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The Big Ten is moving to a thirteen game schedule. That means that the Ohio State/Michigan game is now going to be on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

I just put the 2006 NCAA Football Television schedule here.

Finally, someone is calling out ESPN’s ridiculous segment concluding that the 2005 USC team is the best college football team in history. For instance, the ESPN crew discussed a hypothetical game between USC and the 1997 Michigan Wolverines. That Michigan team had a spotty offense, but its defense was phenomenal, allowing less than nine points [...]

Well, my days as a Maurice Clarett apologist may have come to an end. It appears that he is wanted for armed robbery. Clarett, 22, who helped the Buckeyes win the national championship in 2002, fled when the bar owner or manager, who knew Clarett and the victims, came into the alley and identified him [...]

I, like many college football fans, am really wound up about this Ohio State-Texas game. It has the potential to be a real classic with hard-hitting defensive style. Even though I’m a Texan I will be rooting for OSU. I’ve been skeptical that Ohio State could beat Texas, but the quotes coming out of Columbus [...]

Here are my week 1 picks and the results: Favorite Underdog Status Result (7) OKLAHOMA TCU Incorrect TCU 17, Okla 10 (6) OHIO ST. Miami (OH) Correct OHSt 34, MiaO 14 (11) IOWA Ball St. Correct Iowa 56, BaSt 0 (3) TENNESSEE UAB Correct Tenn 17, UAB 10 (22) Boston Coll. BYU Correct BC 20, [...]

Here’s the first shots at Heisman rankings. Up front is, not surprisingly, Matt Leinart (USC), Reggie Bush (USC), Vince Young (Texas), Adrian Peterson (Oklahoma) and Chris Leak (Florida). Their dark horses include Ted Ginn Jr. (Ohio State) and Reggie McNeal (Texas A&M). If USC takes any missteps, I would guess it knocks Leinart and Bush [...]

To round things out here, the Preseason AP Poll is out. The top ten: USC Texas Tennessee Michigan LSU Ohio State Oklahoma Virginia Tech Miami (FL) Florida Just for fun, my predictions are… OSU moves up, Oklahoma moves down. Miami moves up, Tennessee moves down. Iowa moves into the top ten and LSU moves out.

CNNSI has put up their NCAA Football Bowl Predictions and it’s an interesting set. I’m a big fan of Ohio State and all, but I’m not sure it’s totally realistic to put them in the national championship game. Anyway – I’ve listed their BCS bowl predictions below. Rose Bowl – USC (BCS No. 1) vs. [...]

Can you tell that I love football? If you came here to read about Lisp, you’re probably a little disappointed these days. ESPN has college football team previews up and here are some notes from teams I tend to keep an eye on. Ohio State Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Last Season: [...]

Stewart Mandel answered the question of why he thinks Ohio State will contend for the national championshipp: …there are eight teams — Texas, Tennessee, Ohio State, Florida, Michigan, Miami, LSU and Iowa — that I see as being on roughly the same footing. Of those, however, the Buckeyes are the only ones who possess all [...]

I just posted the 2005 NCAA Football Television Schedule here.

Corey McCartney at CNNSI discusses two new freshman recruits at Penn State that could have a big impact on the season. Derrick Williams, WR – 6-0, 189 pounds High school: Eleanor Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Md. Who said Joe Paterno lost his recruiting touch? With 4.31 speed in the 40-yard-dash, the explosive Williams could make Nittany Lions [...]

I’ve started a College Football Pick’em group on Yahoo. If you’re interested in joining, let me know.

The USA Today College Football Preseason Coaches Poll is out. It looks like the usual culprits: Southern California Texas Tennessee Michigan Oklahoma LSU Virginia Tech Miami (Fla.) Ohio State Iowa Florida Florida State Georgia Louisville Auburn Purdue Texas A&M Arizona State Boise State California Texas Tech Boston College Virginia Alabama Pittsburgh

Stewart Mandel has quick assessment of the different role that the coach plays in victory for NFL versus NCAA football.

Stewart Mandel at CNNSI discusses why Notre Dame may be getting motivated to join the Big Ten. (Currently ND is independent of football conference.) Mandel writes First of all, I don’t know if it’s greed that’s driving the Irish’s stubbornly held independence or naïveté. As you may have read, the new BCS contract includes a [...]

Michigan has been selected as the preseason favorite to win the Big Ten, followed by Ohio State and Iowa. Given the results of the past couple of years, seeing these three at the top isn’t all that surprising. The only other team that would be considered a current contender is Minnesota. Interestingly, it looks like [...]

It appears that all 28 bowl games will use instant replay this year. The Big Ten experimented with it last year, but the BCS is planning to implement it this season. In fact, 9 out of the 11 major conferences will be using it this year in regular season games (the WAC and Sun Belt [...]

Could this be a breakout year for Texas A&M? ESPN has a 2005 preview that looks promising. The Aggies have 8 offensive starters returning and 9 defensive starters returning. Dennis Franchione is going to need to get something going this year after going 7-5 last year, or folks in College Station are going to start [...]