For years, the NCAA resisted paying college athletes under the guise of “amateurism”. They even went so far as to create the term “student-athlete” in response to a court decision that athletes were employees of the university. Not only did they refuse to pay college athletes, but they also restricted their ability to earn endorsement … Read more
I bet you didn’t realize another football game was actually played last weekend, did you? Or that one will be played tonight in Las Vegas? And unless you happen to be someone fully invested in college football, so much so that the pro game is almost an afterthought for you, you probably didn’t know that … Read more
For about ten minutes last night, as the sellout crowd still straggled into SoFi Stadium trying to dry off from what the Inglewood Chamber of Commerce could only see as their worst nightmare for climate, the College Football Championship game was, well, a game. When TCU held Georgia to a field goal on their second … Read more
If you go back far enough in the century and a half-plus history of college football, you’ll find an era where Texas Christian University truly mattered. The Horned Frogs, indeed one of the stranger names for a major college athletic program in creation, were twice crowned national champions, in 1935, led by future Hall of … Read more
With the end of the college football regular season, the transfer portal has opened. People have called this college football free agency, and many people don’t like it, as they feel it’s ruining the game of college football and creating a non-stop recruiting cycle. I, on the other hand, disagree, as this move puts the … Read more
With the college football bowl season underway, the annual discussion of players skipping the bowl games is coming up again. This is a recent development that started in the last few years. Many people feel players shouldn’t do this, and should finish the season with their teams. I, on the other hand, disagree, and here’s … Read more
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And I don’t mean the ho-ho-hos, the latkes, and the kwanzaa candles. I’ll piously hold out hope that I find a place and a place in my heart to celebrate that as well, but at least more me, that’s not an option. But at least I now … Read more
Caleb Williams made history last night when he won the 2022 Heisman Trophy. Not necessarily because he was USC’s eighth recipient of the honor, breaking a tie with Ohio State and Oklahoma (though, thanks to the Reggie Bush incidents, the NCAA only recognizes seven of those wins), Not just because he was the third Trojan … Read more
As college football grappled with the results of an upset-filled championship weekend, with the third and fourth-ranked teams both coming up short in their respective conference title games, its selection committee was faced with a couple of worst-case scenarios. If they had followed the most orthodox and traditional leanings of a committee that favors bigger … Read more
What a final week of the regular season it was in college football. 4 of the top 10 ranked teams lost, and 2 saw their playoff hopes go up in flames. We’re down to championship weekend, and then the CFP committee will set the 4 team playoff. So without further ado, here’s where the playoff … Read more