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CBS’ Gary Danielson savoring final season of career

He’s been the lead college football analyst for any network that’s paid him for the past three-plus decades, and Gary Danielson’s fan-focused, pragmatic approach has been the key to that ongoing success. Danielson, the No. 1 game analyst for CBS Sports, opened his 36th and final ...

College Football Playoff applying schedule metric is right call

It appears the College Football Playoff selection committee finally decided to administer some long-overdue tough love. The introduction of a new metric to assess performance in relation to schedule strength will reward teams that defeat higher-quality opponents and minimize the impact of ...

Big 12 has seen changes in 30 seasons

The Big 12 is in its 30th football season, 20 years after last winning a national championship and now in a much different era of the game than when the conference started. Like many 30-year-olds, the league has gotten bigger while going through plenty of ups and downs. There have already been some this season. TCU provided a much better finish to the Big 12’s holiday weekend than how it began. The Horned Frogs won 48-14 at North Carolina to spoil Bill Belichick’s debut in a prime-time Labor Day game highly anticipated because of the 73-year-old coach who won six Super Bowl ...

Penn State University may be switching merchandise sponsor

Penn State confirmed Tuesday night that it is reevaluating its merchandise partnership. It was reported earlier in the day by national media member Brent McMurphy of On3 that the university is switching to Adidas. Penn State has partnered with Nike for more than 30 years, one of the first ...

End result of this season will say if schedule too soft

Who can be excited — besides James Franklin — about a season-opening trifecta of Nevada, Florida International and Villanova? A Blue-White game would be more competitive, but that doesn’t mean the Nittany Lions will pay a price for it, as long as they can play to their potential vs. the ...

The path of least resistance not necessarily a bad thing

The entire state of Alabama is having a meltdown right now, and everybody wants coach Kalen DeBoer fired after the Crimson Tide lost their season opener to Florida State. Texas and Arch Manning have become the butt of national jokes after losing to Ohio State. After Arch looked horrible ...