Temple gives the Big East 14 members and a scheduling solution
NEW YORK, N.Y. — It may not be the long-term answer for a conference that has been as hard hit as any the past decade with defections, but for the Big East, Temple is the answer to their immediate...
View ArticleMizzou wastes no time declaring its allegiance to the SEC
Mizzou isn't going to leave the Big 12 without setting some small fires to its bridge with the Big 12. On Wednesday, the university released a new SEC promotional video featuring several athletes...
View ArticleColorado QB Nick Hirschman breaks foot while walking
So much for that quarterback competition at Colorado this spring. Sophomore quarterback Nick Hirschman, who coach Jon Embree said would be in a two-man quarterback race this spring against Texas...
View ArticleYves Batoba turns down free $750 cleats because of the mean old NCAA
Oklahoma State cornerback Yves Batoba is trying to stay on the NCAA's good side, but Patriots receiver Chad Ochocinco isn't helping. Apparently, Batoba has a profound love of shoes and tweeted to...
View ArticleParents shooed away from UCLA pro day
On Tuesday, UCLA parents were excited to see their sons finish their UCLA football career and try to impress NFL scouts during the university's pro day. Only UCLA wouldn't let them see it. As parents...
View ArticleFootball stolen from Ernie Davis’ grave site
The football encased at Ernie Davis grave site has been stolen. The ball was placed on the headstone at Woodlawn Cemetery in Elmira, N.Y., last summer in a plastic case and since that time it has been...
View ArticleVideo: Louisville helps tornado-ravaged communities in Indiana
Missed this story from earlier this month, but I thought it was worth pointing out. On March 8, Louisville coach Charlie Strong, his players and coaches loaded into two buses and traveled about 100...
View ArticleJames Franklin will have shoulder surgery, miss spring football
It's a tough time to be a Missouri follower. First the basketball team is upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by Norfolk State; now, quarterback James Franklin will have surgery on his...
View ArticleJamaal Bass indicted for assault on Toledo band members
Jamaal Bass (No. 6, right side) learned the hard way that throwing cheapshots at the Toledo band gets you nothing but trouble. Criminal charges against Bass, a freshman linebacker at Northern...
View ArticleNick Saban isn’t a fan of conference champions in a four-team playoff
Nick Saban isn't jumping on the bandwagon of having a four-team playoff involving conference champions. The idea, first proposed by former SEC commissioner Roy Kramer and endorsed by Pac-12...
View ArticleZone read: Robert Woods’ inflamed ankle will keep him out of USC’s spring
The Zone Read is your college football primer (that appears where there's news to share) to make you seem like the smartest person at the water cooler even if you're not. Robert Woods surgically...
View ArticleFormer Kentucky QB Tim Couch honored by Maker’s Mark
Tim Couch was an All-American, Heisman Trophy finalist and the No. 1 draft pick of the Cleveland Browns after he left Kentucky in 1999. But on Tuesday, Couch received the greatest honor anyone in...
View ArticleIsaiah Crowell announces his intention to ‘run for the Heisman’
When Georgia opened spring football practice Tuesday, running back Isaiah Crowell found himself the spring starter. It was a major promotion for the sophomore-to-be considering his freshman season was...
View ArticleUrban Meyer buys a new expensive mansion
Urban Meyer has found a new castle. After putting his $1.7 million mansion in Gainesville, Fla., on the market in February, Meyer has found a suitable replacement in Muirfiled, Ohio — an...
View ArticleMike Leach wants a 64-team playoff (of course he does)
Forget a four-team or eight-team playoff; Mike Leach plays by his own rules. When Washington State's head coach envisioned a new way to choose college football's national champion, he looked at the...
View ArticleNorthern Illinois’ Jamaal Bass now admits drug use
Things seem to be getting worse for Northern Illinois linebacker Jamaal Bass (No. 6, right side). He appeared in court Thursday and pleaded not guilty to felonious assault and misdemeanor assault...
View ArticleTemple, Steve Addazio, ready for the challenge of transitioning to the Big East
As Temple prepares for its quick transition into the Big East — a little less than six months from now — coach Steve Addazio isn't worried. Sure, he knows his team will have some trouble adapting to a...
View ArticleZone read: Boston College player charged for making a sex tape of a teammate
The Zone Read is your college football primer (that appears where there's news to share) to make you seem like the smartest person at the water cooler even if you're not. Boston College defensive...
View ArticlePhoto: Michelle Obama strikes the Heisman pose
President Barack Obama is known as a big basketball fan, but perhaps his wife's sport of choice is football. During an event in Dallas to help promote the First Lady's "Let's Move!" initiative,...
View ArticleBill Byrne blames Texas for its strained relationship with Texas A&M
Texas might want to end its rivalry with Texas A&M, but it's not that easy for Aggies athletic director Bill Byrne, who had some choice words for the Longhorns as the Aggies prepare for their...
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