TCU makes its big break for the Big 12, and the Big East moves a little closer to the ledge
Oh, hey Big East, come on in.
Oh, hey Big East, come on in.
Dana Holgorsen is not real happy with West Virginia fans this week after they failed to come out in force Saturday for a 55-10 Homecoming beatdown of Bowling Green . Only 46,600 fans showed up to watch the Mountaineers’ move to 4-1, a week after more than 62,000 packed Mountaineer Stadium for a nationally televised, primetime visit from LSU that supposedly showed WVU fans as some of the loudest and proudest in the country.
Clemson 23, Virginia Tech 3.
Clemson 23, Virginia Tech 3. As a team sending a sophomore quarterback into Lane Stadium for the first road start of his career, Clemson fans inevitably spent a lot of time this week envisioning the worst-case scenario for Saturday night, and it probably went something like this: It’s a dark and stormy night
Scanning the weekly odds for a straight-up shocker or two.
Snap judgments on Saturday’s best.
Last week, ESPN did this thing where they declared it “Road Test Saturday,” or something along those lines, as if every Saturday in college football isn’t about overcoming loud, hostile crowds and their various, glorious regional quirks. Five more ranked teams face serious tests today on another ranked team’s turf, including LSU (at West Virginia ), Oklahoma State (at Texas A&M ), Florida State (at Clemson ), Arkansas (at Alabama ) and North Carolina (at Georgia Tech ), not to mention USC (at Arizona State ), Florida (at Kentucky ), Notre Dame (at Pitt), Georgia (at Ole Miss ) and Oregon (at Arizona )
Last week, ESPN did this thing where they declared it “Road Test Saturday,” or something along those lines, as if every Saturday in college football isn’t about overcoming loud, hostile crowds and their various, glorious regional quirks.
When you say “Emory and Henry” to the average college football fan, the first thing — and, until now, probably the only thing — that crosses his mind is the wild offensive formation named for the tiny Division III school in Virginia, as popularized by coach Steve Spurrier in his heyday at Florida .
On Monday, the much-discussed, oft-lamented fate of the Big 12 hangs in the balance in board rooms in Norman, Okla., and Austin, Texas, the latest stage in an ongoing melodrama that’s ensnared lawyers, lobbyists, politicians and at least five major conferences in its tangled web over the last month.
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