Mike Huguenin
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Mike Huguenin
Mike Huguenin has spent 22 years in journalism and has spent a great deal of that time writing about and overseeing coverage of college sports. Huguenin, who attended his first college football game in 1969, graduated from Florida with a degree in journalism in 1984.
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Viewer's guide: Must-see matchups February 9, 2010
Gonzaga, with Elias Harris, hosts Saint Mary's on Thursday night with the winner taking control of the West...
Grid bits: Failing to make cut for Combine February 8, 2010
Bowling Green wide receiver Freddie Barnes had a big senior season, but he won't get a chance to showcase...
Drive for 65: NCAA tournament bracket projection February 5, 2010
Viewer's guide: Conference action heats up February 5, 2010
Scottie Reynolds and No. 3 Villanova face a huge weekend with trips to Georgetown and West Virginia.
Viewer's guide: Badgers try to slow Spartans February 2, 2010
Tom Izzo and Michigan State have a three-game lead in the Big Ten standings, and the Spartans would be well on...
Monday with Mike: Ten teams on the bubble February 1, 2010
It's Feb. 1, which begs the question: Do you know where your NCAA tournament hopes are residing?
Huguenin: JUCO transfers have big holes to fill February 1, 2010
The nation's top two junior college transfers already are enrolled in school, and they're at places that...
Viewer's guide: Lot's of weekend action January 28, 2010
Jon Scheyer and Duke take a break from the grueling ACC schedule to take on Georgetown. It's a great chance...
Who will fill voids left by NFL early entrants? January 28, 2010
Dayne Crist hopes to become Notre Dame's next starting quarterback, replacing Jimmy Clausen, one of 53...
Viewer's guide: Big week for ACC, Big Ten January 26, 2010
Purdue started the season strong but has lost three Big Ten games. The Boilermakers will need a big game from...
Monday with Mike: Just one for the Pac-10? January 25, 2010
You know all that talk about the Pac-10 getting just one NCAA tourney bid? Well, maybe it's time to take that...
Huguenin: Grading the Big Six coaching hires January 25, 2010
All the coaching vacancies have been filled, and it's time to hand out grades to the athletic directors who...
Inside the stats: Final look at '09 season January 20, 2010
Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford didn't see much action this season because of injury, but he did end his career...
Viewer's guide: ACC takes center stage January 19, 2010
Trevor Booker is having a nice senior season for Clemson but will face a challenge Tuesday night against Georgia...
Monday with Mike: Right place, right time? January 18, 2010
It remains to be seen if Derek Dooley is the right man for the Tennessee job. But he might be arriving at the...
Viewer's guide: A big weekend of games January 15, 2010
Jim Boeheim and Syracuse have only played two true road games this season and the third won't be easy.
MAC Breakdown: CMU comes through January 14, 2010
Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour had a stellar season season, guiding the Chippewas to a 12-2 record and a GMAC...
C-USA Breakdown: Trying to bust through January 14, 2010
Case Keenum had Houston looking like a BCS buster early in the season, but the Cougars didn't even win the...
Sun Belt Breakdown: Bit of a ho-hum season January 14, 2010
Middle Tennessee's Dwight Dasher capped a bounce-back season with a huge performance in the New Orleans...
SEC: Simply the best - again January 13, 2010
Alabama's Mark Ingram carried the trophy after he helped the Tide beat Texas in the BCS championship game,...
Viewer's guide: Game of week is in Big East January 12, 2010
Pitt, led by guard Ashton Gibbs, has had impressive Big East road victories against Syracuse and Cincinnati this...
Ranking them all: Rivals.com 120 at 1:20 January 11, 2010
Nick Saban nd Alabama claimed the BCS national championship and the AP's No. 1 ranking last week.
Monday with Mike: Big Ten, SEC shine in bowls January 11, 2010
A league's postseason won-lost record can tell you some things, but only if you look closely at the wins.
Viewer's guide: Cure for football hangover January 8, 2010
Bummed about the end of football season? You can take some solace in that this is a good weekend for college...
Viewer's guide: Big Ten takes center stage January 5, 2010
It's a big week in the Big Ten with several key conference games. The best matchup might be Trevon Hughes and...
Fiesta Bowl: Boise State vs. TCU January 3, 2010
Kellen Moore had a bad outing against TCU in last season's Poinsettia Bowl. The Boise State quarterback gets...
Alamo Bowl: Michigan State vs. Texas Tech January 2, 2010
After a tumultuous week, interim caoch Ruffin McNeill leads Texas Tech into the Alamo Bowl against Michigan...
Liberty Bowl: East Carolina vs. Arkansas January 2, 2010
East Carolina has played in some tough places over the last few seasons, so Skip Holtz knows his Pirates...
Viewer's guide: Some big weekend matchups January 1, 2010
Robbie Hummel and Purdue take on West Virginia in the weekend's premier matchup. Both teams are unbeaten and...
Sugar Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Florida January 1, 2010
Motivation is going to be huge in the Sugar Bowl. Cincinnati is unbeaten and ranked third in the BCS, but Mardy...
International Bowl: Northern Illinois vs. South Florida January 1, 2010
Jim Leavitt hopes his South Florida squad can continue the Big East's dominance in the International Bowl as...
Outback Bowl: Auburn vs. Northwestern December 31, 2009
Pat Fitzgerald has Northwestern in a bowl game for the first time since the 1996 season. The Wildcats will be...
Capital One Bowl: LSU vs. Penn State December 31, 2009
Joe Paterno wanted to make sure Penn State was ready for its Capital One Bowl date with LSU, so the Lions spent...
Insight Bowl: Iowa State vs. Minnesota December 31, 2009
Minnesota returns to the Insight Bowl for the second time in as may seasons, and Tim Brewster's Gophers need...
Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. Oregon December 31, 2009
With Jeremiah Masoli guiding the way, Oregon's powerful rushing attack takes on Ohio State's tough...
Texas Bowl: Missouri vs. Navy December 30, 2009
Missouri, coached by Gary Pinkel, was upset that it was bypassed by two other bowls with a Big 12 tie-in and...
Sun Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Stanford December 30, 2009
Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh is thrilled to have guided the Cardinal to their first postseason appearance since...
Humanitarian Bowl: Bowling Green vs. Idaho December 29, 2009
Robb Akey, in his third year as coach, will lead Idaho against Bowling Green on Wednesday in the Humanitarian...
Viewer's guide: Strong finish for December December 29, 2009
Malik Boothe and St. John's are off to a 10-2 start, but should we be taking the Red Storm seriously?
Independence Bowl: Georgia vs. Texas A&M December 27, 2009
Georgia struggled all season on defense and coach Mark Richt fired three-quarters of his defensive coaches after...
Poinsettia Bowl: California vs. Utah December 22, 2009
Utah puts its eight-game bowl winning streak - the nation's longest - on the line against California in...
Viewer's guide: Some pre-Christmas treats December 22, 2009
Texas is coming off an impressive win over North Carolina in which Damion James and the Longhorns'...
Monday with Mike: All about the matchups December 21, 2009
In a lot of respects, the Orange Bowl between Georgia Tech and Iowa has been regarded as the least interesting...
New Orleans Bowl: Middle Tennessee vs. Southern Miss December 20, 2009
Damion Fletcher is closing in on his fourth consecutive 1,000-yard season as Southern Miss heads into the New...
St. Petersburg Bowl: Rutgers vs. USF December 18, 2009
While Saturday night's St. Petersburg Bowl doesn't have a marquee matchup, don't tell the schools...
Viewer's guide: UNC-Texas highlights weekend December 18, 2009
In one of the marquee matchups of the early-season slate, Deon Thompson and North Carolina are set to take on...
Rivals.com 2009 SBC All-Freshman team December 18, 2009
North Texas won just twice and Western Kentucky was winless, but each program placed five players on the...
Rivals.com 2009 MAC All-Freshman team December 18, 2009
It was a good season for freshmen in the Mid-American Conference, which means it was tough to pick the...
Rivals.com 2009 All-C-USA freshman team December 18, 2009
A running back from Houston and a cornerback from UCF head the Rivals.com freshman All-Conference USA team.
Rivals.com 2009 All-SEC freshman team December 17, 2009
Viewer's guide: Exams make it a weak week December 15, 2009
This might be the worst week of college basketball for the entire 2009-10 season. It's exam time for numerous...
Monday with Mike: Best men getting the jobs December 14, 2009
With Charlie Strong and two other black head coaches hired by Big Six schools last week, athletic directors...
Viewer's guide: A light weekend ahead December 11, 2009
It's not been an easy start for Brad Stevens and his Butler squad. The Bulldogs have yet to break through and...
Rivals.com 2009 All-SEC team December 10, 2009
Terrence Cody didn't put up huge numbers but he was a dominating force as he anchored Alabama's...
Viewer's guide: Neutral not so bad this week December 8, 2009
Because we're getting into exam time, there really aren't that many games this week -- though there...
Inside the stats: Records made to be broken December 8, 2009
Central Michigan QB Dan LeFevour threw two TD passes in the MAC title game, setting an NCAA major-college record...
Huguenin: Ranking the bowl matchups December 7, 2009
There will be a lot of pressure on Terrelle Pryor and Ohio State to prove they can beat a quality non-conference...
The matchups: BCS bowl game capsules December 6, 2009
Viewer's guide: A good weekend for hoops December 4, 2009
John Wall takes center stage as Kentucky takes on North Carolina in the weekend's premier college basketball...
Weekend preview of the ACC, Big East and others December 3, 2009
If C.J. Spiller can find room to operate the ACC title game could turn into a track meet as two of the...
Primer: Expect fireworks on final weekend December 3, 2009
The ACC title game lost a lot of luster once both Clemson and Georgia Tech lost to 6-5 in-state rivals last...
Inside the stats: Roses are red (zone) December 1, 2009
Viewer's guide: Challenge on for ACC, Big Ten December 1, 2009
Wake Forest's Al-Farouq Aminu is off to a big start, and he'll have to come up huge Tuesday night when...
Monday with Mike: Season set to finish strong November 30, 2009
This has not been the most memorable season. The same three teams have been atop the polls all season, and things...
BCS: TCU in good shape should Texas falter November 29, 2009
TCU's Clint Gresham, Andy Dalton, and Kyle Dooley were all smiles after finishing their season 12-0.
Weekend preview of the non-Big Six November 26, 2009
While Boise State hopes to keep its BCS hopes alive this weekend, Wyoming simply will be trying to become bowl...
Weekend preview of the SEC November 26, 2009
This is the 20th anniversary of Alabama's first visit to Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium, and the host...
Weekend primer: Rivalry games are everywhere November 26, 2009
Texas' Colt McCoy has an NCAA-record 43 career victories as a starting quarterback. But only one of those has...
Viewer's guide: Tourneys mean entertaining week November 24, 2009
The big-man matchup between Clemson's Trevor Booker and Texas A&M's Bryan Davis is fit for a football...
Inside the stats: Keenum could pass Harrell November 24, 2009
Assuming Houston QB Case Keenum returns for his senior season, he seems likely to finish his career as the...
Monday with Mike: Six perfect in imperfect year November 23, 2009
It hasn't been an especially memorable season, but there has been one intriguing story line: the number of...
BCS: No. 5 Cincy inches closer to No. 4 TCU November 22, 2009
For the second week in a row, the top seven teams in the BCS remained the same, but No. 5 Cincinnati -- which had...
Huguenin's Primer: Lost luster in Week 12 November 19, 2009
It's Week 12, meaning the season has zoomed by. It also usually means some big games, but that's not...
Inside the stats: Big 12 tops in scoring November 17, 2009
Monday with Mike: BCS spots opening up November 16, 2009
There never have been two non-Big Six teams in the BCS in a single season, but this could be the year it...
Huguenin on BCS: TCU widens lead on Cincinnati November 15, 2009
Another impressive win for Dave Wannstedt and Pitt, another move up the BCS standings. The Panthers jumped from...
Five to watch this weekend November 13, 2009
Tony Bennett takes to the bench for the first time as the coach at Virginia as the Cavaliers take on South...
Primer: Big games for those chasing big three November 12, 2009
All eyes are on Cincinnati to see if it can stay unbeaten and on the outskirts of the BCS title race.
Inside the stats: Numbers can be deceiving November 10, 2009
Case Keenum and Houston lead the nation in average offensive plays per game. The Cougars, however, rank just...
Monday with Mike: Weis' seat heating up November 9, 2009
Before the season, it was assumed a 9-3 record would keep Charlie Weis at Notre Dame and a 7-5 mark or worse...
Horned Frogs leap into top four of BCS November 8, 2009
For the second week in a row, Alabama and Texas switched places in the BCS standings but remained in the top...
Huguenin's Primer: Big games in SEC, Big Ten November 5, 2009
Penn State plays host to Ohio State in what will be the 300th game in the 50-year history of Beaver Stadium.
Inside the stats: Banks money on returns November 3, 2009
Monday with Mike: Potential BCS matchups November 2, 2009
Why is Penn State coach Joe Paterno smiling? It might be because he knows his Nittany Lions are in good shape for...
BCS: Texas new No. 2, Cincinnati cracks top five November 1, 2009
At first glance, Cincinnati's routine win over Syracuse on Saturday was no big deal. But it was enough to...
Big games on tap for several BCS contenders October 29, 2009
It's hard to believe, but this already is Week 9. USC and Texas can take huge steps toward nailing down BCS...
Inside the numbers: Red zone stats revisited October 27, 2009
Huguenin: Contenders face offensive issues October 26, 2009
Florida and Alabama appear to be on a collision course to meet in the SEC title game. Both play great defense,...
Horned Frogs make a move up BCS standings October 25, 2009
Boise State's long-shot hopes of playing for a national title seem to be all but gone.
Weekend primer: Road test for TCU October 22, 2009
Conference races should become more in focus with the results of some of this weekend's games.
Weekend breakdown of the non-Big Six October 22, 2009
Weekend breakdown of the SEC October 22, 2009
LSU coach Les Miles has bemoaned the lack of production from running back Charles Scott. If Miles and his staff...
Inside the stats: A red-zone surprise October 20, 2009
Monday with Mike: Iowa in driver's seat October 19, 2009
Nothing has been pretty about Iowa's season so far, except of course for the undefeated record.
Huguenin: Florida atop first BCS standings October 18, 2009
In five of the past six seasons, the team ranked first in the initial BCS standings of the season finished first...
Non-Big Six weekend preview and midseason awards October 15, 2009
There's a lot on the line for Notre Dame on Saturday against USC. Forget just trying to snap a seven-game...
SEC weekend preview and midseason awards October 15, 2009
Alabama and Florida went on the road and won showdown games last Saturday. This Saturday, both are double-digit...
Primer: USC-Notre Dame among big games October 15, 2009
Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen is having a big year, but he will be tested by the tough USC defense.
Inside the stats: Top defenses face tests October 13, 2009
Florida leads the nation in scoring defense (6.4 ppg), one of only five teams allowing less than 10 ppg.
Friday's Sweet 16 matchups March 25, 2009
Rivals.com's Mike Huguenin breaks down Friday's regional semifinal matchups.
Thursday's Sweet 16 matchups March 24, 2009
Previewing Thursday's NCAA tournament regional semifinals in the East and West regions.
College football stories: Comebacks, controversies December 29, 2008
Joe Paterno and Alabama returned to prominence, and another situation arose over the BCS title game.
’08 college hoops stories: Sheer madness December 29, 2008
As usual, the tourney provided plenty of excitement. Upheaval at two storied programs added to the craziness.
Saturday Ticket August 31, 2007
Rivals.com college football editor Mike Huguenin evaluates all the weekend action.
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