There are a few less Merry Christmases at Ohio State this holiday season. Buckeye quarterback Terrelle Pryor and four other players were suspended by the NCAA for the first five games of next season for selling championship rings, jerseys and awards, and receiving improper benefits from a tattoo parlor (which isn’t as interesting as it sounds, turns out the guy just got a discount). But good news for sponsors, or anyone else who has any money invested in the game, all can still play in the Sugar Bowl [...]

For folks who are avid sports bettors, there’s nothing like the college football season to get the betting juices flowing. The college pigskin scene provides a wealth of weekly opportunities, three to four times as many as the NFL. But because of the number of conferences, six majors and five others, the disparate talent levels and cross-conference play, college football games can be tough to pick. Add to this, the fact that point spreads and over/unders can be astronomical, and the dilemma of consistently making money by betting [...]