UCLA is getting a little too far of itself after winning nine games last season and making its presence felt under head coach Jim L. Mora. The excitement and hype is real. It's cool to see. But it's another thing to go overboard and jump the gun.That is exactly what UCLA did on Twitter (h/t The Big Lead).This is a perfectly good time for Penn State fans to begin protesting outside the Rose Bowl with ...

News broke Monday that former Oklahoma State QB Wes Lunt, subject of a summer-long transfer saga, would take his talents to the University of Illinois. Today we learned that before Lunt made that decision, the restrictions Mike Gundy placed on where he could transfer were actually lifted.According to David Ubben of ESPN.com:Former Oklahoma State quarterback Wes Lunt says Cowboys coach Mike Gundy had lifted restrictions that blocked Lunt from transferring to 37 schools -- including three of his top ...

It’s that time of year. Summer is upon us, the weather is warm, the sun is out and two teams face elimination in the 2013 College World Series. LSU and North Carolina square off in Omaha, but only one will advance. Here are some guys to keep an eye on out there. When looking at the losses for these teams, something sticks out. When UNC and LSU lose, they generally score three runs or less. Now that ...

Forget Manti Te'o, it was defensive end Stephon Tuitt who had the bigger impact on the Notre Dame defense last season.He produced 45 tackles, 11 sacks, nine quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery. He wasn't nominated for the Heisman, but Tuitt's relentless pressure helped others around him shine.Tuitt is dangerous and the second best defensive end in the country behind Jadeveon Clowney. He is receiving a lot of buzz from NFL draft scouts and will ...

Joshua Casher, 4-star center recruit and Auburn commitment, was at Alabama recently, and the quotes coming out of that visit won't be all that encouraging for Tigers fans.Casher is the No. 1 center in the nation, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, and he's been committed to Auburn since March of 2013. He's a huge commitment for Gus Malzahn and Co., and he's a recruit that Auburn needs to hang on to.The bad news for ...

Well, hello Arizona. Welcome to the party. The Arizona Wildcats got some outstanding news on June 17 when the Tucson City Prosecutor's Office dropped all charges against star running back Ka'Deem Carey.The junior running back was facing misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct charges after an incident with his former girlfriend in December. The office released a statement which said that "a key witness for the prosecution is unavailable and even if the witness were available, there is ...

After their predecessors finished the season 3-9 and 0-8 in SEC play for the first time in program history, the 2013 Auburn Tigers, led by first-year head coach Gus Malzahn, have a rather large hill to climb.The proud program, which has had an undefeated season under every full-time head coach since Pat Dye left in 1992, took a major step back last season. As a result, the Tigers are largely being overlooked in preseason prognostications as they transition to a ...

Football used to be a war of attrition, a 12-play-per-drive slug-fest where only the strongest could survive. It was grind-it-out or get-it-out, a sport that Charles Darwin, had he seen it, would have probably cited in The Origin of Species.But those days are gone.Football is still a physical sport, but the era of pluck has been replaced by an era of quickness. Spread offenses, read options, four-play drives—these are the principles du jour in America's game. ...

The worst kept secret regarding USC football recently is that the Trojans have been suffering from a dearth of scholarships since the NCAA laid hammer down on the program, courtesy of the Reggie Bush scandal.The intended consequences of these mandated sanctions—the loss of 10 scholarships per year, resulting in 75 scholarship players max in any one season—has manifested a roster that has often seen USC playing games with 65 or less full-ride players.Because of this, ...

BYU may not have a schedule worthy of competing in the top end of the SEC, but it has assembled a spectacular one considering it's just its third year of independence. With plenty of members of Automatic Qualifying conferences and a few non-BCS powerhouses, it should pan out to be a great slate.But how strong is it? Which games will be the toughest to win and which will be easiest?It's tough to tell this early ...