Ohio State’s Jim Tressel shows another side in his answers to an Outlook Columbus interview.
Rethinking Jim Tressel
I may have to rethink my opinion of Jim Tressel. I’ve never been shy in my criticism of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Year in, year out, I believe they are the most overrated team in NCAA college [...]

Could Winter 2009-2010 be one of the most disappointing sports seasons ever?
Sports Disappointments, On and Off the Field
Sports, by their very nature, are filled with disappointment. To quote Highlander, “There can be only one.” In any given sport, in any given event, a single, solitary champion (okay, college football occasionally accepted, more on [...]

Gairzo shares his e-mails from A-list sports celebs offering their new years resolutions.
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS IN SPORTS
About mid-November I sent e-mails out to twenty-five or so of my favorite “sports-lebrities”… You wouldn’t believe some of the responses I received. Those rude souls who didn’t bother to answer my e-mail probably won’t mind if I, [...]

Deep Into Sports editor Nate Barlow details ten of his favorite sports moments from the last ten years.
Top Ten Sports Moments of the First Ten Years of 20xx
Since the first ten years of the two-oughts are drawing to completion, I figured I’d come up with a top-ten list of my favorite sports moments of the [...]

Breaking down why TCU’s Gary Patterson deserves his AP Coach of the Year Award… and why his most distinguishing move occurred off the field.
Well-Deserved Recognition
Another BCS-busting first for the Horned Frogs of TCU–Gary Patterson has been named the first non-BCS conference Coach of the Year by the Associated Press.
The irony of that being [...]

Bowl season is upon us, kicking off Saturday, December 19, with two games, the New Mexico Bowl and St. Petersburg Bowl.
That being the case, here are my picks for this year’s match-ups–take them with a grain of salt, or perhaps a couple margaritas.
NON-BCS BOWL GAMES
NEW MEXICO BOWL
Fresno State vs. Wyoming – Dec. 19
Pick: [...]

So the NCAA college football regular season is finally over. Before I’m called out on the veracity of that statement, yes, there is one game remaining, Army-Navy. Often an afterthought, the traditional service academy rivalry game does indeed have bearing on this year’s post-season; if Army wins, the Black Knights will have the [...]

NOVEMBER GOLDEN TAMPON AWARD
The nominees:

Josh McDaniels or Roger Goodell, after McDaniels apologized for–or was forced to apologize for–an “MF” bomb dropped on the Broncos sideline during a nationally televised game. However, the young coach’s apology sounded so sincere and well spoken, we might for a moment believe it came from his heart and not [...]

Ah, the weekend in college football. The six undefeateds remained just that, although two (Texas and Alabama) actually faced challenges! Colt McCoy played his heart out to life the Longhorns, perhaps locking up the Heisman trophy in the process; the Tide, however, narrowly squeaked by, benefiting from poor clock management on the part [...]

With the top teams rolling–Florida, Alabama, Texas, TCU and Boise State all crushed their opponents, while Cincinnati had a bye–only one game on this past weekend’s schedule delivered much intrigue.
The Connecticut Huskies defeated Notre Dame 33-20 in double overtime at South Bend.
Before we go into any of the greater meanings or implications of this game, [...]