BCS National Championship Preview

No. 2 Texas squares off against No. 1 Alabama for the BCS National Championship on January 7th, 8pm ET on ABC

Pac-10 vs. MWC: Who wants it more?

Don't expect either Jeff Tedford or Mike Riley to suggest that Utah or BYU would be "mid-level" Pac-10 teams over the next few days. That assessment ...

The 2010 rise of the Pac-10

...Florida is not only losing Tim Tebow but potentially could lose a lot of big-time juniors. Alabama should be loaded again, even if it does lose junior LB Rolando McClain, but the rest of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

The SEC's issue: Is bigger better?

The SEC is as close as it gets to the NFL. In fact, an "Outside the Lines" examination of the big money behind the nation's top college football conference finds just one significant difference: The players get scholarships instead of paychecks.

Posey learning quickly about Penn State

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NEW YORK - DECEMBER 12: Running back Mark Ingram #22 of the Alabama Crimson Tide hoist the trophy after being named the 75th Heisman Trophy winner at the Nokia theater Times...

Gerhart was a unanimous All-American

...Pitta, BYU, 6-5, 247, Senior OL -- Mike Iupati, Idaho, 6-6, 330, Senior OL -- Mike Johnson, Alabama, 6-6, 305, Senior OL -- *Russell Okung, Oklahoma St., 6-5, 300, Senior OL -- Trent Williams, Oklahoma...

The guys just off the Big Board

On Dec. 17, 2009, Mel Kiper checks in with a look at guys not ranked 1-25 on his current Big Board. Some names: Mardy Gilyard, Ed Dickson, Ricky Sapp, Terrence Cody and more. What does Kiper think of these gents? Come on in.

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009

TUSCALOOSA, AL - NOVEMBER 07: Quarterback Greg McElroy #12 of the Alabama Crimson Tide rushes upfield against the Louisiana State University Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 7, 2009...

Jamarious Crusoe

Jamarious Crusoe

Jake Smith

Jake Smith

Should ND have gone or stayed home?

Last week, I rolled out a new concept for Thursdays called "The Argument." (Refresher: Here's the first one, about how to truly define the Heisman tro...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Dashing through the bowls

From the starting block in Albuquerque to the finish line in Pasadena, The Dash sprints through all 34 bowls -- and picks the winners.

Gators to make pitch to elite lineman

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...the Florida Gators runs the ball against Rolando McClain #25 and Eryk Anders #32 of the Alabama Crimson Tide during the SEC Championship game at Georgia Dome on December 5, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia