Tramel: Merger with SEC or Pac-12 is the Big 12's only chance for stability
Big 12 survival mode continues. Add a championship game. Expand by two or four or 17. Extort the networks, who heretofore were blood brothers. None great ideas. None guaranteed bonanzas. None are the...
View ArticlePick Six: Games most likely to determine who reaches playoff
If you can only watch six games this college football season, well, you should probably consider changing jobs or something because that is no way to live. If that truly is your plight, though, we're...
View ArticleSouthern Conference football looking to bounce back
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Chattanooga coach Russ Huesman feels the Southern Conference took an unwarranted hit on its reputation a few years back, one it is ready to wipe away with a stable, improving...
View ArticlePick Six: Games most likely to determine who reaches playoff
If you can only watch six games this college football season, well, you should probably consider changing jobs or something because that is no way to live. If that truly is your plight, though, we’re...
View ArticleOver/under numbers seem low for OSU, high for Texas
OU's Steven Parker knocks down TCU's last-minute, 2-point conversion pass, preserving the Sooners' 30-29 victory last November. (Photo by Steve Sisney) Bovada sports book in Las Vegas has come out with...
View ArticleMissouri Valley Football Conference favors playoff proposals
Missouri Valley Football Conference officials are pleased with a proposal that would result in fewer league teams...
View ArticleUSU football: Utah State’s Kent Myers named to Manning Award Watch List
Utah State junior quarterback Kent Myers has been named to the 2016 Manning Award Watch List, as was announced Monday by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar...
View ArticleFirst-place Kings pushing for playoff berth
With three regular season games remaining, the Champion City Kings are in the playoff hunt for the first time in the team’s three-year existence. The first-place Kings (16-11) have one regular season...
View ArticleSan Diego State, Boise State picked to top Mountain West
Last year proved the Mountain West can be more than just Boise State and everyone else when it comes to the conference title race, as evidenced by San Diego State winning its first outright conference...
View ArticleRegistration Open for 2016 Governor’s Conference on Tourism: #MyWV: Sharing...
(Source: State of West Virginia) Enter MyWV video contest for chance to receive waived registration CHARLESTON, West Virginia (August 15, 2015) - Wild, Wonderful West Virginia encourages travel and...
View ArticlePossible FSU vs. West Virginia game in 2020 has no affect on discussions for...
The Jacksonville Sports Council remains in active talks with Florida State to bring a non-conference football game to EverBank Field in 2019, despite reports on Wednesday that the Seminoles will play...
View ArticleCollege football | Six games in 2016 most likely to determine who reaches the...
If you can watch only six games this college football season, well, you should probably consider changing jobs or something because that is no way to live. If that truly is your plight, though, we're...
View ArticleBig 12 might expand by 2 schools
For now, three industry and school sources say not much is expected this week as Commissioner Bob Bowlsby goes Olympic-caliber binge-watching on pitches from...
View ArticleHow does BYU compare to other Big 12 expansion candidates in terms of...
Editor's note: Second in a five-part series. PROVO — Among the stated criteria the Big 12 is using when evaluating expansion candidates is athletic success. In terms of football, which is the engine...
View ArticleBrad Rock: Big 12 expansion: Market size matters ... but not really
SALT LAKE CITY — In the tradition of traveling pitchmen, 18 universities, bent on joining the Big 12, are selling their wares and talents. Each has been invited by the conference to give it their best...
View ArticleTCU proving it was a good choice for maybe-expanding Big 12
With the Big 12 considering expansion, TCU coach Gary Patterson knows what he believes should be expected of potential additions. "It's not the conference's job to make that university better,"...
View ArticleColorado State football sent out a letter to recruits but misspelled “Colorado”
Colorado State may have made some dreams come true Monday, when coach Mike Bobo signed official offer letters were sent out to its high school recruits. Only problem is they...
View ArticleAll-American Bosley's No. 77 to be retired (West Virginia University)
(Source: West Virginia University) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will retire football's No. 77, in honor of consensus All-American and College...
View Article‘Photogate’ is no big deal, BSU, UNM say
Neither coaches nor players from either team took the bait. Boise State linebacker Ben Weaver said he felt he and his teammates should take UNM’s postgame actions as a compliment. The Broncos had lost...
View ArticleThe AAC: It just shrinks more
The SEC unveiled a slogan at their media day extravaganza: “It just means more.” I wonder what the American Athletic Conference slogan could be. “Yo. Where is everybody going?” Or maybe, “Don’t forget...
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