After leading the Cardinal to an 11-2 mark and a Fiesta Bowl visit in 2011, Shaw’s 2012 squad was even better. The Cardinal rolled up three victories to start the season. Stanford hit a roadblock though in Seattle with a […]
Everything got started in the end of August when Brett Hundley erupted onto the scene and led the Bruins to three straight wins to open the year against Rice, Nebraska and Houston. The Bruins then stumbled with losses in two […]
After scorching Hawaii (49-10) and Syracuse (42-29) in the first two weeks of the season, it looked like the Trojans were well on their way. To quote one of the sport’s best know commentators; “Not so fast my friend.” USC […]
Out of the gate Utah was holding a 2-1 record before Pac-12 play began. Utah opened the season with a predictable rout of FCS foe Northern Colorado (41-0), dropped a heartbreaker in overtime to Utah State (27-20) but then topped […]
The last ride under Embree got off to a horrific start. First the Buffaloes lost a tight 22-17 contest to in-state rival Colorado State. That setback wasn’t great considering the Rams finished 4-8. However the next week was the real […]
Oregon seemed like an absolutely unstoppable force last season, especially during the team’s 10-game winning streak to open the year. During the streak the Ducks never scored fewer than 42 points and only once beat a team by fewer than […]
After sitting out the first weekend of the college football season with a bye, the Beavers were flying far below any radar when they opened the season against a nationally ranked Wisconsin team. However, on that Saturday the Beavers stunned […]
Other than a 24-20 loss at Missouri in the middle of September, the Sun Devils were extremely tough to beat early in the season. After posting convincing victories against Northern Arizona (63-6), Illinois (45-14), Utah (37-7), California (27-17) and Colorado […]
The Golden Bears split their first two games with a 31-24 loss to Nevada and a 50-31 win over FCS foe Southern Utah. Then the losses began to pile up as the Golden Bears dropped three straight, though they did […]
Arizona bolted out of the gate in 2012 with wins in the first three games, including a 59-38 throttling of Oklahoma State, a team that reached as high as No. 18 in the national polls. Growing pains were bound to […]