Colorado and Nebraska was traditionally a great Thanksgiving leftover. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images)
With conference realignment running rampant in college football, there are a number of rivalries that have been pushed along the wayside. While many have been done with the best interest of the school or program in mind, some just seem [...]
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Football Rivalries in Need of Rejuven...
Colorado and Nebraska was traditionally a great Thanksgiving leftover. (Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images)
With conference realignment running rampant in college football, there are a number of rivalries that have been pushed along the wayside. While many have been done with the best interest of the school or program in mind, some just seem [...]
Daily Rundown: Hawks Pummeled by Pace...
Frank Vogel and Indiana now leads Atlanta three games to two. (Photo: Kyle Jones/PacerPeople)
After holding serve at home, the Atlanta Hawks arrived in Indianapolis for Game 5 of a best-of-seven series on Wednesday with the series even at two games apiece. After a fairly competitive first half, the Hawks were outscored by the Indiana Pacers 5 [...]
Daily Rundown: Celtics, Lakers Facing...
Dwight Howard and the Lakers now trail 3-0 to San Antonio.
The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers each now face elimination following playoff losses on Friday night. Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points as the New York Knicks won 90-76 to take a 3-0 lead over Boston. San Antonio notched a 31-point victory over Los Angeles at the Staples Center [...]
Florida State Football – Season...
Fifth-year senior E.J. Manuel (left) and Devonta Freeman (right) helped lead the Seminoles to a school-record tying 12 wins in 2012. (Photo: Chris Holder)
There has been a bit of speculation about FSU football’s 2012 season. Many pundits wrote that FSU would be “back” once again, and that 2012 was the year the ‘Noles w [...]
Ranking FSU QBs Since Weinke
Florida State is coming off of its best season since 2000. In those days, Florida State was led by quarterback Chris Weinke, who helped take FSU to three straight BCS national championship games. Weinke quarterbacked the ‘Noles to a perfect season in 1999 and became Florida State’s second Heisman Trophy winner in 2000. Since then, [...]
Manuel the Right Guy at the Right Tim...
E.J. Manuel started four games as a freshman in 2009.
In Tuesday’s 31-10 over Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl, Florida State quarterback E.J. Manuel capped his Seminole career with 291 yards passing and two total touchdowns. Manuel became the first Florida State quarterback ever to win three bowl games as a starter.
This season, Ma [...]
Bowl Roundup (December 29th)
Gary Patterson and TCU came up one point shy against Michigan State on Saturday. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
There were five bowl games on the slate for Saturday with two coming down to the wire. Here is a look back on the largest day of bowl action thus far:
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, TX
Rice 33, Air Force 14
R [...]
The 2012 Outside the Redzone College ...
Another great college football regular season has come and passed. Bowl games are just a week away and #1 Notre Dame taking on second-ranked Alabama for the national championship is just less than a month away. Like any season, 2012 was made up of great games, plays, upsets and high drama. At Outside the Redzone, we’ve taken time to hon [...]
Justified? Round 2 – A Look at Colleg...
Head coach Skip Holtz and his quarterback B.J. Daniels celebrate a bowl victory over Clemson in 2010. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Another round of college football coaches have been given the boot with many coming from BCS conferences. Here’s a look at four coaches from BCS conferences who were recently fired and another from [...]
Timeline: FSU’s ACC Title is a ...
James Wilder Jr. and Florida State defeated Georgia Tech on Saturday night to claim the ACC title. (Photo: Sonny Kennedy/Sonny Kennedy Photography)
On Saturday night, Florida State held off Georgia Tech to win the ACC Championship for the first time since 2005 which lands Florida State in the Orange Bowl against BCS-buster Northern Illinois. [...]
Mid-Season Report: BCS Overachievers ...
Logan Thomas and Virginia Tech have been one of the bigger disappointments in the country. (Photo: T.J. Witten)
It’s hard to believe, but college football’s regular season is already halfway over. Needless to say, the top 10 looks a lot different than it did at the beginning of the year. Even the conference standings do not look e [...]
Where Would FSU be Without Manuel?
E.J. Manuel's performance on Saturday was one of the best for a FSU quarterback in a long time. (Photo: Chris Holder)
On Saturday, E.J. Manuel had one of the best performances on a big stage by any Florida State quarterback since perhaps Chris Weinke on Senior Night against Florida in 2000. Manuel’s 380 yards passing and 102 yards r [...]
Seminoles Get Final Tune-up Before AC...
Florida State will be without Brandon Jenkins (4) for the remainder of the year. (Photo: Chris Holder)
Who: Savannah State Tigers (0-1) at #6 Florida State Seminoles (1-0)
Where: Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, FL
When: Saturday, September 8th at 6:00 P.M. EST
Last Week: Savannah State lost to Oklahoma State 84-0; Florida State defeated [...]
Ellington, Clemson Too Much for Aubur...
Andre Ellington's 231 performance did in the Auburn Tigers on Saturday. (Photo: Parker Anderson)
ATLANTA – Running back Andre Ellington ran for 231 yards as the Clemson Tigers rallied past Auburn in the fourth quarter for an opening weekend 26-19 win at the Georgia Dome on Saturday night.
Clemson’s Tajh Boyd threw for 208 yards and [...]
ACC Gets Early Exposure
Tajh Boyd and Clemson will look to get off to a fast start as it plays Auburn in Atlanta. (Photo: Parker Anderson)
The ACC has been ridiculed in for recent years for its 2-13 record in BCS bowls among other things. But as the 2012 season gets underway, the ACC gets a chance to prove itself early on.
When the ACC expanded in 2004 adding Virgin [...]
2012 Preview: ACC Atlantic Division
E.J. Manuel and Florida State have the potential to return to national prominence. (Photo: Chris Holder)
2012 ACC Atlantic Football Division Overview
Florida State- The Seminoles have failed to live up to lofty expectations in recent years but the 2012 season could be the year where everything will finally click for this once national powerho [...]
Top 10 FSU Victories this Millennium
Florida State snapped a six-game losing streak to arch-rival Florida on the final Saturday of November in 2010.
With a 46-29 win over Virginia Tech in the Sugar Bowl in January of 2000, Florida State became the last national champion of the 1990s and closed its decade of dominance. The very next season, Florida State returned to the national [...]
BCS Sleepers for 2012
College football season is less than a month away and while a playoff system will arrive shortly, the BCS is not dead just yet. The preseason rankings for one major poll have already been released and the other is coming shortly. With the release of the polls and the speculation from the media, the teams in the top five or 10 are getting all [...]
