http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/9671 Recent articles about Matt Grothe en-us West Virginia has been the biggest name in the Big East in recent years, but the Mountaineers might be showing some chinks in the armor. Several teams are improving rapidly, and could threaten to push Pat White and company for the top spot in the conference. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:46:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/305582 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/305582 No team experienced such a quick rise and fall last year as the South Florida Bulls. This year the look to capitalize again and solidify themselves in the state of Florida and the national landscape. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:43:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294098 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294098 South Florida's Matt Grothe led the Bulls to a No. 2 ranking last season and if the junior quarterback can cut down on his mistakes, he could give his team a shot at the Big East title. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:03:52 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287232 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287232 This is the second installment of the Master Coaches Poll Blog. I am one of seventeen Master Coaches, starting our third season, that make up the panel of voters on the Master Coaches Poll. South Florida's Cinderella story appears to have ended. They had a great start, beating Auburn on the road and knocking off a Top 5 West Virginia team for the second year in a row, but they came up a little short at Rutgers. Coach Jim Leavitt was on my staff as a Graduate Assistant at Iowa. He is a heck of a coach and has done a fantastic job in building that program from scratch. I may have taught him some things along the way, but he taught me something too... Do not run wind sprints with your players! see full blog at The Legends Channel .... Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:59:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/31985 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/31985 Under the guidance of Offensive Coordinator Joker Phillips, the Kentucky offense was outstanding against one of the best defenses in the country. Phillips dialed the right number time after time, as Kentucky came surging back from a 27-14 deficit late in the 3rd quarter. No call was bigger than the final play for the Kentucky offense. In the third overtime, Steve Johnson ran a slant-and-go route, and Senior quarterback Andre Woodson threw a perfect strike, releasing the ball just before he got hit by the LSU blitz. The pass was completed and Kentucky notched the biggest win in school history. For his team's terrific play, Joker Phillips is awarded the "MCS Nike Game Ball" for the National Offensive Coordinator of the Week. Each week during the 2007 college football season, the 17 Master Football Coaches will award an MCS Nike Game Ball to the respective schools of a National Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Week. The Master Coaches will also present a game ball to the offensive and defensive coordinator whose game plans made the biggest impact in their respective teams' victory. In addition to Phillips, the Master Football Coaches will also award MCS Nike Game Balls to South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe, Iowa linebacker Mike Humpal, Kansas kick returner Marcus Herford, and Auburn Defensive Coordinator Will Muschamp. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:53:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/31601 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/31601 All the top 25 ranked quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, defensive players and freshmen that you need to in 2007. I'll update the rankings in five weeks. Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:24:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/25667 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/25667