The Southeastern Conference can seemingly do no wrong, raking in more money than any other league and continuing to hold onto the trust of the majority of the college football world. After two years of falling short, the SEC is once again sitting at the pinnacle of the game after Alabama prevailed against Clemson in last January's...
Every college basketball season, there is always big name players coming out of high school that is a member of big name schools such as Duke, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas, Indiana, or even Michigan State. It is rare to see potentially the best player in the country go to a school that is now struggling to make it into the "Big...
#20 LSU v. Texas Tech
NRG Stadium -- Houston, TX
December 29, 2015 -- 9:00 pm Eastern (ESPN)
Why You Should Watch
If you already tuned in for the first matchup of top-25 teams this season, you might as well stay tuned into ESPN to watch this nightcap game from Houston. The SEC-Big 12 showdown at...
Notre Dame v. #23 LSU
LP Field -- Nashville, TN
December 30, 2014 -- 3:00 pm Eastern (ESPN)
Why You Should Watch
You get to see a rematch of the 2007 Sugar Bowl, and it's always fun to watch two teams that have prior bowl history squaring off once again. This is also a contest between...
In 1997, the last season before the BCS was inaugurated, the SEC was the losing finalist in the nominal national championship game as Tennessee suffered a blowout against Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. The following year, the Volunteers finished business with a victory over Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl, starting a trend where the...
Everyone needs to throw out their two cents, don't they? Everyone offers a Top 25 ranking these days. The thing about these projections, though, is that they are always an amalgamation of a popularity contest and pure guesswork. Though neither will be relevant in the College Football Playoff picture, the AP and coaches...
The BCS showdowns are set, the rest of the bowl games have fallen into place, and it is time for the Tailgater crew to set down their final ballots of the 2013 regular season. The final weekend offered one last chance for teams to boost their profiles or to tumble from their perches. And as the BCS era came to a close with the final...
Thanksgiving weekend offered a whirlwind of chaos, none more chaotic than the final minute of the Iron Bowl. With Auburn's last-second defeat of Alabama, there is a new number one atop the Tailgater Top 25... and there are now two clear contenders for the last championship game in BCS history.
Florida State and Ohio State...
Just as soon as Stanford ceded the inside track in the Pac-12 North race to Oregon, the Ducks handed control of the division right back to the Cardinal after suffering a 42-16 defeat to Arizona in Tucson. Yet, though Oregon lost a second conference game for the first time since the 2008 season, it wasn't even the most shocking result of...
It's lucky Week 13 here at the Tailgater, and that means we're a few weeks away from conference championship games and the final decision on bowl matchups.
Since September we have enjoyed a dozen Saturdays (and Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Thursdays and Fridays as well) with college football action. The cycle draws closer to a close,...
