MiamiHerald.com: College Football

QB Mitchell decides on North Carolina State

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:52 EDT

Former Arkansas quarterback Brandon Mitchell says he is transferring to North Carolina State to play his final season.

Penn State defends medical changes after report

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:27 EDT

Penn State coach Bill O'Brien is fervently disputing suggestions raised in a report that player medical care has been compromised after the team doctor was replaced.

CU's Webb, Lewis charged with assault in brawl

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:12 EDT

Colorado quarterback Jordan Webb and former Buffaloes offensive lineman Alexander Lewis were both charged with second-degree assault on Wednesday after prosecutors alleged they knocked a man unconscious in a weekend brawl.

Column: Notre Dame not chicken, just greedy

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:51 EDT

Brady Hoke was talking the way football coaches do, the way university presidents can't. Imagine, if you will, the snickering in academia if Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman, a biochemist by trade, accused her counterparts at Notre Dame of chickening out on a science fair.

TCU suspends DE Fields for 1st 2 games of season

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:42 EDT

TCU defensive end Devonte Fields has been suspended for the first two games of the 2013 season due to an unspecified violation of "university and team policy."

Hawaii refracts on team names; 'Rainbow' back

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:16 EDT

Hawaii's athletic department is scrapping a plan to drop the word "Rainbow" from its men's teams' nicknames.

Kiffin and USC strive for drama-free 2013 season

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:31 EDT

Lane Kiffin has an idea.

EJ Manuel, Lonnie Pryor lead Florida State Seminoles to Orange Bowl win over Northern Illinois

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 00:53 EST

FSU quarterback EJ Manuel led a balanced offense, and the Seminoles defense shut down Northern Illinois to win the Orange Bowl.

Love for bowl games borders on unhealthy

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:01 EST

Who’s playing Wednesday? Wednesday night? Western Kentucky vs. Central Michigan? Where? Who cares? What time? 7:30 p.m.? OK, kid, get that abysmal abomination Austin & ‘n’ Ally off the TV, get your teeth brushed and get to bed so Daddy can get a hit.

Greg Cote: FIU’s decision to fire Mario Cristobal impatient, unfair

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:01 EST

Ah yes, I remember well those halcyon days for Florida International University football, back when the young program was rising, winning, going to consecutive bowl games. Back when Mario Cristobal, home-grown hero, was The Hot Young Coach coveted by others but loyal to the city he loved.

BCS National Championship game a boon for ticket brokers

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:01 EST

Going to the Bowl Championship Series? Try buying a ticket that won’t bust your budget.

Northern Illinois, BCS get last laugh

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:01 EST

HAHAHAHAHAHA! AHHHH-HAHAHAHAHA! Northern Illinois? Hee-hee hee-hee heeeee…Northern Illinois vs. Florida State in the Orange Bowl? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Notre Dame and Alabama to square off in BCS National Championship

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:01 EST

As expected, the BCS National Championship Game got top-ranked Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama. But the Orange Bowl received a curveball in the form of Northern Illinois, which will take on Florida State on Jan. 1.

Miami gets ‘dream’ BCS National Championship Game

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:05 EST

The BCS lineup has taken shape, and Sun Life Stadium got a highly anticipated national-title matchup in Notre Dame vs. Alabama.

Alabama wins SEC title game, advances to BCS game against Notre Dame

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:01 EST

Alabama held off Georgia to win a thrilling SEC title game and set the stage for a BCS National Championship Game in Miami against Notre Dame.

With Alabama win, BCS debates rage on

Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:46 EST

It is fairly certain that No. 2 Alabama will play No. 1 Notre Dame in Sun Life Stadium on Jan. 7, but that is not going to settle a debate with other one-loss teams out there. You think the new system will end the griping?

Miami Hurricanes waste chances against mediocre foe

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 00:01 EDT

University of Miami coach Al Golden used the word “execute” or variations of it several times after the Hurricanes’ 18-14 loss to North Carolina.

Early drops set tone for Miami Hurricanes’ disappointing loss

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 01:08 EDT

The opponent was legendary. The temperature fell into the wind-blown 30s. A howling, hostile crowd filled a sacred old stadium. The challenge was all ways enormous here for the University of Miami football team Saturday night.

College football: Joe vs. Pro, Week 4

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:01 EDT

It didn’t take long for the near-impossible to happen this season. Joe went 0-7 against the spread last week. What a parlay. He’s a master at picking losers.

NCAA’s Penn State punishment fits the crime, offers relief

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:01 EDT

There was an almost visceral satisfaction in hearing the NCAA president on Monday recite the severe punishment against Penn State and its shamed football program over the Jerry Sandusky pedophile scandal.

Penn State’s Joe Paterno just the latest campus king to fall

Sun, 15 Jul 2012 00:01 EDT

Hard to watch, now, isn’t it? Nobody ever thought just the sight of those bland Penn State uniforms and that craggy guy with the Poindexter glasses on the sideline could make skin crawl.

Coach Green takes wisdom from field to sidelines

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:16 EDT

When Lamont Green left Southridge in 1994, he was a heralded football star on the way to FSU. A lot has happened over the past 18 years.

The Herald's All-Florida Team

Mon, 31 Dec 2007 02:47 EST

With seven in-state universities - enough to form a conference - competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision, the Sunshine State can make an argument as the nation's college football capital. Texas might boast the most FBS programs, but Florida is where the champions call home. UM, FSU and UF have combined to win nine national titles since 1983.