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Spring practice starts on Thursday at Texas and will continue to unfold across the country. Everywhere you look, there is hope.

For all the stars that the Southeastern Conference has produced, it's the second line on the SEC depth charts that has propelled the league to the past six BCS championships.

Each Saturday, the focus is on the home team and the away team. But there's a third team on the field -- and their preparation and execution can play a large role in the outcome of the game.

Late-season momentum can transform a college football team the same way it transforms a team in any other sport. But with no playoff, the payoff for getting things right late in the season just isn't the same.

The past three Heisman Trophy winners have been sophomores. Will the trend continue? Take a look at the top 20 candidates to claim the stiff-arm statue in 2010.

Struggling Nebraska and Notre Dame share a great many emotions this season, but what the Huskers and Irish don't share is a similar solution.

Roy Williams knows what Lee Evans has gone through. But he has no worries about passing on the draft.