stewart mandel

When it comes to recruiting, no head coach does it better than Urban Meyer. Stewart Mandel takes an inside look at how Meyer built Ohio State's stellar 2012 class in a matter of months.

Alabama landed the No. 1 recruiting class, but the Tide were hardly the only Signing Day success story. Stewart Mandel sizes up the most crucial signing, the biggest surprise and more.

NEW ORLEANS -- Alabama had long since put away the game. The Tide were 4:36 away from a national championship whether or not they scored another point.

But for their sake, and for college football's sake, Trent Richardson's 34-yard touchdown run to put the final clamps on LSU was absolutely, positively needed.

NEW ORLEANS -- You and all the other talking/writing heads in the land can come up with any reason you want for us to watch the big BCS game on the 9th.

I assure you I won't be watching. Hopefully, legions of fans follow suit. -- E-mail from John Hauge in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.

Robert Griffin III led Baylor out of the football wilderness. With his Heisman Trophy victory, says Stewart Mandel, Griffin may have finally transformed the Bears' once-forlorn image.

The Heisman had long been considered Andrew Luck's to lose. While the Stanford QB had a stellar season, it's impossible to ignore the amazing Robert Griffin III, writes Stewart Mandel.

Urban Meyer is heading to Ohio State. One year after leaving Florida, Meyer is set to take over the Buckeyes.

Ohio State gets its man, writes Stewart Mandel, but which Meyer will it get?

No. 2 Oklahoma State? No. 4 Oregon? No. 5 Oklahoma? Gone, says Stewart Mandel. Suddenly, the BCS title game shapes up as a dreaded rematch of SEC teams.

But which ones, exactly?

The BCS is flawed. But here is an easy, practical and realistic way to fix it. As another controversy looms, Stewart Mandel unveils his revised plan to update college football's postseason.

Need any more proof that Oregon's the best in the West? Stewart Mandel doesn't, and he says the Ducks' 53-30 rout of No. 3 Stanford puts them in the mix for another BCS title game.