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There was no sorrow and certainly nothing sweet about West Virginia's divorce from the Big East, which was finalized Tuesday. The latest sorry episode in conference realignment should give BCS commissioners plenty to discuss when they meet Feb. 22.

Players have declared for the NFL draft. Recruits have signed their letters of intent. It's time to take a second look at the 2012 top 25.

How do the 35 bowl matchups stack up? On The Mark ranks the games.

Ranking the best and worst bowl games? Those decisions were no-brainers. The games in between were the fun part.

If we learned anything from 2007, it's that more madness is still to come. On The Mark breaks down how the BCS bowl games will shake out.

The quarterbacks in the Ohio State-USC showdown will need to be on the mark this Saturday. Off the mark last week were Florida's running game and Syracuse coach Greg Robinson.

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.

Left for dead after losing Miami, Virginia Tech and Boston College, the Big East has surprisingly thrived during the BCS era, writes Mark Schlabach.

Which QB has the edge to win the starting job at Pitt? Who would win a foot race between Chris Rainey and Noel Devine? Mark Schlabach has the answers to these questions and more from the Big East spring practices.

Down the stretch they come, and On The Mark weighs the pros and cons of the BCS title contenders.

Down the stretch they come, and On The Mark weighs the pros and cons of the BCS title contenders.

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.

Take a look at the Big East questions that were answered this spring and the problems that linger heading into the fall.

The Big East has taken some shots in recent years, but the conference started firing back with West Virginia's Sugar Bowl win over Georgia last season, writes Mark Schlabach.