The first week of the fall practice session has concluded and there is still no resolution to the mystery of who will be USC's starting quarterback in 2013. The players in question—Cody Kessler, Max Wittek and true freshman Max Browne—have all had their good moments, and each has struggled as well. What is for certain is that head coach Lane Kiffin will have to make a decision soon if he wants the first-string quarterback to get completely ...

The Kansas Jayhawks have a potential phenom on their hands.  Andrew Wiggins, the consensus No. 1 recruit and reigning Gatorade National Player of the Year, is entering college with nearly unmeetable expectations. The pressure is on for Wiggins to perform and for Kansas' coaching staff to groom him for NBA life. Though coach Bill Self is surely thrilled with his lineup, he has the difficult task of keeping a fanbase, his athletic department and his players all happy—three ...

There are plenty of reasons to get excited about the Texas Longhorns' switch to the hurry-up offense in 2013, the impact it will have on the running game being chief among them. After two years of futility, the Longhorns finally have a solution at quarterback. Junior David Ash is coming off of a season in which he threw for 2,699 yards and 19 touchdowns. Now to get the running game on track. After expending considerable resources over ...

Since defense wins championships, it's safe to say it will decide the Ohio State Buckeyes' 2013 season. There are few areas of concern for the offense, even with the suspension of Carlos Hyde for the first three games. The question mark will be the defense. Urban Meyer will be relying on a lot of new players stepping up, many of whom are sophomores. Ohio State only has four starters coming back from last year's team. You might be ...

The Michigan Wolverines' smooth ride through the offseason should breed success this fall. Scoring a less than flattering grade from coach Brady Hoke, the Wolverines underachieved in 2012 with an 8-5 record. The popular thought was that the team would at least hold steady with double-digit victories after posting an 11-2 record in 2011, Hoke’s first year. This season, anything short of a Big Ten championship would be a monumental disappointment. During previous offseasons, Hoke had to contend ...

Presenting a limited distribution of carries is a formidable task when the options are plentiful at the running back position.  That is the most perplexing issue facing Notre Dame's offensive coaching staff, particularly offensive coordinator Chuck Martin and running backs coach Tony Alford. The two coaches, along with head coach Brian Kelly, are charged with selecting a lead running back from a group that could, potentially, go as many as six-deep during the 2013 season. The Irish ...

It's looking increasingly like the South Carolina Gamecocks' push for their first SEC championship may begin without their best player. Star defensive end and preseason Heisman Trophy candidate Jadeveon Clowney is reportedly on the precipice of missing Week 1 due to a lingering shoulder problem. Head coach Steve Spurrier enlightened the media on Clowney's struggles and his absence from practice Monday evening, per SportsCenter's Twitter feed: "If (Jadeveon Clowney's shoulder) doesn't come around real soon, we may ...

College football fans should be sure to mark the calendar for Saturday, Sept. 7. That will be the day the No. 17 Michigan Wolverines' season will be defined. The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, ranked No. 11 in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll, will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., that Saturday night in what is sure to be one of the biggest battles of the college football season. The result will tell us a lot about ...

Considering Auburn's offensive ineptitude last season, it should be no surprise that the unit will look vastly different when the Tigers line up for their first game of the new season on Aug. 31 against Washington State. The latest sign of the process of change is that junior Kiehl Frazier, who started five games for the Tigers under center last year, will be playing safety in 2013.   While there were once dreams of the highly touted ...

The Indiana Hoosiers' roster will look completely different this season than it did in the 2012-13 season. IU lost four starters and its four leading scorers in the offseason. Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller were selected in the NBA draft. Jordan Hulls, Christian Watford and Derek Elston graduated and they will be playing professionally overseas. Remy Abell transferred to Xavier and Maurice Creek transferred to George Washington.  The Hoosiers now look to undergo a mini-rebuild without ...