On The Mark: How the BCS bowl games will shake out
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comBCS Bowl Breakdown Another No. 1-ranked team fell Saturday. If the final four weeks of the regular season are anything like last year -- when the to...
Page | ConversationSEC is top conference so far, but Big 12 isn't far behind
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comRank And File 1. SEC What we believed: From top to bottom, the SEC was once again supposed to be the best conference in college football. Georgia was ...
Page | ConversationIt's a make-or-break season for a handful of coaches
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comOver the past two seasons, more than one-third of the 119 teams in Division I-A college football changed coaches. Heading into the 2008 season, more than a few coaches need good results to keep their jobs, writes Mark Schlabach.
Story | Conversation | August 06, 2008On The Mark: Deciphering the Big 12 South
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comBig 12 Shakeout And you thought the political season was finally behind us. You haven't seen anything yet. Tim Heitman/US PresswireBob Stoops is al...
Page | ConversationOn The Mark: Most improved teams, teams on the slide
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comFlip-Flopping Positions Facing Virginia late in the season didn't seem so daunting six weeks ago. West Virginia, Louisville and Houston seemed like ea...
Page | ConversationStarting with Saturday, big matchups litter upcoming schedule
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comMatchups To Watch The first Saturday of October proved to be the calm before the storm. Dustin Bradford/Icon SMIA win in the Red River Rivalry could...
Page | ConversationLast year shows that one loss is not a season ender
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comRoller-Coaster Redux And you thought the roller-coaster ride of 2007 was over. Craig Mitchelldyer/US PresswireOregon State's upset of USC was just t...
Page | ConversationHoltz building East Carolina; Clemson's Bowden misses on first carry
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comPirates Cove East Carolina coach Skip Holtz knew it had been a while since the Pirates had accomplished something that left jaws dropping from coast t...
Page | ConversationHawkeyes, Hoosiers have easiest road in '08
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comWondering which teams face the easiest schedules in 2008? Mark Schlabach has the answers.
Story | Conversation | August 25, 2008What's hot (and not) for 2008
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comSEC? 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.
Story | Conversation | August 03, 2008Big 12, Big Ten, SEC dominate bowl forecast
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comWhich teams in each conference will compete for a BCS bowl? Which teams will be home for the holidays? Mark Schlabach breaks it all down.
Story | Conversation | June 24, 2008Weighing the pros and cons of the title contenders
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comDown the stretch they come, and On The Mark weighs the pros and cons of the BCS title contenders.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2007Weighing the pros and cons of the title contenders
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comDown the stretch they come, and On The Mark weighs the pros and cons of the BCS title contenders.
Story | Conversation | November 12, 2007Richt's motivational gamble pays off for Georgia
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comMotivational ploys are tricky things. Mark Richt's tactic was on the mark. Florida's nonexistent running game was off.
Story | Conversation | October 29, 2007Stanford ends USC's dynasty with upset victory
Mark Schlabach, ESPN.comWith its historic win, Stanford ended the dynasty of USC. Big upsets (like Stanford and Army) were on the mark. Tommy Bowden was not, writes Mark Schlabach.
Story | Conversation | October 08, 2007TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "unlv rebels" make the list?
