January 8th, 2011/12:00 pm Eastern Birmingham, Alabama – Legion Field Pittsburgh Panthers (7-5/Big East) vs. Kentucky Wildcats (6-6/SEC) It’s a bit of a downer to get through all the big bowl games and be left with the BBVA Compass and Kraft Fight Hunger bowls to set the stage for the National Championship game on January [...] [READ MORE →]
It was one of those weeks where national championships and BCS berths couldn’t really be won… but they certainly could be lost. Both BCS-conference preseason hopefuls like Iowa and North Carolina and non-AQ schools such as Houston and Air Force found themselves on the losing end of some tough battles. Surprise teams such as Kansas State continue to pop [...]
John Mitchell: The college football season is in full swing after two weeks of games, and it has been a very exciting two weeks of football. Last week was dubbed Monster Saturday, and while this week may not have as many marquee matchups, it should be a fun week nonetheless. With me as always are [...]
The second week yielded up some weird results. There were upsets that reverberated far from their epicenter, thunderstorms that recharged a flagging offensive juggernaut, and plenty of hard-hitting action from sea to shining sea. Every week throughout the college football season, in addition to the Friday Tailgater preview, our Sports Nickel staff of college football [...]
John Mitchell: Wow. What an incredible week of college football that was capped off by the incredible game between Boise State and Virginia Tech Monday night. Week one set the table for a great slate of games in the second weekend. With me as always to discuss it are Zach Bigalke and Matt Strobl. Zach [...]
The opening weekend of college football has passed and what an incredible week it was. After one week, you normally don’t get a good read on who has submitted themselves as Hesiman candidates. But, what you do get to see are how those preseason favorites for the stiff-arm trophy perform and if they are as [...]
John Mitchell: It’s finally here. This is my favorite time of the year and college football is ready to begin. I hope you enjoyed our conference previews. As always, Zach Bigalke and Matt Strobl are joining me in our first in-season edition of the tailgater. Zach Bigalke: We were already treated to a real thriller last night [...]
With the 2010 season quickly approaching, I present to you my 2010 Heisman trophy watch along with my prediction for the winner.
