Atlanta Nike SPARQ Combine standouts
ATLANTA — More than 1,700 student athletes took part Saturday in the Atlanta Nike Combine, a record for the event. Players from across the Southeast braved freezing conditions, snow flurries and significant wind chill to compete and test their athletic ability in the 40-yard dash, 20-yard shuttle, vertical jump and power ball throw. Below are the standouts from the event, which includes several prominent recruits and some off the radar prospects for the 2014 and 2015 classes.
O’Brien, Meyer up for Liberty Mutual COY
Penn State’s Bill O’Brien and Ohio State’s Urban Meyer are among the 10 finalists for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. The award is selected by fan voting, as well as…
Did you know? Big Ten championship game
A few notes and nuggets to hopefully make you smarter as you watch Saturday night’s Big Ten championship game between No. 12 Nebraska and Wisconsin. As always, thanks to the fine folks at…
The realignment cycle’s next spin
A few weeks ago, I asked Alabama coach Nick Saban what he thought about college football’s recent conference realignment, which altered the sport’s landscape like never before. Much to my surprise, Saban said…
Did you know? Big Ten Week 10
Here are some trivia tidbits guaranteed to make you the smartest person in your stadium section on Saturday (thanks to Big Ten sports information offices and ESPN Stats & Info for the nuggets):…
Ohio State Football: Examining Buckeyes’ Last 3 Regular Season Games
While Ohio State’s postseason ban doesn’t allow it to compete for a bowl game this season, that hasn’t stopped Braxton Miller and the Buckeyes from going 9-0. With wins against such teams as…
Offensive shows in Big 12 and SEC
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Even for a Big 12 game, what West Virginia and Baylor did was crazy. Then Tennessee and Georgia showed that the Southeastern Conference isn’t all about defense. Geno Smith and No. 9 West Virginia beat No. 25 Baylor 70-63 on Saturday in Morgantown. The Mountaineers’ first game in the Big 12 turned out to be the highest-scoring game in the history of the conference. The Mountaineers and Bears came up only three points short of the most points in a regulation FBS game. The record is 136 set by Navy (74) and North Texas (62) in 2007. Baylor did tie a record for most points by a losing team in a regulation FBS game. It almost made Tennessee- Georgia look like a defensive struggle. The fifth-ranked Bulldogs needed three late takeaways to hold on for a 51-44 victory over the Vols at home. It was the highest-scoring game in …
Did you know? Big Ten Week 5
The games are almost here. But first, it’s time to play a little game we like to call Did You Know? (Thanks to ESPN Stats & Information and league sports information directors for…
Ohio State to cut back on games against MAC teams
Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says the move to a new four-team FBS playoff system may mean not scheduling so many games against Mid-American Conference teams.
Huge red flags in Michigan State win
Michigan State won on Saturday, which is the most important thing. But the way the Spartans got their 23-7 victory over Eastern Michigan hardly calmed any of the concerns that were raised in…
