2013 will be a massive year for the Ohio State football program. When the team takes the field for the first time next season, it will have its sights set on a national championship. This season, that goal was impossible for the Buckeyes due to NCAA sanctions placed on the program.  But in their first season under Urban Meyer, the players showed exceptional resolve and went undefeated in 2012, despite knowing all along it would ...

Assuming Maryland finishes up its non-conference slate with an easy win against 6-11 IUPUI, they will conclude their non-ACC schedule with a deceivingly pedestrian 12-1 record.The Terrapins lost who they were supposed to lose to, and beat who they were supposed to beat. Their lone loss came against Kentucky in a neutral-site barnburner against the then-No. 3 Wildcats.Maryland's most impressive, resume-building victories? Well, let's just say George Mason and Northwestern aren't going to exactly blow ...

The West Virginia Mountaineers took to a snowy Yankee Stadium Saturday, facing off with Syracuse in a game that matched former-Big East rivals. The game was expected to be a quarterback showdown, but the snowy weather put a damper on most of the fireworks. Geno Smith wanted showcase his game and increase his draft stock, but the 38-14 loss took away from Smith's style of play.The conditions were nowhere far from optimal for evaluation purposes, but ...

Arizona State didn't just win the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl—they dominated Navy in just about every way imaginable.So, as we reflect on the Sun Devil's 62-28 beat down of the Midshipmen, it is time to grade how well both of these teams did.Hint: Arizona State will like their grades while Navy probably won't.So, just what grades did players on both sides earn in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl? Read on.Begin Slideshow

The Kentucky Wildcats outscored the Louisville Cardinals by five points in the second half on Saturday but still suffered their fourth loss of the season.In the end, the only starters to score in double figures were Archie Goodwin and Ryan Harrow. Kyle Wiltjer contributed 14 points off the bench, but John Calipari's squad still doesn't have many places to turn for production on either end of the floor.Kentucky only goes eight deep, and that's a ...

It wasn't the personnel that Rice planned on completing the Armed Forces Bowl with, but it sure worked.Rice defeated Air Force 33-14 on the right arm of a freshman quarterback.After Owls starting junior quarterback Taylor McHargue was forced to leave the game with a concussion (h/t ABC News), freshman QB Driphus Jackson was pressed into action and performed admirably.Jackson entered this one with a start already under his belt, as he threw for 272 yards ...

It's no secret that Maryland has played an exceedingly weak nonconference slate to begin its 2012-13 campaign. That's the only explanation for an 11-1 team, with its lone loss suffered against Kentucky, to remain unranked.Stiffer competition is looming ahead. In a two-week stretch from January 5th to January 19th, Maryland faces off against Virginia Tech, Miami, NC State, Florida State and North Carolina.An unintimidating early-season schedule means the Terps won't be very prepared for these ...

The Kentucky Wildcats' start to the 2012-13 season has been a far cry from what the team was able to accomplish last season, but the Wildcats' close loss to the Louisville Cardinals proved this team is still dangerous. John Calipari's squad has begun this season with an 8-4 record and with that, the Wildcats won't be garnering the same respect they did last season. Clearly Kentucky isn't a powerhouse, but an 80-77 loss to the ...

When Russ Smith stole the ball and scored at the 14:46 mark in the second half, the Cardinals went up 51-34 and looked like they were about to run Kentucky out of the building.But with Willie Cauley-Stein playing like a man possessed and Kyle Wiltjer finding his three-point stroke, the Wildcats made a furious comeback that (when coupled with Louisville's foul troubles) gave them a very real shot at winning the game.Unfortunately, it ended up ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have had a tremendous year on the football field, but Brian Kelly and his program have also had a ton of success in the realm of recruiting.Notre Dame has always been a relevant program nationally, but now that it's winning games and competing for national championships, things are really taking off in recruiting as well.As with any major college football program, sometimes it can be hard to keep up with ...