Memphis coach Justin Fuente
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 11/17/2015
This season has been unlike any other in terms of coaching vacancies. We are still three weeks from the end of the regular season, but there are already a dozen coaching vacancies, from the bottom of the Group of Five in North Texas and Louisiana-Monroe, all the way up to one of college football’s most […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 24: Justin Davis #22 of the USC Trojans celebrates a touchdown against the Utah Utes to take a 7-0 lead during the first quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Week 11 gave us the crumbling of many playoff contenders. Week 12 ratchets up the pressure as the season enters the final stretch and we find out who really has what it takes to make the cut and get into the playoff. Let’s break it all down. … GAME OF THE WEEK: BAYLOR @ OKLAHOMA […]
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 11/16/2015
In a college football season when everything has constantly been fluid, Stanford had built itself up surely and slowly. After looking mediocre at best against Northwestern in its opening game, Stanford rebounded and worked its way back into the top 10. Not only that, the Cardinal looked great in their wins. Aside from a two-point win […]
HOUSTON, TX – SEPTEMBER 05: Houston Cougars take the field against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles on September 5, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 11/15/2015
The last time Houston had a chance to step to a moment and make a splash on the national stage, it face-planted. It was 2011 and the undefeated Cougars, ranked seventh in the AP poll, hosted Southern Mississippi in the Conference USA title game and got run out of their own building, 49-28. That was […]
TUSCALOOSA, AL – NOVEMBER 07: Derrick Henry #2 of the Alabama Crimson Tide rushes away from Jamal Adams #33 of the LSU Tigers in the second quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 7, 2015 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 11/12/2015
How quickly the season has crashed and burned its way to week 11. The playoff picture is opaquely clear for now, but everything will shake itself out over the next few weeks. There are booby traps set for all the contenders this week. Let’s dive in. … GAME OF THE WEEK: ALABAMA at MISSISSIPPI STATE […]
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 11/6/2015
Consistency is the most valuable resource in college football. Consistency — from the head coach to his assistants, from the team captains down to the redshirt freshmen on the roster — is how dynasties are formed. Harvard coach Tim Murphy is the epitome of stability and success. Murphy, in his 23rd year at the helm in […]
BATON ROUGE, LA – SEPTEMBER 25: Patrick Peterson #7 of the Louisiana State Univeristy Tigers celebrates after scoring a touchdown by posing as the Heisman Trophy against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Tiger Stadium on September 25, 2010 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 11/5/2015
The Sampler Platter is always nourishing, but this week, it’s particularly tasty. This is it. It’s the main event. It’s the biggest college football weekend ever. It’s a cataclysm on the gridiron. It’s mega. There will never be a bigger series of sporting events in American history. Okay, there might have been an exaggeration or […]
SOUTH BEND, IN – SEPTEMBER 19: Will Fuller #7 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish runs after a reception against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the game at Notre Dame Stadium on September 19, 2015 in South Bend, Indiana. Notre Dame defeated Georgia Tech 30-22. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 11/1/2015
For one night only, Philadelphia was the epicenter of the college football world, as Temple and Notre Dame slugged it out deep into the Saturday night. In the end the Irish escaped with a 24-20 win that left both programs at turning points in their seasons as the calendar flips to November. … The Irish […]
CLEMSON, SC – OCTOBER 3: Head Coach Dabo Swinney of the Cemson Tigers celebrates after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24-22 at Clemson Memorial Stadium on October 3, 2015 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Tyler Smith/Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 10/31/2015
On the subject of the Clemson Tigers, pursuing perfection and a College Football Playoff spot: * Dear America, Can we, as a collective, bring an end to the word “Clemsoning?” Can we realize that since the start of 2011, Dabo Swinney’s Tigers have amassed a 50-11 record and finished in the AP top 15 three […]
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 10/30/2015
Let’s dive into the sampler platter, shall we? The world flipped inside out last weekend with Florida State and Utah taking huge tumbles. The stakes only rise as we roll towards November. A Halloween slate is upon us, and it’s time to break it down without any ghoulish puns. … GAME OF THE WEEK: NOTRE […]
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 10/24/2015
When Northwestern lost at Michigan, it was easier to say that the Wildcats simply ran into a better team. When Northwestern got blown out at home by Iowa, the people of Evanston, Illinois, had to wonder if this season would spiral out of control. On Saturday afternoon, head coach Pat Fitzgerald’s team moved in the […]
PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 5: Jahad Thomas #5 of the Temple Owls runs past Marcus Allen #2 of the Penn State Nittany Lions to score a touchdown in the second quarter on September 5, 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 10/22/2015
It’s Sampler Platter time again. It’s that week of the year when nothing of merit is happening on paper in the FBS, so College GameDay heads off to the greener pastures of the lower divisions. Week eight doesn’t promise anything in advance because of the carnage college football has wrought on itself. There is only […]
TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 19: Chad Kelly #10 of the Mississippi Rebels reacts after passing for a touchdown against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 19, 2015 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 10/15/2015
Week Seven is the biggest week of the season so far, and that is without question. Games of national importance are going down from coast to coast. Before this week’s big results get blown up by next weekend’s inevitable upsets let’s chop it up and break it all down. … GAME OF THE WEEK: OLE […]
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 10/8/2015
Week six is the calm before the beautiful chaos that will be a massive week seven. Only two games feature battles between ranked teams, but that means the devil is in the details this weekend. Good games are to be had, but stranger games are abundant. Let’s unpeel this banana and break it all down. […]
HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 29: Tyrone Swoopes #18 of the Texas Longhorns drops back to pass in the first half of their game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at the AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium on December 29, 2014 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tyrone Swoopes
0 comments by Mike Abelson on 10/6/2015
Charlie Strong has been fighting an uphill battle since the moment he was hired as head coach at Texas. Boosters and the press questioned his ability to coach the Longhorns, despite going a combined 23-3 in his last two years at Louisville. What did the Texas fans think would happen? Strong has been left to […]
