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Battling Leukemia, Derrick Nash Vows to Play Again

In February, it was considered a major addition for the Central Michigan football team when they signed the state’s best running back in Derrick Nash, who led all Michigan high school...
Championship Week Previews and Picks

The champions of the ACC, SEC, Pac-12, and Big Ten will all be crowned this weekend. Rather than cover one game in-depth, here are quick previews and picks for each game....
Things We Learned In College, Week 12

And then there was one… -I don’t know what happened to the Kansas State defense last night. They had no answer for Baylor QB Nick Florence or any of his offensive...
Game of The Week: #18 USC at #17 UCLA

It’s a win-and-you’re-in game for the Pac-12 South and a spot in the conference championship. The USC Offense: QB Matt Barkley isn’t the Heisman candidate he was in September, and he...
Things We Learned In College, Week 11

-Let’s start with the biggest thing we learned yesterday: Alabama is not invincible. In the first quarter, the Tide did not have a first down. A&M was 5 for 5 on 3rd...
Game Of The Week, #11 Oregon State at #14 Stanford

Another week with a good game in the Pac-12. Here we go: The Stanford Offense: As of Wednesday morning, redshirt freshman Kevin Hogan is Stanford’s starting QB. Josh Nunes was benched...
Game Of The Week: #1 Alabama @ #5 LSU

The rematch of last year’s BCS Title Game is upon us! Here’s how I see it breaking down: The Alabama Offense: Both of these teams feature tough, solid offensive lines (Barrett...
Game Of The Week: #4 Kansas State at #13 West Virginia

Kansas State is the last unbeaten team in the Big 12, and the first team this year to have any kind of blueprint as far as beating West Virginia. The Mountaineers were dominating...
Last Word College Football Rankings, Week 7

The BCS rankings came out this week, and so do the LWS NCAA Rankings! 1. Alabama 2. Oregon 3. Florida 4. Oregon State 5. Kansas State 6. Oklahoma 7. Notre Dame...
Game Of The Week: #5 Georgia At #6 South Carolina

Now THIS is football season! I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say this has the potential to be the best game we’ve seen so far. The Georgia Offense: The Bulldogs...
Game Of The Week: #10 Clemson at #4 Florida State

The cream of the crop teams in the ACC face off Saturday night (8pm EST on ABC) in a game that could become an instant classic. The winner will almost certainly win...
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Beat the College Odds: Michigan State -6.5 over Boise State

What an exciting time, as College Football is underway! A weekend where we have over 50 games to find a couple of winners and some value can be a daunting task....
The Honey Badger No Longer A Tiger

LSU, ranked #1 in several pre-season polls, has removed one of their most electrifying playmakers from the team. Tyrann Mathieu, known as the Honey Badger for his penchant for “taking what he wants”- namely...
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Penn State Fined, Loses Scholarships

The NCAA sanctions in the wake of the Penn State child sex scandal were handed down this morning. The school faces a $60 million fine, a four-year bowl ban, and the vacating...
College Football Playoff All But A Certainty For 2014

On June 26, the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee (I’m not sure what that is, either) will meet in Washington and presumably approve the new plan as required. The devil is in...
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Five Things We Learned In College, Championship Week

Not enough games this past weekend to come up with ten things- not on the amount of cold medicine I’m taking, anyway. So here goes: 1. So did LSU dress their...
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College Football Picks, Week 12

Michigan Football Saturday © by missycaulk After a full week with no electricity following a freak fall snowstorm, and a week on vacation, I’m back with my picks. #16 Nebraska...
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Ten Things We Learned In College, Week 8

You know how sometimes a professor will throw a ton of new material at you at once, and you leave class knowing you learned a lot but you’re not really sure how...
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Ten Things We Learned In College, Week 4

1. The AP voters couldn’t put off the inevitable any longer: LSU is your new #1 2. Speaking of LSU, Tyrann Mathieu is gonna make some NFL team very happy on...