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Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comFrom green being the most relevant color in the Charlie Weis contract extension discussion to who has the ultimate say in the future of postseason college football, Ivan Maisel tackles all the hot topics.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2005Stage set for historic 2009 season
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comOld blood resides at the top of the polls. Established stars are back for more. If you like seeing college football history being made, then watch the 2009 season.
Story | Conversation | August 09, 2009QB triumvirate share common bond
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comSam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow would tell you they are lucky to have college football. It turns out the reverse is true, too.
Story | Conversation | August 11, 2009It ain't easy being green
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comSit down and read our St. Patrick's Day ode to the grass on the other side of the fence. What could be greener than that?
Story | Conversation | March 12, 2009Breaking the huddle on off weeks and the state of Florida
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comOff And Running No. 1 USC has no game scheduled for the second weekend of the season. The Trojans practiced for a month, played at Virginia and won 52...
PageThe players and coaches that transcend the game
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comFour players and four coaches have defied the ravages of time, writes Ivan Maisel. Meet the faces of college football.
Story | Conversation | June 19, 2008Unique essence of college football evident in Class of 2008
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comMore recognizable names are among the 15 inductees to the College Football Hall of Fame for 2008, but Pat Fitzgerald and Don McPherson may be more representative of the true nature of the sport. It is the curious burden of the Hall to honor them all.
Story | Conversation | May 01, 2008Frogs, football define life its ownself for Jenkins
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comDan Jenkins' love affair with college football in general, and TCU in particular, began on Nov. 30, 1935. The sportswriter's passion for "the most emotional, colorful and hysterical game ever developed by mankind and Walter Camp" endures to this day.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2007Touch of class goes a long way for Boston College
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com...Once you get past the obvious difference in talent, one of the biggest ways in which NFL football is more advanced than college is the amount of time that the players devote to the game...
Page | ConversationJust For Argument's Sake...
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comWill West Virginia and Louisville live up to expectations? Who will get the North Carolina job? How do you hold the crystal football? Ivan Maisel has all the answers.
Story | Conversation | October 31, 2006Coaching visits guided by unwritten protocol
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comCoaches turn to each other for everything from schemes to drills. In fact, coaches visiting coaches is a long-standing tradition, writes Ivan Maisel.
Story | Conversation | May 22, 2006Bruschi, Flutie among late signees who thrived
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comBe sure to read the bottom of your team's signing day list as closely as the top. Tedy Bruschi, Doug Flutie and Brian Urlacher are just a few reasons why, writes Ivan Maisel.
Story | Conversation | January 30, 2006Cutler, Robinson, Whitehurst feast on Chow's lessons
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comThere are a million ingredients that go into playing QB in the NFL. Norm Chow served up a first course of lessons this week, writes Ivan Maisel.
Story | Conversation | January 26, 2006Early departure analysis fuels flood of e-mails
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comWhy is Ivan Maisel's inbox full? Start with his take on which teams were hurt by early departures. Then add columns on Vince Young and Marcus Vick.
Story | Conversation | January 19, 2006White puts the Thunder in USC's offense
Ivan Maisel, ESPN.comLenDale White might not receive the hype his celebrated backfield mates do, but he is the engine that powers USC, writes Ivan Maisel.
Story | Conversation | December 31, 2005
