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Upheaval among the top-ranked continues as expected and Longhorn burnt orange is now the latest flavor at No. 1 in college football. Every ranked team, with the exceptions of Boise State and Ball State, still face stiff contests on their schedules during the remaining ...

At this point, there’s no way to argue that Clemson head coach Tommy Bowden should be retained until the end of the season -- he needs to be shown the door now. Last week's 12-7 loss to Wake Forest and the subsequent move to replace quarterback Cullen Harper with Willy ...

Just like Wall Street, an October tumble hit the Big XII. The conference’s top two teams, Oklahoma and Missouri, fell from the undefeated ranks last weekend. Now the race for the league title and perhaps even a national championship takes on added dimensions. The for ...

On the surface, when you have two NFL-caliber halfbacks in LeGarrette Blount and Jeremiah Johnson, you really don’t need dual-threat quarterbacks like sophomore Jeremiah Masoli and freshman Chris Harper to do a bunch of running. But when your quarterback (Masoli) rushes ...

Another ugly win for BYU. But a win is a win, especially when you’ve got bitter conference rivals gunning for you every week. Leading by only four points at halftime, BYU shook off its doldrums midway through the third quarter and closed out strong against New Mexico, ...

~The Midseason Awards Special~ Top 3 Quarterbacks: 1. Chase Daniel (Missouri); 2. Sam Bradford (Oklahoma); 3. Colt McCoy (Texas). Top 3 Running Backs: 1. Javon Ringer (Michigan State); 2. Donald Brown (Connecticut); 3. Evan Royster (Penn State). Top 3 Wide Receivers ...

Last week’s sloppy 34-14 win over Utah State should help motivate BYU as the Cougars head into the final seven conference games of the season, with New Mexico first on tap this weekend. Bronco Mendenhall’s players tend to play best when they have a chip on their shou ...

Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree brought the Biletnikoff Award to the Big XII last season. Although Crabtree continues to post impressive receiving numbers, Oklahoma State’s Dez Bryant has bolted into contention. Commentary: In total numbers, Bryant and Crabtree appear ...

The Big East season is now at the point where it should start to begin making sense. No such luck. Conference play just started two weeks ago, and Pitt -- after its surprising 26-21 victory over South Florida -- is atop the league standings at 2-0. Connecticut and Wes ...

Tommy Tuberville took the bull by the horns last week and intimated that Auburn would shelve first-year coordinator Tony Franklin's much-hyped spread offense and get back to what brought the Tigers to the dance over the years -- a power running game. And early in the t ...

Both Darrell Royal and Bud Wilkinson preached its importance. Those legendary Texas and Oklahoma coaches preferred running to passing, and the overland route could determine Saturday’s winner in the Red River Rivalry. Commentary: Although the Longhorns have rolled th ...

Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville made a surprise decision when he chose to bring Tony Franklin and the spread offense to town during the offseason. Then, on Wednesday, he made another surprise call, deciding to part ways with the coordinator midway through the season ...

Not that Clemson fans need any more reason to be down on the state of their beloved football program right now, but Thursday nights have not been kind to the Tigers under Tommy Bowden. His record in the made-for-ESPN tilts through his first nine seasons as Clemson coach ...

Clemson head coach Tommy Bowden knows Thursday's game against Wake Forest is key. "The most important game now is the sixth game,” he said during Monday’s press conference. If Clemson loses to coach Jim Grobe’s Demon Deacons in Winston Salem, N.C., it will likely seal ...

Finally the week has arrived when we find out if Northwestern (5-0) and Minnesota (5-1) are for real. The combined 10-1 record at almost the halfway point of the season looks glossy enough, but when you take into account that the unbeaten Wildcats' biggest win came at ...

LSU didn’t lose a game, but it lost in the polls simply for having an open date last week. After its one-spot drop to third in The Associated Press Top 25, LSU travels to 11th-ranked Florida on Saturday. Commentary: If coach Les Miles’ enthusiasm is infectious, the Tig ...

Tim Tebow, Chase Daniel and Graham Harrell dominated the preseason Heisman Trophy discussions in college football. But in the last few weeks, Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford’s stock has outperformed all others. Commentary: Upsets of USC and Georgia thrust the Soone ...

Four teams have it in the Big XII. On the opening weekend of conference action, it was revealed that their four opponents obviously don’t have it. Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and Texas Tech posted impressive road wins and defined “it” for the rest of their league brethr ...

Oklahoma demolished Baylor to maintain the top ranking while Big XII foe Missouri leapfrogged dormant LSU to grab the third spot in the AP college football poll. North Carolina, Michigan State, Pitt and Ball State made the grade this week while Wisconsin, Fresno State, ...

Regardless of what Clemson's Tommy Bowden says, Tigers fans aren't just disappointed in what appears to be yet another underachieving season shaping up under the longtime head coach's reign; rather, they’re either downright incensed or, worse, done with Clemson. This se ...