There is a small town in Indiana by the name of South Bend. This town is home to what Tony Kornheiser would call “The University of Football in America” — otherwise known as the University of Notre Dame.
Notre Dame fielded its first football team in 1879. The Fighting Irish celebrate 12 national championships, seven Heisman Trophy winners, numerous famous head coaches and the most consensus All-Americans of any school.
Texas State’s Bradley George, senior quarterback, had a chance for the second consecutive week to lead the Bobcats to a come-from-behind victory.
George had not thrown an interception in 210 passing attempts. However, his final pass Saturday was caught by McNeese State safety Malcolm Bronson at the Cowboys’ 10-yard line with 22 seconds remaining.
“I stepped up in the pocket and just tried to make a play,” George said.
The Bobcats were down by three with 1:30 minutes left in the game when Texas State took over on offense.
The Texas State Bobcats have an influence on the BCS national title picture.
That’s right. However miniscule it may be, the Bobcats have an impact on what teams may or may not play in BCS bowl games — even the national championship.
If Texas State keeps winning games, Texas Christian’s stock will rise. The Horned Frogs are No. 4 behind No. 3 Texas, No. 2 Alabama and No. 1 Florida.
The Bobcats traveled to Fort Worth Sept. 19 to compete against TCU. Texas State knew it was in for a challenge and was met with one, losing 56-21.
This weekend, history will be made. It will be epic. It will be magical. It will be everything you hoped it would be times 10. It has been built up and written about since the moment he signed on the dotted line. Brett Favre is returning to Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
If you think this guy gets way too much attention, you’re probably right. But it doesn’t matter because the media are giving the people what they want, right? In fact, FOX has moved Sunday’s game from 12 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. for the audience.
By this time next week, the first BCS poll of the season will be announced.
If it was released today, the computers would rank the teams with Florida No. 1, since it is atop the AP and USA Today polls.
I’ve seen polls with Alabama at No. 2 and Texas at No. 3, and vice versa. But the computers would compute Alabama at No. 2, since they have beaten two ranked opponents, one being Virginia Tech.
Rio de Janeiro prevailed over Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago Friday for the right to host the 2016 Olympics.
Along with the 2014 World Cup, Brazil will be the epicenter of the world’s two biggest sporting events in the upcoming decade.
Brazil made a strong case before the International Olympic Committee (IOC), citing that South America has never hosted the Olympic Games. The Olympics not only haven’t been played in South America, they have only been played twice in the Southern Hemisphere in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.
