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As everyone knows by now, Penn State coach Bill O'Brien was courted by NFL teams in the past couple of weeks. He admits to have "had conversations" with a couple of those teams. But O'Brien hasn't gone anywhere, and he said on Monday that he did n...

One of the hot topics of conversation about the future Big East is where the league champ would end up in a bowl game. We could have some answers on that soon. ESPN's Joe Schad is reporting that the league has discussed creating a new bowl game fo...

I had a chance to catch up with Cincinnati coach Butch Jones on Tuesday, with the Bearcats having wrapped up spring practice. Here are a few notes from our conversation. Jones is not yet ready to name a starting quarterback, leaving the competiti...

I had a chance to catch up with USF offensive coordinator Todd Fitch this week to get his thoughts on quarterback B.J. Daniels for a blog post coming next week. But our conversation was not only about Daniels. Fitch talked on a variety of subjects...

The Super Bowl is over, leaving us without any college or professional football for a long time. But there's still plenty to talk about when it comes to Big Ten football. Signing day was merely the start of the conversation, as last week ended wit...

Thanks to everybody who joined me today for a terrific Big East chat. Lots of good conversation about West Virginia's win over Clemson (did the Mountaineers run it up?), and questions looking ahead to 2012 (Louisville, Rutgers, USF, too). No Syracuse...

Michigan State's win over Wisconsin changed the conversation in the overall Big Ten race. But did it change anything in the individual award races Let's find out: Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year 1. Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilso...

Thanks to everyone for joining me today during our lively Big East chat. Great conversation on expansion, and I think we hit just about every league team. Here is the wrap if you missed it. See you again next week....

Thanks to everyone for joining me today on the Big East chat wrap. Lots of good conversation about West Virginia, Pitt, USF, keys to a Syracuse win and how Louisville rights the ship. Oh, and maybe just a little expansion. If you missed it, here i...

We talked Big Ten football earlier this afternoon, and if you missed it, don't be sad. The transcript of the conversation is right here. A few highlights: Johnnie (Phoenix): That Nebraska defense against Fresno State looked great providing they were...

Join me for a Big East chat today at 4 p.m. ET. We can talk about the big games this weekend, my picks and storylines to watch. But somehow I think something else will dominate the conversation. Hmm ... If you cannot make it, send in your question...

Thanks to all who joined me on the Big East chat Thursday. Lots of good topics of conversation. If you missed it, here is the wrap. See you again next week....

The fine folks at EA Sports have released the newest edition of "College Football 2012," which I know has been a hot topic of conversation over the past week. EA Sports already has simulated the entire season -- including bowl games. So how did thing...

I can envision the following conversation during Ohio State's hearing before the NCAA Committee on Infractions next month. "So, you vacated your wins from 2010?" an infractions committee member says. "Yes," Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee sa...

Here's the second part of my conversation with Indiana coach Kevin Wilson. You can read Part I here. What is your plan for the the quarterback situation? Do you expect to name a starter early in camp, or closer to the opener? Kevin Wilson: Pe...

Welcome to your Friday mailblog. With the holiday weekend having almost begun, this is the final post of the afternoon, so enjoy it. I have gotten a lot of comments on the rankings so far, and a few more on the 2-point conversion conversation. But...