What's hot (and not) for 2009

Florida, Big 12 QBs and neutral-site games are hot. Rich Rodriguez, soft schedules and Big 12 tiebreakers: not so much.

Tulsa racks up school records in blowout of No. 22 Ball State

Tarrion Adams rushed for 207 yards and three touchdowns in Tulsa's 45-13 win over No. 22 Ball State on a soggy Tuesday night. The Golden Hurricane (11-3) finished with a school-record 11 victories.

Bowl-der Dash sprints from D.C. to Miami

Ready to play a little Bowl-der Dash? With the 34-game bowl-season sprint from Washington, D.C., to Miami about to kick off, The Dash picks the winners.

Best (or worst) in show: Ranking all 34 bowls

Bowl season has arrived, but not every game is created equal. See how Mark Schlabach ranks all 34 bowl games.

Championship games full of prospects looking to maintain their draft status

Todd McShay's latest Draft Buzz looks at the prospects with the most at stake during conference championships and spotlights a top small-school prospect.

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Time to hand out hardware, Dash style

While the BCS continues to provide annual snafus, The Dash is proud to present his annual awards: The Dashies.

On The Mark: Plenty of drama left for championship games

Championship Game Previews The Thanksgiving Day holiday and Rivalry Week are behind us. State championships have been decided. So has the Big 12 ...

Lewis, Ball St. beat W. Michigan to complete 12-0 regular season

MiQuale Lewis ran for three touchdowns and Ball St. beat Western Michigan to complete a perfect regular season.

Ball St., 11-0, edges Central Michigan to set school record for wins

Nate Davis threw four touchdown passes, and Ball State survived a scare from Central Michigan on Wednesday night in a 31-24 victory that gave the Cardinals a school-record for wins in a season.

Three months certainly seems like a long time ago

From Vandy's historic win to coaching want ads to remembering all the way back to three months ago, the Dash runs through it all.

On The Mark: Should Utah, Boise State and Ball State be in BCS mix?

...are in position to earn a lucrative spot in a BCS bowl game. Boyd Ivey/Icon SMIBrian Johnson and Utah probably have the most respectable resume among the non-BCS conferences teams in contention. Utah...

MUNCIE, IN - OCTOBER 25: Quarterback Nate Davis #13 of the Ball State Cardinals runs...Images) ANN ARBOR, MI - AUGUST 30: Quarterback Brian Johnson #3 of the Utah Utes looks to pass...

Davis, Lewis help unbeaten Ball State spank Northern Illinois

Nate Davis threw for four touchdowns and ran for another as Ball State routed Northern Illinois 45-14 to remain undefeated and alive in the chase for a BCS bowl game.

Davis carries No. 20 Ball State past Eastern Michigan

Nate Davis caught the first touchdown pass of his career and threw two more to help No. 20 Ball State beat Eastern Michigan 38-16 Saturday.

Breaking the huddle at the season's halfway point

Meet Me In Miami If the 2007 season taught us nothing else, it revealed the folly of attempting before the last weekend to predict which teams would p...