No. 121: Texas State
He’s a wanderer. Brian Kelly’s been a head coach at four different stops, starting at Grand Valley State in 1991. Todd Graham’s had four head coaching jobs since 2006, two of which, Rice and...
View ArticleWho, What, When: Texas State
Who? Chase Harper Position Tight end Projected Role Starter, 20-30 catches It’s rare that a player of Chase Harper’s caliber falls to the F.C.S. level. It’s only slightly less rare – not common, but...
View ArticleFour More Jump Ship From the WAC
The WAC has seven teams: Idaho, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, San Jose State, Texas-San Antonio, Texas State and Utah State. Now, see if you can keep up. Despite being less than a year removed from...
View ArticleSee You Again, WAC, But Only in Reruns
And then there were two. Before even playing a single game as a member of the conference — let alone a member of the F.B.S. — Texas State will leave the WAC for the Sun Belt in 2013, meaning that five...
View ArticleIdaho, N.M.S.U. Hope Sun Belt Moves West
If Idaho and New Mexico State wish to remain part of the F.B.S. — and here’s guessing they do — each could choose to attempt to make a go of things as an Independent. There are two issues with dropping...
View Article2012 All-Name Team Nominees (May 11)
There’s a preview coming today, but not until later in the morning. For now, while I plug away – and since we’re more than 20 teams down – let’s update the current F.B.S. all-name team. If you hadn’t...
View ArticleP.S.R. 1-124: Week 2 Re-Ranking
With the weekend in the books, here’s a look at how the country ranks — using the original rankings as the starting point, with the season’s results as rationale for any movement. The top 25 teams...
View ArticleA Few Talking Points for Confident Teams
Nick Saban is tired of everyone loving his team. No, not just tired – Saban is upset, and you won’t like Nick Saban when he’s upset, as beat reporters from Toledo to East Lansing to Baton Rouge to...
View ArticlePick 10, F.B.S. Notebook: Week 2 (Sept. 8)
Let’s not beat around the bush: this isn’t a great week. I mean, it’s great – better than what we’re used to, better than any non-football weekend – but it’s not great, all things considered. There’s...
View ArticleConference USA Nosedives to Rock Bottom
Rewind eight months. Houston capped one of the finest seasons in program history by decimating Penn State, 30-14, during bowl play. Southern Mississippi won its program-record 12th game against Nevada...
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