What if Notre Dame were to do the unthinkable? With all the college football expansion talk centered around the potential for adding a team or more to the Big 10, what if the biggest fish of all, Notre Dame football, decided to follow its basketball program and join the Big East? Over the past two days, reports have circulated that Notre Dame might be reconsidering its position as one of college football's last bastions of independence. That ...

When spring practice starts up, Oklahoma Sooners coach Bob Stoops typically gives his upperclassmen a light load, looking instead to find out where the youngsters stand. Heralded newcomers start to prove whether they're buzz-worthy or not, while the veterans take a backseat. With spring practice starting this week, here are the 10 story lines for OU fans to keep an eye on.   1. Donald Stephenson's Development After the 2009 season, the OU coaches let Sooner Nation ...

After almost a month and a half, Oregon Ducks QB Jeremiah Masoli and ex-WR Garrett Embry each were charged with one count of burglary in the second degree today. The charges stem from accusations that the two players stole two computers and a guitar from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house near the Oregon campus Jan. 25. Because of the length of time it took police to charge them—probably because they wanted to make sure they had enough ...

By now we are all well aware that former Texas Longhorn’s quarterback Colt McCoy didn’t work out (throwing) at the combine as he is waiting for his pro day to show NFL scouts what he can do.  McCoy says that his arm is fully healed from the nerve injury he suffered in the National Championship game and he is ready to impress those that are looking for a quarterback. McCoy’s combine numbers were decent enough.  He came in ...

You can't tell me that with all the recent talk of expansion in college football, especially surrounding the Pac-10 and the Big 10, that the SEC is content to remain on the sidelines. You just can't. I mean, c'mon. If you and I know about this stuff, can you imagine what's going on behind closed doors at SEC headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama? Or what's being whispered into the cell phones between SEC member school athletic directors, presidents, ...

With the Big Ten looking to expand to as many as 16 teams, Notre Dame may be reaching the conclusion that football independence may leave them on the outside looking in, especially as it pertains to the BCS and conference bowl tie-ins. Before this story broke, I was under the belief that the Big Ten was leaning towards Missouri for its 12th member.  Missouri would enable the conference to stage a conference championship game, ...

The Oklahoma Sooners started spring practice on Monday, hoping to put images of a very disappointing 2009 season behind them. In 2009, the Sooners were riddled with injuries and inconsistency and struggled to an 8-5 record. Oklahoma showed signs of improvement down the stretch, shutting out arch-rival Oklahoma State and defeating Stanford in the Sun Bowl. 2010 looks to be a year of improvement for the Sooners with several key starters returning in quarterback ...

An old adage in football says that games are won and lost in the trenches. And in 2009, that adage presented reality, as the best teams in the Big Ten were typically the ones with the best defensive lines. The Big Ten has typically been a defensive league, and usually the most stout team finds itself in Pasadena on New Year's Day. Here's a look at the rankings of the Big Ten's defensive line units as we ...

With all the talk about the Big 10 and PAC 10 expanding the SEC could also expand to 14 or even 16 teams. The SEC is known as a football powerhouse having won the last four national titles which is truly dominant. Having Texas or Oklahoma join in on the SEC fun would only make the SEC more dominant. Two other factors contribute to an SEC expansion money and becoming a basketball powerhouse. The T.V deals ...

Recently, there have been a lot of people posting the toughest places to play in the country. I have been to many of these, and some of them are good, and some are just a plain joke. So I have decided to make my own list. Now to cut out all of the SEC, Big Ten, and Pac-10 biases, I am just going to use the Big XII. The 12 teams will be graded on a ...