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WVU Football Preview

Some of our older readers may remember the John Denver song that went ... "Almost heaven, West Virginia."

Well, the 2007 campaign figures to be heavenly for the Mountaineers who charge into the season fresh off back-to-back double-digit win seasons to say nothing of back-to-back bowl wins (there was a time when West Virginia never won its post-season bowl tilts, you know).

USC Football Preview

There is no question that the 2006 USC Trojans suffered college football's most stinging regular season defeat with that 13-9 loss to cross town archrival UCLA back on December second but the setback really wound up serving as a major wake up call for Southern California.

Rutgers vs. Navy

When it comes to Navy and its triple option offense, No. 15 Rutgers likes to take a patient approach.

House of Cardinals

Five minutes before a special teams meeting last Saturday, Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe walked into the training room and saw his players gathered around a television.

The ever-punctual Kragthorpe was about to remind his players what time it was when he saw what they were watching: Appalachian State against No. 5 Michigan.

An Uncertain Reception

During a decade at Boston College, Tom O'Brien grew familiar with every nook and cranny of cozy Alumni Stadium. Except one: the visitors' locker room.