Michigan Football: Athletic Director Doubles Down on Brady Hoke
Prior to the Ohio State game, fan criticism of head coach Brady Hoke had reached a crescendo. Michigan had lost three of its previous four games: a beating at the hands of Michigan State, last-minute...
View ArticlePenn State Football: What Bowl Would Nittany Lions Play in Sans Sanctions?
Despite being 24-point underdogs this past weekend, the Penn State Nittany Lions walked into Camp Randall Stadium and knocked off Wisconsin to move to 7-5 on the year.They finished the season 4-4 in...
View ArticleCollege Football Week 15 Predictions: Picking Top 25 Games Against the Spread
The typical robust slate of Top 25 games has more or less been cut in half. The season has progressed far too quickly, and we’ve reached the end of the road.It’s championship week, while a few other...
View ArticlePenn State Football: Revisiting Bill O'Brien's Job Status
Following a stunning 2012 season that saw the Penn State Nittany Lions post an 8-4 record, head coach Bill O'Brien was linked to seemingly every open coaching job, particularly in the NFL.As time stood...
View ArticleCollege Football 2013 Week 15 Simulation
Rivalry games, conference championships and a video game telling you exactly what will happen before it happens: If the world’s greatest simulation device is correct—it often is, by the way—then we’re...
View ArticleMichigan Football: Potential Bowl Games and Matchups
After a 7-5 regular season and 3-5 Big Ten Conference mark, the Michigan Wolverines await their postseason bowl game destination. Michigan’s fate likely won’t be decided until the completion of this...
View ArticlePenn State QB Tyler Ferguson Set to Transfer, 5 Likely Destinations
Tyler Ferguson entered his first training camp at Penn State with an opportunity to claim the starting quarterback job. The California product is leaving Happy Valley less than four months after losing...
View ArticleMichigan Football: Revisiting Taylor Lewan's Decision to Stay for Senior Season
As part of a Michigan team that finished 8-5 in 2012, then-junior offensive tackle Taylor Lewan had a presumably easy decision to make. In an NFL draft class loaded with top-tier offensive lineman,...
View ArticleBig Ten Championship 2013: Michigan State's Blueprint on How to Beat Ohio State
The Michigan State Spartans are taking on the Ohio State Buckeyes for the right to call themselves Big Ten Champions. Saturday, on Lucas Oil Field, a champion will be crowned. In the eyes of many, the...
View ArticlePicks, Predictions, and Prognosis for the 2013 Big Ten Championship Game
Take a glimpse at that picture above, because for the first time in Big Ten Championship game history Chris Borland, or any other Badger, won't be hoisting the Stagg Trophy this season. With the...
View ArticleBig Ten Awards and BCS Championship Race Prove Ridiculous Preseason Bias Thrives
While the country is now a few days into one of the most compelling debates in BCS Championship history (one-loss SEC team against a major conference team that has not lost in two seasons), the Big Ten...
View ArticleBig Ten Championship 2013: Ohio St. vs. Michigan St. Spread, BCS Impact, More
The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes have won 24 straight games, but will appear in only their first Big Ten Championship in two seasons on Saturday due to NCAA sanctions a year ago.No. 10 Michigan State, out...
View ArticleOhio State vs. Michigan State: TV Info, Spread, Injury Updates, Game Time, More
The Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan State Spartans will go head-to-head on Saturday in the Big Ten Championship Game, and there couldn't be more at stake.Nothing less than a BCS National Championship...
View ArticleBig Ten Championship Game 2013: Keys to Spartans Slowing Buckeyes in Title Tilt
Ohio State has done everything it can to earn the right to play in the BCS National Championship, with the exception of two things: Beating a Top 10 opponent and winning the Big Ten title. The Buckeyes...
View ArticleMichigan Football: Charting the Downturn and the State of the U
Michigan's 1997 National Championship (and sorry Cornhusker fans, your co-claim to that title is a shade dubious) was the program's modern high-water mark. In the 21st century, the Maize and Blue have...
View ArticleBuckeyes, Seminoles and SEC Creating Fitting End to BCS Era
It is unclear how the history books will view the BCS era of college football, but the 2013 season is coming together almost like a Hollywood screenplay to tie up 16 years of storylines.In November,...
View ArticleNebraska Football: Blackshirts Aren't Back, but They Are Closer Than Ever
It would be unfair to say the Blackshirts are "back" just yet.That doesn't mean the group isn't close.The 2013 season was one filled with ups and downs for the Nebraska defense. By the end of it, the...
View ArticleWisconsin Football: Are Joel Stave's Days Numbered as the Badgers' Quarterback?
Just two years ago, Wisconsin football fans were a spoiled bunch. The Badgers were led by the greatest quarterback in school history, Russell Wilson. While Wisconsin fell just short of winning the Rose...
View ArticleMichigan Football: Will Brady Hoke's Loyalty to Assistants Be His Downfall?
With a crucial year on the horizon for the Michigan football program in 2014, head coach Brady Hoke will have some tough decisions to make over the offseason. After a 7-5 campaign in which the...
View ArticleBreaking Down the 2013 Fighting Illini Football Season
Another season of Fighting Illini football is in the books.2013 was a roller coaster season for the Illini. Despite a 4-8 record, there were quite a few positives in the season for Illinois. As...
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