Andrew Bagnato

The last time this space plugged a defensive player for the Heisman Trophy, he entered the federal witness protection program. At least, that's the rumor. Two days after the Tribune...

Every time a Pac-10 team played a national title contender this fall, the result was the same. Washington lost to Nebraska. Stanford lost to North Carolina. Arizona lost to Ohio...

When Bill McCartney abruptly resigned three years ago, Colorado handed Rick Neuheisel the Buffalo head coaching job, the college football equivalent of a brand new Porsche. Bob Simmons, McCartney's top...

It's time for a moratorium on Games of the Century involving Tennessee and Florida. They're becoming tediously predictable. The Gators spend the week before the showdown yapping, while the Volunteers...

The last seven times Florida and Tennessee have met, the winner has scored at least 31 points. Last year, the Gators scored 35--in the first 19 minutes 54 seconds. With...

Ron Vanderlinden came out of a meeting with his staff Sunday to find a message from his old boss, Gary Barnett. "He said, `Tough day for Wildcats and former Wildcats,'...

In the two-plus seasons since Kordell Stewart flattened them with that amazing Hail Mary pass, the Michigan Wolverines have gone 23-11. That's a .676 winning percentage--not bad, but not good...

As you might expect, the North Carolina-Indiana battle down in Chapel Hill has national title implications. But Saturday afternoon's game won't involve the Dean and the General. And ESPN2 viewers...

Tribune college football writer Andrew Bagnato handicaps the Big Ten race: 1. Penn State. The Nittany Lions will run the ball and play defense. No surprise there. If they play...

The rasp remains in Gerry Faust's voice, the product of a thousand football practices. "I'll be back at Notre Dame," Faust said Tuesday. Fear not, Irish fans: He won't have...