Losing a player who just set the school record for over 1,700 yards rushing would have many schools concerned about where their offense is going to come from.Not at Virginia Tech.After breaking former teammate Ryan Williams' 2009 record for most rushing yards in a season, David Wilson left Blacksburg a year early for the NFL. Just in the last two years, the Hokies have lost three record-setting running backs early to the NFL.Darren Evans, who set ...

No. 119: Corey Linsley, #71, C, Ohio State2011 Stats: Backup guard/centerStrengthsFew, if any Buckeyes have undergone as complete a transformation as Linsley has under Urban Meyer, and for that he finds himself starting at center and leading a reloading offensive line. Linsley's strength has always been there, but coaches can now count on his focus and commitment as well, and that's how Linsley won the center job so easily in the spring of 2012.WeaknessesWhat Linsley ...

It seems like university officials are warming to the idea of a playoff for college football's top division.But, I can’t understand why people want the FBS to adopt a playoff system. It is as though college football is unbearable to watch and we need to make it better.Or, worse, that human happiness depends upon how a champion is crowned.Give it a rest.College football is doing great in terms of revenue, keeping fans and gaining new ...

As Texas A&M makes their move into the best football conference in the country, many things around the program must change for success to viable. This is a team that hasn't known their true potential in what feels like decades, making the addition of new head coach Kevin Sumlin and his staff all the more appropriate for the transition.Immediate triumph on the gridiron requires such rapid adjustment, especially with such a difficult league filled to ...

With so much excitement and expectations surrounding the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program in 2012, it seems like a good time to review how Rutgers Football has evolved to national relevance. In 2008, former Rutgers tight end Michael J. Pellowski wrote Rutgers Football: A Gridiron Tradition in Scarlet.  Pellowski delves into the history of Rutgers Football, starting with its establishment in 1869 and ending with its reestablishment as a nationally respected program in the mid-2000s. This book ...

For most, summer is a time for fun, vacation and relaxation, but for these certain players, it will be a time of rigorous work and hopefully, improvement. Last year's Buckeyes were extremely far from perfect and were honestly one of the worst Ohio State teams in the past 10 years. Luckily, Urban Meyer looks to have things heading in the right direction, but the new head coach is no miracle worker, and if the Buckeyes are ...

The goal for every SEC coach is to win the conference. After that everything will take care of itself.In order to win the SEC, a team has to win their division first.The Bulldogs won the SEC East last year, which gave them the right for the to play LSU in the conference championship game.They won the SEC East last year with good defense and quarterback play, and a little luck was on their side as ...

It’s rare when a Notre Dame quarterback is not in the spotlight, but when the Blue-Gold Game on Apr. 21 came to a close, it was thought that little movement in the battle for the starting job would takeplace between then and the start of fall camp in early August.That period of inaction lasted all of 11 days, coming to a crashing end on the night of May 2, when junior quarterback Tommy Rees, along ...

Somewhere down in SEC Country, whether it be Gainesville, Fayetteville, Columbia or even Tuscaloosa, teams have taken notice and are already preparing for how to stop what should be the top rushing attack in college football this season.No matter how much time opposing teams spend in trying to figure out how to stop LSU's backfield, it's just not possible.So we ask, why is that?Because Les Miles' team doesn't have just one starting running back. In ...

Ohio State's doing a lot of things really well in recruiting. The Ohio State coaches, in particular, are recruiting very well. Recruits love the coaches! The coaches are not screwing anything up about Ohio State recruiting!The fans, though...well, we're going to have to talk about the fans. Not all of them, obviously, but enough of them that it's hurting the university's reputation, and it has actively pushed away at least two recruits this year alone. The ...