Boise State: A huge favorite to win the the MWC, will be playing its last season in this conference before heading to the Big East for the 2013 season. Sorry… but I am somewhat skeptical of this move…in fact…I do not believe it will happen. I think this smacks of TCU all over again. Remember them… they were going to the Big East and then the Big 12 came a calling… and TCU was a “gone gosling” (as my buddy Giff used to say) from the Big East. The Big 12 has to be considering getting back to a 12 team conference…and there sit BYU and Boise in there backyard … Ok… extended backyard! Two excellent programs with at least some geographic proximity…. the Big East in Idaho? C’mom! How does that make even a little sense… especially given the changing landscape in college football with the BCS being put to bed after the 2013 season. Look for this … NOT.
Oklahoma: starting offensive guard and the sooners most experienced lineman, Tyler Evens, tore his ACL while running down the field (no contact involved in the injury) and will be out for the season. OU was already down five other players that were being counted on to make make major contributions this season. While Oklahoma recruits well and has depth… like the rest of us .. they do have limits. Let’s hope they experience no more injuries as they prepare for what many believe will be a Big 12 title run and a possible berth in the BCS National Championship Game!
Notre Dame: The QB competition in South Bend is heating up, and word out of camp so far suggests that sophomore QB Everett Golson has the edge. Sully’s College Football Page is not particularly surprised to hear that given the film of Golson from his senior season in
High School that someone was kind enough to point out to us a while back (Have a peak for yourself Golson Highlights). Brian Kelly has a track record of playing athletic QBs, and while Golson is certainly that, he also appears to be a very graceful passer. This particular QB battle is far from over, as incumbent QB Andrew Hendrix also has quite a bit of ability, but our best guess is still Golson.
Penn State: In a move that Sully’s College Football Page finds to be both smart and proper, the Penn State Board of Trustee’s has elected to ratify the sanctions handed out by the NCAA. There were four particular board members that were ready to appeal the sanctions, but the other 28 trustee’s were not in favor of that. Penn State made some disastrous errors, and they need to face the consequences of those errors with both transparency and above all, openness. Going down kicking and screaming over the punishment handed down by the NCAA is not the thing to do.
West Virginia: West Virginia felt strongly compelled to snag coach Holgerson from their arch-rival Pittsburgh at the end of the 2010 season, and now they have made sure it will stay that way. Earlier today they rewarded their head football coach with a six year contract that will keep him in Morgantown until at least the 2018 season. In our opinion, this was a great move. Holgorson has a tremendous track record as an offensive coach, and last season it really showed, especially so in West Virginia’s 70 point night in their Orange Bowl victory of Clemson.
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