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Brian Fremeau writes that while Houston's sheer offensive numbers might look impressive at first, its defense and schedule strength don't measure up to this year's contenders or past BCS busters. Houston looks more like the 2007 Hawaii team than 2010 TCU.

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2011

Week 10 of the Heisman Predictor plays out a few different scenarios for the three tiers of contenders -- Cam Newton vs. LaMichael James is the first tier, then some Big Ten skill guys in the second tier and, finally, Kellen Moore and Andy Dalton.

Story | Conversation | November 08, 2010

Down the stretch they come, and On The Mark weighs the pros and cons of the BCS title contenders.

Down the stretch they come, and On The Mark weighs the pros and cons of the BCS title contenders.

After a tumultuous weekend of college football, plenty of also-rans are now BCS contenders. Defensive difference makers were on the mark. West Virginia's and Texas' offenses were not, writes Mark Schlabach.