The 9th ranked, 5-1 Florida State Seminoles of coach Bobby Bowden provided the Homecoming opposition for the top-ranked, 5-0 Miami Hurricanes & coach Larry Coker. Miami had taken The Belt from Florida State 2 years earlier in the game known as “Wide Right III” & had easily won the rematch last season but now the Seminoles hoped to end the 24-game Belt reign of the … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 12
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This Date in College Football Belt History – October 9
The top-ranked, 4-0 Southern Cal Trojans of coach Pete Carroll welcomed the 7th ranked, 3-0 California Golden Bears of coach Jeff Tedford to the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Golden Bears were 2-time Belt champions & were the last team to defeat the Trojans, winning 34-31 in triple-overtime the previous season. The Trojans were riding a 13-game winning streak & … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 9
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 8
The top-ranked, 4-0 Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson hosted Bear Bryant’s 7th ranked, 3-1 Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama had lost at Nebraska earlier & this game would go a long way in determining how their season would play out. Led by All-American TE Ozzie Newsome, QB Jeff Rutledge, & RB Tony Nathan the Crimson Tide's offense was ready to claim … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 8
Tebow Injury Yet Another Reason For CFB Playoff
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell To play or not to play? Not quite the same philosophical pondering of Hamlet, but a question many players, coaches, and now-a-days, doctors, face on a weekly basis. When a BYU defender planted Heisman winner Sam Bradford's shoulder into the turf against Oklahoma on the opening weekend of 2009, many thought the Sooner's hopes of a national … [Read more...] about Tebow Injury Yet Another Reason For CFB Playoff
This Date in College Football Belt History – October 7
The top-ranked ranked, 5-0 Florida State Seminoles of coach Bobby Bowden battled the 7th ranked, 3-1 Miami Hurricanes of coach Butch Davis. The teams had a history of playing close games with Florida State holding a recent edge winning the past five games. Miami liked to focus on the 1991 & 1992 games that came to be known as “Wide Right I” & “Wide Right II” … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 7