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Q&A with BC safety Marcellus Bowman

Heather Dinich, ACC

They call him Boomakat, a nickname Boston College senior safety Marcellus Bowman earned for his hard-hitting reputation, which began in high school and...

Blog | November 20, 2009

FSU's D, Notre Dame and other disappointments

Bruce Feldman

...bowl drought. Then there was Oklahoma State star WR Dez Bryant's getting shut down by the NCAA. Mike Leach, who hadn't had any quarterback injuries in 20 years of coaching, has had to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Talking Heisman, Tate, Moore and Armanti

Bruce Feldman

Time to hit the mailbag: From Jim in Austin, Texas: I don't agree with your assessment of Mark Ingram and the Heisman, but I do respect your opinio...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

The 10 best linebackers in America

Bruce Feldman

There was much preseason hype about how a great crop of QBs was going to dominate the college season, but it has proved to be a pretty special season for linebackers, especially in the SEC...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

10 things to know about the Miami Dolphins

Mike Reiss

...thoughts: Head coach Tony Sparano is in his second season (14-9 regular-season record). Former Boston College coach Dan Henning (30 NFL seasons) is the offensive coordinator, while former Syracuse head coach Paul...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Top DEs on display for USF, Pitt

Kevin Weidl

...this guy isn't the complete prospect we thought he was heading into this game. A junior-college transfer, Pierre-Paul hasn't played a ton of high-level football, and it shows in his...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Ten quick-hit thoughts on the Bucs

Mike Reiss

...Veteran assistant Jim Bates, who worked under Bill Belichick in Cleveland, is the defensive coordinator. Former Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski was initially hired to be offensive coordinator, but he was relieved of his...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009

Lewis, Barkley, Forcier among the top frosh

Bruce Feldman

Since we're about halfway through the season, I thought it was time to examine who the biggest impact freshmen have been. One caveat: With apologies t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 14, 2009

S Mays comes up big against California

Kevin Weidl

USC S Taylor Mays turned in a good performance in the Trojans' 30-3 rout of California, making the kind of impact plays we've been waiting to see from...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Stock Watch: Rookies, Fitzgerald, the Pierres

Eric Karabell

As I wrote about poor, misunderstood Terrell Owens in Monday's blog, I realized how much perception plays a role in fantasy football. A player gets to...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 29, 2009

Early AFC East games competitive at half

Tim Graham, AFC East

...game as Matt Ryan, who's playing in the area for the first time since leaving Boston College. Brady hasn't utilized Wes Welker proxy Julian Edelman like last week and is 10 of...

Blog | September 27, 2009

Dimitroff building Falcons with New England model

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...to hear a lot about Matt Ryan's homecoming. It's a great story: Kid from Boston College goes back to New England to face the Patriots as quarterback of the undefeated Atlanta Falcons...

Blog | September 25, 2009

Going back to Boston is just business for Ryan

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...Ryan going back to Boston, stop. There will be no side trip to the game between Boston College and Wake Forest because the Atlanta Falcons will arrive too late Saturday afternoon. There will be...

Blog | September 23, 2009

Getting Bull-ish on defense

Steve Muench

South Florida lost QB Matt Grothe to a season-ending knee injury, while Florida State QB Christian Ponder is playing the best football he's ever playe...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 22, 2009

Niners' draft pick could sit out season

Adam Schefter

At this time -- and that's an important distinction -- there is every expectation that former Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree will not sign ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 13, 2009