It wasn’t too long when Notre Dame QB Tommy Rees was 3rd on the depth chart behind Dayne Crist and Nate Montana. Now, the 18 year-old freshman is set to make his grand starting debut for the most storied football program in the nation. Rees, a true freshman who left high school early to enroll at Notre Dame, will be the starting QB as the Irish and 81,000 fans take on #14 Utah this Saturday afternoon. With Dayne Crist...
Notre Dame was hit with another setback this season as word came out that QB Dayne Crist is out for the remainder of the season after suffering a ruptured patella tendon in his left knee. The gunslinger was injured in the first quarter of today’s game against Tulsa after scrambling for 29 yards on a broken play. Crist was knocked hard out of bounds by LB Tanner Antle and was clearly shaken by the helmet-to-helmet collision. Crist quickly grabbed his...
Auburn offensive coordinator, Gus Malzahn, is arguably college football’s most creative offensive mind. One of the early innovators of the current wildcat offense, a formation he routinely ran at Arkansas with former Razorbacks Darren McFadden and Felix Jones, Malzahn has been successful at every stop throughout his coaching career. Most recent, his offensive philosophy has propelled the Auburn Tigers to the top of nearly every single offensive statistical category since his arrival last season. Under his guidance, this year’s Auburn...
On Monday, WR Jameel Owens got some good news from the NCAA. Owens, a former Oklahoma Sooner top-prospect, transferred to Tulsa to be closer to his sick mother. Per NCAA rules, players are required to sit out one year when transferring between D-1 schools. Owens petitioned the NCAA to waive the transfer rule citing family health reasons. The NCAA reviewed the petition and ultimately granted a transfer waiver that cleared the path for Owens to suit up in 2010....
For the past few seasons, Cinderella has been living in Boise, Idaho. Boise State has been the Madonna of the college football world for the last 4 seasons, you either love them or hate them. But beware Bronco haters, a heavy dose of Boise State love is in store for the 2010 college football season as they’ll more than likely enter the season in the top 5 of the AP poll. Boise State finished their 2009 campaign with a...
As the bowl line-up was recently announced, two teams received a back handed compliment. #6 Boise State and #3 TCU both landed BCS bids, but much to their dismay, they did not get the marquee match-up as they hoped. Unfortunately, they will be playing each other in this year’s Fiesta Bowl. When TCU and Boise State both received bids, the school’s erupted with enthusiasm. But seconds later, the crowds suddenly became disenchanted when it was announced that the Horned...
The Matador will be watching the games this weekend with his brand new 50 inch plasma tv thanks to Tulsa. As predicted, Tulsa easily covered the spread against New Mexico. The Matador is 1-0 and wants to keep the streak alive. This Saturday’s lock is Northwestern (-3) over Syracuse. Northwestern comes to the Carrier Dome to face a winless Orange team. The Orange have lost to two Big 10 teams thus far agaisnt Minnesota and at Penn State. Northwestern is 2-0 beating Towson and edging out...
For The Matador, sports gambling is about making money. I’m not betting on college football games just to bet, I’m betting on games to pay rent. The Matador’s philosophy is quite simple, DO NOT BET ON MULTIPLE COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES. Statistics will prove, that in the end, you will lose. Most websites list a handful of college games to bet on per week and then they advertise their lock of the week for extra money. If the handicapper is so sure of...
