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Just like the last four years, the road to one half of the BCS Championship game will pass through Atlanta. So, here’s my early look at which teams will be vying for the honor of playing in the 2010 SEC Championship game. I don’t believe the SEC will be much different in 2010 than it was in 2009 with the exception of some jockeying for the middle of the Western

Tennessee spent 13 months loving Lane Kiffin. In his first season as a college head coach, his tactics were criticized by the media and resented by others in the SEC, but not a negative word was spoken in Knoxville . That all changed in an instant, and Vols fans unable to damage the departing coach [...]

The team of the decade is always open for debate. And as a Southern California loyalist, I always felt Pete Carroll’s teams of 2004 and 2005 deserved to be near the top, with the undefeated National Champions leading the way. I often wondered if longstanding bias or actual field performance swayed my vote and established [...]

Three Trojans were selected in the first-round of last year’s draft, and three General Managers are more than satisfied with the results. Brian Cushing has already been named the NFL’s defensive rookie of the year, and the Texans Linebacker is penciled in for a Pro Bowl appearance in Miami. Clay Matthews will join him there, [...]

As I was counting down the minutes until my workday would end, I casually listened to the Mike Missanelli show on ESPN Radio in Philadelphia. All of a sudden, I thought I heard someone say, “Boise State,” “Preseason,” and “No. 2.”
Now I wasn’t sure if those words went together, so I went to good ‘ol Google [...]

Pete Carroll leaving USC for the NFL created a domino effect. At last glance, the tile has fallen on Louisiana Tech, where Derek Dooley leaves a new coaching vacancy behind by accepting to fill a void left by Lane Kiffin—who bolted from the Volunteer state to lead the Trojans. But the original strike may have [...]

The possibility of adding Norm Chow to the new coaching staff only escalated the excitement over the new hire. Combining an offensive wizard with a defensive genius, along with two of the top recruiters in the country, the future appeared BCS crystal clear. But Norm is still sleeping with the enemy, committed to UCLA, and [...]

It’s never too early to talk about the next season. So here are my power rankings for the 2010-2011 season. Remember that this is not where I think these teams will be ranked, but this is my rankings of how good each team is going into the next season.

Honorable Mentions

Missouri Tigers - Missouri returns eight [...]

Mike Riley declined USC’s offer to become their next head coach. Instead, he used the university’s interest to secure an extension for himself. Jeff Fisher had no interest in the job, and Jack Del Rio had fifteen million reasons not to accept. With candidates thinning and the clock ticking, finally there was acceptance. The Trojans [...]

It’s official. All hell is breaking loose in the world of college football.
Tennessee’s Lane Kiffin has agreed in principle to become the next head coach at Southern California, sources close to the situation told ESPN.com’s Chris Low on Tuesday.
Sources told ESPN Kiffin will bring his father and defensive coordinator, Monte Kiffin, and assistant head [...]