Recently, the SEC viewed a proposal from Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity that would push to make the conferences' drug testing, and punishment, policy standard. As McGarity said, via ESPN:"I don't think it's necessary to get down into the weeds as far as how many times you test, what are the measurements, what are the minimum [levels for a positive test]," McGarity said, "but we believe there should be some type of consistent penalty [for ...

Another one bites the dust. Or, in this case, maybe "two."Texas A&M's transition to the SEC had plenty of moving parts, including a shift in philosophy in out-of-conference scheduling. Series' with USC (2015 and 2016) and Oregon (2018 and 2019) could become victims of A&M's shift.According to the Houston Chronicle, those two matchups remain very questionable."Having switched from the Big 12 to the SEC, we've had to scrub our whole schedule - throw it almost ...

Bradley Roby is a special player and the best cornerback in college football. He could have left early for last year's NFL draft as a redshirt-sophomore and would have been selected within the first two rounds.Unfortunately for Big Ten quarterbacks, he's back and ready to terrorize the conference for a third season. College football has a lot of solid corners, but none are as polished or have the same playmaking ability as Roby. He flies ...

If you are a Notre Dame fan wondering about Everett Golson's future, a South Carolinian rooting for one of your own or just a concerned college football fan, the answer to that question is 100 percent yes. The real question is what redemption looks like to the observer.As The Subway Domer pointed out, Golson could certainly follow in the footsteps of the likes of Julius Jones and Darrin Walls when it comes to getting a ...

Well, that didn't take long.The first edition of the College Football Playoff won't take place for another 18 months, but the complaining has already begun.Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds spoke out on the four-team structure at Big 12 spring meetings on Thursday, suggesting that a bigger field would be better."It's a baby step. It's a good step," Dodds told ESPN.com. "I'm kind of an eight-team person."Really? Dodds couldn't even let the four-team playoff start before ...

Viane Talamaivao of Corona, Calif. is a 4-star offensive guard with tremendous size and potential. Naturally, he has committed to Alabama.Talamaivao is the No. 8 offensive guard in the country and he's the No. 11 player from the state of California, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Considering the depth of recruiting talent that hails from the state on a yearly basis, being ranked No. 11 is quite an impressive feat.Andrew Bone of TideSports.com/Rivals.com confirms ...

In a press release Wednesday, the Paterno estate followed through on its rumored decision to file a lawsuit against the NCAA, available at Paterno.com. The estate, along with nine football players profiled by StateCollege.com, have brought a case, focused on reducing or eliminating sanctions, in similar fashion to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.This is another case where, in an effort to right the situation, the Paterno estate is treading in troubled waters.Here at Your Best 11 we've ...

Oops, he did it again.It's easier to list people Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee didn't offend with his comments that were published Thursday by the Associated Press than to list those he did.In a December meeting with the school's athletic council, Gee took shots at Notre Dame, Catholics and southerners in a way only Gee can. The fathers are holy on Sunday, and they're holy hell on the rest of the week...You just can't trust ...

Earlier this week, I highlighted the potential problems that could cause the Florida Gators to underachieve this season.While I still think some of the issues I mentioned are cause for concern, I do not believe they will all converge at once to create a worst-case scenario in Gainesville.I have said this is a two-loss team, and I am sticking with my prediction.However, it would not be fair for me to offer the pessimistic point of ...

After a few weeks of rumors, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer confirmed on Thursday that sophomore LB David Perkins has left the team.Though Perkins' short Buckeye career will be remembered mostly for his tackle of Brutus during spring football, it takes away depth at a position where there isn't a lot of proven depth to begin with.Perkins was expected to compete for the third starting job along with fellow sophomores Josh Perry and Camren ...