Gary Cavalli
Jan 21, 2019
Overtime Rules, Officiating Blunders Taint Two Great Games; Turk Passes; Bama Defections; A-Rod Citi
Yesterday's NFC and AFC championship games were both games for the ages, with great play after great play, clutch third down conversions,...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 14, 2019
NFL Notes, Sarah Thomas, Redbox Ratings
Last weekend’s NFL playoff games were an interesting mix. New stars emerged, myths were destroyed, big plays abounded, and two exciting...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 8, 2019
Dabo Delivers, Levi's Shines, Bama Humbled
Last night’s National Championship Game at Levi’s Stadium was an unexpected joy in many ways. We’d picked Clemson to win, but never...
Gary Cavalli
Jan 2, 2019
Bowl Highlights, Lowlights, Bail Outs; Playoffs; Pac-12 for Sale
There have been some incredible performances—both good and bad—in this year’s bowl games. For example, Cal’s 10-7 loss to TCU in the...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 24, 2018
Merry Christmas!
The Inside Track will be on a short hiatus this week for the Christmas holiday. But a few quick notes before we get back to egg nogging...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 18, 2018
Mailbag: Why So Many Bowl Games? Pac-12 TV and Scheduling Notes
We normally don’t do “mailbag” columns, but after last week’s bowl viewing guide, we received a number of questions about the...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 14, 2018
Our Annual Bowl Viewing Guide: The Games to Watch
Saturday marks the start of Bowl season, always an exciting time for fans who like to gorge on college football. But no matter how big a...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 10, 2018
Coaching Cornucopia
There were a number of important moves on the college football coaching front last week, and they ranged from impressive to interesting...
Gary Cavalli
Dec 3, 2018
Big Game Notes, Pac-12 Championship, Playoff Redundancy, Heisman, NFL Hypocrisy
Notes of note from around the world of college and pro football. Big Game: Stanford beat Cal 23-13 in a game that was closer than the...
Gary Cavalli
Nov 28, 2018
Conference Championship Time (Yawn)
I’ve never been a fan of conference championship games. They’re usually mismatches, rematches, or games no one cares about. They’re...