Oct 3, 2009; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Virginia Cavaliers head coach Al Groh on the sidelines during...

It's all about the bottom line for top three

Forget Style So you're still not impressed with No. 1 Florida's sputtering offense? Or No. 2 Alabama's passing game? Or No. 3 Texas' slow starts? Al ...

Dishing out some October mea culpas

From the art of the apology to coaches on the hot seat to players trending up and down, The Dash runs through it all.

Simpson carries Virginia past North Carolina

Mikell Simpson ran for the game-clinching touchdown in the fourth quarter as Virginia beat North Carolina 16-3 on Saturday.

Time to make some picks

I had a shaky opening week going against the line; I went one under .500, 8-9 in games on the board. The good: picking Oklahoma State to handle Georgi...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 10, 2009

ACC divisional analysis

Football Outsiders does a divisional breakdown of the Big 12 in 2009 and finds the following: the South might have 4 teams better than the best team in the North and Nebraska's defense isn't as good as the hype.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009

Will the ACC make the BCS leap?

The ACC is chock-full of talent. Will this be the year the conference fields a BCS contender?

ESPN The Magazine previews: ACC

ESPN The Magazine's August 24 issue contains previews of every conference in college football. This is the ACC preview.

Story | Conversation | August 12, 2009

Commonwealth Cup takes the cake for ACC rivalry games

There are some heated rivalry games in the ACC, but Virginia and Virginia Tech's Commonwealth Cup leads the pack, writes Heather Dinich.

On The Mark: Most improved teams, teams on the slide

Flip-Flopping Positions Facing Virginia late in the season didn't seem so...sliding away. Improving 1. Virginia: Here's how Cavaliers coach Al Groh's offseason went: Starting quarterback...

UNC's struggles in Charlottesville continue with OT loss

Cedric Peerman scored from two yards in overtime to give Virginia a 16-13 win over No. 18 North Carolina on Saturday, continuing the Tar Heels' struggles in Charlottesville.

Just another wild Saturday in college football

Step Right Up … By Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com It's one of those Sundays when you feel as if you spent all of Saturday watching a foreign film without ...

Last year shows that one loss is not a season ender

...title. The last weekend of September 2007 started with No. 18 South Florida beating No. 5 West Virginia 21-13 on Thursday night, a loss that seemed to end the Mountaineers' national championship hopes. The...

SEC is top conference so far, but Big 12 isn't far behind

Rank 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 ...

Holtz building East Carolina; Clemson's Bowden misses on first carry

...re not going to get any national recognition unless we line up and compete with the West Virginias and Virginia Techs," Holtz said. "We've been close, but we've got to line up and...