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Florida AD Foley: Muschamp Will Coach Rest of the Season



Muschamp's record is 24-17 at UF. Photo Credit: Rob Foldy/USA Today Sports

The Florida Gators are on their bye week as they continue to lick their wounds form the pounding they took against Alabama, One thing that seems a constant with this program is the job security of one Will Muschamp. Another chapter was just added to that long running soap opera.

By: Michael Hanley

Williams Wins It for FSU over Clemson 23-17 in OT


Williams provided the late run to seal the win. Photo Credit: Melina Vastola

In what was a wild and crazy game, Karlos Williams emerged as the hero for Florida State as he ran 12 yards into the end zone in overtime to help the #1 ranked Seminoles defeat #22 Clemson 23-17 in OT on Saturday night.

By: Michael Hanley

Notre Dame Blows Past Purdue for Victory

Golson had another solid outing for ND.Photo Credit: Kirby Lee/US Presswire

Everett Golson had it working both through the air and on the Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium racking up 315 total yards as  #11 Notre Dame (3-0) defeated Purdue (1-2) 30-14 in the latest installment of the Shamrock Series.
By: Sunil Sunderraj

Boston College Stuns #9 USC 37-31


Murphy had a night to remember for BC. Photo Credit: Stephan Savoia/ AP 

Boston College used a strong run game and physical, tough defense to over whelm USC at times en route to a 37-31 win over the  9th ranked Trojans on Saturday night.

By: Michael Hanley

Omie D's Top 25 College Football Rankings

Can Winston lead FSU to another National Title? Photo Credit: USA Today

It is becoming that time again, college football is nearly ready to kickoff another season of wild and exciting games leading us to the national championship game in early January. Florida State is coming off a national championship season and are in the hunt again this year but who else will be in the mix? Time to fire up  Omie D's Top 25 NCAA Football Rankings.

By: Omie D

Senior Bowl: The Most Impressive Quarterback

Derek Carr helped his draft stock at the Senior Bowl. Photo credit CBS 
by Brad Barrett 

Many people and scouts have been underwhelmed by the quarterbacks practicing at the Senior Bowl. We’ve saw torn ACL’s to flat out horrid. In my eyes and many others, one young man has stuck out. Fresno State’s Derek Carr.

2013 Chick-Fil-A-Bowl Preview: Johnny Football's Finale

Johnn Manziel gets ready for the Chick-Fil-A Bowl. Will it be his final game in college? Photo credit TAMU 
courtesy of Blitz Weekly

The ACC runner-up Duke Blue Devils (10-3) will try to take the spotlight away from Texas A&M (8-4) and their star quarterback Johnny Manziel. Ironically, both teams are ranked 21st in the USA Today Coaches Poll. They will have big stage of the Georgia Dome to break the tie.

2013 National University Holiday Bowl: ASU vs Texas Tech Preview

Courtesy of Blitz Weekly

The Big-12 and Pac-12 will square off for the final time in San Diego at the annual Holiday Bowl. The Arizona State Sun Devils (10-3) will face the Texas Tech Red Raiders (7-5) in what has become one of the higher scoring bowl games in recent history. ASU is coming off a conference championship loss, while Texas Tech’s back loaded schedule crashed a 7-0 start.

Jameis Winston Wins Heisman By Landslide

by +Rodney Fisher 
Jameis Winston becomes the youngest player ever to win the Heisman Award. Photo credit NCAA 
Famous Jameis received 1,501 more points than the next eligible athlete, A.J. McCarron. This marks the seventh largest victory ever for the Heisman trophy.

NCAA: Johnny Manziel - Rolexes, Mercedes and Ego

by Chad Jones
Johnny Manziel living large. Photo credit @jmanziel2

Envy is the worst of the deadliest sins, as it doesn't even feel good temporarily. I don't criticize Johnny Manziel because of resentment, I do so to juxtapose Johnny's recent transgressions with prior athletes. 

Three weeks after receiving the Heisman, Johnny Manziel & sister Mari received Rolex watches for Christmas. Mari Manziel Tweeted: Matching Watches @jmanziel2 #Twinsies with an Instagram Photo attached. 

In reality they weren't matching, Johnny got gold & Mari diamonds. The younger Manziel was flabbergasted when twitter followers berated her about the opulent display, replying via Twitter: 

NCAA: Big 12 Preview with SuiteSports.com


By Joe Parello  @HerewegoJoe

Offense is king in America's heartland, and the Big 12 features some of America's most explosive attacks.


Seven of the conference's 10 teams (Baylor, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech and West Virginia) ranked in the top-25 nationally for scoring offense, but does anybody play enough defense to win a national championship?

That will certainly be the big question for conference contenders this season, and with quarterback questions at Oklahoma, WVU and Kansas State, several offenses could take steps back as well. The conference may not have a bona-fide national favorite, but only Kansas looks like a lost cause, with nine teams all chasing a bowl game.

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NCAA: Kliff Kingsbury the King of Lubbock

by Kendrick Johnson
Kliff Kingsbury returns to Texas Tech. Photo credit Kendrick Johnson
    With a fractured fan base thanks to the controversial exit of Mike Leach and the unconventional hiring of Tommy Tuberville, the powers that be at Texas Tech had no choice but to swing for the fences when deciding on their next football coach. Mad fans in Raider Nation have been upset over the last couple of years in part, due to seeing the Red Raiders go from being consistent Big 12 championship contenders to falling to three year in a row of sub .500 football in conference play.

NCAA: Let Johnny Football Be Johnny Football

by Kendrick Johnson
Johnny Manziel is doing things his way. Photo credit TAMU 
When a throng of 1,200 media types await your arrival and watch your every movement, no matter how big or small, you are definitely not the regular “Joe Some.” Welcome to the life of Texas A&M quarterback and 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel.

NFL Under-Rated Draft Prospect: Francisco Llanos, Southern Mississippi

by Derrik Klassen
Francisco Llanos
Heading into his Senior year at Southern Mississippi, Francisco Llanos could be the nation’s ultimate sleeper at Wide Receiver. Due to lack of QB talent, and quite frankly a lack of overall offensive talent, Llanos is being restricted and flying under the radar. Last season, he racked up 226 yards on 20 receptions despite awful QB play.

NFL Draft Player Profile: Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M

by Derrik Klassen
Johnny Manziel. Photo credit to MySanAntonio 
After recently tweeting (and then deleting the tweet) that he was tired of the college scene, it is almost certain that we will hear Manziel's name in May. Contrary to common belief, I strongly recommend that he doesn't declare for the 2014 draft.

He won the Heisman as a Freshman, so he's ready for the NFL, right? Think again. Honestly, he still has a long road ahead of him before he is ready for the NFL. His athleticism alone will not enable him to succeed in the NFL.

NFL Draft Player Profile: Aaron Lynch of South Florida (USF)

by Derrik Klassen
(Lynch #19) Photo credit to thebiglead.com
In 2011, Lynch had a Clowney-like year at Notre Dame. As far fetched as it may sound, it is completely accurate. Unfortunately, Lynch decided to transfer to USF because he was home sick. The transfer made him ineligible to play in 2012. Lynch will return next season as one of the most dominant forces in college football.

NFL Draft Player Profile: Bryn Renner of North Carolina

by Derrik Klassen
(Renner #2) Photo credit to CollegeFootball.org
Last season, UNC produced Jonathan Cooper, Brennan Williams, and Giovani Bernard, all of which were offensive players. Another key player in UNC's offensive success was QB Bryn Renner. While he may not be at the caliber of Bridgewater or Fales, there is still a considerable amount of NFL potential in Renner. He flashes more than enough arm talent for the NFL, but I question some of the finer parts of his game.

NFL Draft Player Profile: Devin Gardner of Michigan

by Derrik Klassen
(Gardner #12) Photo credit to DetroitNews.com 
The converted WR may have only played the final 5 games at QB, but he still flashed glaring signs of NFL potential. He lacks the finer skills, but he definitely has all of the physical tools. While he needs refinement, he shows plenty of talent for a player who was thrown into the fire with little experience at the position and a struggling team to work with. His potential ceiling is somewhere up in the stars.

NFL Draft Player Profile: Aaron Murray of Georgia

by Derrik Klassen
(Murray #11) Photo credit: OnlineAthens.com  
Big time school equals big time talent, right? Wrong! None of the SEC QBs, yes, that includes Manziel, are worth more than a 4th round pick. The notion of Murray, McCarron, Manziel, etc. are worth even a 2nd round pick, let alone a 1st round choice, is absolutely absurd. All of the SEC QBs are products of the system as the talent that surrounds them makes them look good and enables them to put up solid stats, but raw stats are a deceiving and flawed system. Every SEC QB is over-rated and Murray is not an exception.

NCAA: Everett Golson No Longer at Notre Dame

by Rodney Fisher
Everett Golson no longer at Notre Dame. Photo credit ESPN
It has now been confirmed by Television station WNDU and the South Bend Tribune that Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson is no longer enrolled at the institution.

Rumors began to circulate Saturday night no Twitter, but now the school has hinted it is related to a resident life incident.

School official Dennis Brown stated to a local news station, "Federal and school privacy laws preclude us from issuing any further comment at this time."

More details to follow...

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