Role players that enter the game only in five wide receiver or third-and-long situations, for example, are commonplace in the National Football League. These players enter the game, either move the chains or force a punt, then move back to the sidelines with their paycheck already earned. That was not enough for Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley. Mosley wanted more. "I’m just trying to stay ...

This week, we have more conference games in one week than we've had all season long. With no further ado, let's get into the breakdown. Missouri at South Carolina. Missouri got a stroke of luck from the suspension of safety D.J. Swearinger, whose name appeard on numerous preseason first-team All-SEC ballots (including mine). Plus, South Carolina Connor Shaw will start, but is still a little bang...

Alabama head coach Nick Saban is a coaching innovator in numerous ways. His name has appeared on a short list of coaches that pushed recruiting to a 12-month affair as opposed to an offseason hobby. Saban found a way to convince 18-year-olds to buy into a lengthy Process as opposed to enticing them with bright lights and eminent glory. Saban even closed the gap between the professional and colleg...

Coming out of high school, top-tier athletes are often touted as "athletes." The term athlete, in this situation, means that the player in question is not defined to one aprticular position: that player will play quarterback, running back and wide receiver on offense and switch positions on defense as well. When those "athletes," move into the collegiate game, very few of them remain in that capa...

Welcome to Week Two of the college football season as teams took Week One to figure out who they are as a team (except for Texas A&M and Louisiana Tech), and are now primed-and-ready to show the nation what they can do. That principle is amplified in the SEC, as the Missouri Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies are making their debuts as conference members in what is sure to be an incredbile envir...