Braxton Miller, arguably the best QB recruit in the 2011 class, announced this week that he’s headed to Ohio State. The 6’2, 185 lb signal caller from Huber Heights, Ohio, was heavily sought after by Florida, Georgia, Notre Dame, and a plethora of other elite Division 1 programs. Some recruiting experts are calling Miller the best QB recruit the Buckeyes have had in the past 10 years. While current Ohio State trigger man Terrelle Pryor was the most hyped...
Notre Dame football has not been the money maker it used to be. Their lack of quality bowls and the team’s poor performance this past decade has negatively impacted their NBC ratings and viewing audiences. The school is also taking a financial hit as former coaches Ty Willingham and Charlie Weis are still on the payroll per their buyout agreements. In order to cure this financial downfall and to boost the school’s potential to make more money, the AD is looking...
Lost in all of the recent Big Ten/SEC/Pac-10/Big XII conference expansion noise, is Boise State and the Mountain West Conference’s (MWC) courting of the Broncos. Boise State could be the first school to bolt for greener pastures if they accept the rumored MWC invite next month during conference president meetings. While everyone is focusing on the four power college football conferences and their potential expansions, a situation is brewing out west that could be the first shot fired in...
FedEx announced today that it was ending it’s twenty-one year long sponsorship of the Orange Bowl. FedEx executives decided that it was not in the company’s best financial interest to continue sponsoring the bowl game. The change of heart from FedEx stems from the result of ESPN taking over broadcasting rights of BCS games from FOX Broadcasting Company beginning in 2011. ESPN purchased the BCS rights to sell sponsorship and advertising for the football games at the price of...
Brace yourself college football fans, two new bowl games have been approved by the NCAA and will be coming to a TV near you this holiday season. The New Era Pinstripe Bowl (New York, NY.) and the Dallas Football Classic Bowl (Dallas, TX.) were licensed and received approval for the 2010-2014 college football seasons. With the addition of these two games, the current bowl total is now at 35. While many feel that there are already more than enough bowl...
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) meetings are taking place in Phoenix, Arizona, this week. While all the media talk has been about the potential expansion of the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences, the Mountain West Conference could end up as the biggest winner if the the BCS powers that be have their way. BCS executive director Bill Hancock mentioned during meetings on Wednesday the possibility of Mountain West becoming the seventh conference to receive the coveted BCS automatic berth for the 2012 and...
Purdue’s Danny Hope was given a one-year contract extension that will keep him in West Lafayette through 2014. Hope was named Purdue’s head coach last summer when Joe Tiller decided to retire. Even though Hope went 5-7 in his first season as head coach, the Boilermaker community is optimistic about his future. Purdue’s athletic director Morgan Burke gave Hope a ringing endorsement: “Beginning with the day he returned to Purdue, Danny has followed a master plan for our football...
Purdue’s Ralph Bolden suffered an ACL tear in his right knee according to team officials and will undergo surgery to repair the damage. Bolden first suffered the injury during Purdue’s March 31st practice, but the team didn’t announce the severity of the injury until yesterday. As of now, a timetable for Bolden’s return to the field is unknown. “Could be ready by the season but we’ll have to wait and see,” coach Danny Hope said. “It’s one of those...
