Guest Post by Daniel Rigdon
The number one ranked University of Florida Gators take their score-at-will offense and beat-you-to-a-pulp defense on the road to nationally fourth-ranked Louisiana State University Oct. 10. This may be the first “real” test of the 2009 Gator bite when taking on the also undefeated Tigers in their own cage. In fact, both schools account for the last three national champions with Florida reigning supreme last year and 2006 while the Tigers were on top in ‘08.
Tebow Hurt
The big question posed is will star gator QB Tim Tebow not only suit up for the game, but will …read more

Guest Blogger Aaron Richardson
Everyone needs to stop knocking on what Ohio State has done on the football field. They have played in seven BCS bowl games this decade. They have wont he Big Ten for four straight seasons. They have a national title while playing for two others. The only games they have lost in the past four seasons have been to teams that finished either in the top 10 nationally or in a BCS bowl. The last time Ohio State lost to a team that didn’t play in the BCS was in November 2004 at Purdue. Everyone gets on …read more

By Guest Blogger Freddie Brister
It is not easy being number two. That is where Texas found itself at the end of last season. The Texas Longhorns’ lone loss on the season came on the final play of the game at Texas Tech. Though they beat Oklahoma, they saw the Sooners voted into the Big 12 title game ahead of them. That led to Oklahoma’s subsequent berth in the BCS championship game, while Texas had to settle for a win over Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. No one knows if Texas was better than national champion Florida last season because …read more

Stanford coach and former quarterback Jim Harbaugh isnt afraid to stir things up on the field. He’ll probably go down in history for coaching the team that took down USC in that historic blowout.
But he’s more than just a coach. This summer, he showed the world that he is also a humanitarian. Harbaugh spent a week in Peru helping to buil shelters for the poor. He also helped fellow humanitarians buil a new roof for an orphanage and packed food bags that will be distributed to families who really need them. Each bag should feed a family for a …read more

Right now, everyone is talkin about Steve McNair’s death, which appears to be a murder-suicide. Although most people talk about his NFL career, he was also an outstanding player in college.

Here are the highlights from his time playing NCAA Football:

McNair played for Alcorn State after being recruited from Mount Olive High School in Mississippi.

He was the third pick overall in the 1995 NFL draft.

In 1992, McNair ran the ball in for a game-winning touchdown against Grambling, even though he had a leg injury.
In his senior season, McNait had around 6,000 yards passing and rushing, as well as 53 touchdowns.

McNair …read more

Operation Sports recently released their list of the hardest places to play in major college football. Their top five:

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium – Florida
Beaver Stadium – Penn State
Tiger Stadium – LSU
Ohio Stadium Stadium – Ohio State
Gaylord-Oklahoma Memorial – Oklahoma

You can see the rest of the list here . Of course, I’m happy to see Beaver Stadium on the list. If you’ve ever been there, you understand why it’s #2. The crowd is intense and it is LOUD. I sure as hell wouldn’t want to play there. I’m assuming others on the list are similar.

It’s no secret that the Mountain West Conference wants a playoff system. Other conferences may want one as well, but the MWC actually went to the effort to put together a proposal for it, which was rejected by the BCS today. Their plan was an 8-team playoff system that would allow all of the leagues an equal chance to send teams to the National Championship Game.
After it was rejected, David Frohnmayer, BCS presidential oversight committee chairman, said:
“There was no overall support for the proposal, although some conferences were interested in considering certain elements of it in the future — particularly …read more

During the 2009-2010 school year, the NCAA will suspend their collection of membership fees, according to reports. They want to take the pressure off of the school a bit, as many colleges are feeling the strain of the economy. In fact, schools across the country have decided to cancel some of their sports programs, put new facility building projects on the back burner, give discounts on tickets to boost sales, and more.
How much will the schools save? That depends on the division, but dues range from $900-$1,800. Every little bit counts in this economy.
Combined, the schools will save …read more

Florida State has finally received a response from the NCAA about their appeal of sanctions from an academic cheating scandal…but they’ve kept that response a secret. They now have 15 days to respond again to the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions, and the school says that their response will be made public, at least in part.
FSU admits that the cheating occurred and they aren’t challenging the the loss of scholarships in 10 sports and a four-year probation for the dirty deeds. However, they are challenging the part of the sanctions that would strip coach Bobby Bowden of 14 of the school’s …read more

Even most colleges and conferences are feeling the financial strain in this poor economy. Not the Big 12 though. On Thursday, officials from the conference announced that they’d be distributing $130 millon to its members. That’s a record reimbursement – and outshines last year (the previous record) by 14.5%.
The Big 12 was never an unpopular conference, but they’ve also not the SEC…yet. With strong teams that have been solid year after year, such as Oklahoma and Texas, the conference is only growing in popularity.
But remember – that’s just football. The Big 12 is still working on ways to cut costs …read more