

Gary Cavalli
- Jan 3, 2022
Bowl Season Recap: Duds, Classics, Bailouts, Struggles, Profits, Parity
The 2021-22 college football season is in the home stretch, with just the TaxAct Texas Bowl and the CFP championship remaining. Here are...


Gary Cavalli
- Dec 24, 2021
Wishing You a Joyous and Peaceful Holiday and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2022
The Inside Track will return after the holidays on January 3.


Gary Cavalli
- Dec 20, 2021
Urban Blight; Bowl Bailouts; Tough Stanford Schedule
The firing of Urban Meyer after 13 games as an NFL coach was stunning but inevitable. From Florida to Ohio State to Jacksonville, Meyer's...


Gary Cavalli
- Dec 14, 2021
Our Annual Bowl Viewing Guide; Wilcox Stays Put
It’s that time of year! No, not that time. We’re talking sports here. College football’s bowl season has arrived! The first of 42 bowl...

Gary Cavalli
- Dec 6, 2021
CFP Field Set; Coach Carousel Continues; Stanford Fall Guy Speaks Out
And then there were four. The College Football Playoff field has been determined. No. 1 Alabama, fresh off a surprising, impressive upset...


Gary Cavalli
- Dec 1, 2021
Men Behaving Badly
I’ve never liked Brian Kelly since he showed up at the University of Cincinnati team banquet in 2009 accompanied by a police escort....


Gary Cavalli
- Nov 29, 2021
This Changes Everything: Riley to SC, Michigan Stuns Ohio State, Stanford's Decline
It was a transformative weekend in college football, highlighted by a stunning hire in the Pac-12 and a shocking turn in the Big Ten. The...


Gary Cavalli
- Nov 22, 2021
Giving Thanks
It seems as though we’ve had a flood of uninspiring performances and a rash of questionable behavior to comment on lately. Forgive me for...


Gary Cavalli
- Nov 15, 2021
Failing 49ers; Classless Gruden; Late Season Cupcakes; Big Game Preview
In 2017, with great fanfare, the 49ers hired Kyle Shanahan as their new coach and John Lynch as their new General Manager. Both men were...


Gary Cavalli
- Nov 8, 2021
Rodgers Off the Rails; Stanford Humiliation; Giant Embarrassment
I'm a big admirer of Aaron Rodgers' play on the football field. I even like most of his State Farm commercials. But his admission this...