College Football Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
Reporter: “What are your thoughts on your team’s execution?” Then-Tampa Bay Coach John McKay; “I’m in favor of it.” UCLA’s Chip Kelly can relate. If you look at the stats from his return to Oregon Saturday night, you could be led to believe the game was competitive. Oregon had 492 yards. UCLA had 496. Both […] READ MORE
It is not often a 2-5 team plays a game for first place in their conference division. There is a reason why. Even with that overall record, UCLA went into Friday night’s home game against Utah with a 2-2 conference record. They were just half a game behind Utah and USC in the Pac 12 […] READ MORE
Kevin Sumlin’s return to the Rose Bowl stadium did not finish any better for him than the previous stop. Thirteen months ago, UCLA beat Sumlin’s Texas A&M Aggies in one of the epic comebacks in college football history. Saturday, it was a more routine 31-30 win for the Bruins over Sumlin’s Arizona Wildcats. UCLA Wins […] READ MORE
With all of the coaching shifts and money spent during the off-season, did schools get what they wanted? Certainly, the fan base in Tallahassee did not expect Willie Taggart to struggle to get Florida State to 2-2. Kevin Sumlin walked into Tucson with a $10 million cash buyout in hand from Texas A&M. Arizona is […] READ MORE
This is not what anyone imagined the start of the Chip Kelly at UCLA would look like. The 14-point favorite Bruins could not stop runs up the middle, made some critical late-game errors, and UCLA was not offensive enough. All of that resulted in a 26-17 loss to Cincinnati at the Rose Bowl Saturday night. […] READ MORE
As UCLA hired Chip Kelly to revitalize a stagnant football program, they garnered the national headlines for a 72-hour period. But what happens after that? Since Kelly has not coached at the college level since the end of the 2012 season, there has been a reach, including in this space, to try to connect his […] READ MORE
The End of an Era After months of speculation, the ballad of Wilton Speight comes to an end. Speight the Wolverine that is. He announced his transfer to UCLA via Instagram Thursday evening. For a while he left the possibility of a return to Michigan open. The status of much-heralded Ole Miss transfer Shea Patterson […] READ MORE
Michigan Spring Practice Report The University of Michigan’s basketball team lucked out with great weather in the NCAA tournament. First hey played games in Los Angeles, California and then San Antonio, Texas. The weather was beautiful, even for a game played indoors. Their football compatriots, however, were not so lucky. Michigan Spring practice occurred in […] READ MORE
Michigan Wolverines 2017 Season Review The Michigan Wolverine’s 2017 football season is somewhat difficult to assess. A number of depth chart changes make the picture murky. Whether the Wolverines had a successful season or not largely depends on who you ask. To the fans who started the season with visions of a trip to the […] READ MORE
Orange Bowl Preview: Michigan Wolverines vs Florida State Seminoles This year’s Orange Bowl features one of the most intriguing match-ups of the New Years Six Bowls. The sixth ranked Michigan Wolverines (10-2) and the 11th ranked Florida State Seminoles (9-3) will square off on Dec. 30th in Miami. Last Game Michigan saw its College Football Playoff and Big Ten Championship dreams fall […] READ MORE
Jonathan lives in Birmingham, AL. He is a graduate of Samford University and a fan of all things Florida State as well as the Los Angeles Rams, Lakers, and Atlanta Braves. He can be reached via Twitter @JonathanB_ailey.