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Surprising Blowouts, Late Game Drama Highlight Second Week of Bowl Season

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 17:38:56 +0000

It was another exciting week in college football, with four of this last week’s bowl games being decided in the final minute or overtime. Here are all the highlights from the last week in college football. R+L CARRIERS NEW ORLEANS BOWL: Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34 Terrance Broadway passed for 316 yards and a touchdown [...]

College Football 2012 – Week 14 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:52:56 +0000

Sadly, we’ve come to the end of another exciting regular season in college football. Unless you are Notre Dame or Alabama, you are left wondering what might have been. Yet, despite the sadness inherent in the end of the season, there was still a lot of excitement this week—and of course bowl season still ahead of us.

Here are all the highlights from this week in the Top 25:

College Football 2012 – Week 13 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:02:51 +0000

Notre Dame punched its ticket into the national title game. And now the Fighting Irish must wait one more week to find out who their opponent will be. With Alabama and Georgia both recording big wins, it sets up a monster showdown in next week’s SEC title game, with the winner advancing to the BCS national championship.

With this being rivalry week and, for most teams, the end of the regular season, there were a lot of exciting games this week. Here are all the highlights:

Should Notre Dame Be Number One in the Country? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:48:29 +0000

The latest BCS standings are out, and the undefeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish are in the number one spot for the first time in the program’s history. It only took a few seasons for Brian Kelly to restore Notre Dameto greatness, with the Irish performing at a level not seen in years. Currently at 11-0, Notre [...]

College Football 2012 – Week 12 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:55:47 +0000

Just when you think you’ve got things figured out in college football, anarchy rears its ugly head and reminds you who’s in control. Never was that more true than this week when the top two teams in the country both went down to defeat. The door is now wide open for Notre Dame and the SEC champion to meet in the national championship game. But if the last two weeks have taught us anything, the top of the polls can be a very scary place to be.

Here are all the highlights from this week in the Top 25. Let chaos reign.

College Football 2012 – Week 11 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:37:00 +0000

Now things are getting interesting.

Texas A&M threw college football for a loop, pulling off the biggest upset of the season and, at least for the time being, knocking the SEC out of the national title picture. But that was far from the only excitement this week in college football.

Here is all the action from around the Top 25.

College Football 2012 – Week 10 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:46:05 +0000

It was another crazy weekend in college football with Alabama and Notre Dame needing last minute rallies to survive, Oregon and USC giving us a PAC-12 shootout for the ages and the Heisman frontrunner leaving with an injury.

Here are all the highlights from an exciting weekend in the Top 25.

College Football 2012 – Week Nine Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 07:21:18 +0000

This week’s rankings will look very different when the new AP Poll comes out following a Saturday full of upsets. Four Top Ten teams fell this week and five ranked teams suffered their first losses of the season. Meanwhile, Collin Klein and Manti T’eo boosted their Heisman chances while Alabama, Oregon, Kansas State and Notre Dame continued to make their case for a shot in the national title game.

Here are all highlights from a wild week in college football.

College Football 2012 – Week Eight Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:30:50 +0000

It was another exciting week in college football with some big games in the SEC, wild shootouts in the Big 12, record-setting performances in the PAC-12, some close calls for ranked teams and Collin Klein showing us why he’s now very much in the Heisman mix.

Here are all the highlights from this week in the Top 25.

College Football 2012 — Week Eight Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:25:30 +0000

For most teams, we’ve reached the halfway point of the regular season and the conference title races are starting to take shape. Last week gave us exciting finishes and monster upsets, and we’ve got another good slate of games this week with three big games between ranked teams and 11 ranked teams playing on the road.

Here is what to watch for this week in college football:

College Football 2012 – Week Seven Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:26:34 +0000

This was another exciting week in college football, including monster upsets, big rivalry games, close finishes and even a little controversy that could play into the national title mix. Here are all the highlights from this week in the Top 25. #1 Alabama 42, Missouri 10 Alabama running backs Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon rushed for [...]

College Football 2012 – Week Six Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 13:34:27 +0000

The new rankings will look very different this week as three Top Five teams all went down to a defeat, part of a larger shakedown in college football that saw nine ranked teams all suffer losses. Here are all the highlights from this week in the Top 25. #1 Alabama Bye The top-ranked Crimson Tide [...]

College Football 2012 – Week Five Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:51:24 +0000

For a week that was supposed to be lacking in big games or traditional rivalries, this week sure gave us a lot of excitement. West Virginia and Baylor showed us an offensive shootout for the ages. Stanford became the latest Top Ten team to bite the dust. And Texas and Nebraska both needed fourth quarter comebacks to keep their conference title hopes alive.

Here are all the highlights from this week in college football.

College Football 2012 – Week Four Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:54:55 +0000

What did we learn in Week Four? National title hopes are alive and well for Florida State and Oregon. Oklahoma’s are on life support. Notre Dame’s defense is really good. LSU can win with defense. And Alabama continues to roll. Here are all the highlights from this week in college football. #1 Alabama 40, Florida [...]

The 5 Best College Football Head Coaches Without a National Title

Tom Barrabi — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 15:00:35 +0000

Don't let Nick Saban fool you: building a championship college football program is not an easy task. Between recruiting, budget restrictions and the yearly loss of star players to the pros, head coaches face a constant series of challenges. Surprising stat: Out of the 124 active FBS football head coaches, only eight have managed to win a national championship.

That isn't to say that the other 116 gainfully employed men are incompetent. In fact, many of these coaches are frequently on the brink of securing a piece of college football immortality. Let's take a look at some of the best FBS coaches that have yet to win a title:

College Football 2012 – Week Three Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:00:12 +0000

We've had our first round of big upsets, with Arkansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma State and Wisconsin all falling out of the Top 25. And with some big games on tap next Saturday (Clemson vs. Florida State, Kansas State vs. Oklahoma, Michigan vs. Notre Dame), a bunch of big names better not get caught looking ahead this week.

Here is what to watch for in college football this weekend.