That Smell in the Air
Can you smell it? Take a deep breath. Yes, there it is. No, not the Mets annual swoon. No, no, no not the Jets look-at-me braggadocio. It’s the latest college football scandal(s). You have a football...
View ArticleKeidel: Bush League
By Jason Keidel During an episode of “Hard Knocks,” a few Jets joked that RB Joe McKnight took a pay cut to leave USC for the NFL. They may not have been too far from the truth. Reggie Bush just...
View ArticleNo. 12 LSU Upsets No. 5 Alabama
By Brett Martel AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) – As Les Miles’ latest stab at fourth-down trickery was about to unfold, the LSU coach bent down, snatched up some blades of grass – and ate them....
View Article‘Pay-For-Play’ Charges Dog Heisman Hopeful Newton
JIM LITKE, AP Sports Columnist No one knows how many more twists the Cam Newton saga still holds. But everyone has a pretty good idea where he will be when it’s over, regardless of how it ends: cashing...
View ArticleAuburn Comes Back To Beat Alabama In Iron Bowl
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Cam Newton threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, leading No. 2 Auburn back from a 24-point deficit Friday for a stunning 28-27 victory over No. 9 Alabama that kept the...
View ArticleCasey’s Call: College Football – Week 2 Preview
By Casey Keefe » More Columns I hate to burst anyone’s bubble but week two of the college football season shapes up to be one of the worst. There are very few intriguing matchups, but the ones that do...
View ArticleCasey’s Call: Week 10 College Football Preview
By Casey Keefe » More Columns #1 LSU (8-0) @ #2 Alabama (8-0) – 8pm (JIP on WFAN after Devils) Finally, the seemingly endless hype and madness that has been building around this matchup is just about...
View ArticleCasey’s Call: BCS National Championship Preview
By Casey Keefe » More Columns We all know college football’s postseason system is extremely flawed. Everybody wants to see a legitimate playoff tournament to decide what would be a unanimous champion....
View ArticleAlabama’s Defensive Effort For The Ages Secures BCS National Championship
NEW ORLEANS (WFAN/AP) — Jeremy Shelley kicked five field goals and Trent Richardson broke a 34-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter as No. 2 Alabama beat No. 1 LSU 21-0 on Monday night—the...
View ArticleCasey’s Call: Alabama Proves Defense Wins Championships
By Casey Keefe » More Columns In a bowl season that saw several out-of-this-world offensive performances—123 points in the Alamo Bowl, 83 points in the Rose Bowl and 70 points by West Virginia alone in...
View ArticleCasey’s Call: 2012 College Football Preview
By Casey Keefe » More Columns College football season is back and not a moment too soon! The offseason was filled with scandals—none bigger or more damaging than the sickening Penn State saga....
View ArticleSilverman: Notre Dame Is The Real Deal
By Steve Silverman » More Columns There’s a little bit more to college football this year besides crowning a Southeastern Conference team like Alabama as champion. You know the script. All the outside...
View ArticleSilverman: Wake Up The Echoes!
By Steve Silverman » More Columns College football has regularly been a drumbeat of monotony over much of the last decade. It has come down to one SEC school or another playing for the championship....
View ArticleSilverman: Notre Dame Vs. Alabama Will Breathe Life Into College Football
By Steve Silverman » More Columns College football has the national championship it has long dreamed of. Notre Dame will be there. Alabama will be there. The Fighting Irish shocked the football world...
View ArticleNotre Dame, Alabama Set To Battle It Out In BCS National Championship Game
MIAMI (CBSNewYork/AP) — Love ‘em or hate ‘em, it’s hard to turn away from Notre Dame and Alabama. They are storied programs that stir plenty of passions, college football’s North and South versions of...
View ArticleKeidel: Can The Underdog Irish Take Down The Mighty Crimson Tide?
By Jason Keidel » More Columns While it’s hard to heap onto the hype inherent in all sports, sportsmen and celebrities — from a Knicks team sans a title since 1973 to any team coached by Lane Kiffin to...
View ArticleNick Saban Turns To Mariano Rivera To Stress Idea Of ‘Focus’ To His Players
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Alabama head coach Nick Saban has won four SEC championships, six SEC Western Division titles and three national championships. He’s also been named the SEC Coach of the Year...
View ArticleCurci: Breaking Down The BCS National Championship Game
By Joe Curci » More Columns On Monday night, the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will take on the Alabama Crimson Tide. It will be the highly-popular Independent football school against the commonly...
View ArticleAlabama Creates Modern Day College Football Dynasty With Rout Of Notre Dame
Updated at 12:41 a.m., Jan. 8, 2013 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The coach no longer wears houndstooth. The result is the same. Another Alabama dynasty. Quieting the Irish by the first play of the second...
View ArticleKeidel: Jets’ New Flight Plan — Gang Green Dodges Draft
By Jason Keidel » More Columns The logic is flawless. Banish your best player after one surgery for someone with five surgeries. Draft a cornerback because you have a need at cornerback, but you only...
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