ACC’s John Swofford thinks a four-team playoff will be decided this week
ACC commissioner John Swofford said he thinks the 11 BCS commissioners and Notre Dame might be able to agree on a new college football playoff plan this week. Swofford told ESPN that the group has made...
View ArticleLes Miles’ $1.25 million LSU plane is for sale and could be yours
Now you too can fly around the country in LSU style on Les Miles' plane, which was recently put up for sale as the coach and the school are shopping for a newer model. For the low, low price of $1.25...
View ArticleHarvey Updyke confesses to poisoning the Toomer’s Corner trees
Harvey Updyke admitted to poisoning the Toomer's Corner trees — to the Auburn student paper. The Plainsman broke the admission of guilt Tuesday when community editor Andrew Yawn approached Updyke...
View ArticleNorthwestern, Duke lead football APR rates
Northwestern and Duke were among the leaders in the NCAA's annual football APR, which measures something or other about academic progress and graduation rates; we're not really sure. It's like a...
View ArticleMaryland’s new field isn’t as garish as expected
When Maryland announced it would be giving Byrd Field a much-needed makeover before the start of next season, the school's newfound penchant for outlandish uniform designs led fans' imaginations to...
View ArticleOhio State in talks to move 2013 spring game to Cincinnati
With renovations planned for Ohio Stadium after the conclusion of the 2012 season, Ohio State announced that it is looking to move its 2013 spring football game to Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati....
View ArticleToomer’s Oaks poisoning trial delayed
The trial of Harvey Updyke was delayed indefinitely on Thursday after a Lee County judge ruled that the 63-year-old Alabama fan accused of poisoning Auburn's famed Toomer's Oaks would have a difficult...
View ArticleReport: Longhorn Network interested in broadcasting game between Texas (Tech)...
Does the Longhorn Network want to broadcast a game that doesn't involve the University of Texas? According to a report from RedRaiderSports.com, the LHN is interested in broadcasting the Sept. 8 game...
View ArticleCincinnati coach Butch Jones sits courtside for Game 5 of NBA Finals
On a night when most of Ohio braced itself for the nightmarish possibility of LeBron James hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy for the first time, one resident of the Buckeye State was sitting courtside...
View ArticleCelebrate the death of the BCS. There will be plenty of time to fret about...
To listen to some folks, you'd never know that the greatest tyranny in sports is on the verge of collapse. Most people are appropriately delighted by the death of the BCS and celebrating accordingly....
View ArticleLSU’s latest anti-Alabama T-shirt features an unfortunate grammar fail
Whichever LSU fans created this anti-Alabama T-shirt succeeded in making it funny on multiple levels. The crude but clever punchline might elicit a chuckle. So too will the blatant grammatical error....
View ArticleJerry Sandusky replaced on Penn State mural with activist poet
Jerry Sandusky hadn't been on the Heister Street mural in State College since the early days of the scandal that rocked Penn State. Now, the chair left vacant in the painting is being occupied by a...
View ArticleTexas receiver Marquise Goodwin qualifies for Olympics in long jump
Texas wide receiver Marquise Goodwin will have a valid excuse for missing the first few days of fall practice this August. He'll be in London competing at the Olympics. Goodwin qualified on Sunday by...
View ArticleFormer ESPN anchor Dana Jacobson: ‘I was molested as a child’
For former ESPN anchor Dana Jacobson, the horrific Jerry Sandusky molestation saga did have a sliver of a silver lining. Seeing so many of the former Penn State defensive coordinator's victims confront...
View ArticlePhoto: Colorado wildfire near Air Force’s Falcon Stadium
The Waldo Canyon fire, one of the many Colorado wildfires spreading across the state thanks to high temps, dry conditions and high winds, has encroached on Air Force's football stadium. From the...
View ArticleSouthern Miss is going retro for its homecoming game
I've been gone for the past week and apparently in my absence, Southern Miss decided to step into the way back machine and find itself some new-old uniforms for its homecoming game against Marshall on...
View ArticleWith a playoff in place, it’s time to revisit player stipends
After years of complaining, lawsuits and threats of congressional intervention, college football has finally done away with the BCS and implemented a four-team playoff system. And with this new system...
View ArticleParalyzed Rutgers player Eric LeGrand to release inspirational biography
The inspirational story of Eric LeGrand will now become a must-read biography as the paralyzed Rutgers defensive tackle is set to become an author this September. LeGrand was paralyzed in October 2010...
View ArticleDuke gets in on the matte helmet revolution
Seems like everyone is changing their uniforms these days, so why shouldn't Duke get in on the fad? After all, that's a surefire way to get something positive written about the Blue Devils because...
View ArticleFormer Notre Dame assistant pleads ‘guilty but mentally ill’ after August...
Former Notre Dame assistant football coach Corwin Brown pleaded guilty but mentally ill on Thursday after striking his wife and holding her hostage at gunpoint during a seven-hour standoff with...
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