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Skip Holtz's rebuilding job at East Carolina hit the mark Saturday. Tommy Bowden's first carry call missed badly. Mark Schlabach runs down all the weekend's hits and misses.

SEC? Still hot. Notre Dame? Warming up. ACC? Not so much. What else is hot (and not) for the 2008 college football season? Mark Schlabach has the answers.

With spring practices in the rearview mirror, it's time for another look at the early preseason Top 25 for 2008.

With underclassmen declared for the NFL draft and signing day in the books, it's time for a revised look at the Top 25 for 2008.

Georgia loses less talent than USC, LSU and Ohio State, so the Bulldogs are ranked No. 1 in the way-too-early 2008 preseason college football poll.

Navy's win for the ages was definitely on the mark. But Army's decision to drop a game against Georgia Tech was not.

Motivational ploys are tricky things. Mark Richt's tactic was on the mark. Florida's nonexistent running game was off.

After a tumultuous weekend of college football, plenty of also-rans are now BCS contenders. Defensive difference makers were on the mark. West Virginia's and Texas' offenses were not, writes Mark Schlabach.

How's this for ironic: LSU might have an easier schedule than USC. Dynamic backfield duos were on the mark. Defenses (and coaches) losing their composure were not, writes Mark Schlabach.

USC? Still hot. Notre Dame? Not so much. What else is hot (and not) for the 2007 college football season? Mark Schlabach has the answers.

In surviving a lifetime of hardship in the span of two years, Terry Hoeppner is teaching his players the true meaning of success.