Andrew Bagnato

Let's see if I have this straight: The Rose Bowl--Iowa vs. Southern Cal--will be played in Miami. The Holiday Bowl--Washington State vs. Oklahoma--will be played in Pasadena. Next you're going...

For the first time in three years, the Bowl Championship Series title-game announcement will be a formality Sunday. There will be no computerized chaos, no fraud accusations and no unqualified...

As the oldest major athletics conference, the Big Ten has stood alone for most of its history. For a half-century it was perfectly happy to send its champion to the...

Chuck Long and Brad Banks have never met, but they have a lot in common. Both were lightly recruited quarterbacks who found their way to Iowa. Both led the Hawkeyes...

Notre Dame will be eligible for a Bowl Championship Series berth. That doesn't mean the Fighting Irish will be invited to a BCS bowl. Coming off a season-ending 44-13 loss...

Forget about the national trend toward pitch-and-catch, five-wideout offenses in college football. When second-ranked Ohio State and No. 12 Michigan meet Saturday in Ohio Stadium, it could set the sport...

One of my favorite lines from "The Music Man" goes: "We can stand touchin' noses for a week at a time and never see eye to eye." Composer Meredith Willson...

Though his shoulder injury may be worse than previously thought, Ohio State tailback Maurice Clarett expects to play Saturday at Illinois. Clarett has been plagued by a nerve injury for...

The arguments are over. Too bad the regular season isn't. Miami and Ohio State are the nation's undisputed No. 1 and No. 2 teams, respectively. If both schools sweep their...

Michigan State sent a message when it fired football coach Bobby Williams this week. The school no longer will tolerate misbehavior by Spartans football players. OK, enough public-service announcements. The...