Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) has introduced a bill to Congress that, if passed into law, would eliminate the BCS and replace it with playoffs for college football.  You know the BCS really sucks when  the United States government is ready to intervene.

The bill does not specify what type of playoff would be put in place, but it "will prohibit the...

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 Ever wonder how the BCS rankings are chosen? Numbers, difficulty of schedule... it rarely ever seems to make sense. 

Well, the guys over at Global Sports Fraternity seem to have some ideas about how this years "BCS champion" was chosen. With all the debate over what happened, and the fact that USC was a) not higher and b) stuck playing a team...

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In a thinly veiled attempt to appeal to the college demographic, Spike TV is producing a football-themed comedy series based on the wonders of NCAA football.

The show, entitled “Blue Mountain State,” follows three freshmen attending a college by the same name in the Midwest who must “quickly adapt to college life and juggle football, girls, cl...

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Buzzkillers is a new CollegeOTR feature on the silly things that will kill a buzz faster than you can say, genocide.

It’s going to be huge tonight. HUGE. The national college football championship between the Florida Gators and the Oklahoma Sooners promises to be a fantastic battle between two schools that breathe football like air. And a fant...

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