#Charlie Strong

A handful of the Football Bowl Subdivision's new head coaches for 2023 look like can't-miss hires right off the bat, including Luke Fickell at Wisconsin, Hugh Freeze at Auburn and Matt Rhule at Nebraska. But beware: Three or four years down the road, what seemed like a home run at the introductory press conference can be revealed as a big swing and…

The college football season is here, and that means it's time for the final conference power rankings from around the country. How do things look in the ACC this year? Pittsburgh comes in as defending league champs, but quarterback Kenny Pickett is gone, while conference runner-up Wake Forest will be without QB Sam Hartman, the heart of its…

You can never have a good Texas vs. Oklahoma game without lots of intrigue and storylines. Saturday morning's Red River Showdown matchup at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas is no exception. Consider: Both the Longhorns and Sooners have quarterback issues; Texas' Quinn Ewers hasn't played since the end of the first quarter against Alabama on Sept. 10 and…

Sticking close to'Bama as three-touchdown underdogs created a lot of buzz that once-powerful Texas may indeed be on the rise again. AUSTIN, Texas - Texas coach Steve Sarkisian couldn't beat Nick Saban last week. That didn't stop him from borrowing some wisdom from the old master. "To quote my old boss, 'We gotta be careful of the rat poison of…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas coach Steve Sarkisian couldn't beat Nick Saban last week. That didn't stop him from borrowing some wisdom from the old master. "To quote my old boss, 'We gotta be careful of the rat poison of people telling us how good we are," Sarkisian said. That may be easier said than done for a Texas (1-1) program being lauded…

On Saturday, head coach Jeff Traylor and the UTSA Roadrunners will make the trip up I-35 to face the No. 21 Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium for the first time. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. Central on Longhorn Network. Traylor is a former Texas assistant who spent two years on the Forty Acres under Charlie Strong, becoming a fan…

Check out FanDuel's 2022 college football over under win total odds, including the Miami over under win total prediction, part of our college football odds series. Mama called. When a coach has a strong, close relationship with a school - either as an alumnus (in most cases) or through family ties or a powerful bond with the community - it's hard…