Best Of The Bowl Games

Ivan Maisel and Mark Schlabach go over the best matchups in this year's bowl games

It's a no-brainer for No. 1

Ranking the best and worst bowl games, those decisions were no-brainers. The games in between were the fun part.

2009's most erratic teams

Using a standard deviation calculation, Football Outsiders shows which teams have been the most, and least, consistent this year.

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...2009; Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA; Boston College Eagles linebacker Luke Kuechly (40) tackles...

...off the field as the Boston College Eagles celebrate on October 3, 2009...

...the first half against the Boston College Eagles on October 3, 2009 at...

...Jordon McMichael #88 of the Boston College Eagles celebrate the win as the...

...the first half against the Boston College Eagles on October 3, 2009 at...

What should the first BCS standings include or exclude?

Hoping To See ... The first Bowl Championship Series standings will be released Sunday. With most of the country's teams already reaching the midpoi...

Harris' 42-yard TD run helps BC recover after blowing lead to FSU

Montel Harris broke free up the middle for a 42-yard touchdown run with 4:07 left -- his second score of the game -- and Boston College recovered after blowing an 18-point lead to beat Florida State 28-21 on Saturday.

Herzlich says prognosis is positive

Boston College LB Mark Herzlich says that battle now has him "99 percent" cancer-free and close to returning to full workouts later this fall.

ACC divisional analysis

Football Outsiders does a divisional breakdown of the Big 12 in 2009 and finds the following: the South might have 4 teams better than the best team in the North and Nebraska's defense isn't as good as the hype.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009

ACC ready to hit the ground running

For the first time in its history, the ACC returns three 1,000-yard rushers. That doesn't even scratch the surface when looking at the depth at the running back position in the league.

Will the ACC make the BCS leap?

The ACC is chock-full of talent. Will this be the year the conference fields a BCS contender?

ESPN The Magazine previews: ACC

ESPN The Magazine's August 24 issue contains previews of every conference in college football. This is the ACC preview.

Story | Conversation | August 12, 2009