With 70 out of 124 teams filling the 35 bowl slots, the bowl season is set to kick-off this Saturday with the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. Though it is anticipated to be a sparse crowd, those who attend the game will undoubtedly see a high scoring affair. The Arizona Wildcats (7-5, 4-5) and Nevada Wolf Pack(7-5, 4-4) will travel to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the 7th annual Gildan New Mexico Bowl. This bowl game has the makings of a high-scoring...
In a case that strikes a resonant chord with football fans and conference loyalists alike, Rutgers University filed a lawsuit against the Big East Conference fighting its $10 million withdrawal fee in Middlesex County Court, New Jersey. Rutgers also claims the conference owes the school millions of dollars for failing to charge other schools upon their withdrawal of the Big East. In the past two years, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, TCU and Notre Dame have or will leave the...
With 35 bowl games slated for 2012-13, the NCAA is allowing each bowl to award up to $550 in gifts to 125 participants per school. Additionally, schools can buy additional packages so they can distribute to participants beyond the 125 limit. Participants can also receive awards worth up to $400 from the school and up to $400 from the conference for postseason play, covering both conference title games and any bowl game. Below is a comprehensive list of the...
The Football Writers Association of America announced the nine finalists for the 2012 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award. The winner will be named on Thursday, December 13, 2012 with an official presentation reception on January 6, 2013. The nine finalists are: 1) Gary Anderson, Utah State (10-2) 2) Dave Doeren, Northern Illinoise (12-1) 3) Brian Kelly, Notre Dame (12-0) 4) Urban Meyer, Ohio State (12-0) 5) Will Muschamp, Florida (11-1) 6) Bill O’Brien, Penn State (8-4) 7) ...
For months Texas A&M quarterback Jonny Manziel would not speak to the media. However, on Monday afternoon, he spoke to the media for the first time in an open forum answering any questions thrown his way. Here are 10 things we learned about this impressive quarterback: 1) He thinks the nickname Johnny Football is “extremely funny.” In fact, he doesn’t see himself as Johnny Football rather he sees himself as Jonathan Manziel, a small-town guy from Kerville, Texas....
Notre Dame fans already punched their ticket to South Beach despite not knowing who they will play in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game. Regardless if it’s Georgia or Alabama, ticket prices on third-party websites such as StubHub are astronomical. The cheapest ticket listing is at a paltry $1,550 per ticket while the most expensive ticket is priced at the sky-high rate of $450,000.00 and the buyer must buy the pair. To be fair, the seller is throwing in...
Not only is Georgia’s Jarvis Jones the best linebacker in the nation, but he is arguably the best defensive player in the NCAA. The junior linebacker is an All-American candidate and a finalist for the Bednarik, Lombardi, Nagurski, and Butkus award. At 6’3, 241 lbs., Jones is a premier game-changer who causes havoc in the backfield. He leads the nation in forced fumbles (6) and is second in the nation in tackles for loss (19.5). Despite being sidelined for...
