Thursday's Outback Bowl will have a unique group of spectators: law enforcement officers checking whether their security plans for the upcoming Super Bowl need adjusting. ...more

December 31, 2008

Tampa Bay's most beloved football coach? Surely Tony Dungy would get a lot of votes. But it would be hard to find anybody who goes back to the mid-1980s who wouldn't put Steve Spurrier in the top two. ...more

December 31, 2008

Ever the competitor, Steve Spurrier won't let sentiment get in the way of preparing his 7-5 South Carolina Gamecocks for Thursday's Outback Bowl against the 8-4 Iowa Hawkeyes. ...more

December 31, 2008

If there is one group that doesn't favor the Big Ten this bowl season, it is the oddsmakers. ...more

December 31, 2008

As Outback Bowl fans mingle on the Gulf of Mexico beaches today, tickets to the New Year's Day game continue to sell. ...more

December 30, 2008

The 12-1 Florida team that will play Oklahoma for the BCS title next week is significantly faster than the championship Gators of two years ago, say some of the South Carolina players who faced both teams. ...more

December 30, 2008

Shonn Greene spent the season prior out of football and carrying couches just to make rent. ...more

December 30, 2008

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier used a news conference question Sunday as an opportunity to brag about the SEC. ...more

December 29, 2008

He's humble, friendly and deeply religious. He says "yes, sir" repeatedly during an interview. ...more

December 29, 2008

An hour after the latest pewter travesty, Monte Kiffin slumped against a wall outside Tampa Bay's locker room to offer a very public goodbye. ...more

December 29, 2008