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Michigan State Yanks Football Scholarship From Recruit For Being a Potty Mouth Rapper

Wes Glinsmann — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:17:35 +0000

A promising football star has had his scholarship offer revoked, leaving him plenty of time to pursue his true calling as a rapper. Jay Harris, a star receiver from the Philadelphia area, signed a letter of intent in February to play football at Michigan State but the Spartans recently revoked his scholarship offer after his [...]

The College Football Playoff Will Be Called the College Football Playoff

Joe Student — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:30:45 +0000

In the most glaring example of a lack of marketing creativity and out of obvious desire for a paid name sponsor, the new four-team college football playoff system that is replacing the Bowl Championship Series will be called the College Football Playoff, ESPN reported on Tuesday. “College Football Playoff” new name for 4-team playoff, sources [...]

Tennessee Football Using Drone To Film Practices

Joe Student — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:30:57 +0000

The University of Tennessee football team could be a lot more dangerous this fall. The Volunteers and new head coach Butch Jones have a drone. For now, Tennessee claims it's just using the hovering drone to record different angles of pla

Buzzer Beaters: Stevie Johson Urges North Korea to Bomb New England, Auburn Under Fire and More

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:52:39 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson doesn’t like the New England Patriots much. So, naturally, he went on Twitter and urged North Korea to bomb Foxboro, Massachusetts, home of the Pats. [GuySpeed] The University of Auburn is under fire once again, this time because a new book from reporter Selena Roberts [...]

Buzzer Beaters: Tiger and Mickelson Leading at Doral, Big East Splits Up and More

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:54:09 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: In sunny South Florida, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were tied at 10 under par during the second round of the Cadillac Championship, with Graham McDowell and Buba Watson not far behind. [Sun-Sentinel] The Big East Conference, which has suffered huge losses in the recent years of realignment, will officially split [...]

5 College Football Scandals That Rocked the NCAA

Phil Richardson — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:05:44 +0000

For a long stretch of time it felt as though every few years an NCAA university football program was caught abusing the rules and manipulating the system. These days it seems that not a single month goes by without hearing allegations of cheating by a major national football power. The latest instance has the NCAA [...]

New NCAA Football Rules: What Exactly is Being Proposed?

Phil Richardson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:16:57 +0000

It's the off-season for NCAA football - you know, that minute of time between National Signing Day and Spring Training - whereby the NCAA rules committee comes together for their annual meeting of the minds to determine if any changes to the existing rules should be made. With all of the media reports concerning player safety in mind, the committee has released 10 proposed changes for the 2013-14 season:

Buzzer Beaters: King Felix's Contract Finally Done, Alabama Players Suspended, Wrestling Out of Olymics

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:50:09 +0000

Today’s top sports stories: After some issues arose about the condition of Felix Hernandez’s elbow (a valuable body part for a pitcher), he and the Mariners have finally agreed on that seven-year $175 million dollar contract. [MLB] Four freshman players on the University of Alabama football team were suspended Tuesday. Eddie Williams, D.J. Pettway and [...]

Paterno Family Calls Penn State Investigation 'Total Failure'

Joe Student — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 23:15:32 +0000

An investigation commissioned by the family of late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno called the university-sanctioned study of the alleged cover up by Paterno and university administrators of child sex abuse charges against former PSU assistant Jerry Sandusky 'inaccurate' and 'unfounded' in a media release on Sunday.

Watch this College Football Player Casually Complete a 65" Box Jump

Chris Illuminati — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:30:52 +0000

For some people, athleticism looks boring. Take Dan Sullivan for example, a 6'2, 235 pound linebacker from Monmouth University in New Jersey. He makes this 65" box jump look like he was skipping over a puddle and onto a curb as to not ruin his brand new kicks.

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Sugar Bowl: Louisville vs. Florida — Everything You Need to Know

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:19:36 +0000

Star quarterback Teddy Bridgewater leads Louisville into its second-ever BCS bowl game. But he’ll be tested by the Florida Gators and one of the nation’s toughest defenses. ALLSTATE SUGAR BOWL: #21 Louisville (10-2) vs. #3 Florida (11-1) [Wednesday, January 2, at 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN] How They Got Here After starting the season 9-0, [...]

Fourth Quarter Drama Highlights First Week of College Bowl Games

Wes Glinsmann — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 04:47:25 +0000

The first week of bowl games is in the books and, while we all know these games are just appetizers for the big games to come, the BCS games will be hard-pressed to match some of the excitement we’ve already seen. Three of the four games this week were decided in the fourth quarter and featured a lot of stellar individual efforts.

Here are all the highlights from the first games of the 2012 bowl season.

This Week's College Football Bowl Games — What to Watch For

Wes Glinsmann — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:28:00 +0000

What says “happy holidays” more than ignoring your family so you can bask in the warm glow of a football game between two teams you don’t know anything about and haven’t seen play since, well, last bowl season? Here all the highlights from this week’s slate of college football bowl games. [All times Eastern.] R+L [...]

This Weekend in Sports — NFL Battles and College Basketball

Joe Student — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:08:41 +0000

NFL teams scramble for a playoff spot, and some of college basketball’s best teams face off in non-conference play. Here are the games to watch this weekend: Friday, December 21 Chicago Bulls at New York Knicks Madison Square Garden, New York City; 7:30 p.m. (ET) on NBA-TV Owners of the Eastern Conference’s best record, New [...]

The 5 Best College Football Head Coaches Without a National Title

Tom Barrabi — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:17:35 +0000

Don't let Nick Saban fool you: building a championship college football program is not an easy task. Between recruiting, budget restrictions and the yearly loss of star players to the pros, head coaches face a constant series of challenges. Surprising stat: Out of the 124 active FBS football head coaches, only eight have managed to win a national championship.

That isn't to say that the other 116 gainfully employed men are incompetent. In fact, many of these coaches are frequently on the brink of securing a piece of college football immortality. Let's take a look at some of the best FBS coaches that have yet to win a title:

10 Burning Questions for the 2012 College Football Season

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:38:15 +0000

College football is finally (almost) back! This is that magical time of year when every college football fan dreams of crisp fall days and really believes that his team will be “better than expected” this year. At least up until kickoff. Here are 10 burning questions for college football fans as we enter the 2012 [...]

Tonight Is The Night!

J. Patrick — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:04:01 +0000

It’s what college football fans have been waiting for! All the bowl games are over….except this one. Tonight’s BCS Championship Game will feature #1 Auburn against #2 Oregon. It will be the culmination of the college football season with the crowning of the national champion.