Week 2 Football - What to Watch For

The five day marathon of the opening weekend is behind us and, after a quick nap, College Sports Madness is ready for week two. Todd Salem takes a look at Michigan’s hopes, or lack of hope, for the national title in “Playoffs Versus Polls.” Are the Wolverines BCS title hopes ...

Logan Thomas; Taking Tech to the Next Level

Although there has been a revolving door at running back in recent years, Virginia Tech’s offense has always relied on its quarterback for success. The team really struggled to score points with uncertainty behind center even when they had an All-ACC runner. This season in Blacksburg, the running back carousel has spun yet again, with star David Wilson departing and a young replacement still in the works. However, ...

Arkansas: Another Season in the SEC West

I’d be fairly confident in assuming Arkansas and its constituents were part of the group in favor of teams who fail to win their conference having a chance to make the playoffs in the post-BCS college football world. Last year, they happened to finish third in their own division while having an argument as one of the five best teams in the nation.

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Who Can Lift Texas Back to Greatness?

The reported demise of Texas Longhorns football as we know it may be a bit premature. Sure, they have now gone two consecutive seasons not being ranked in the final AP poll. (The last time that happened was 1992-1993 when the Bowl Coalition was in existence.) Last year saw a slight rebound from 2010, when the Longhorns failed to make a bowl game for the first time in Mack Brown’s Texas ...

Good Luck TAMU, You'll Need It

Texas A&M had a solid, if unspectacular season last year ending with a victory in a middling bowl game. They scored points in bunches, topping  30 points in 10 of their 13 contests, and never scoring less than 25 in a game all year long. They threw the ball wildly, all over the field, thanks to Ryan Tannehill. They racked up chunks of yards on those throws because of Ryan Swope, Jeff Fuller and company. The Aggies ...

The Legacy of RG3

Robert Griffin III was like a cat burglar with a calling card. Out of the blue and with no fair warning, he came and took what he wanted. No one could stop him for an entire football season. His lasting reward was a Heisman Trophy as the best player in all the land. But then, just as fast as he arrived, he was gone. More than on-lookers or even opponents, the Baylor Bears feel the brunt of this departure. Griffin, the thief in ...

It Ain't U, Miami

The University of Miami’s nickname seems a bit out of place recently. Being called The U, implication being Miami is the end-all-be-all university in this country, should be accompanied by some sort of grading criteria. Sure, past Hurricane editions have warranted such a cocky and smug nickname. After all, they were big and bad and better than you. From Warren Sapp and The freaking Rock to Ed Reed and Ray Lewis, ...

Penn State's On-Field Issues

Penn State is in trouble and this has nothing to do with lawyers, trials or sanctions.

Putting the unpleasantness that has been Nittany Lion off-field conduct on the back burner for a second, just strictly in football terms, Penn State is in trouble. The first reason is the coaching change. Joe Paterno is gone. His steadiness, familiarity and ...

 2012 NBA Draft Grades

Atlanta Hawks

Grade: B+

John Jenkins was the best shooter in this draft. ...

Reflections on the passing of former WVU Football Coach Bill Stewart

For as long as I can remember, when I thought of West Virginia and West Virginia football I have always thought of the following things: toughness, passion, and a tight-knit kindred spirit that makes college football Saturdays in Morgantown, West Virginia one of the more truly epic gatherings of community in all of intercollegiate athletics.

On Monday, former WVU Football Coach Bill Stewart passed away of an apparent heart attack at the age of 59.

In an era ...