Bo Wallace is known as much for his curious mistakes as he is for his big plays, but with all the criticism, and all the doubters, and all the negativity, the guy came out and slung it. 18-of-31, 251 yards, three touchdown passes. And no interceptions. Blake Sims was good. Alabama was great. Bo Wallace was better […]
Iowa State (1-3) at Oklahoma State (3-1) Oct. 4, 12:00, FOX Sports 1 Here’s The Deal: In 2011, Oklahoma State had the offense and the team in the mix for the national championship discussion except for one problem – it gacked away a Thursday night game for its only loss of the season and the only loss in […]
Florida Atlantic (2-3) at Florida International (2-3) Oct. 2, 7:00, FSN Here’s The Deal: It’s the 13th annual Shula Bowl, the budding rivalry between Florida Atlantic and Florida International. For a change, both schools enter the meeting with a head of steam and a perfect mark in league play. On the same day that the Owls were rallying […]
Arizona (4-0) at Oregon (4-0) Oct. 4, 7:30, Fox Here’s The Deal: Last Nov. 23, Arizona stunned Oregon, 42-16, to deny the Ducks the Pac-12 North and a crack at another league title. This year, Oregon has revenge on its mind. The sting of last year’s loss in Tucson is still fresh in the Ducks’ minds, as they […]
Texas A&M (5-0) at Mississippi State (4-0) Oct. 4, 12:00, ESPN Here’s The Deal: Another week, another big test to see if Texas A&M is the real deal, and another week when there’s a huge SEC matchup that’s going to determine the fate of Western civilization as we know it. Or maybe this might simply be yet another part […]
Alabama (4-0) at Ole Miss (4-0) Oct. 4, 3:30, CBS Here’s The Deal: There are certain games that define a program and become part of the fabric of the history. Ole Miss thought that last year might have been that time, starting out the year 3-0 with road wins over Vanderbilt – back when it was playing college […]
Considering last year’s loss to South Carolina really didn’t matter – Missouri still won the East and had the puck on its stick with a shot at the national title – it’s not like this was really a redemption moment for Missouri QB Maty Mauk, and for a while, it wasn’t even close. Mauk only completed […]
Stanford (2-1) at Washington (4-0) Sept. 27, 4:15, Fox Here’s The Deal: The Pac-12 South has UCLA at Arizona State Thursday night. The North Division is staging its own similarly pivotal game in Seattle two days later. Oregon is the favorite in the North. But the winner of Saturday’s game between Stanford and Washington instantly becomes the Ducks’ biggest […]
Arkansas (3-1) vs. Texas A&M (4-0) in Arlington. Sept. 27, 3:30, CBS Here’s The Deal: The two old Southwest Conference rivals are now into their biggest and most important battle league battle since the 14-0 Aggie win in 1987. This time around, every win in the SEC West is about survival in a division loaded from top to […]
Sept. 18 Auburn 20, at Kansas State 14 And You Care Because … Kansas State missed three field goals and got intercepted in the end zone on a muffed pass, and Auburn needed the help. The Tiger offense sputtered, but it came up with a big touchdown scoring drive late in the first half finished with a 40-yard […]
Sept. 20 BYU 41, Virginia 33 And You Care Because … BYU remained unbeaten, but not without getting all it could handle from Virginia. The Cougars and the Cavaliers went toe-to-toe for most of the game, but BYU never relinquished a lead it grabbed on a Taysom Hill touchdown run early in the third quarter. Every time […]
Sept. 20 Alabama 42, Florida 21 And You Care Because … In a key early-season SEC showdown, Florida had no answers for the suddenly prolific Alabama offense. The Tide piled up 645 yards, the majority off the right arm of QB Blake Sims, the most ever allowed by a Gator team. Florida knotted things at 21 on a […]
Sept. 20 Alabama 42, Florida 21 And You Care Because … In a key early-season SEC showdown, Florida had no answers for the suddenly prolific Alabama offense. The Tide piled up 645 yards, the majority off the right arm of QB Blake Sims, the most ever allowed by a Gator team. Florida knotted things at […]
WHO’S HOT Summa Cum Laude UTEP RB Aaron Jones Jones can’t remain a well-kept secret in El Paso much longer. He’s just too explosive. The sophomore has yet to be held below 140 yards on the ground this season, and leads the country in total yards rushing. He’s also averaging 7.8 yards a carry to go along […]
Sept. 13 East Carolina 28, at Virginia Tech 21 And You Care Because … East Carolina got up to a 21-0 first quarter lead, but needed a one-yard Shane Carden run with 16 seconds to play to pull off the win. Carden threw three touchdown passes to three different receivers to cap off three long drives for the […]