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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
PASADENA, Calif. — Ohio State and Oregon had their New Year's Day plans firmed up several days before the BCS got around to making it official. The Big Ten champion Buckeyes will meet the Pac-10-winning Ducks in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1 in a pleasantly traditional finish to two outstanding seasons. The Rose Bowl's customary intersectional rivalry is intact again this year, but this time it matches...
NCAA Football FanHouse (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Filed under: Alabama , Boise State , Cincinnati , Florida , Georgia Tech , Iowa , Ohio State , Oregon , TCU , Texas , Bowl Games As far as mysteries go, this wasn't the sort you needed to dial up House to solve. Heck, Barney Fife might've wrapped it up by lunch. For the last two months, the SEC champion and Texas have been on the road to the BCS national championship game. Even Texas' Colt McCoy taking...
Badgercentric (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
I've said it several times this year, but to reiterate: the Big Ten was not good this year. The best team is unimaginative and has lots of holes. The worst team is the winningest program of all time. Lots of mediocrity in the middle. Hopefully Big Ten football can get back on track, like basketball has. 1. Ohio State. Good team. If I were a Buckeye fan (and thank goodness I'm not, couldn't look in...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Tate Forcier threw four interceptions and fumbled in his end zone, and No. 9 Ohio State took advantage to beat Michigan 21-10 Saturday for its sixth straight win in the series. The Buckeyes (10-2, 7-1) clinched an outright Big Ten championship and will play in the Rose Bowl with a five-game winning streak. The Wolverines started the season 4-0 and ended it 5-7. The flop came...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Game has lost a lot of luster. Ohio State has beaten Michigan five straight times, its best winning streak and the longest in the series since the 1920s. The ninth-ranked Buckeyes (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten) have already clinched at least a share of their fifth straight conference title and a spot in the Rose Bowl. Michigan (5-6, 1-6) is mired in another miserable year – coming...
The FanHouse - UCLA Football (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
by Jay Mariotti Filed under: NCAA Football COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Welcome to the heartland, home of the Big Ten, a league that doesn't deserve its own TV network and should respectfully reject a Rose Bowl bid on the basis of stodginess and cowardice. Ever wonder why the best talent routinely heads southward and westward? You should have seen the final minutes of the conference's unofficial title game Saturday...
Football news from a chick™ (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor Terrelle Pryor has a warning for his Ohio State teammates: Forget last week and take Iowa seriously. Pryor said Wednesday night that the 10th-ranked Buckeyes must be careful not to follow last week's big victory over Penn State with a letdown in the winner-take-all Rose Bowl battle against No. 15 Iowa on Saturday. The sophomore quarterback said coach Jim Tressel...
Football news from a chick™ (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Penn State head coach Joe Paterno Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel Two teams, both looking for a signature win, and neither can afford a loss. No. 15 Ohio State travels to No. 11 Penn State in a showdown that may not determine the Big Ten champion but will almost definitely decide who it won't be. "We know how important all these games are," Buckeyes wide receiver Dane Sanzenbacher said....
Football news from a chick™ (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Penn State quarterback Daryll Clark celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Terrelle Pryor #2 of the Ohio State Buckeyes avoids pressure from Gary Tinsley #51 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers during a 15-yard touchdown run in the third quarter at Ohio Stadium...
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Today's Calls: A-Rod vs. History, CC Sabathia vs. Zack Greinke, Mariano Rivera vs. the Spitball, Jay Cutler vs. Brady Quinn, Jimmy Clausen vs. Tony Pike, Magic vs. Cavaliers, Jim Tressel vs. Terrelle Pryor and More. The Opening Pitch: Anyone remember the old, "chokey" A-Rod? Anyone? We are witnessing as radical a reputation makeover as we have seen in sports in recent memory. Peyton winning...
Football news from a chick™ (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor, right, is knocked out of bounds by Illinois' Garrett Edwards after running for a first down during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, in Columbus, Ohio. Purdue quarterback Joey Elliott (14) runs out of the tackle of Notre Dame linebacker Darius Fleming (45) during the second quarter of an NCAA football game in West Lafayette, Ind....
Rocky Top Talk (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
More photos » by Danny Johnston - AP Browse more photos » Level One Alligator Army says that having to go against Arkansas' Ryan Mallett this weekend is a good thing for Florida's secondary. Meanwhile, Arkansas Expats is wishing for the Redemption of Reggie Fish . OBNUG breaks down Boise State's narrow win over Tulsa . Tonight: Cincinnati at South Florida on ESPN. Sean Keeley's got the...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
This weeks Blogpoll Roundtable Questions are Brought to You by Barking Carnival a nice little LongHorn blog, so they're a bit focused on the Red River Shootout.1. How does this year’s Texas/OU game define Mack Brown’s legacy? Isn't Mack Brown's legacy already set as a BCS whiner / National Champion. A win this weekend will just continue the recent trend of "We beat OU a lot"....
And The Valley Shook (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
BlogPoll Roundtable time. 1. Mack Brown has won three out of the last four games in Dallas against OU. Meanwhile, Bob Stoops continues to pile up Big 12 trophies like NCAA inquiries. With the presumption that Mack will hang up his concho belt in the next two years in deference to the undeniable coaching force that is Will Muschamp, how does this year's Texas/OU game define Mack Brown's legacy? Texas...
Nick Sloan's Official Web Site (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
Fifteen years ago this week, the moment that made me a college football fan occurred. More on this later. However, that single moment not only made me a college football fan, but it starts a list of 10 events that shaped the college football scene and if they ended differently, history could have changed. With that mind, a look at ten key moments that shaped college football the past 15 years and how...
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