In 2015, the Big Ten distributed $27.6 million to each of its 14 member schools, second only to the SEC in terms of money generated by a college conference from football. Over the past two seasons the conference has begun to turn things around in the postseason, winning the national championship with Ohio State in 2014-2015 and then...
#3 Michigan State v. #2 Alabama
AT&T Stadium -- Arlington, TX
December 31, 2015 -- 8:00 pm Eastern (ESPN)
Why You Should Watch
Yes, New Year's Eve has been thrown for a tailspin this year with the semifinals falling on December 31 in the bowl rotation. Still, the second College Football Playoff...
We've cleared the first two tests of the season, and most of the teams at the top of the Pigskin Rating System rankings after the first fortnight of the 2015 season are the usual suspects. Were the regular season to conclude today, the rankings project a final four of Alabama, USC, Georgia Tech, and Ohio State to play for the College...
I missed out on much of the Madness that transpired in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, sequestered from the world of sports by school finals and my sister's wedding. Blissful ignorance, though, makes this set of Sweet 16 contests no less compelling.
Five ACC schools made it to the second weekend of the tourney. The Pac-12...
The pinnacle of success for any football team is to win a national championship. But, for the 667 football teams that participate at the NCAA levels of the sport, there are just four national championships to go around.
For the rest of the hundreds of schools that don't go on to claim the ultimate prize in their...
When the fourth quarter began, Baylor was up 41-21 and seemed to have finally won the school's first Cotton Bowl in its third appearance in the game. They had extended their lead to 20 points thanks to backup offensive guard LaQuan McGowan, who had checked in on the edge of the line as an eligible receiver. When...
#8 Michigan State v. #5 Baylor
AT&T Stadium -- Arlington, TX
January 1, 2015 -- 12:30 pm Eastern (ESPN)
Why You Should Watch
Like the Peach Bowl, this game hovered just outside the BCS hierarchy and has only joined the ranks of the elite bowls. The Cotton Bowl (which hasn't been...
Championship weekend provided plenty of opportunities for the half-dozen hopefuls for the four bids into the inaugural College Football Playoff at the FBS level. Oregon atoned for its only loss of the season, trouncing Arizona in the rematch at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara 51-13 to capture its first Pac-12 championship since 2011....
The Big Ten and Big 12 have more teams in the top 10 of this week's FBS Top 128 Power Rankings. The Pac-12 has the highest-rated team, and even Marshall is ahead of the highest-rated SEC school -- and that's despite the Herd suffering their first loss of the season on Friday. It is hardly in a position of weakness, but the league...
One team has been conspicuously absent from the leaders in the FBS Top 128 Power Rankings this season. The Oregon Ducks have become synonymous with high-flying offense over the past half-dozen years, consistently knocking off opponents by 10, 20, even 30 points per game. Yet in 2014 the Ducks have been mired in the second tier of...
