Published on: 23rd December, 2009
It's been 25 years since the SMU Mustangs played in their last postseason game. It's been 23 years since those very Mustangs were given the "Death Penalty" following an investigation into a massive scandal that uncovered the improper distribution of benefits to players from the mid-70s onward. My father graduated from SMU in 1983, ...Published on: 14th December, 2009
It was just months ago that we were all sitting around talking about what a bust that Vince Young kid had become. After only two seasons as a starting quarterback, he was already starting to fizzle under the pressure of the big time. Young's physical and mental struggles through the 2008 season ...Published on: 8th December, 2009
On Jan. 7, 2010, the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas Longhorns will collide in Pasadena, Calif., for college football's ultimate prize. It has been over 27 years since Alabama and Texas last met (1982 Cotton Bowl, Texas won 14-12). Texas is 7-0-1 all time against the Tide, with perhaps the greatest matchup between ...Published on: 7th December, 2009
Saturday night had to be rough for TCU and Cinncinati fans everywhere. Just when we thought all hell would break loose, kicker Hunter Lawrence booted Nebraska and earned Texas its second trip to Pasadena for the National Championship in the waning seconds of a hard fought defensive struggle between two of ...Published on: 30th November, 2009
Many college football fans around the country know defensive coordinator Will Muschamp for the all too recognizable sound clip making the rounds on YouTube, where he yells "Boom (expletive)" after a vicious hit made by one of his players. While he may have not been aware that the ABC microphones were on ...Published on: 24th November, 2009
The goal is in sight. With just one game left to play in the regular season and a date with the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Big 12 title game, the Texas Longhorns are two wins away from another trip to Pasadena. Texas has cruised through the regular season, running up an 11-0 ...Published on: 9th November, 2009
Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy, and Mark Ingram have dominated the Heisman conversation since the season began, and rightfully so. Guys like Case Keenum, Jimmy Clausen, and Jacory Harris have been receiving a fair bit of exposure as well. Looking past the small club of superstars, there is a group of players who ...Published on: 7th November, 2009
The NCAA should seriously consider awarding a dual Heisman Trophy this season. Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley form perhaps the nation's most dangerous combo and Saturday's 35-3 romp over Central Florida was their best showcase yet. McCoy went 33 of 42 for 470 yards and two touchdowns, falling just shy of Major ...