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2012 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List
Johnny Unitas is known by many to be one of, if not, the most prolific quarterback to ever play the game of football. Unitas passed away in 2002 but his name and honor survive as the namesake for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. The award is given annually to the nation’s best quarterback. The [...]
TweetWashington State Cougars Football: Fall Camp Preview
The Pac-12 saw a rush of new big-name head coaches hired into the conference, but few names made a bigger splash than Mike Leach with the Washington State Cougars. WSU has been down over the last several years, making their last bowl game way back in 2003, but the arrival of Leach has caused a [...]
TweetOregon Ducks Football: Fall Camp Preview
The Oregon Ducks have become the kings of the Pac-12, winning three straight conference championships under head coach Chip Kelly. They’ve taken over as the team to beat from USC‘s dynastic run of the early 2000s, but the competition chasing them is getting tougher. Stanford has turned themselves into a power in Palo Alto, Washington [...]
TweetCollege Football Recruiting: Thomas Tyner Could Be Next Great Oregon Back
Of all the high schools in the state of Oregon Thomas Tyner is at the right one. I am not his academic adviser but as a neutral observer hundreds of miles away, the running back’s location is appropriate. The blue chip prospect attends Aloha High School in Aloha Oregon. Hawaiian culture uses the word as [...]
TweetAuburn Grad Paints Huge Logo in Yard
The Southeastern Conference has become not only known for its superiority on the field, but also for the fans that inhabit its stadiums and gyms on each campus. With standings, tournaments and a questionable bowl system set in place to decide which SEC teams reign nationwide, how can one decide which fanbase tops the rest? [...]
TweetNCAA Football: The top positional units for the Top 25
With the football season just few short weeks away, I take a look at the Top 25 Coaches Poll and see what makes these teams click. Each team has several ways that they can beat you, but there is always that one individual unit that keeps opposing coaches up all night. 1. LSU - Defensive Line – [...]
Tweet2012 Rant Sports College Football Writers Preseason Top 25
As teams begin padded practices in preparation for the upcoming 2012 college football season, a group of Rant Sports writers got together to rank the top 25 teams in the nation. A total of eight writers created their own individual top 25 rankings for use in the 2012 Rant Sports College Football Writers Preseason Top [...]
TweetOn Why the Texas Longhorns Quarterback Competition Doesn’t Matter
It seems all anyone is talking about as we trudge through the dog days is the Texas Longhorns quarterback competition. What’s ironic about that, however, is in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t really matter. I know you’re thinking, “This guy is crazy as hell. Of course it matters!” Let me explain. David Ash [...]
TweetGeorgia Bulldogs: The Best Defense In College Football?
If you’re a Georgia Bulldogs fan, you have to mark January 2009 as a month of change. Mark Richt knew if he was going to contend for SEC Titles, he needed to have the Bulldog defense playing like it did under former defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder. To no surprise, Willie Martinez was shown the door. Richt [...]
TweetCoach Nick Saban Keeps Alabama Football Focused in Face of Distraction
Without a prompt, without notice, University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban deviated from the normal coach speak Sunday morning, drifting into a message aimed at downplaying the championship or bust expectations surrounding his football team. “We’re very excited to have the opportunity to try and get this team to perform as well as they [...]
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