It's game time baby! The season is here. What is better than college football? Seriously, what other sport (other than maybe NASCAR) starts its season off with so much on the line?Missouri-Illinois has national title hopes at stake. O.K., maybe Missouri winning a national title is far-fetched,   more...
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No. 12 AuburnLocation: Auburn, Ala.Nickname: Tigers.Quick facts: In the eyes of the Countdown, this fall presents Auburn with its best chance at a national title since 2004, when the Tigers were left out of the national title picture by those always fickle B.C.S. computers. However, a few   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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NCAA FOOTBALL TEAM PROFILES: From: THE QUAD. We will post the most complete team profiles for the next 21 NCAA Football Teams you'll find on the Internet. We will be posting a new team every day or so for the next few weeks. Today's team is # 18 PENN STATE.Location: State College, Pa.Nickname:   more...
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#14 WisconsinLocation: Madison, Wis.Nickname: Badgers.Quick facts: With 21 wins over the last two years and 40 over the past four, Wisconsin has continued to build upon the foundation established by Barry Alvarez over his 16 years in Madison. The program did not miss a beat when transitioning from   more...
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NCAA FOOTBALL TEAM PROFILES: From: THE QUAD. We will post the most complete team profiles for the next 21 NCAA Football Teams you'll find on the internet. We will be posting a nrw team every day or so for the next few weeks. Today's team is No. 21 South Florida. Go to link or 1st comment for a   more...
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Well, it wasn't a runaway victory ala Wisconsin 2007, but Penn State's student section was deemed the best in college football by a panel of ESPN contributors. There was plenty of homerisms, like ESPN getting former Wisconsin receiver Chris Chambers to weigh in on the "nastiest" student section. He   more...
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WEEKLY GEEK RB RANKINGSWe nailed our "Use the Force" and "These Aren't the Droids..." selections to open the season. Let's see if we can keep the momentum going for another week.In Week 2, we pulled Chris Wells (pictured, Kiichiro Sato - AP) off our board due to his mysterious toe injury. All   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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Tis the season for College Football preseason magazines! One magazine I usually just glance over and don't get much information out of is ESPN's College Football preview. ESPN's annual came out earlier last week and had the usual USC, Ohio State, and Florida love fest, but one article, which was   more...
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The rumor mill was hard at work this summer, indicating PSU All-American DE Maurice Evans might leave early for the NFL. I'm personally not so sure this will happen, but then again, PSU fans weren't sure if Justin King would stick around. By a very, very slight margin (51%-48%), ZN readers felt   more...
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Dennis Pitta Brigham Young 213Mark Dell Michigan State 202Will Judson Illinois 177Dante Love Ball State 171Nathan Palmer Northern Illinois 170Eric Morris Texas Tech 164Detron Lewis Texas Tech 163Michael Jones Arizona State   more...

It looks like both Pete Carroll and Rich Rodriguez took time away from their busy schedules to take the gold for the good old USA!
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How crazy has college football gotten the last few seasons? Indiana went to a bowl game last year. Not since 1993 have the Hoosiers gone to the post season. And it couldn't have come at a better time for the program. Head coach Terry Hoeppner--following a long battle with a brain tumor--passed away   more...
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