Nov 19, 2013

With the college football season coming to an end in just a few weeks, we can all look ahead and see how the top quarterback prospects’ talents will translate in the NFL. Last year’s draft class was extremely thin at quarterback, where only one was selected in the first round (EJ Manuel, 16th overall, Bills). Good news for the NFL GMs – the...

Nov 15, 2013

 (Garrett Garms/WSSU photo) In a sad and brutal turn of events, the CIAA Championship game between Winston Salem State and Virginia State has been cancelled. The reason for the cancel comes from the beating of WSSU starting quarterback Rudy Johnson by players from Virginia State University. Now my first question is a simple, what the hell? Really? So...

Nov 14, 2013

Before the last weekend of college football action, it felt reasonable to hedge any positive comments on the Alabama Crimson Tide and thoughts on Nick Saban’s team claiming a third consecutive BCS national championship, their fourth in five seasons. However, Alabama’s 38-17 victory over the LSU Tigers suggest very strongly that there will be no...

Nov 14, 2013

At the conclusion of this 2013 season, college football great, Archie Griffin, may not be the only two-time Heisman trophy winner.  It’s a very good possibility that Johnny Manziel will be joining Mr. Griffin in that exclusive club. Regardless of what you think about Manziel’s personal life style and offseason shenanigans, you simply cannot ignore the video...

Nov 12, 2013

There have certainly been a lot of critics who have debated whether or not a Quarterback in the NFL should run for yardage if he can get it. Certainly we have seen a growing number of QB’s in the past decade that prove they are just as dangerous a threat of running as they are throwing. Who comes to mind when you think of an elusive, athletic QB? Robert Griffin...

Nov 8, 2013

(Ryan Kang/Emerald) For the second straight year, the Oregon Ducks have had their national championship hopes all but crushed in a loss against the Stanford Cardinals. Oregon’s first loss of the season leaves their hopes of returning to contention in terms of a BCS National Championship Game discussion should be all but over. The question now is whether...