Shift to full-court pressure spearheaded West Virginia's rise At the end of his program's second season in the Big 12, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins recognized he had to alter his approach. The Mountaineers finished 13-19 in 2013 and lost in the opening round of the NIT the following year. The common thread between both those seasons was that neither team defended nearly as well as most of … [Read more...]

Virginia returns home from two road losses to beat No. 8 Miami Virginia had been awful at defending on the perimeter in its previous two games going into Tuesday’s top-25 matchup with fellow ACC contender No. 8 Miami. Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech combined to shoot 53 percent behind the 3-point line handing the Cavaliers consecutive losses last week. Returning home to John Paul Jones Arena … [Read more...]

Dr. Saturday's absurdly early 2016 preseason Top 25 The 2015 season ended less than 24 hours ago, but it’s never too early to start looking ahead to the 2016 campaign. It’s also never too early to start jinxing teams that — at least from their rosters — could be the next national champion (sorry, Ohio State). With that said, it’s time to look at the way, way, way too early 2016 preseason Top … [Read more...]

Official: Georgia hires Alabama DB coach Mel Tucker as new DC UPDATE (11 a.m. ET Jan. 12) Georgia made the Mel Tucker hire official the morning after Alabama's 45-40 College Football Playoff National Championship Game win over Clemson. ------- Alabama defensive backs coach Mel Tucker will be the new defensive coordinator at Georgia, according to a report by Fox Sports. Alabama’s outgoing … [Read more...]

The plays that helped Alabama win a national title GLENDALE, Arizona – Alabama scored four touchdowns of over 50 yards in its 45-40 College Football Playoff National Championship Game win over Clemson on Monday night. The Tide scored 31 second-half points in the game after the score was tied 14-14 at halftime. Here are the key plays from that second half as Alabama won its fourth national … [Read more...]

Jake Coker puts ugly first half behind him to throw for 335 yards GLENDALE, Arizona – The first half of national championship game was not going well for Jake Coker. The Alabama quarterback was sacked four times as the teams were tied 14-14 at halftime. Coach Nick Saban was not happy. "The quarterback has to get rid of the ball," Saban said at halftime. "You can't hold the ball and try to … [Read more...]

Clock issue may have cost Clemson points before half (Video) An issue with the game clock may have cost Clemson points at the end of the first half in the College Football Playoff National Championship. When Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson hit Zac Brooks for a first down at the Alabama 26, there were 15 seconds left on the clock when Brooks hit the turf. The clock should have stopped at … [Read more...]

Auburn hires OL coach Herb Hand from Penn State Penn State has lost another assistant to the SEC. Two days after defensive coordinator Bob Shoop left Happy Valley for Tennessee, Auburn announced that it has hired offensive line coach Herb Hand. Hand previously coached with Tigers head coach Gus Malzahn at Tulsa in 2007 and 2008. The two shared co-offensive coordinator duties and led Tulsa to … [Read more...]

College Football Playoff National Championship Game: Picks PHOENIX — It’s finally here, the game we’ve all been waiting for. While many might not have picked Clemson and Alabama to be playing for the title, it’s clear these are the nation’s two best teams. So who’s going to win? Well, the Dr. Saturday crew took one last stab at predicting the future and using logic, rhetoric, stats and coin … [Read more...]

Navy QB Keenan Reynolds attending State of the Union on Tuesday Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds is making the short trip from Annapolis, Maryland, to Washington D.C. on Tuesday evening. The record-setting QB will be in attendance at President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. It's a big honor for Reynolds, who finished fifth in the 2015 Heisman Trophy voting. According to the … [Read more...]