By Marc Lawrence According to our powerful database, it seems Game Four of the College Football season is often times a critical stepping-stone for teams who play with a week of rest. This is especially true for teams that are on the road off a SU and ATS loss. That's confirmed by their 30-20 ATS winning mark since 1980. When these reinvigorated road artists are playing off their initial loss of the season they... Read more

By Marc Lawrence Our powerful database tells us that Game Four is a critical turning point for most College Football teams, especially if they're playing off their first loss of the season. From a handicapping perspective, the venue goes a long way in determining Game Four ATS results as well. Check out the situations of teams in Game Four, off their initial loss of the season, since 1980... BAD HOMERS Teams... Read more

By Marc Lawrence In the majority of cases, rest is considered advantageous for most college football teams, especially late in the season. An extra blow not only helps heal tired bodies but also gives coaches a chance to better study an opponent's game film in greater detail. However, rested teams during the opening month of the season tend to develop dichotic personalities. RESTED TEAMS OFF A SEASON OPENING LOSS... Read more

By Marc Lawrence BOWLERS OFF SEASON-OPENING LOSSES STRUGGLE TO REGROUP IN GAME TWO The knee-jerk reaction would be to make a case for teams in Game Two off a season opening loss if they were a bowl team last year. Before you blow out an ACL, check this out: Bowlers (last year) off a loss in Game One of the season are just 100-106-2 ATS in Game Two since 1990. This week's wounded list includes the likes of... Read more

By Marc Lawrence If it appears the WAC is running things up, it's because they are. As a team, Nevada led the nation in rushing with 344.9 yards per game. The Wolf Pack became the second team in WAC history (Rice in 2004 with 306.5 yards per game) to lead the country in rushing yards per game. And for the first time since 2001, a WAC running back led the nation in rushing. Fresno State's Ryan Mathews (first-round... Read more

By Marc Lawrence Be careful, FBS. We just may find a member of the Sun Belt Conference playing in a BCS bowl game sooner than later. And, no, we're not suffering from sun-spots. If it can, the SBC champion will earn an automatic berth in a BCS bowl game if that team is ranked in the top 12 of the final BCS standings, or if that team is ranked in the top 16 of the final BCS standings and its ranking is higher that... Read more

By Marc Lawrence When it comes to determining college football's next national champion, one would be wise to peruse the SEC before casting a vote. Winning four national titles in a row and five of the last seven, the SEC might have padded the numbers even more had Auburn caught a break in 2004. But, as Pete Fiutak of College Football News.com reminds us, "of the five recent national champions from the SEC, only... Read more

By Marc Lawrence After capturing seven straight PAC 10 titles, the University of Spoiled Children (USC) was hit hard in 2009. Not only in the standings but also during the off-season when head coach Pete Carroll scooted off to Seattle in the NFL. And suddenly, just like that, a race is on in the PAC 10. Replacing Carroll is Lane Kiffin, the celebrated former head coach with Tennessee (last year) and Oakland in the... Read more

By Marc Lawrence There are highs and lows in every major conference. In the Mountain West Conference they range from 70 feet to 7,200 feet in altitude. They also range from 2009's National Coach of the Year (TCU's Gary Patterson) to one-win New Mexico. For a league an unsung as the MWC, they find themselves atop the pecking order in a handful of meaningful categories in the FBS. Among them: TCU QB Andy Dalton... Read more

By Marc Lawrence Entering its 64th year of gridiron competition, the MID AMERICAN CONFERENCE will once again play a balanced schedule, meaning each team will play eight conference games in 2010. Let's hope the results are more balanced that last year when only two teams in the MAC West Division managed to finish the season with a winning record. This on the heels of the 2008 campaign when only Buffalo was on the plus... Read more