It seems like Florida State is finally giving up their wins from the 2006 and 2007 football seasons. Last month, the NCAA rejected their appeal, which stated that the school should the football wins, even though some of the students on the team were involved in a massive cheating scandal involving an online music class.
The school is giving up 5 wines from 2006, including their win in the Emerald Bowl, along with 7 wins from the following year. The school fought so hard for the wins in part because former head coach Bobby Bowden retired at this year of this …read more

Fans of the New Orleans Saints who have witnessed what they’ve witnessed over the years never thought they’d see this day. But they have arrived. The New Orleans Saints are Super Bowl champions. The laughing stock of the NFL for decades is now at the top of the football playing world.
Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees dominated on his way to 288 passing yards and two touchdowns passes. He connected an astonishing 32-of-38 passes and didn’t turn the ball over. With his team down by a point with under six minutes remaining, Brees hit Jeremy Shockey to give the Saints a …read more

On Super Bowl Sunday, you will likely be busy. Not only is there football to be watched, there are also cant-miss commercials that will be the water cooler talk of the next week. Oh yeah, there’s also bets to place. Here’s a look at our Super Bowl betting tips:
Point Spread
The Indianapolis Colts are favored by six points over the New Orleans Saints in the Super Bowl. Put money on the Colts. I see them winning the game by at least ten points.
Over/Under
With an over/under of 57, the over is a reasonably safe bet. One of the two teams is sure …read more

The story all over the news today is how new USC coach Lane Kiffin has offered a scholarship for 13-year-old quarterback from Red Lion Christian Academy. This comes a year after he recruited 14-year-old Evan Berry to play for Tennessee. These kids are in middle school. To put that into even more perspective for you…they’ve never been to prom, they can’t yet get their licenses, and they very well may still watch cartoons on Saturday morning. That’s not saying anything bad about these kids at all…because that’s all natural.
13-year-old David Sills accepted the offer, so he’s essentially verbally committed to …read more

Tomorrow is the first Wednesday of the month, and in February that means that it’s National Signing Day for high school students. There’s no obligation for them to do anything, but for the first time, they can sign legally-binding Letters of Intent. Students might be verbally committed, but that doesn’t mean anything until that letter is signed. After all, with all of the coaching changes we’ve seen, some students might be reconsidering their first picks.
So where is everyone likely to go tomorrow? Again, no one’s obligated to sign with any school, but here are where the top picks have verbally …read more

Understandably, the New Orleans Saints have become America’s Team — at least temporarily. When the Saints take on the relatively boring Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl, there’s no doubt which team will have more fans. For Saints fans (and converted Saints fans), I’m sorry to tell you that it just ain’t happening this year. The Colts will be this year’s Super Bowl champions.
The main reason for the Colts victory will be Peyton Manning. Though he has struggled in the playoffs in the past, Manning is now comfortable under pressure. Manning, who I consider to be the best player in …read more

There’s still time for schools to fire coaches (or for coaches to retire), but things have slowed down a bit, and I think we’ve seen most of the changes that are going to happen this year. It was a big year for fires and hires, with over 20 schools welcoming new leaders. But how do these schools grade? I’m going to do this in multiple parts, since there are so many schools with new coaches. Here’s my opinion, though.
Akron

Out: J.D. Brookhart
In: Rob Ianello
Grade: C

Things weren’t working with Brookhart at Akron. This was the fourth straight season for the school to …read more

The Senior Bowl is a place for players to shine when gearing up for the NFL draft, and this year’s game has some surprises in store for scouts. This year? The top player was, hands down, Mardy Gilyard, who led the North to their 31-13 victory over the South. Suck on that, SEC.
Gilyard was named the offensive player of the game with 103 yards receiving, but wasn’t the only one to have a great day on the field. On the defensive side of things, Brandon Graham was name the MVP and Jamar Chaney was named defensive player of the game. …read more

I’m not the biggest Nick Saban fan, but even I can’t say that he’s not a good coach. Alabama thinks so too, and they’re going to show their appreciation with a huge statue of the coach on campus. Overkill much?
Maybe, but the school hopes to debut the bronze beauty in April, at the campus’ annal spring game.
Actually, a bronze statue of the coach makes a little more sense when you consider that they have a “Walk of Champions” area outside of the stadium, featuring all of their national championship winning coaches. Saban’s statue will join statues of Wallace Wade, Frank …read more

Boise State’s field is often considered one of the most difficult places to play in college football. It has nothing to do with the team’s skills. It has nothing to do with the size of the crowd or the noise level in the stadium. It’s their freaky blue field. I have to admit, every time I see a game on TV played at that field, I hate it a little more.
Now, Boise State is no longer going to be alone in eye-sore fields that put their opponents at a disadvantage. Eastern Washington plans to install a colored field in their …read more