Out of Bounds Show PodcastCalifornia, here we come: Rebs making first trip The Ole Miss players and coaches were expected to wake up in California this morning after a long flight Thursday night. That’s a first for the Rebel program – Saturday’s game at Fresno State (8:15 p.m., ESPN2) is the first game Ole Miss has played in the…
Stats deceiving on DTs Boyd, Cox STARKVILLE — Mississippi State could use more push from its defensive tackles. Juniors Josh Boyd and Fletcher Cox, two players capable of earning All-Southeastern Conference honors, have yet to live up to those expectations this season. They’ve combined for 26 tackles and one sack. But no one should limit…
Return to spread fuels Swinney’s quick revival at Clemson It was 10:45 a.m. on Sunday when Dabo Swinney called and said he had a few minutes to talk. “I just got through visiting with a recruit,” said the Clemson coach. “And now I am going to church.” Such are the priorities of a man who…
Some Ole Miss Fans Are Revolting What is it about Houston Nutt being the football coach that really brings out the crazy among fans? The attacks on Ole Miss athletics director Pete Boone from the lunatic fringe of Rebels fans have gotten so bad, chancellor Dan Jones felt the need to publish an open letter repudiating them:…
SEC upset watch: Week 5 It’s time to take a look the upsets to look out for in the SEC this weekend. We have one top-five team heading into hostile SEC territory for a prime time night game. Two groups of Dawgs are set to do battle, with one limping in on offense and one…
Running your way to an SEC title Florida coach Will Muschamp has never been around a good football team that was mediocre or worse at running the football. “And I don’t know that I’ve seen one,” Muschamp said. It’s no coincidence then that Muschamp’s Gators lead the SEC in rushing offense, averaging 259 yards per…
Clemson Tigers’ meeting of the minds With Clemson a victory away from its first 5-0 start in more than a decade and coming off back-to-back victories over nationally ranked opponents, the marriage of Tigers quarterback Tajh Boyd and new offensive coordinator Chad Morris seems like a match made in heaven. But both Boyd and Morris…
Behind the scenes with Big 12 officials COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Hullabaloo Diner in nearby Wellborn sits on an FM (farm-to-market) road about 10 minutes south of Kyle Field. It is a happy marriage of a roadside joint and Texas cuisine, which is to say that the chicken fried steak is the size of…
Risk outweighs reward of tough non-conference slate It was nice to see AP voters reward LSU for its ambitious schedule (I can only assume the coaches went to bed early), but it really didn’t help the Tigers in any meaningful way. They started the year No. 4, and even if they had scheduled two directional…
Finebaum: Big 10 searching for relevance After four weeks of humiliation and disgrace, things return to normal this week for the vaunted Big Ten Conference. Which means — for now — the league can only be embarrassed by beating itself. Other than one showcase game — Michigan beating Notre Dame with a trey at the…
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