South Carolina-Michigan Preview
Both Brady Hoke and Steve Spurrier are trying to take that last step that will vault their respective programs into the nation’s elite. The two coaches look for clues how to achieve that for next season on New Year’s Day when Michigan plays South Carolina in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla. No. 19 Michigan (8-4) finished second to Nebraska in the Legends Division of the Big Ten, and three of its losses came to the top three teams in the country – No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Ohio State – as well as the Cornhuskers. The Wolverines were unable to prevent their archrivals from completing an unbeaten season, losing 26-21 to the Buckeyes on Nov. 24 after failing to score in the second half. Despite failing to come away with a victory in any of those marquee games, Hoke thinks his team will apply lessons learned from those defeats in this contest. “I think it’s always a benefit when you play good…
Tested Michigan to play South Carolina in Outback
Michigan will face a lot of talent – especially when it tries to block South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney – in the Outback Bowl. The 19th-ranked Wolverines, though, have just about seen it all.
First impressions: Big Ten bowl lineup
The Big Ten’s bowl lineup is set, and not surprisingly, it looks daunting. A league that failed to put any teams in the top 15 of the final BCS standings faces three teams…
Steve Spurrier jabs Northwestern
The Head Ball Coach has never been shy about verbally jabbing his opponents. In this case, Steve Spurrier took a swipe at a team he’s not playing: Northwestern. Spurrier’s South Carolina Gamecocks will…
Outback Bowl
South Carolina Gamecocks (10-2) vs. Michigan Wolverines (8-4) Jan. 1, 1 p.m. ET, Tampa, Fla. (ESPN) South Carolina take from SEC blogger Chris Low: All you really need to know about South Carolina’s…
How we voted in ESPN.com’s Top 25
If you don’t like the BCS standings or AP poll, don’t blame us. Adam and I don’t vote in any of the major rankings. But you can put some of the blame on…
What’s the cost to see The Game? – Ohio State (Rivals)
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How we voted in ESPN.com’s Top 25
Adam and I don’t vote in any of the major polls (but I would like to vote in the Joan Harris Poll, if there were such a thing). We do have a say…
College FB Roundup: Firing UT’s Dooley would be costly, Toussaint gets probation
The big matchup between Tennessee and South Carolina isn’t until Saturday, but already the hyperbole has begun on the future of Volunteers coach Derek Dooley.
College Football Roundup: Gators thrash Gamecocks
No. 3 Florida lived up to its surprising BCS ranking by thrashing a South Carolina team that appeared to be a contender in the SEC. The Gamecocks gave LSU almost all it could handle in Death Valley last week, and figured to follow up with a good showing in The Swamp. Instead, Loucheiz Purifoy knocked the ball out of South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw’s hands on the first play, and Florida punched it in to start a 44-11 rout in Gainesville. Jeff Driskel threw four touchdown passes – three of them after turnovers – and the Gators matched their win total from last season. Florida avenged consecutive losses to the Gamecocks, including one a couple of years ago that ended with Steve Spurrier and his players celebrating a division title on the Gators’ home field. Florida managed just 29 yards and two first downs in the first half against South Carolina (6-2, 4-2). But the Gators led…
