Joe Paterno’s family pleads his case on ‘Katie’
The Freeh Report on Penn State, released last summer, was a devastating blow not just to the Penn State community but to the reputation of the recently-departed Joe Paterno as well. The report...
View ArticleBig Ten not all too excited about new, wide-open football recruiting rules
Big Ten coaches, which already got called out for being bad at recruiting by Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, don't like the new expanded recruiting rules. And don't think Meyer is laughing at the Big Ten...
View ArticleBobby Petrino says he takes responsibility for Arkansas’ poor season
After a season away from college football following being fired from Arkansas, Bobby Petrino found his way back to head coaching circles after getting hired at Western Kentucky this offseason. But...
View ArticleFour Alabama players arrested on robbery charges, suspended indefinitely by...
Four University of Alabama football players were arrested and charged with second-degree robbery following a pair of incidents early Monday morning. Linebacker Tyler Hayes and defensive lineman D.J....
View ArticleTexas AD DeLoss Dodds compares Longhorns to Missouri in feeble attempt to...
Things have been bad around Texas football for the past couple years, but an interview with the Austin American-Statesman shows that they might be far worse than anyone could have imagined. [Also:...
View ArticleWoody Hayes made a statement about toughness by having a turtle clamp down on...
Urban Meyer told a story at the Ohio high school football coaches' convention, and five times he reiterated it was a true story, and then once more at the end for good measure. And once he hit the key...
View ArticleSteve Spurrier laughs off notion that Jadeveon Clowney will or should sit out...
Steve Spurrier basically laughed off the notion that South Carolina's star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney should sit out the 2013 college football season to protect himself for the 2014 draft. The...
View ArticleBig Ten is set to stop scheduling any FCS games, hopefully everyone else...
One of the lamentable things about college football is the lack of good non-conference games. There's some, but most teams seem content to play a weak schedule to ensure bowl eligibility and a bump in...
View ArticleRich Rod and Tommy Bahama, a match made in heaven
The advertisement featuring Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez modeling a Wildcats-themed Tommy Bahama shirt, posted by richretyi on Instagram, is simply fantastic. Soak it in. The seemingly life-size ad...
View ArticleBrady Hoke ventures into the Izzone and gets an earful from Michigan State fans
Coaches will go to great lengths to both support their fellow teams and find a recruiting advantage. Michigan coach Brady Hoke was attempting to do both Tuesday night when he made an appearance in...
View ArticleJadeveon Clowney looks at taking out a $5 million insurance policy for the...
South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney will play in 2013 – despite many wanting him to sit out and stay injury free – but he might do so with an insurance policy in place. According to...
View ArticleAlabama student allegedly beaten by Crimson Tide football players still loves...
Samuel Jurgens is the Alabama student who was allegedly beaten and robbed by members of the Crimson Tide football team. He told The Crimson White, a student newspaper, about the ordeal which included...
View ArticleNCAA Rules Committee proposes ejections for targeting players
Players who target defenseless opponents could find themselves out of the game. NCAA Football Rules Committee, which met this week, unanimously voted to increase the on-field penalty for players who...
View ArticleBoise State just can’t win, NCAA tries to keep Broncos from wearing all-blue...
The issue of Boise State not being able to wear all-blue uniforms on its blue turf is a really big deal in Idaho. When the Mountain West banned it for the 2012 season, MW commissioner Craig Thompson...
View ArticleA love story: Toledo defensive lineman gives up football to tend to fiancee...
On this Valentine's Day, the Cleveland Plain Dealer delivered a touching story of true, unconditional love. Ben Pike is a defensive lineman at Toledo. Or, he was on Toledo's football team. He has a...
View ArticleVIDEO: Georgia players do the Harlem Shake (and most of them are pantless)
The Harlem Shake. It’s the new Macarena; the new Call Me Maybe; the new Gangnam Style; and for the next however many months, we’re going to have to watch every team in every sport post a YouTube video...
View ArticleMaryland to buy all of its athletes iPads with Student Assistance Fund money
For the regular students on campuses who think athletes get preferential treatment, Maryland's latest gesture for its athletes might not be too popular. Maryland is going to give iPads to all 500 of...
View ArticleKatherine Webb thanks Brent Musberger for her overnight fame
It’s been a little more than a month since Katherine Webb went from being girlfriend of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron to media sensation. Ever since ESPN broadcaster Brent Musberger mentioned Webb...
View ArticleNorthern Iowa worried about the financial hit from possibly not being able to...
The downside to the Big Ten's apparent plan to stop scheduling FCS games is what happens to the FCS teams that gain a large payday from those often lopsided games. The "guarantee games" give FCS teams...
View ArticleTennessee’s Butch Jones tries to foster excitement and competition with...
Spring football can be tedious, especially after a rough season, so new Tennessee coach Butch Jones is trying to liven it up a bit with a contest he’s calling “VOLympics.” The premise is simple: The...
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