A sense of impending doom surrounded the Chicago Bears when Jay Cutler, who might or might not be the franchise’s future quarterback, limped off the field with a groin injury. With Cutler, it often appears to be loser’s limp, but this injury was legit.
The Las Vegas Bowl will feature a quarterback from Bakersfield, Calif., putting up impressive numbers. And Fresno State’s Derek Carr will be on the other side.
Liberty quarterback Tyler Newman was dominant this season, passing for 3,988 yards and 42 touchdowns in leading the Patriots to a 10-4 record. For his efforts, the Review-Journal selected Newman as the state’s Player of the Year to highlight the all-state team.
Fresno, Calif., is tucked away in the San Joaquin Valley and the local team plays most of its home games at around 10 p.m. Eastern time. Coach Tim DeRuyter thinks that’s why Davante Adams hasn’t received more recognition for putting up the nation’s best receiving numbers.
The Las Vegas Bowl has a recent history of landing key teams, using appearances by Brigham Young and Boise State to draw large crowds to Sam Boyd Stadium.
Southern California, a school accustomed to playing in the Rose Bowl and for national titles, is in town for the Las Vegas Bowl with offensive coordinator Clay Helton serving not only as the interim coach but also the Trojans’ third coach this season.
The top recruits are the ones expected to help make or break a football program. But the players who walk on and fight their way into a scholarship far from the spotlight are the ones who sometimes make an even bigger difference.
Telltale signs your favorite college football team has accepted an invitation to a lousy bowl game:
Even when the odds are against Tom Brady, we expect him to succeed. He captains comebacks like no other quarterback in the NFL. So we expect him to succeed especially when the odds are against him.
Alabama kicker Cade Foster received a supportive note from former President George W. Bush.
On and off the field, the Washington Redskins are a mess. Full responsibility for that falls on the narrow shoulders of coach Mike Shanahan, a manipulator not to be taken at face value.
Jameis Winston left voters no choice but to give him the Heisman Trophy.
Paul Stone (with Jim Kruger) and Scott Pritchard go head-to-head with $25,000 riding on their picks.
Adam Hill, Kelly Stewart and Matt Youmans of the Review-Journal compete with handicappers Dana Lane and Bruce Marshall in a 35-game college football bowl contest.
