In recent years, all of the talk in college football has centered around defense.  The three BCS national championships Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide have managed to win under a defense-oriented play system have led the battle cry of college football enthusiasts declaring that a strong defense is the most certain way to win games.  While few offenses have been able to manage … Continue reading What’s Leading More Offensive Coaches Than Defensive Coaches To BCS Head Coaching Positions

By:  Todd Burach, Ruling Sports Contributor (Twitter:  @ToddBurach) News flash (if you’ve been in hibernation), college sports are changing. The ongoing lawsuit headlined by former UCLA All-American Ed O’Bannon has progressed further in court than any similar case against the NCAA has in history. “Although the court case is likely to drag on for at least another year, it has already prompted the Association to … Continue reading Paying College Athletes Fairly By Not Paying Them At All

The Heisman Trophy winner will be benched for the first half of the Aggies’ first game.  Generally, when a Heisman Trophy winner misses out on the first half of his college team’s first game, it is because he jumped ship for the NFL.  Yet, as with many other things in his life, things are different with Johnny Manziel.  Manziel will miss the first half of … Continue reading A Different Take On Johnny Manziel’s Half-Game Suspension

After making a public records request in December, the Oregonian and KATU.com received over 500 pages of documents related to alleged NCAA violations committed by Oregon’s football program between 2008 and 2011.  The documents detail findings related largely to Oregon’s payment to a recruiting service company, whose talent scout, Will Lyles, allegedly had impermissible contact with prospective Oregon student-athletes.  While reports have focused upon Oregon’s … Continue reading A Look At Oregon’s Alleged NCAA Violations: What Could Hurt The Ducks The Most