The Big 10 regular season has just about come to an end but it certainly left an interesting dilemma for the BCS bowl committee. Basically, the Big 10 has three eligible teams for two BCS bids. Ohio State clinched the first bid with its automatic BCS Rose Bowl birth by winning the Big 10. This leaves Iowa and Penn State as the two remaining teams for one precious at-large birth. Iowa is currently ranked 11th and Penn State is ranked 13th after both completing their regular season...
The times sure have changed in Lawrence, Kansas. When head coach Mark Mangino was sporting a 12-1 record and an Orange Bowl victory over Virginia Tech, not a peep was coming out about his questionable coaching philosophy or his temper. Now that the Jayhawks have tasted success, they expect nothing but the same results. However, after pouring a significant amount of money into revamping the football program and facilities, the team came out strong starting 5-0. Then reality set...
On its face, it looks like no BCS team wants to schedule a road game against Boise State with no home game in return. Boise State is trying to fill a void in their 2011 season schedule. Even the WAC commissioner, Karl Benson, is trying to help Boise State land a BCS team. Benson is claiming that as many as 10 schools have turned downed a request to play the Broncos. However, what Benson isn’t talking about is that...
If there is ever a scenario where losing is the best bet, well here it is. This weekend, San Jose State faces conference rival Boise State. Of course all the San Jose State fans and the rest of the college football world want to see the Spartans upset the Broncos, but I’m not so sure the Spartans’ AD wants that. If San Jose upsets the Broncos, it is an absolute certainty Boise State will not go to a BCS...
The moment that college football fans have been waiting all year for has finally arrived. Today marks the official kickoff of the 2009-2010 college football season as the North Carolina State Wolfpack host the South Carolina Gamecocks at 7 p.m. EST on ESPN. Fans from Pullman, WA, to Piscataway, NJ, will be wearing their school colors with a little more pride than usual starting today. 119 Division 1 teams are starting fresh with the hopes of playing on January...
