Jim Donnan
Jim Donnan’s long-term success as a college player and coach paved the way to his current career in sports broadcasting. In Jim Donnan's five years as head coach of the Bulldogs, he revitalized a Georgia program and re-established the football team’s greatest tradition of the 20th century — winning. A native of Burlington, N.C., Donnan came to Georgia following a record-setting run at Marshall. He has been named national 1-AA Coach of the Year twice (1992,’95) and District Coach of the Year in 1993.
Audio Introduction
November 12, 2009
by Jim Donnan
Breaking down what teams/conferences can do to make the game better all around is just one of the many topics covered in Jeff Dantzler and Jim Donnan's look at the world of football across the nation.
Segements
1. Texas/Florida/Alabama - On Upset Alert On the Road?
2. WVU at Cincy
3. Utah at TCU / Iowa at OSU
4. The State of College Football
November 10, 2009
by Jim Donnan
Stanford signal caller backs up his Coach's support in the Oregon upset.
After Jeremiah Masoli spat some friendly fire about Stanford's fan base, Luck answered with over 250 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. It was pretty convincing supporting evidence for Jim Harbaugh's support and enough to be National Football Expert Jim Donnan's One Thing for this week in college football.
To hear other One Thing's from around the nation, click the link above.
November 9, 2009
by Jim Donnan
Donnan talks on perfect Iowa and rising Oregon both falling to conference foes
Jim Donnan and Jeff Dantzler look back on week 10 of the college football season and unveil the Buster Coaches Busterdozen ranking, where there have been some considerable shake ups.
1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Alabama
4. (tie) TCU
4. (tie) Cincinnati
6. Boise St.
7. Georgia Tech
8. Pittsburgh
9. Ohio St.
10. Iowa
11. LSU
12. Houston
13. USC
November 6, 2009
by Jim Donnan
The three guys who've had better years than Tebow and McCoy...
Coach Donnan talks contenders who have put together the most solid season's thus far in 2009 earning the high mark in the week 10 Heisman Watch.
Donnan's Heisman Watch:
1. Case Keenum
2. Mark Ingram
3. Jimmy Clausen
November 5, 2009
by Jim Donnan
Saban welcomes his old team to Bryant-Denny for an SEC West Showdown.
Nick Saban takes pride in big games like this, National Football Expert Jim Donnan expects Alabama's defense to show lots of different looks to try and frustrate LSU's offense. Will the Bayou Bengals be able to pull off the upset in Tuscaloosa? Tune in and hear what Jeff Dantzler and Jim Donnan say about all of the top storylines from around the nation. To jump to a specific topic, hit the green "Segments" tab on the right side of the player.
Segments
1. Predicting the BCS Bowl Games
2. Ohio State and USC Not As Dominant As Usual
3. Previewing LSU/Alabama
4. Picks and Predictions from the rest of the biggest games around the nation.
November 3, 2009
by Jim Donnan
Coach Donnan stresses the importance of an offensive system and how it has worked in Eugene.
Chip Kelly knew what he had to do to turn around his Oregon team after a disastrous game in Boise. Behind the leadership of Jeremiah Masoli, Chip Kelly has instituted an offensive system that is working. It has worked so well it pouded the highly-touted USC defense into submission on a national stage in Eugene. The system and how it is working is Donnan's One Thing for Week 9. For other One Thing's from around the nation click the link above.
November 2, 2009
by Jim Donnan
Coach Donnan talks BCS race, Heisman watch and more in your Week 9 recap
Coach Donnan and Jeff Dantzler recap the past week in college football breaking down the games and looking at the BCS race as we walk into week 10.
1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Alabama
4. Cincinnati
5. Iowa
6. Oregon
7. TCU
8. Boise St.
9. LSU
10. Penn St.
11. Ga. Tech
12. USC
13. Pitt
October 30, 2009
by Jim Donnan
He may have finally fumbled the ball, but he holds on tight to the number one spot on Donnan's Heisman list.
National Football Expert Jim Donnan boasted about Ingram's 278 carries with no fumbles last week and sure enough seemed to jinx him against Tennessee. Well Mount Cody came through for the Tide and the most dangerous threat on one of the best teams in the nation remains a serious Heisman contender. To listen to other Heisman picks from our coaches around the nation click the link above.
October 29, 2009
by Jim Donnan
The BCS race might be a little clearer after week 9 and several big match ups, Coach Donnan breaks down the coming weekend.
It's not the time of year to not stay focused. Coaches like Urban Meyer, Nick Saban and Mack Brown are on the cusp of playing for a National Championship in 2009, but it's going to require keeping their teams to take it week to week to remain unbeaten. Coach Donnan and Jeff Dantzler tackle several of the larger games this weekend and break down their BCS implications as the second half o the season is growing shorter.
BCS Preview Segments*:
1. BCS Race: Keeping Focused
2. Preview: Georgia vs. Florida
3. Preview: USC vs. Oregon
4. Preview: Oklahoma State vs. Texas
*to navigate to these segments of the show, hit the Segments tab in the player window above...
October 27, 2009
by Jim Donnan
The more teams are running spread and hurry-up offenses, the more motion and false start penalties we are seeing.
Teams seem to be forgetting about the offensive line as they are scheming their hurry up and spread offenses. National Football Expert Jim Donnan points out this week's One Thing that it is difficult for a lineman to stay in that stance for that long with big, athletic defenses moving around and trying to make the lineman jump. Hear who is doing it, and why it's happening, in this week's One Thing.
Click the link above to hear the rest of the One Thing segments from around the nation.
