Archive for September, 2016

ESPN College GameDay 2016: TV Schedule, Predictions and Location for Week 3

Posted by Chris Roling on September 16 2016 Add Comments
In a fresh turn of events, Lee Corso and the ESPN College GameDay crew will take their first trip to Louisville, Kentucky, for a showdown between No. 2 Florida State and No. 10 Louisville on Saturday. Corso might be the most interesting of the bunch when the crew touches down. Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Samantha Ponder will call the game, but it's Corso who graduated from Florida State and coached Louisville. On the field, a pair of ...

Under-the-Radar College Basketball Teams Most Likely to Do Damage in 2016-17

Posted by Brian Pedersen on September 16 2016 Add Comments
Not knowing who college basketball's championship favorites and top contenders are either means you haven't been paying attention this offseason—which is understandable considering how long it is—or aren't aware that this list is often made up of the same teams each season. A quick look at the early odds to win the 2016-17 title, per Odds Shark, has the usual suspects at or near the top: Arizona, Duke, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, North Carolina and ...

Jim Harbaugh Discusses Colorado’s Fictional Depth Chart Entering Week 3 Matchup

Posted by Rob Goldberg on September 15 2016 Add Comments
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh doesn't think messing with the depth chart is funny, even if the rest of the country does. "In our preparation for Colorado we've had a hard time working humor into the preparations," the coach told Detroit's 97.1 FM (via Dan Murphy of ESPN.com). "I was trying to imagine how many people sat around and how many hours they worked on that." The depth chart Colorado released for Saturday's game at Michigan didn't contain any ...

Jim Harbaugh Discusses Colorado’s Fictional Depth Chart Entering Week 3 Matchup

Posted by Rob Goldberg on September 15 2016 Add Comments
Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh doesn't think messing with the depth chart is funny, even if the rest of the country does. "In our preparation for Colorado we've had a hard time working humor into the preparations," the coach told Detroit's 97.1 FM (via Dan Murphy of ESPN). "... I was trying to imagine how many people sat around and how many hours they worked on that." The depth chart Colorado released for Saturday's game at Michigan didn't contain ...

Don’t Forget About Big Ten’s ‘Third Wheel’ in the Race for the Conference Title

Posted by Ben Axelrod on September 15 2016 Add Comments
As he approaches the end of his first decade in East Lansing, Mark Dantonio's program has come to be defined not by the championships it's won, the pipeline to the pros it's built or even its remarkable record against its rivals. Despite having won two of the past three Big Ten championships and coming off an appearance in the College Football Playoff, when college football fans think of Michigan State these days, what they think of ...

Don’t Forget About Big Ten’s ‘Third Wheel’ in the Race for the Conference Title

Posted by Ben Axelrod on September 15 2016 Add Comments
As he approaches the end of his first decade in East Lansing, Mark Dantonio's program has come to be defined not by the championships it's won, the pipeline to the pros it's built or even its remarkable record against its rivals. Despite having won two of the past three Big Ten championships and coming off an appearance in the College Football Playoff, when college football fans think of Michigan State these days, what they think of ...

Toppling the Giant: How to Beat Nick Saban

Posted by Christopher Walsh on September 15 2016 Add Comments
Stephen Garcia, the former South Carolina quarterback, remembers a lot about October 9, 2010. Alabama, the reigning national champions, and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram were coming to South Carolina's Williams-Brice Stadium. Even though the Gamecocks had been in the Southeastern Conference for years, they were still looking for respect and had never defeated an opponent ranked No. 1. So Head Ball Coach Steve Spurrier tried something different and did everything he could to take the ...

Toppling the Giant: How to Beat Nick Saban

Posted by Christopher Walsh on September 15 2016 Add Comments
Stephen Garcia, the former South Carolina quarterback, remembers a lot about October 9, 2010. Alabama, the reigning national champions, and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram were coming to South Carolina's Williams-Brice Stadium. Even though the Gamecocks had been in the Southeastern Conference for years, they were still looking for respect and had never defeated an opponent ranked No. 1. So Head Ball Coach Steve Spurrier tried something different and did everything he could to take the ...

Pete Carroll’s Lasting USC Legacy: His Impact Beyond Football

Posted by Matt Hayes on September 15 2016 Add Comments
He was in the middle of it long before Colin Kaepernick, Megan Rapinoe or any other athlete making a stand. He did it while transforming lost college football royalty and a football-starved pro sports city, and by diving directly into the belly of difficult social justice conversations that could no longer be ignored. All more than 10 years ago. Pete Carroll is back in Los Angeles this weekend. And football shouldn't be the only story. "He is so ...

Pete Carroll’s Lasting USC Legacy: His Impact Beyond Football

Posted by Matt Hayes on September 15 2016 Add Comments
He was in the middle of it long before Colin Kaepernick, Megan Rapinoe or any other athlete making a stand. He did it while transforming lost college football royalty and a football-starved pro sports city, and by diving directly into the belly of difficult social justice conversations that could no longer be ignored. All more than 10 years ago. Pete Carroll is back in Los Angeles this weekend. And football shouldn't be the only story. "He is so ...