25. Houston Cougars

24. Washington Huskies

Coming off a 2008 season where the Huskies went 0-12, the Washington fan base didn’t know what was in store for the 2009 season.

After a hard-fought effort against traveling LSU, the Huskies went on to beat Idaho and shocked the college football world in week three, beating No. 3 USC 16-13.

However, Washington hit a dry spell toward the middle of the season, losing four straight games.
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With the 2010 college football season quickly approaching, there are many questions following almost all prominent programs.

Over the next 25 days, I will highlight each of my own Preseason Top 25 teams [to sort through all the options].

25. Houston Cougars

Last season turned out better than expected for the Houston Cougars. At one point during the season, the Cougars were ranked as high as 12th in the country.

Led by talented quarterback Case Keenum and a deep receiver corp, Houston led the nation in passing yards with 434 yards-per-game in 2009. On the right arm of Keenum, Houston upset (at the time) No. 5 Oklahoma State in Stillwater, OK during Week 2 of the season.
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In a poll of Associated Press college football writers, Boston College was picked to finish in the Atlantic Division of the ACC, just behind No. 2 Clemson and favorite Florida State. Virginia Tech was picked to win the Coastal Division, followed by Miami, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Duke and Virginia.

According to Boston.com’s Mark Blaudschun, the Eagles have finished better than their preseason predictions in each of the last four seasons. So, maybe they’re perennially underrated? Continue reading Virginia Tech Picked to Win ACC, BC Picked for 3rd in Atlantic »

The Eagles may have won the National Championship mere weeks ago, but the news is not all good surrounding the hockey program at the Heights Monday morning. Three BC Hockey players were in a vehicle which struck a MBTA Green Line trolley just east of campus early Monday. In addition to the three hockey players, four others were in the car, which was severly damaged in the incident. The problem? All seven in the car are underage and a vodka bottle was found inside the Jeep.

Freshman goalie Parker Milner (10-2-1, 2.32 GAA, .909 SV%) is the most prominent of the three who is facing charges. The other athletes are Philip Samuelsson (1 G, 13 A) and Patrick Wey (five assists), both freshman defensemen. The other four in the car were driver Jane Stanton, Tina Dilandry, Reilly Corbett, and Elizabeth Motley. Stanton tried to make a U-turn and struck the trolley, resulting in minor damage to the T and no injuries. No word yet on what action Coach Jerry York will take, but it is likely there will be some consequences.

Boston College won its second national championship in three years with a 5-0 victory over Wisconsin Saturday night. The Eagles have been to four championship games in the past five seasons and got revenge on the Badgers from the 2006 title game, which went to the Madison bunch. The championship was the fourth in BC program history (1949, 2001, and 2008) and makes it a threepeat for the city of Boston (BU won last season). Continue reading BC Wins National Championship Behind Muse, Atkinson »