Ohio State played well on Monday night. Except for those 31 unanswered points in 28 minutes that they let LSU score, the Buckeyes put on a stellar performance... I suppose this is likely to be the...

If you've been bad mouthing the West Virginia Mountaineers, it's time to shut your mouth and eat your socks. Under the leadership of interim head coach Bill Stewart, WVU upset the...

With the regular season over in college football, the big news of course is the move of West Virginia Coach Rich Rodriguez to the University of Michigan. The Charleston, WV, Daily Mail ran a story...

Before I make my prediction, follow the math with me if you will... Number one LSU lost this week. So did number two Kansas. Number three West Virginia beat a ranked opponent (U. Conn.) by forty-five...

It was not the game I expected. Harvard proved the better team Saturday and, in the process, won the Ivy League's conference title for this year. Harvard QB Chris Pizzotti threw for a career high...

I had a very enjoyable Saturday watching history be made in college football. For the first time in my life, the Michigan Wolverines and the Ohio State Buckeyes lost on the same day... Having grown up...

The big tournament starts tomorrow, and bracketmania is once again sweeping America. Funny how no one pays attention to college basketball until we have brackets to fill out. Pure madness. Anyway, a...

(Source: Ohio State University) Tonight's the big game, the BCS Championship between Ohio State and Florida. Both teams will earn millions because of their appearance. But does on-field success...

(Source: ESPN.com) Last Saturday's football game between the University of Miami and Florida International University was marred by an on-field brawl involving dozens of players swinging and...

Everyone who had LSU, UCLA, Florida and George Mason as your Final Four raise your hand. I'm waiting.... Put down that hand, liar. An 11-seed in the Final Four. No one-seed, which hasn't...

With March Madness upon us once again, we're all busy filling out tournament brackets for office pools and online contests. The tournament begins this week, likely bringing with it the usual fare...

Another day, another reality TV show. This time, college athletes compete for a walk-on spot on the Texas Tech basketball team, coached by the infamous Bobby Knight (he of the chair-throwing,...

Today's Inside Higher Ed website features a piece I wrote called "March Madness." Yes, it's about the basketball tournament, but not as you might imagine. Here's a snippet: Every...

(Source: University of Notre Dame)He wasn't their first choice, but perhaps he'll prove to be a good one. Notre Dame has chosen Charlie Weis, the New England Patriots' offensive...

So much for the conventional wisdom that college jocks don't graduate at rates comparable to those for their couch-potato counterparts. They do. In fact, they do better: For Division I athletes,...

When will sportscasters learn to avoid commenting on race matters? In this latest example of broadcast foolishness, legendary Notre Dame quarterback turned announcer Paul Hornung suggested that his...

(Source: NCAAsports.com)It's Final Four time, and all eyes are on college basketball's showcase. Teams that shoot over 50 percent will no doubt do well. Too bad graduation rates aren't...