Another official visit for Corn Elder
Cornelius Elder will not take an official visit this weekend, but don’t read too much into his recruitment. He’s still considering the same finalist, but admitted that two have risen to the top. The ESPN 300 prospect was considering an official trip to nearby Vanderbilt but will instead forgo the trip. Elder has repeatedly said he doesn’t need to take an official visit to Vandy because he’s so familiar with the campus. Elder did however confirm that two schools have taken the lead for his services, Ohio State and UCLA.
How we voted in ESPN.com’s Top 25
After the havoc of Week 12, filling out a Top 25 ballot became even more challenging. Here’s how Adam and I voted in the ESPN.com power rankings this week: Adam’s Top 25 1….
How we voted in ESPN.com’s Top 25
Neither Adam nor I have any hand in the BCS standings or the Associated Press poll. But we do vote in ESPN.com’s weekly power rankings. Here’s how we voted this week: Adam’s Top…
Radical thinking needed for B1G title game
Back in late July, when the Big Ten coaches gathered in Chicago for the league’s annual media days, Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald proposed something radical. Just for this season, Fitzgerald said, the Big Ten…
Huskers confront ‘Cats, defensive demons
Saturday’s game against Northwestern gives Nebraska’s defense another chance to confront all of its demons. Spread offense? Check. Mobile quarterback? Check. Road game? Check. All those conditions were also in place in the…
The week’s five best (?) picks: Keeping it simple (Dr. Saturday)
Ohio State looks like it might be the best team in the Big Ten, and games like these are like bowl games to the Buckeyes, who are ineligible for a real bowl game. UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley had a big day against Nebraska a few weeks ago, and Braxton Miller can do the same.
Cal faces UCLA in desperate situation
Cal is in desperation mode heading into its Oct. 6 home game against UCLA, which is ranked No. 25 and better than expected. It will be interesting to see how the Golden Bears react. Preseason thoughts that the Bears might have the talent to sneak into Pac-12 title contention are gone, and with Cal having lost three straight to drop to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the Pac-12, the notion of a bowl berth has almost disappeared as well. There is reason to believe the Golden Bears have the talent to turn it around, because they have been in all five games in the fourth quarter. However, Cal has been unable to close the deal in four of them, leaving the team frustrated and fans disappointed. So how will the team react? Will it show signs of resignation, realizing that a successful season is now a long shot with five of its final seven games against teams currently ranked in the Associated Press top 25? If that happens, and the team…
How we voted in ESPN.com’s Top 25
Adam and I don’t vote in the Associated Press poll and no coaches have asked us to fill out their ballots yet. But we do have a say in ESPN.com’s Power Rankings. Here’s…
Forde-Yard Dash: Coaching moves shake up college football landscape (Yahoo! Sports)
Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (barbecue bibs sold separately in South Bend): TRANSITION GAME Coaching change – at the top or on a staff – tends to be high risk/high reward. Get it right and a program can take off. Get it wrong and a program can plummet. The Dash has seen some of both already this season. Where the coaching changes are paying off: Jim Mora UCLA (1) . New guy Jim Mora is 2-0 after unleashing running back Johnathan Franklin (leading the nation in rushing) and getting the Bruins’ best quarterback production in years (redshirt freshman Brett Hundley). With struggling Houston coming to the Rose Bowl Saturday, UCLA should be 3-0 for the first time since 2009. Caveat: that team then lost five straight and finished 7-6. Arizona (2) . Rich Rodriguez is 2-0 as well. He was given one great gift by fired coach Mike Stoops: he redshirted dual-threat quarterback Matt Scott in 2011, giving Rich…
Nebraska defense tries to stop the bleeding
In 2009 and 2010, Bo Pelini’s Nebraska defenses were regarded as some of the very best in the nation. Even playing in the wide-open Big 12, the Cornhuskers controlled the action with their…
