Coming out of the 2012 college football regular season, it appeared that Notre Dame's biggest problem was solving Alabama's defense.Since then, larger issues have arisen that need some attention.The Irish were pummeled by Alabama 42-14 in the BCS Championship Game, effectively crushing their bid for a title with a panache only a Nick Saban-coached team could muster.But it's not the embarrassing loss to Alabama that is creating a buzz around the Irish right now; it ...

College football welcomes in new stars every season. That is the beauty of a game in which players get four years to leave their mark. The 2011 recruiting class has only had two years, yet the quarterbacks in this class have already made huge impacts on the college football world. Last season quarterbacks from the 2011 class won the Heisman, started in five BCS bowls—had a 3-2 record—and another led his team to the only ...

Wooden Award winner Trey Burke may be gone, but there’s no shortage of terrific point guards in NCAA basketball for next season. Some are established stars whose numbers just keep getting better, while others will be unfamiliar names on the national scene. One of the latter who’s in for a monster year is former Duquesne floor general T.J. McConnell. After two quiet years as one of the country’s most productive defenders, McConnell will get a ...

College football is normally an arms race to capture the edge. Teams agonize over new ways to out-think each other in the film room, out-muscle each other in the weight room and outrun each other on the field.Coaches strategize like generals on how to develop, train and finally employ their 11-man armies to maximize its impact. But every college power needs a little more than the fundamentals. In the military, ancillary advantages are called "force ...

On the surface, it may appear that Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron may not have much left to accomplish in his final season at the collegiate level. He has guided the Crimson Tide to back-to-back national titles and effectively shed the game-manager label attached to him after the 2011 season by throwing for nearly 3,000 yards and a school-record 30 touchdown passes in 2012. But the Mobile, Ala., native is aiming for a three-peat and a ...

College football has an inherently cyclical nature, presenting coaching staffs across the country the task of replacing starters each and every season. Notre Dame, which is coming off an appearance in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game, has a number of voids to fill, as the Irish lost a slew of key contributors from last season's historic squad. And if the Irish are intent upon becoming a program that reloads rather than rebuilds on an annual basis, ...

The 2013 College World Series is about to provide fans with plenty of intense baseball as only eight teams remain in the running for the national championship. The final stage of college baseball's coronation process is a tough one. The eight teams are divided into two double-elimination-style brackets. The winners of those two brackets will then have a crack at the sport's ultimate prize in the best-of-three championship series.Teams can't afford to make mistakes in the ...

Starting Saturday, the quest for a National Championship continues for eight college baseball teams from across the nation.It only takes five victories in Omaha, Neb. in order to win the College World Series. The goal is to avoid a pair of losses before making it to the Championship Series. If that does happen, well, you’re team is no longer in contention and will be sent home early. The top team from each of the two ...

The 2013 College World Series will be one for the ages.In a tournament that's filled with future MLB talent, eight teams will attempt to accomplish college baseball glory by running through the competition in Omaha, Neb. Like any event, there's the opportunity for upsets and disappointment, and there's a high likelihood that a few teams exit the tournament before they had originally planned.Here are my bold predictions for the 2013 College World Series.  Indiana Makes It to FinalsThe ...

Now down to eight final teams from an initial field of 64, the 2013 College World Series will see a state rivalry when the University of North Carolina and N.C. State square off in the opening round.The Tar Heels and Wolfpack will meet on Sunday, June 16 at 3 p.m. ET at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb., in what will be a critical matchup in determining which team takes a step closer to college-baseball glory.Baseball fans ...