Tim Solis contributed to this article Super Bowl XLVII marks the end of what has been a relatively quick NFL season as the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers do battle for the Lombardi Trophy. The Ravens will be attempting to send the face of the franchise Ray Lewis into retirement with a second ring, [...]

The Back Drop: Head coach Brian Kelly certainly had “Irish eyes smiling” in 2012, as Notre Dame capped off their first undefeated regular season since 1988.  Back at the onset of the season, very few prognosticators (including yours truly) gave the Fighting Irish a chance to appear in a BCS Bowl game, let alone run [...]

Editors Note: Due to Turkey Day, our standard Four Downs format will give way to our Quick Hits section this week.  I hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving feast and enjoy the games. Quick Hits #1 Notre Dame (11-0, 4-0 Away) vs. USC (7-4, 5-4 Pac-12) -6 NL USC redshirt freshman Max Wittek seems to [...]

Quick Hits (The Unbeatens) #1 Kansas State (10-0, 7-0 Big 12) vs. Baylor (4-5, 1-5 Big 12) +13, 74 O/U In their 36-35 home win last season, the Wildcats defense limited the Bears to just 429 yards of total offense.  That was 158 yards below their season average.  No offense to Baylor senior quarterback Nick [...]

With the presidential election upon us, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to roll out our college basketball preview.  I know what you’re thinking, what in the heck does the presidential race have to do with college basketball.  Well, nothing really, so you got me there.  But for the sake of argument, I [...]

1st Down Storylines: The high octane Aggies invade Davis Wade Stadium to do battle with a much improved Bulldogs squad.  Aside from close losses to Florida and LSU, A&M looks like one of the stronger teams within the SEC in 2012.  Freshman Johnny Manziel leads an offense that scored at will last week versus Auburn, [...]

1st Down Storylines: Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide continue to look like the class of college football in 2012.  Alabama has simply dominated their opponents, winning by an average margin of 33 points.  The Bulldogs may be  off to their best start since 1999, but can they survive the juggernaut that is the Crimson [...]