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Michigan State Yanks Football Scholarship From Recruit For Being a Potty Mouth Rapper

Wes Glinsmann — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:17:35 +0000

A promising football star has had his scholarship offer revoked, leaving him plenty of time to pursue his true calling as a rapper. Jay Harris, a star receiver from the Philadelphia area, signed a letter of intent in February to play football at Michigan State but the Spartans recently revoked his scholarship offer after his [...]

How Ole Miss Football Became a Threat to the SEC Powerhouses in Just One Day

Phil Richardson — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:22:35 +0000

The motto for Ole Miss since Hugh Freeze took the coaching helm last year has been â€œWin the Day.â€ On National Signing Day, Ole Miss did just that. The University of Mississippi football staff landed a top 5 recruiting class and shocked the sporting universe. The loud noise just heard round the sports world was [...]

Alabama Fan Cries After Receiving BCS Championship Game Ticket as Gift

Ben Chew — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 21:00:43 +0000

There are few things that will make a grown man from Alabama break down in tears and a ticket to this year’s BCS National Championship game against Notre Dame is one of them. The above reaction video was shot by Daniel Buckhannan as he was giving a Christmas gift to his father, Don. At first, [...]

Johnny Manziel Becomes First Freshman to Win Heisman Trophy

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 04:05:57 +0000

After a record-breaking first season, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel made history again Saturday night, becoming the first freshman ever to win the Heisman Trophy. “Johnny Football” drew 474 first place votes and 2,029 total points from the panel of media members and former winners that votes for college football’s most prestigious trophy. Notre Dame [...]

Manti Te'o Big Winner at College Football Awards Show

Wes Glinsmann — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:27:38 +0000

While all eyes in the college football world will be on Saturday night’s presentation of the Heisman Trophy, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o holds a big lead in postseason hardware after taking home three trophies—including two national player of the year awards—during last night's college football awards show. He has now won six major awards since the end of the regular season.

Notre Dame-Alabama in BCS National Championship, Plus Your Full Bowl Guide

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:51:11 +0000

As expected, Notre Dame and Alabama will meet in the BCS National Championship Game to award another trophy to one of college football’s most successful programs. However, the complete bowl lineup was not without some surprises, including #15 Northern Illinois crashing the BCS party and 9-3 Louisiana Tech being left home for the holidays after their administration turned down an Independence Bowl invite.

Here is the full schedule of this year’s college football bowl games:

College Football 2012 — Week 14 Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 21:47:56 +0000

Sadly, we’ve come to the end: the last week of college football’s regular season. And while many teams are already in the stable waiting to find out their bowl opponents, there is still a lot of action this week with a spot in the national-title game and at least seven conference championships still up in the air.

Here all the highlights from this final week in the top 25:

College Football 2012 – Week 13 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 07:02:51 +0000

Notre Dame punched its ticket into the national title game. And now the Fighting Irish must wait one more week to find out who their opponent will be. With Alabama and Georgia both recording big wins, it sets up a monster showdown in next week’s SEC title game, with the winner advancing to the BCS national championship.

With this being rivalry week and, for most teams, the end of the regular season, there were a lot of exciting games this week. Here are all the highlights:

College Football 2012 – Week 12 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:55:47 +0000

Just when you think you’ve got things figured out in college football, anarchy rears its ugly head and reminds you who’s in control. Never was that more true than this week when the top two teams in the country both went down to defeat. The door is now wide open for Notre Dame and the SEC champion to meet in the national championship game. But if the last two weeks have taught us anything, the top of the polls can be a very scary place to be.

Here are all the highlights from this week in the Top 25. Let chaos reign.

College Football 2012 — Week 12 Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:40:22 +0000

We’re down to the home stretch of the regular season, with most teams having just two games remaining. There aren't many big games this week, with only two top 25 matchups and five ranked SEC schools dropping down to play FCS teams. But there is still some action this week that could shake up conference-title races. #1 Oregon faces a ranked team and #2 Kansas State hits the road against one of the nation’s top offenses. Hey, after last week, anything’s possible.

Here is what to watch for this week in the top 25:

College Football 2012 – Week 11 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:37:00 +0000

Now things are getting interesting.

Texas A&M threw college football for a loop, pulling off the biggest upset of the season and, at least for the time being, knocking the SEC out of the national title picture. But that was far from the only excitement this week in college football.

Here is all the action from around the Top 25.

College Football 2012 — Week 11 Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 22:29:41 +0000

We’re getting down to crunch time in the college football season. Several top teams are trying to wrap up their respective divisions or keep their title hopes alive while others are just struggling to hold on to bowl eligibility. There are several interesting games this week: only three matchups between ranked teams, but 11 ranked teams have tough road trips.

Here is what to watch for this week in college football:

College Football 2012 – Week 10 Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:46:05 +0000

It was another crazy weekend in college football with Alabama and Notre Dame needing last minute rallies to survive, Oregon and USC giving us a PAC-12 shootout for the ages and the Heisman frontrunner leaving with an injury.

Here are all the highlights from an exciting weekend in the Top 25.

College Football 2012 — Week 10 Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:57:56 +0000

Last week's showdowns knocked several teams from the ranks of the unbeaten and shook up the rankings. This week, we get two of the biggest games of the season, with Alabama-LSU and Oregon-USC setting the stage for conference- and national-championship runs.

But the excitement doesn't stop there. Here is what to watch for around the top 25:

College Football 2012 – Week Nine Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 07:21:18 +0000

This week’s rankings will look very different when the new AP Poll comes out following a Saturday full of upsets. Four Top Ten teams fell this week and five ranked teams suffered their first losses of the season. Meanwhile, Collin Klein and Manti T’eo boosted their Heisman chances while Alabama, Oregon, Kansas State and Notre Dame continued to make their case for a shot in the national title game.

Here are all highlights from a wild week in college football.

College Football 2012 — Week Nine Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:44:57 +0000

It's always a sad moment when you realize that college football's regular season is more than halfway done, but it should still be a fun week with lots of exciting games on tap. Six of the top 10 teams in the country play ranked opponents, and 13 top 25 teams face challenges on the road.

Here is what to watch this week in college football:

Fan Runs On Field In The Middle Of Miami-Florida State Game

Joe Student — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:19:59 +0000

The stupidity of fans who run onto the field during a game is endless. Normally fans who interrupt play do so during a time out or when play has stopped. The fan who decided to run onto the field during Saturday night’s Miami – Florida State game was extra bold â€” and stupid â€” as [...]

College Football 2012 – Week Eight Recap

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:30:50 +0000

It was another exciting week in college football with some big games in the SEC, wild shootouts in the Big 12, record-setting performances in the PAC-12, some close calls for ranked teams and Collin Klein showing us why he’s now very much in the Heisman mix.

Here are all the highlights from this week in the Top 25.

College Football 2012 — Week Eight Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:25:30 +0000

For most teams, we’ve reached the halfway point of the regular season and the conference title races are starting to take shape. Last week gave us exciting finishes and monster upsets, and we’ve got another good slate of games this week with three big games between ranked teams and 11 ranked teams playing on the road.

Here is what to watch for this week in college football:

Alabama, Florida Take Top Two Spots in First BCS Poll

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:53:41 +0000

The Southeastern Conference, winner of six straight national championships, took an early lead for a seventh, as the first BCS poll of the season gave the top two spots to Alabama and Florida. The BCS factors in two different human polls (the Harris Poll and the USA Today coaches’ poll) and a variety of computer [...]