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Virginia Tech Hokies – Frank Beamer Wins in His Own Special Way
After so many seasons of double digit wins, ACC titles and BCS Bowls, Virginia Tech had to settle for the Citrus Bowl, with a plus .500 season on the line. It wasn’t pretty, especially for those who like seeing offense at least during some stages of a game, but that is what Frank Beamer teams were about. Special teams and defense that carry an mediocre (at best) offense to victory.
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Cincinnati Bearcats – Brendon Kay Brings Back the Smiles
It wasn’t the easiest of months for Brendon Kay or anyone involved with the Cincinnati program. It wasn’t about winning or losing, but mostly about finding out their head coach for the past three seasons is moving on to bigger and better. Still, the Belk Bowl was the perfect chance to put everything behind them.
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Baylor Bears – Nick Florence Makes the Most of His Chance
After playing two years behind Robert Griffin III, Nick Florence made sure he’ll be remembered in Baylor history as well. He might not be the kind of pro-prospect RG3 has turned out to be and always seemed to be, but he helped Baylor to another bowl win in very impressive fashion.
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Boise State Broncos – Joe Southwick Comes Through in the MAACO Bowl
It’s always about bigger bowls for Boise State and Chris Petersen, but the MAACO Bowl in Las Vegas was where they ended up for a third straight time. For a third straight time, they came out with their hands on the trophy, with often criticized quarterback Joe Southwick coming through in perfect timing.
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BYU Cougars – One Man Wrecking Crew of Kyle Van Noy
No one expected to see too many points on the scoreboard of the Poinsettia Bowl between BYU and San Diego State, but the best thing about these two teams is the Cougars defense. That defense, one of the best in the nation during 2012, spearheaded by linebacker Kyle Van Noy, won them a fourth consecutive Bowl game.
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10 Most Valuable College Football Teams
Surprise, surprise, the SEC rule this one as well. Not the top school, which belongs to the only Big 12 program on this list (Texas, way beyond the rest), but owning 7 spots along the way. Alabama and LSU as expected, but also Auburn and Arkansas who have seen better days. Michigan represent the Big Ten while Notre Dame are the independent party in College Football’s most valuable programs.
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Oregon Ducks – The Best Uniforms in College Football
The rise of the Oregon Ducks to national prominence in recent years is a combination of a few things. Mostly, it’s the proffesional factor: Chip Kelly taking over for Mike Belloti and losing only 7 games in the span for four seasons so far, including reaching a national championship game and winning the Rose Bowl. Another factor is the Nike uniforms.
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Luckiest Team in College Football
Is luck something that can be measured? Probably not, but it’s never too late to try. Many people argue that that Notre Dame, despite finishing the season at number one on both the BCS standings and the polls and undefeated, aren’t the best or second best team in the nation. Taking into account the Pythagorean way of looking at things, these people might be right.
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2012 College Football Season – AP All American First Team
Johnny Manziel, already the first freshman to ever win the Heisman Trophy, also became the first freshman quarterback to be a part of the AP All-American team. He’s one of two Texas A&M players on the offensive first team. Alabama have four players, two on offense and two on defense, more than any other school.
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Big East Football – New Look Two Division Schedule
The Big East is being reshaped, torn apart and built up again. What comes out in the end of all the realignment in College Football, with the Big East as the big losers among the AQ conferences, although frankly, they’re not even close to the rest of the big five conferences? For now, it’s a two division conference, with 12 teams, some of them on their way out.