has more than two BCS bowl worthy teams. 2011 should be no different with Alabama, LSU and Arkansas ...

It could be argued that the Oregon Ducks and Clemson Tigers were two of the most underrated teams in the first BCS polls of the 2011 college football season.The Ducks came in at a surprisingly high No. 10, and the Tigers at No. 7.Both teams are obviously good, in fact Clemson just may be BCS championship-caliber, but both teams really got overlooked in the polls.The Ducks have been feeling the heat ever since losing the BCS championship ...

The Air Force Falcons landed in Boise as 30 point underdogs to the No. 5 Boise State Broncos but ended up giving Boise State a run for their money.  With a final score of 37-26 in favor of the Broncos, Boise State was well shy of the 30 they were expected to defeat Air Force by.To Air Force's credit, they came to this game fully prepared to win.  Their powerful Triple Option put up 275 ...

Boise State got their first scare of the season and passed the test. Air Force showed Chris Petersen he’s got some holes in his defense but in the end, they came through with help from Kellen Moore, Doug Martin and special teams. Moore tossed three touchdown passes to up his career total to 123, good for fourth all-time and notched his 45th win as a starter. He sits tied atop that list with Colt ...

The season started off with many obstacles for Notre Dame to overcome in the opening weeks.They were an unpolished, scrappy team making a bunch of mistakes that cost them wins.In Week 1, the Irish fell to South Florida, 23-20.In Week 2, they continued the poor start with a 35-31 loss against Michigan.That's when they turned it on.Notre Dame is 4-0 since the poor start, one win coming against a ranked Michigan State team.There are many ...

Despite not even being in the initial BCS rankings last week, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish have a fighting chance to make a BCS bowl game. The Irish have bounced back with four consecutive wins after beginning the season with losses to South Florida and Michigan.The Irish will almost certainly have to win out in order to earn an at-large bid, but it looks like a real possibility. In order for Notre Dame to run ...

Is there anything LSU has done so far to suggest that it isn't the best team in college football right now?The Tigers, who already own a slim lead over fellow SEC powerhouse Alabama for the top spot in the BCS rankings, destroyed Auburn at home on Saturday, 45-10, to leave no doubt that they are as deserving as any team of playing for the crystal football in New Orleans.It's not simply a matter ...

The undefeated Wisconsin Badgers have been destroying opponents this season and deserve to be ranked in the Top 5 of the BCS if they beat Michigan State tonight.The sixth-ranked Badgers have embarrassed every team they've played thus far. They lead the nation in scoring with 50.2 points per game and are third in scoring defense, giving up just 9.7 points per game.They travel to East Lansing to take on No. 16 Michigan State tonight. It ...

Defense looks like it will be optional tonight in Norman, Oklahoma.The Sooners are fourth in the country in total offense and sixth in scoring offense. Despite the fact that four times last week Oklahoma had to settle for field goals, the Sooners have a wide receiver in Ryan Broyles who few teams can match.While no one is giving Texas Tech much of a chance in this one, the Red Raiders have an offense that can ...