Best (or worst) in show: Ranking all 34 bowls

Bowl season has arrived, but not every game is created equal. See how Mark Schlabach ranks all 34 bowl games.

...NOVEMBER 8: Head coach Bobby Bowden of the Florida State Seminoles walks the sidelines against the Clemson Tigers at Doak Campbell Stadium on November 8, 2008 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Rex Brown/Getty...

What would an eight-team playoff look like?

From a hypothetical eight-team playoff to Phillip Fulmer's final days to a list of possible upsets, the Dash runs through it all.

These schools put the student back in student-athlete

From real student-athletes to September superlatives to what's ahead in October, the Dash runs through it all.

Last year shows that one loss is not a season ender

Roller-Coaster Redux And you thought the roller-coaster ride of 2007 was over. Craig Mitchelldyer/US PresswireOregon State's upset of USC was just t...

Home is where the heart is? Not this season

...on Friday. Five ranked teams -- No. 3 Georgia, No. 4 Florida, No. 16 Wake Forest, No. 20 Clemson and No. 23 East Carolina -- all lost in their own stadiums Saturday. Nebraska and Miami, two teams...

Holtz building East Carolina; Clemson's Bowden misses on first carry

Pirates Cove East Carolina coach Skip Holtz knew it had been a while since the Pirates had accomplished something that left jaws dropping from coast t...

Week 1 provides some cheers and many jeers

From the Cupcake Roulette to debuts to boo or cheer to fresh faces with fast feet, The Dash runs through it all.

ACC team recruiting needs for the Class of 2009

Steve Muench digs deep to find out what positions ACC teams should target with the Class of 2009.

Breaking the huddle on a new season, neutral sites and a key hidden stat

...LSU lost in triple overtime at home to unranked Arkansas, 50-48, on Thanksgiving Friday, and the Tigers still climbed high enough in the rankings to play for and win the national championship. Fast-forward...

From revenge to rage, intriguing games provide story lines

These might not be the biggest games of the 2008 season, but they offer some of the most intriguing story lines, writes Mark Schlabach.

Sooners, Buckeyes favored to reach '08 title game

ESPN's college football experts predict the conference winners and the BCS National Championship Game.

ACC forecast: Wait 'til next year again for Tigers

After gazing into the crystal ball, Mark Schlabach reveals his five predictions for the ACC in 2008.

What's hot (and not) for 2008

SEC? Still hot. Notre Dame? Warming up. ACC? Not so much. What else is hot (and not) for the 2008 college football season? Mark Schlabach has the answers.

USC jumps to No. 2; Rutgers, Vols enter top 10

USC jumps to No. 2 and Rutgers makes its first ever top-10 appearance, writes Tom Luginbill.