Week 12 proved the appetizer ahead of a monster post-Thanksgiving slate of showdowns, with the top three teams in the BCS standings taking the weekend off to rest up for key conference showdowns to finish their regular season. Other than the rending of garments in Lincoln, everything pretty much played out as expected. The Tailgater followed all the action, [...]

   John Mitchell: Welcome back to a new edition of the tailgater. We’re trying a new shortened format that should make the column a quicker read. With me as always to dissect the coming weekend are Zach Bigalke and Matt Strobl, who are eager to get to the action. The biggest story in college football [...]