Inside Slant: Looking Ahead To Alamo Bowl

The Spartans have been led by the Big Ten's top passing offense, but key targets B.J. Cunningham and Mark Dell are suspended, so quarterback Kirk Cousins needs others to step up and assist top target Blair White.   Full Story

DURHAM, N.C. – Duke redshirt senior defensive tackle Vince Oghobaase has been named third team All-America by Sporting News, announced on Tuesday by the national publication.   Full Story

A lot of numbers which haven’t been widely reported shows exactly how and where Toby Gerhart lost the Heisman Trophy. Are the widespread calls of East Coast bias valid? Let’s (do more than many voters apparently do and) take a look.   Full Story

The questions get a little more in-depth for Toby Gerhart with just the Bay Area press in the audience. Plus we hear from Todd Gerhart, Toby’s father.   Full Story

About half an hour and half a Manhattan block removed from finishing No. 1A in the Heisman race, Toby Gerhart stepped in front of a podium to address the national media. Here’s the first half of what Stanford’s first Heisman nominee in 39 years had to say.   Full Story

SMU senior wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders has been named an Honorable Mention All-American by SI.com, the news outlet announced today. Sanders, who was previously named a first-team All-Conference USA performer, ranks as SMU's all-time leader in career catches (278), TD catches (33) and yards (3,667), single-season (85) and single-game (18) receptions and single-season yardage (1,215).   Full Story

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Left tackle Rodger Saffold has been selected to play in the 85th East-West Shrine Game and defensive end Jammie Kirlew accepted an invitation to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Texas vs. the Nation Challenge.    Full Story

There are a lot of positive feelings and excitement surround the Duke football program heading into the 2009 post-season. Now the Blue Devils are looking to move into a new era with the departure of record-setting quarterback Thaddeus Lewis.   Full Story

Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds was not bashful in his praise of Brown, who is 128-26 with the Longhorns in his 12th season.   Full Story

Clemson running back and kick returner C.J. Spiller was named a first–team All-American all-purpose player by the Associated Press on Tuesday.   Full Story

Fifth-year senior cornerback Devin McCourty will play his last game for Rutgers on Saturday when the Scarlet Knights matchup with Central Florida in the St. Petersburg Bowl at Tropicana Field. McCourty touched on many subjects during this interview, including the heart of UCF, the developments of teammates David Rowe and Mohamed Sanu and his plans after the season.   Full Story

Go inside and listen to the interviews with this year's Red Menace Fan Appreciation Award winners!   Full Story

The Husky Awards banquet put the finishing touches on the first installment of the Steve Sarkisian era Wednesday night. It was like all awards banquets in all sports; lots of nice things said about the kids and lots of thank yous. In this case the good feelings coming off their two impressive victories to end the season were obvious.   Full Story

Ohio State will make its first appearance in the Rose Bowl since the 1997 game, and preparations are underway in Columbus. Although it has been a hectic month for head coach Jim Tressel, he met with reporters on bowl media to give the latest on his team's health and academic situation as well as which juniors might be considering heading to the NFL.   Full Story

Daniel Thomas, Jeffrey Fitzgerald and Corey Adams were the top honorees Sunday evening as Kansas State held its awards ceremony for the 2009 season.    Full Story

The Army Black Knights fell to Navy, 17-3, on Saturday. But while the loss stings the future is bright for Army football. Each week ArmySports.com honors an offensive, defensive, and unsung hero of the game. Look inside to see who gets the honors this week.    Full Story

USC wide receiver Damian Williams was named the Trojans' Most Valuable Player at the annual awards banquet Sunday night. Look inside for a complete list of the award winners.   Full Story

Below is this year's Scout.com All-America Team, including the offensive player of the year, defensive player of the year, and national coach of the year, as voted upon by the Scout.com football experts from around the country.   Full Story

During Cotton Bowl practices, the Ole Miss coaches are searching for talent to fill some holes in the Rebs' projected lineup for 2010. One such "search" resulted in redshirt freshman WR Terrell Grant getting a look at safety. Read about it inside.   Full Story

The USC Trojans began their Emerald Bowl prep with a very physical practice on a rainy Saturday afternoon. SCPlaybook’s Kevin Carden was there and brings you photos of all the action from Cromwell Field.   Full Story

Senior Linebacker Pat Angerer and junior quarterback Rick Stanzi shared team MVP honors for this season as was announced at the Iowa Awards Banquet on Saturday night.   Full Story

IDAHO JUNIOR QUARTERBACK NATHAN ENDERLE was named the team's Most Valuable Player following a season in which he led the team to a 7-5 record and bowl invitation, and finished No.7 nationally in passing efficiency. Senior tailback DeMaundray Woolridge earned the Hec Edmundson Most Inspirational Award, and All-American lineman Mike Iupati earned the Wayne Anderson Coaches Award. Full list inside.   Full Story

After having a week off to focus on schoolwork and some time to heal from a demanding 12-game schedule, the Trojans were back at Cromwell Field on Saturday preparing for an Emerald Bowl matchup with the Boston College Eagles of the ACC. In their first practice of bowl preparations the Trojans knocked the rust off with a very physical day.   Full Story

The honors keep rolling in for former Notre Dame wide receiver Golden Tate as the junior has been named to the FWAA All-America Team.    Full Story

NEW YORK – Before Alabama’s Mark Ingram became the second sophomore in history to win the Heisman Trophy, the first person to earn that distinction was right by his side. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow showed yet again how impactful he has been throughout his college career by helping Ingram settle down before Saturday’s Heisman presentation.   Full Story