Can Matt Barkley and SC win it all this year? We are just a few short weeks away from the start of the college football season. For today, we give you some of the college football odds favorites to win the national championship, and I’ll let you know if I agree with the sportsbooks. USC +300 After a long lay off from bowl contention, the Trojans are back and reloaded like never before. The Trojans are the odds on...
Mo Isom is back on the practice field as she tries to kick her way onto LSU’s football roster this season. The fifth-year senior and homecoming queen made headlines last year when she tried out for a placekicking spot. Though she didn’t make the cut, she left with a memorable performance including hitting on a 51-yard field goal attempt. After a year to reflect, she is back and ready to show the world that a female can compete on...
We all love to see the embarrassing “Not Top 10″ plays where a player, say, picks up a football and runs it into the wrong endzone. It’s lighthearted fun that no doubt leaves the player feeling a bit sheepish for a little while. But sometimes, sports programs find themselves embroiled in much deeper, much more disgraceful scenarios of their own design. These highly public embarrassments can ruin lives, cost schools thousands or millions of dollars, and leave the entire...
Quarterback Colt Brennan would have more luck playing at partybingo.com than he would at living life as he was arrested last week in Kailua, Hawaii for felony drug possession and drunk driving. The former Hawaii superstar who owns college football’s single season touchdown passing record (58 TDs) was pulled over for driving 10 miles over the speed limit. This infraction led to him being charged for DUI and for promoting a dangerous drug, a 3rd degree felony. Brennan was ultimately released from...
Despite the crippling penalties aimed at bringing Penn State football to a crawl, the Nittany Lion coaching staff added its first prospect post-NCAA sanctions to its 2012 class. Linebacker Brennan Franklin, who hails from Arizona’s Peoria Centennial High, committed to Penn State earlier this week. The 6-foot-2, 235-pound inside linebacker is leaving for Happy Valley today. The coaching staff, the presence of team unity, and a chance to be part of something special undoubtedly convinced Franklin to play ball...
Now that players like Tim Tebow, Cam Newton, and Terrelle Pryor have moved on to the pros, college sports have been kind of short on controversial players. These days it seems to be the coaches who are taking up the torch of scandal and fueling the debate and gossip. However, there are still some amateur athletes who are pros at stirring the pot. 1. Tyrann Mathieu: Both on and off the field, Tyrann “Honey Badger” Mathieu is a one-man...
We’re here to give you a rundown of the college football picks for Week 1 of the new season and which games may have the best available value to attack. While there’s a huge amount of games for opening week, there’s only a few we’re going to touch on here. First off, we’d be foolish not to start things off with the defending champion Alabama Crimson Tide. They’ll take on Michigan in Arlington, Texas in what should be a...
