Unsung units you need to know

Football Outsiders analyzes college football's underrated offensive and defensive units to let you know who's capable of pulling an upset.

Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009

FBO: BYU topping the mid-major logjam

FBO looks at the top non-BCS elite teams and determines their chances for running the table. BYU seems a pretty good bet -- third in the nation behind Florida and USC at present.

Story | Conversation | September 16, 2009

Time to make some picks

I had a shaky opening week going against the line; I went one under .500, 8-9 in games on the board. The good: picking Oklahoma State to handle Georgi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009

ESPN The Magazine previews: Others

ESPN The Magazine's August 24 issue contains previews of every conference in college football. This is the 'gatecrashers,' or non-traditional powers, preview.

Story | Conversation | August 12, 2009

Solid defenses highlight first half of bowl games

Will the postseason be as crazy as the regular season? Bruce Feldman makes his picks for the games through Dec. 31.

Story | Conversation | December 19, 2007

Scouts Inc: TCU vs. Houston

Story | December 14, 2007

Notre Dame the best of the non-BCS

Scouts Inc. grades the best recruiting classes of the non-BCS conference teams.

Story | Conversation | February 08, 2007

Fiesta victory can only help Boise State

Scouts Inc.'s Tom Luginbill looks at how the notable teams in the non-BCS conferences are recruiting the Class of 2007.

Story | Conversation | January 02, 2007

Irish, Horned Frogs look strong at halfway point

Take a midseason look at the C-USA, MAC, Mountain West, Sun Belt, WAC and the Independents.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2005

Louisville had no peers in C-USA

Playing its home games only yards from Churchill Downs, Louisville proved to be nothing short of a sure bet.

Story | Conversation | December 06, 2004

Southern Miss losing steam

Eight Conference USA teams currently rank among the nation's top 53 offenses in yards per game.

Story | Conversation | November 16, 2004

Louisville peaking, Southern Miss sliding

Louisville is alone at the top while Southern Miss endured its worst home loss in 13 years.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2004

Cincinnati back from oblivion

The Bearcats are back in the bowl picture, and have a chance to play spoiler against Southern Miss and Louisville.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2004

Cardinals respond to challenge

Louisville and Southern Miss have surged ahead of the pack, after UAB and Memphis dropped critical games.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2004

Can Badgers, Boilers do it again?

Wisconsin and Purdue slugged it out in the Big Ten last week, making them ripe for a stumble this week.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2004