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Alabama’s AJ McCarron Deserves the Heisman Trophy

November 15, 2013
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Alabama’s AJ McCarron Deserves the Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding college football player “whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity.” The player that best represents what the Heisman is all about is Alabama’s star quarterback AJ McCarron. McCarron boasts an impressive 34-2 (.944) career record making him one of the winningest quarterbacks in college football history. He has three national championship rings, two of which he won as a starter. The Mobile, Alabama native owns Alabama’s records for...

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NCAA Football Quarterbacks to Watch This Year

June 27, 2013
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NCAA Football Quarterbacks to Watch This Year

What a year this promises to be in the NCAA it’s left me pondering the NCAA rankings and my thoughts on wagering. When composing this piece about the best quarterbacks who will grace our college football fields this year, I continually changed my mind. I had a look at the wageronsports.com website to see what the site recommend, but I was still unsure as to who would come out top dog. I finally settled on three quarterbacks who I...

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Tide Rolling to Washington

March 1, 2013
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Tide Rolling to Washington

Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide will be heading to Washington on Wednesday, March 6, to visit with President Barack Obama to be honored for their 2013 BCS National Championship win over Notre Dame.  This is Alabama’s third trip in four years to meet the president and visit the White House.  In a press release, the White House stated Obama will “continue his tradition of honoring sports teams for their efforts both on and off the field by recognizing the efforts...

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College Football: Week 1 Predictions

July 25, 2012
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College Football: Week 1 Predictions

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...

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10 Colleges With the Most Powerful Coaches

July 18, 2012
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10 Colleges With the Most Powerful Coaches

Ideally, colleges should be well-known, desirable, and popular because of the high quality of educational resources they offer students and other members of the community. Yet, here in the U.S. that’s not always the case. Many schools’ academic programs are eclipsed by the overwhelming popularity of their sports teams, and for better or worse that has made the coaches and head administrators of these teams incredibly powerful figures that dominate what has now become a billion-dollar industry for colleges...

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CSU coach turns to students to fill linemen void

March 2, 2012
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CSU coach turns to students to fill linemen void

For those enrolled at Colorado State University, first-year head coach Jim McElwain is opening the doors to current students for football tryouts. McElwain is in bad need of linemen and hopes to fill the enormous void as he is trying to turnaround a program in the midst of three 3-9 seasons. Colorado State hired McElwain, who is coming off a national championship as Alabama’s offensive coordinator, with the hopes to bring much needed success to Fort Collins. Students are...

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Coach Brian Johnson, 24, takes over the Utah offense

February 3, 2012
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Coach Brian Johnson, 24, takes over the Utah offense

If the name Brian Johnson does not mean anything to you, just ask the Alabama faithful. Back in the ’08 season, Johnson was the MVP quarterback who lead Utah to a shocking 31-17 victory over No. 4 Alabama in the BCS Sugar Bowl. The former QB, who stunned the Crimson Tide, is moving up the ranks in the coaching carousel from Utah quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator. Johnson, at the ripe old age of 24, is taking over offensive duties...

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NCAA president mulling two-round playoff

January 31, 2012
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NCAA president mulling two-round playoff

NCAA president Mark Emmert spoke at a Tallahassee civic organization luncheon yesterday reiterating his support for a two-round, four-team BCS championship playoff system. After Alabama blanketed LSU 21-0 in the BCS championship game, it only added more fuel to the playoff fire. Under Emmert’s final four scenario, LSU would have matched up against Stanford and Alabama would have played Oklahoma State. The winners would have advanced to the BCS championship game. Emmert did say he would not support a...

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