P.J. Fleck has Minnesota unbeaten and headed for a showdown with Penn State. How his quirky style has lifted the Golden Gopher, who embrace pressure.
Author: Dan Wolken, USA TODAY
Southern California targeting Cincinnati’s Mike Bohn as next athletic director
USC appears to have found its new athletic director to replace Lynn Swann. Mike Bohn of Cincinnati, who previously at Colorado, is expected to be hired.
Opinion: Change coming to NCAA, but who knows how and when?
The NCAA’s Board of Governors issued guidelines for the prospect of college athletes benefiting from use of their name, image, likeness.
Week 9 observations: Writing off Oklahoma as College Football Playoff contender ridiculous
Oklahoma’s loss was the most significant result of Week 9, but it’s ridiculous to suggest the Sooners are out of the College Football Playoff race.
Opinion: Falcons’ free fall shows Atlanta still can’t shake Super Bowl meltdown
Nearly three years removed from their Super Bowl collapse, the Falcons are in a spiral that can be traced back to their failed opportunity.
Misery Index: Wisconsin won’t be able to erase the ugly mark on its résumé after loss to Illinois
This week for Wisconsin was supposed to be about the buildup for the program against Ohio State. Instead, it is reeling from an ugly loss to Illinois.
Tennis legend Bill Tilden’s controversial history resurfaces in a suitcase
Bill Tilden, one of the first sporting icons, is largely forgotten because of having sexual contact with boys. Now a suitcase sheds light on his life.
Opinion: LeBron James undermines values he’s espoused in most disgraceful moment of career
LeBron James’ Monday news conference played right into the hands of Chinese government propaganda and undermined the values he has publicly espoused.
Opinion: If Scott Frost can’t fix bumbling Nebraska, you have to wonder who can?
The cold slap of reality for Nebraska is it is still far from being relevant in college football. And if Scott Frost can’t fix it, who can?
Week 7 observations: LSU finally has the offense to compete with Alabama
LSU appears to finally have the offense to compete with Alabama, and other things Dan Wolken learned from Week 7 of the college football season.