Big Ten mailblog

...bye weeks and the final weekend of regular-season play in December. I've heard that Ohio State and Michigan would never go for this -- there's enough grumbling about playing The Game after Thanksgiving...

Oklahoma looking for leadership lessons after Alabama's success

...s success has paved the way for the company's work with other teams, most notably Florida State and the Sooners in the future. Alabama began using the Pacific Institute after coach Nick Saban...

Utah Rips Cal, Wins 9th Straight Bowl Game

...to win nine or more straight bowl games, joining USC (9 straight from 1923-45) and Florida State (FBS-record 11 straight from 1985-96). The Mountain West Conference is already 3-0 in...

Utes Closing In On Seminoles Bowl Record

...longest active streak held by Texas with 5. The all-time record is 11 held by Florida State

The Argument: '07 Fiesta vs. '06 Rose

...decade. For the sake of arguing between two, we picked the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, pitting the Boise State Broncos against the Oklahoma Sooners -- and the famous 2006 Rose Bowl game between the Texas Longhorns and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 24, 2009

Holiday Time Traditions

This month, people all over the world are celebrating holiday traditions. No matter what holidays you celebrate, it's a special time of the year when family...

Wynn carries Utah to Poinsettia Bowl glory

Jordan Wynn threw for a career-high 338 yards and three touchdowns to rally No. 23 Utah from an early two-touchdown deficit to a 37-27 victory over California.

Poinsettia Bowl Intrigue

...a win for the Utes ties them with USC and moves them another step closer to Florida State and the record for the longest active Bowl win streak. Bobby Bowden's Seminoles set the...

Where's Waldo? Look for UConn

...sites -- Ames (Iowa State), Austin (Texas), Berkeley (Cal), Cincinnati (Xavier), Durham (Duke), Knoxville (Tennessee), Louisville, Minneapolis (Minnesota), Norfolk (Old Dominion), Norman (Oklahoma), Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Palo Alto (Stanford), Seattle (Washington), Tallahassee (Florida State) and Tempe...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Big 12 lunch links: Applewhite has no hard feelings for Saban, Tide

...mix for the vacant Arizona State offensive coordinator job and the head coaching job at Montana. The Oklahoman's David Ubben writes about the upcoming 2010 Stoops Bowl when Florida State and new coordinator Mark...

Tough year for WVU's Berry comes to end

...announced today that Berry, along with starting safety Nate Sowers, is ineligible for the game against Florida State. The school didn't provide further details, but Berry said this on his Twitter page: "I...

Scouts Inc.: West Virginia vs. Florida State

Franta Claus is back with gifts for all

It's the time of year for Franta Claus to pass out some Christmas gifts. The college basketball season is off to a great start, but I will be keeping ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Video: Bowden talks about end of career

Bobby Bowden discusses his final game as head coach of Florida State

The 10 best individual seasons of the '00s

...and was both brilliant and beguiling. He amassed 346 yards in a win at No. 4 Ohio State, was 25-of-29 against No. 24 Colorado in a 42-17 win and threw for 239...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009