Two weeks into the college football season, and I’m disappointed. A lot of the top-ranked teams just haven’t been as dominating as I thought. USC’s win over Idaho last week left a bad taste in my mouth. California struggled this week against Colorado State. And where in the world was Louisville’s defense? And Wisconsin just squeaking by UNLV? But in the face of these underwhelming performances, there were a couple that really impressed me.......

The fallout from Appalachian State’s upset over Michigan extended beyond Michigan falling out of the Associated Press Top 25 poll. The AP announced on Thursday that lower division schools are now eligible to be included in the poll. It’s great that the Championship Subdivision (aka Division I-AA) has a chance of being ranked alongside the big boys. While I highly doubt that a team even as accomplished as Appalachian State will crack the Top......

Pete Carroll and USC football took a sigh of relief this week as the sexual assault investigation into running back Hershel Dennis did not produce enough evidence, and no charges will likely be filed. As a result, Carroll reinstated Dennis. LAist feels Carroll handled the situation well. As USC's football coach, Pete Carroll cannot control everything his players do off-the-field, but if he's going to suspend one of his best players merely because he's......

Both local college teams passed their respective tests this weekend. USC looked like the No. 1 team in the country again after dominating Colorado State 49-0, while UCLA's offense showed life signs for the first time in months, beating Illinois 35-17. The Trojan win was probably the more impressive of the two, given that Colorado State might actually be a better team than Illinois. While USC's defense was unforgiving, Steve Smith gave the Cardinal......