James Gomez
Pac-12 / Mountain West columnist
In addition to being a PAC-12 and Mountain West contributor for Rant Sports, James is an update anchor and producer at 104.3 The Fan in Denver, Colorado. When not avidly following college football James enjoys spending time with his friends and family.
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Rant Sports 100 in 100 College Football Previews: No. 52 Louisiana Tech
The 2012 college football season is now less than eight weeks away. Today we preview the No. 52 school on the Rant Sports 100 in 100 college football preview series, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. The Bulldogs return from an eight win season in 2011 with a loss to TCU in the Poinsettia Bowl. Getting to [...]
TweetCollege Football Recruiting: Stanford Becoming Linebacker U of Pac-12
Sunshine, academics, and linebackers. That might be the holy trinity of Stanford University. Of all the Pac-12 linebacking units in the coming 2012 season, there may not be a more heralded group than the one wearing Cardinal red. From what head coach David Shaw is putting together, the future is just as bright as the [...]
TweetThe End of the WAC as We Know it?
This week Irv Moss of the Denver Post reported the Western Athletic Conference could be on the way to dropping football. With the past couple seasons seeing the college landscape continually evolve, it appears one such conference will become extinct. Perhaps no conference has been hit as hard by realignment than the WAC. It has been an [...]
TweetRant Sports 100 in 100 College Football Previews: No. 56 SMU Mustangs
The countdown to the 2012 college football season marches on. Today we preview the No. 56 team on the Rant Sports 100 in 100 college football preview series, the SMU Mustangs. June Jones built a reputation as a Mr. Fix it, similar to Harvey Keitel’s character in Pulp Fiction. The head coach turned Hawaii into a nationally viable [...]
TweetRant Sports 100 in 100 College Football Previews: No. 58 Pittsburgh Panthers
As the college football season draws ever closer to kicking off, the countdown of the 100 best teams continues. Today we preview the No. 53 team on the Rant Sports 100 in 100 college football preview series, the Pittsburgh Panthers. The Panthers will be guided by their fourth coach in only three seasons. Todd Graham bolted [...]
TweetCU’s Richardson Hopes to Play This Fall
Who doesn’t like good news? For Buffs fans any news has been bad news. The spring game, meant to give players and fans a sense of renewal and optimism during the off-season, would surely provide. If the game is designed to give the most disappointed of college fans something to enjoy it failed miserably for Colorado. For [...]
TweetRant Sports 100 in 100 College Football Previews: No. 62 Vanderbilt Commodores
The 2012 college football season just gets closer and closer and now it is less than two months from kicking off. Today we preview the No. 62 team in our Rant Sports 100 in 100 college football preview series. The Vanderbilt Commodores. Vanderbilt has the unenviable position of playing in SEC. Don’t let the conference schedule fool [...]
TweetCU in September
There is an ugly tradition brewing in Boulder. It begins on Saturday mornings in the Fall. Thousands of Colorado fans gather in bars, restaurants, and parking lots to enjoy adult beverages. The ritual ends, usually around halftime, with a mass exodus from Folsom Field. Losing has become synonymous with CU. If there is to be any improvement [...]
TweetMountain West Officially Adds Hawaii, Fresno State, and Nevada
Over the weekend the Mountain West officially gained three new schools. It was no secret that Hawaii, Fresno State, and Nevada were joining the conference so the official announcement isn’t exactly groundbreaking. However, the Mountain West will remain not just relevant, but the best mid-major conference in college football. What does the move mean for [...]
TweetBoise State’s Move to Big East is Small Potatoes
Who doesn’t like a good underdog story? The little guy from humble beginnings that rises to prominence. If it sounds familiar, it’s because you’ve seen it in a thousand sports movies. Saturday Boise State met the midnight deadline to exit the Mountain West. The Broncos will make the move to the Big East in the hope of [...]
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