...Raleigh, NC, USA; North Carolina State Wolfpack head coach Tom...

TCU will be seeing red Saturday

...it a couple of more times in preparation to call TCU's Poinsettia Bowl matchup with Boise State. It was hard to believe the Frogs let it get away. Gary Patterson said it was the...

It's all about the bottom line for top three

...and then the Big 12 North winner in the Big 12...next three weeks -- at South Carolina on Saturday, followed by home...on Nov. 21 and Florida State on Nov. 28 -- trying to...

Championships are won in November

...their conference. AP Photo/Jay LaPreteTerrelle Pryor will need to take care of the ball for Ohio State to win in Happy Valley. Few conferences maintain that focus like the Big Ten. The trip to...

The BCS race hasn't changed much at the top

...games: home against Vanderbilt on Saturday, at South Carolina on Nov. 14, home against Florida International on Nov. 21 and home against Florida State on Nov. 28. The Gators clinched the SEC...

Searching for at least one great team

From examining the résumés of the BCS top 8 to Halloween fashion, The Dash runs through it all.

The results didn't change much, but the journey was interesting

...that other top teams struggled, TCU's dominance of a ranked team indicates that No. 4 Boise State may have trouble holding on to its status as the top wannabe among the non-automatic-bid...

The Dash dishes out a midterm test

From players, coaches and games to surprises and busts, The Dash's midterm exam runs through it all.

Six things you need to know about the BCS standings

...the first Bowl Championship Series standings released on Sunday? AP Photo/Darron CummingsYou won't have Ohio State to kick around in the BCS title game this season. For starters, Florida and Alabama are in...

FBO: Predicting the BCS

The remaining undefeated teams certainly have a lead on the BCS, but recent history shows the second half of the season isn't always so easy. Football Outsiders looks at the chances one-loss teams have to crack the title game.

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A weekend of returns sparks victorious teams

...a touchdown and Jordan Shipley took a punt back 74 yards for a score. No. 9 Ohio State took two interceptions and a kickoff for three of its four touchdowns in a 31-13 victory...

Dash of lessons, forecasts and fibs

From September's lessons to October's forecasts to the coaches' corner, The Dash runs through it all.

Buying and selling season futures

...at the teams we'll be buying and selling over the next several weeks: Buying 1. Boise State The No. 5 Broncos are getting more and more mileage out of their 19-8 victory over...

Gators' world turned upside down with Tebow injury

Florida's Uncertain Future By Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com LEXINGTON, Ky. -- With No. 1 Florida finally hitting on all cylinders in Saturday night's SEC ...

Dash of ballots, feuding and unbeatens

From a poll discussion to a feud flaring up to the unbeaten but unloved, The Dash runs through it all.