In its first year A.H. (After Harbaugh), the Stanford Cardinal won 11 games under first year Head Coach David Shaw. The season ended on a disappointing note, with a Fiesta Bowl loss to Brandon Weeden and Oklahoma State. To top things off, the Cardinal lost all-time quarterback prospect, Andrew Luck, and talented tight end Coby Fleener to the NFL Draft. [...]
Pat Fitzgerald has coached the Northwestern football team since 2006; and while he has a winning record overall (40-36) his teams are 0-4 in bowl game appearances, including a heartbreaking overtime loss to Texas Tech in 2010. This year, Fitzgerald and company will have a new starting quarterback and the type of dynamic talent at wide receiver that Evanston, Illinois [...]
From now until the season starts I will be previewing the prospects from Big-12, ACC and Big East teams for the upcoming season. My colleague at NFL Draft Monsters Justin Higdon (follow him on Twitter @afc2nfc) will be covering the SEC, Pac-12 and Big-10 and you will be able to read those posts on NFL Draft Monsters. Check them all [...]
Last season, its first under Head Coach Kevin Wilson, Indiana University’s football team won all of one game – a 17 point victory over FCS South Carolina State. Sadly for Hoosier fans, the 2012 season doesn’t hold much more promise. Potential NFL players on this roster are scarce, and only a few are draft eligible. Here’s a quick look, with [...]
An offseason after finishing 12-2 (6-2 in conference), The Golden Eagles lost their Head Coach to North Carolina and more than half of their starters (only return 10). Despite the loss of talent, most notably the school record breaking Quarterback (Austin Davis), they will return a great core of veterans and young talent on both sides of the ball. Will [...]
Purdue’s 7-6 record in 2011 was the best of Danny Hope’s three-year run as Head Coach. The season ended with a victory over Western Michigan in the Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl. This year the Boilermakers return 15 starters, including their quarterback, and a player with his sights set on the top five of the first round of April’s NFL Draft. [...]
Memphis turns over another coach this offseason, but will turn to a bight offensive mind, in former Texas Christian University Offensive Coordinator, Justin Fuente. However, in transition, they bring back a good young core on offense, and a deep, veteran defense. Led by Junior transferee, Jacob Karam (Texas Tech), he looks to bring balance with quick strikes to Receivers, Kevin [...]
From now until the season starts I will be previewing the prospects from Big-12, ACC and Big East teams for the upcoming season. My colleague at NFL Draft Monsters Justin Higdon (follow him on Twitter @afc2nfc) will be covering the SEC, Pac-12 and Big-10 and you will be able to read those posts on NFL Draft Monsters. Check them all [...]
The 2011 season marked the first for Nebraska as a member of the Big 10. They kicked off conference play with a loss to Wisconsin, and finished the campaign going 5-3 in the conference, with a 9-4 record overall. 2012 will be Bo Pelini’s fifth season as the Cornhuskers head coach, and it appears they’ll have to get through Michigan [...]
By now, everyone is aware of the Jerry Sandusky scandal that led to the dismissal of Head Coach Joe Paterno and potentially crippling NCAA punishments leveled against Penn State University. Now is not the time to recap or discuss that particular sequence of events. New Head Coach Bill O’Brien has taken over in Happy Valley and inherited a team whose [...]
