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2013 Detmer Award Preseason Watch List

Northern Illinois entered 2012 replacing a four-year starter at quarterback. Chandler Harnish was among the nation’s best dual-threat play makers in 2011, and replacing him would be a tall order…Read More

Former Utah State Quarterback Adam Kennedy Is Transferring To Arkansas State

Paul Myerberg of USA Today reports that former Utah State quarterback Adam Kennedy is transferring to Arkansas State. Interesting: Arkansas St adds former Utah St QB Adam Kennedy. Eligible in 2013. Played…Read More

Spring Football Roundup: Georgia Defense Shows Life On G-Day

Georgia Bulldogs Showing life after the departure of sack-machine Jarvis Jones, the Georgia defense had an impressive outing in the team’s annual G-Day scrimmage, the Associated Press reports. The…Read More

Passing The SoCon Torch

GREENVILLE, S.C.–With the long-awaited news of Appalachian State and Georgia Southern’s move to FBS football and the Sun Belt Conference effective at the end of the 2013 season, the Southern…Read More

Idaho and New Mexico State To Join The Sun Belt

Reports on Monday indicate the Sun Belt Conference is extending football-only membership invitations to Idaho and New Mexico State, beginning with the 2014 season. The Idaho Statesmen reports the University…Read More

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Appalachian State and Georgia Southern To Join Sun Belt in 2014

GREENVILLE, S.C.–It has been a moment that has been inevitable for the past few years. The moment…Read More

REPORT: Appalachian State To The Sun Belt, Georgia Southern Could Follow

Tommy Bowman of The Winston-Salem (N.C.) Journal reports Appalachian State to the Sun Belt is a done…Read More

Spring Football Roundup: Florida Gators Need More from Jeff Driskel

Florida Gators In January’s Sugar Bowl, a glaring difference between the Florida Gators and Louisville…Read More

Spring Football Roundup: Changes Abound at Oklahoma State Practice

Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State opened its spring football season on Monday with plenty of new…Read More

The Alfred Morris Precedent: For Running Backs, It’s All About Draft Value

A sixth round draft and relative unknown named Alfred Morris took the NFL by storm in 2012, in the process…Read More

Bowl Preview: Independence Features Ohio and UL-Monroe

TEAMS: Ohio Bobcats (8-4, 4-4 Mid-American Conference) vs. UL-Monroe (8-4, 6-2 Sun Belt Conference)…Read More

Rumored FIU Hire of Butch Davis Ends Absurd Coaching Carousel Season

College football’s annual coaching carousel season rarely exemplifies rationality. This season’s…Read More

Bowl Preview: Little Caesars Pizza Has Western Kentucky and Central Michigan Hot-n-Ready

TEAMS: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-5, 4-4 Sun Belt Conference) vs. Central Michigan Chippewas (6-6,…Read More

Bowl Preview: New Orleans East Carolina, La.-Lafayette Match-Up Promises Points

TEAMS: East Carolina Pirates (8-4, 7-1 Conference USA) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns (8-4,…Read More

Bryan Harsin, Todd Monken Prove Coordinators Must Cut Their Head Coaching Teeth

Texas offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin is leaving for the Arkansas State post Gus Malzahn vacated…Read More

Bobby Petrino Hire Is A Gamble for Western Kentucky

On Jan. 7 in Miami, Brian Kelly leads Notre Dame into the BCS championship game to face Nick Saban’s…Read More

2012 Detmer Award: Jordan Lynch Runs Away With It

There were obvious front runners to win the inaugural Detmer Award when it conceived before the 2011…Read More

Mario Cristobal Firing Is Shameful

Florida International brass fired Mario Cristobal today in one of the more shocking moves this coaching…Read More

MTSU Excluded from Bowl at 8-4

Middle Tennessee went into the regular season’s final week 8-3, playing Arkansas State with the…Read More

Arkansas State Meets Middle Tennessee for The Sun Belt Championship

The Sun Belt Conference determines its champion not through a title game pitting divisional representatives,…Read More