Virginia Tech is in the Christmas spirit by giving Tennessee a weaker secondary for the Chick-fil-A-Bowl. The school announced that starting cornerback Stephan Virgil will be sidelined for the bowl game. Unfortunately, his grades were not up to par so he was declared academically ineligible for any post season play. What makes matters worse for Virgil, he is a senior so his collegiate career is now officially over. In place of Virgil, sophomore Eddie Whitley will get the starting nod.
The Mountain West Conference is 3-0 so far in bowl games and have 2 more teams left to play. Bowl teams from the Mountain West have been playing with a big chip on their shoulder and they are using the bowl games to show the country what their teams are capable of. Wyoming, BYU, and Utah have each won their bowl games (2 against Pac-10 opponents) and are commanding respect along the way. Air Force and TCU play at...
Florida State just highlighted that past success doesn’t mean a thing. Bobby Bowden has been calling the shots for 34 years in Tallahassee. He won the Seminoles a national title, conference championships, and garnered respect among the college football world. Even with all his success, Florida State would not give him one more year at the helm. A few weeks ago, it was announced that Bowden would voluntarily step down after the Seminole’s Jan. 1 bowl game. Now reports are...
Ndamukong Suh is the first defensive player to win AP Player of the Year Honors. The beast of a defensive end from Nebraska edged out Stanford’s Toby Gerhart for the award. Suh has been a dominant force throughout the year and he put on a Heisman worthy performance in the Big XII championship game against Texas. Suh led the ‘Huskers with 12 tackles and 4 1/2 sacks and was invited to New York as a Heisman finalist as a...
The spotlight is still shining on the Trojans as a lot of questions remain unanswered in LALA land. As the team anxiously left the City of Angels to head for the Bay Area for this Saturday’s Emerald Bowl, four notable players did not make the journey. TE Anthony McCoy, T Tyron Smith, and DE Averell Spicer will all be hitting the books this weekend as the three are academically ineligible to play on the 26th. Tailback Joe McKnight is...
“If I died here winning the national championship, that would be a pretty good death,” he said. “Does that tell you how much it means to me?” These were the words spoken by Villanova head coach Andy Talley shortly after winning the FCS National Championship. Andy Talley’s been at Villanova for 25 years and he made his first championship appearance a memorable one. Talley and co. edged out the top seeded Montana Grizzles 23-21 during Friday’s FCS season ending showdown...
Brian Kelly’s presence is already making an impact on Notre Dame fans and recruits. Kelly just nabbed DB Austin Collinsworth from Fort Thomas, KY. The 6’o 180 pound safety, whose HS team just won the Class 5-A football championship, selected the Fighting Irish over Cincinnati, Harvard, Kentucky, Louisville, Oregon, Stanford and Vanderbilt. Collinsworth said he committed to Notre Dame because of Kelly. He always liked Kelly, but felt Cincy wasn’t the right program for him. So when Kelly announced his...
