The quick trigger is turning college football into the NFL
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom coaches getting canned to ones on the griddle to one-loss hopefuls, the Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008The Dash looks for dating advice around the country
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom coaches' dating advice to Jim Grobe's tremendous job at Wake Forest to a check-up on the program-builders, the Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2008Week 1 provides some cheers and many jeers
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom the Cupcake Roulette to debuts to boo or cheer to fresh faces with fast feet, The Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | September 01, 2008Money, fame, pressure come with the territory for SEC's coaches
Pat Forde, ESPN.comTwelve accomplished résumés. Twelve huge egos. Welcome to the SEC's alpha male coaching fraternity, which ranks among the most revered of all time, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | July 30, 2008Before Ryan assumes draft's throne, recall sinking Couch
Pat Forde, ESPN.comAs BC's Matt Ryan seems to have been anointed this draft's top QB, he should heed the tale of Tim Couch, Pat Forde writes.
Story | Conversation | April 23, 2008Favre miracles started long before Green Bay
Pat Forde, ESPN.comThat 79-yard bomb to lift Southern Miss over Louisville in 1989 was a little fluky, but it provided an early glimpse at the nascent Brett Favre mystique.
Story | Conversation | March 04, 2008Those newfangled succession plans shouldn't be just for coaches
Pat Forde, ESPN.comSuccession plans aren't just for coaches. Readers deserve to know who their next wordsmith is, too.
Story | Conversation | January 23, 2008Petrino's been down this road before … and likely will again
Pat Forde, ESPN.comBobby Petrino doesn't love you or any other fan base. He doesn't love any school or any NFL franchise. He loves himself, his playbook and his bank account.
Story | Conversation | December 11, 2007Irish created the double standard they must live with
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom placing Notre Dame's credibility on the clock to this week's credibility games to the conference call, The Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | September 11, 2007The Dash is off and running
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom fightin' words to memorable season openers to the return of the media guide police, The Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2007From football's penthouse to its depths, Vick sabotaged himself
Pat Forde, ESPN.comMichael Vick's plight, from football hero to outcast, is a remarkable one. And he did it to himself.
Story | Conversation | August 17, 2007Quarterbacks enter 2007 with much to prove
Pat Forde, ESPN.comQuarterbacks are calm and cool. They have all the answers. Not this season. Even the nation's best QBs have something to prove in 2007.
Story | Conversation | August 07, 2007Can't miss this: Oden, Durant don't get any better
Pat Forde, ESPN.comDraft diamonds Greg Oden and Kevin Durant are not without flaws, but let's hope Portland and Seattle don't go all Sam Bowie when they select in the draft.
Story | Conversation | June 26, 2007NFL leads colleges in promoting minority coaches
Pat Forde, ESPN.comTwo of the four head coaches in Sunday's NFL championship games are African-American. Six of 119 Division I-A college coaches are. Which is the institute of higher learning?
Story | Conversation | January 18, 2007Smith, mom to share heartwarming moment of triumph
Pat Forde, ESPN.comA village of legal guardians and guardian angels helped Troy Smith navigate his long, difficult journey to the brink of a Heisman Trophy.
Story | Conversation | December 07, 2006TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "florida" make the list?