The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) released its preseason poll on Thursday and picked the Badgers as the No. 12 team in the country. USC was ranked No. 1 followed by Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Florida. Illinois (15) was the only other Big Ten team to crack the FWAA   more...
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Practice number seven for the Wisconsin football team took place on Saturday night. P.J. Hill looks to get back into the Heisman Racea€¦if he can stay healthy. TE Travis Beckum is a two-time All-American and the team's leading receiver (73 receptions in '07).All this team needs is a productive QB   more...
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As with my Top 25 I'm also going to keep you updated on my list of BSA Candidates as the season goes on. The basis for these 23 candidates are from my Heisman Hopefulls column back in January (Refer to Part 1 and Part 2 for further breakdown and information on each player). Originally there were 25   more...
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Here's my entry for this week's Big Ten Bloggers pick'em. I did alright last week, but my upset picks for Michigan State and Michigan fell through. This week, I'm going along with the crowd in a bunch of "easy" games. Hopefully I can get back into the mix. Following my pics are the current   more...
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They've been one of the most consistent programs of the last 20 years, thanks to the genius of Barry Alvarez, the current coaching of Bart Bielema and the best cheese curds in the country!
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By the time Georgia was done demolishing Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, it was apparent the Bulldogs were well on their way to being No. 1 -- to start the 2008 college football season.Seeking its first national championship in 28 years, Georgia is on top of The Associated Press preseason Top 25 for the   more...
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In honor of the beginning of the 2008 college football season, we go ahead and ruin everything by telling you who's going to win each of the "BCS" conferences, the Heisman Trophy, and make a few other interesting predictions.
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There's a team up north that is ready to blow up. No, it's not Wisconsin. Nor is it Michigan. Why, it's lowly old Michigan State. I'm not sure why, but I've hopped on the MSU bandwagon this season. No wait, I do know why. John L. Smith was the worst thing to happen in East Lansing since, well,   more...
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Why am I not shocked that Dennis Dodd pegged PSU to finish 6th in the Big Ten this year?
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What are the crucial games to watch this year in the college football season? And why isn't the West Coast wrapped up in college football? All that and more in this version of Koo's News.
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Yes, it's game week, and with only two more days before football--holy shit, really, you should watch Oregon State Thursday night--the Main Stream Media is churning out readership inflators like Joe Paterno mumbles on-air. Both SI.com and ESPN.com came out with debatable content, SI's All-American   more...
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Continuing Zombie Nation's inside look into Penn State's 2-deep. This entry covers the front-seven on defense, lead by AA DE Maurice Evans.
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As I did in P.S. I know U., 2008 - Part 1, Offense, I'll describe each player in one of three ways - Great, Good, Decent. 'Great' indicates that player is a sure starter, and should get all-conference or All-America. 'Good' means that player is a solid starter, someone the team can rely on to do   more...
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"We're going to start with (Daryll) Clark and probably play (Pat) Devlin for sure some. And the other kid that I really think that we've got to give him a shot some time in there is (Paul) Ciancioloa€¦ All three kids have played in practice really well, and all three can get the job done. Clark's   more...
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