College Football Awards

Mark Andrews

Sports news flies so fast and furiously that it may be hard for even the most devoted sports fan to keep up with all the news. Fortunately, College News has complied a list of stories that are worth your attention. Check them out here:

On the heels of Saturday’s Heisman Trophy winner announcement, ESPN will be hosting their own college football awards. Who is projected to come out big? Why, the ESPN blog just happens to have a list of the nominees over at their blog. Listing reasons as to why each player nominated should win, the blog post nonetheless comes to a conclusion as to who the ultimate winner will be. Check it out here.

Speaking of college football, the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee recently passed a bill aimed at forcing a playoff system on the BCS. The bill would effectively ban the group from referring to its title game as a “championship” game unless it were the result of a playoff system–something that a rabid number of college football fans have been clamoring for a long time.

The bill’s sponsor, Republican representative Joe Barton, condemned the Bowl Championship Series by saying that “it is not about choosing the champion or competition on the gridiron. It is about revenue sharing for the schools that are in the BCS conferences .”

The bill was passed by a voice vote. Read more here.

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