BCS Fans Descend On South Florida
A picture perfect backdrop has greeted tens of thousands of Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Alabama Crimson Tide fans as they descend on South Florida in preparation for the Bowl Championship Series championship game.
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A picture perfect backdrop has greeted tens of thousands of Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Alabama Crimson Tide fans as they descend on South Florida in preparation for the Bowl Championship Series championship game.
Colleges across the country have filled all of the available head coaching jobs this year, but two of the hottest names each time a job comes open are ready to match wits against each other as defensive coordinators in the BCS national championship game at Sun Life Stadium.
Usually when a team is looking lethargic and out of sorts on the practice field, the head coach does something to get their attention. But the Alabama Crimson Tide didn't follow that formula before Thursday's practice.
Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart runs the stingiest defense in the country when it comes to yards allowed, but sees a bunch of challenges in preparing for Notre Dame.
In the modern college football world, pass-happy spread offenses are all the rage. But when Alabama and Notre Dame take the field at the Bowl Championship Series Championship Game, it will be a battle of grind it out, old school running games.
The Alabama Crimson Tide have become synonymous with a solid running game since Nick Saban took over, but that running game is only as good as the offensive linemen blocking for the running backs. For Alabama, the offensive line is arguably the biggest strength of the team.
The Alabama Crimson Tide have been known for their defensive prowess since head coach Nick Saban took over. But Alabama isn't the only team bringing a stellar defense to the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game next week.
Notre Dame middle linebacker Manti Te'o has kept himself quite busy since the Irish's final game against USC. From the Heisman Trophy ceremony to various other awards, Te'o has crisscrossed the country before ending up in Miami for the Bowl Championship Series title game.
Less than 24 hours after the Orange Bowl ended, the preparations are already underway for the Bowl Championship Series national championship game at Sun Life Stadium.
The Alabama Crimson Tide's offensive line has been one of the best in the country this year. An injury to center Barrett Jones had kept him out since the SEC Championship game. But that all changed during Tuesday afternoon's practice.
Quick, name the college football team that has won the most national championships. Alabama? Notre Dame? Princeton? If you gave any of those answers, and maybe a few others, you might be right. Because over the years there have been a lot of organizations using different methods to determine who they think is national champion.
Top-ranked Notre Dame finally got down to the serious business of getting ready to play defending national champion Alabama in the BCS title game on Jan. 7.
The University of Alabama and Notre Dame University are two of the most storied schools in the history of college football. But, with 25 national championships between them, some fans are struggling with trying to figure out who to cheer for based on who is the lesser evil.
The college football season will come to an end in a little less than two weeks in South Florida when the Alabama Crimson Tide face off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Bowl Championship Series National Championship game at Sun Life Stadium.
Nick Saban will be returning to the city he so infamously said he wouldn't be leaving to coach the Alabama Crimson Tide, coincidentally enough as the head coach of the Crimson Tide.
Alabama got a hand on the ball, which wobbled into the arms of a Georgia receiver who wasn't supposed to catch it. Unable to get off another play, the Crimson Tide will now roll into the BCS Championship game.
Death Valley on a Saturday night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is where many teams have experienced the magic of LSU football at night. But LSU will have to have all its magic and maybe a little luck to knock off the defending national champion Alabama Saturday.
After the release of the first Bowl Championship Series rankings, one thing remains abundantly clear: the Southeastern Conference is still the cream of the crop when it comes to college football.
Florida Atlantic's brief tour of Southeastern Conference powers ended with on a positive, with the Owls stopping No. 1 Alabama's shutout streak.
Florida Atlantic coach Carl Pellini knew he was going to have a tough job trying to build a program at the school, but it doesn't get any tougher than what Pellini has to face this weekend when his Owls team heads to Tuscaloosa to play the number one ranked Alabama Crimson Tide.
When the Bowl Championship Series left network television for cable giant ESPN, a drop-off in the ratings was expected. But Monday night's BCS championship game may have been the low point for the BCS.
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 first shutout in BCS title game history.
When former Miami Dolphins head coach Nick Saban walks onto the field for the BCS National Championship Game Monday night; it's probably safe to say that every sports bar in South Florida will instantly become LSU supporters.
The Florida Gators are the lone remaining unbeaten school in the Sunshine State; but Saturday, the Gators will face their toughest test this season when the second-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide come to town.
The AP Top 25 was released Tuesday afternoon with a surprise at the number two position. Oklahoma remained the number one team in the country powered by a decisive victory over Tulsa.
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