Offseason NCAA Football News

Vince Young is a champion. The Tennessee Titans saw how Young outperformed Reggie Bush in the National Championship game and new that they had their man.

Fast Forward a couple of years and the Titans and Young appear ready to take that next step up into the elite class in the NFL. After making the playoffs last year, the Titans are looking for bigger and better things in 2008.

The Titans have welcomed back an old friend to their defense in the off season. Jevon Kearse, who had his most dominant seasons with the Titans is back, and he's ready to make a defense that was ranked number five in the league last year a Super Bowl contender.

With the 2008 college football season only weeks away, odds makers are calling the USC Trojans the favorite to win the National Championship. Even though the Trojans have lost 7 starters to the first two rounds of the NFL draft they are coming in at a 3/1 favorite to take home the BCS Championship.

Quarterback Mark Sanchez's time to shine in the Southern California sun has come. After serving as backup to John David Booty and Matt Leinart he is poised to lead the Trojan offense. USC fans think Sanchez possesses the best physical skills of any QB they have seen in years. That's high praise considering they have seen the likes of Carson Palmer and Matt Lienart lead their areal attack in the not so distant past. Runningback Joe McKnight is expected the carry the load for the Trojans ground attack.

The Georgia Bulldogs got a taste of what being an elite football program feels like in 2007. Now, the Bulldogs are heading into this season with the hopes of winning not only the SEC, but also a National Championship.

Georgia returns seventeen starters from a team that won the Sugar Bowl and was close to their dream of playing for a title. This year, they will not be sneaking up on anyone as most predict they will win the SEC.

They know, however, not to get overconfident with their talent. "Here's our deal. We know everybody on our schedule can beat us...

Joe Paterno has been coaching the Penn State Nittany Lions for longer than many people in the united States have been alive. On Saturday, he was finally acknowledged for all of his contributions to the sport of college football.

Paterno was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, an honor that has been long overdue for the legendary coach. Still, while being inducted Paterno showed the class that has made him the icon that he is today.

"I think we're very privileged to belong to something that is as meaningful...