Bill O’Brien, Big Ten Coach of the Year, reaffirms he’ll be back with Penn State
This week, Penn State's Bill O'Brien was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by the conference's coaches and members of the media, capping off one of the better coaching jobs in conference history. And...
View ArticleAlabama fan in post-BCS Championship Game assault of LSU fan gets two years...
Brian Downing, better known as the Alabama fan who exposed his genitals and rubbed them on the face of a passed-out LSU fan in New Orleans after the Crimson Tide's BCS Championship Game win last...
View ArticleTyrann Mathieu’s college career officially coming to a close as he’ll declare...
There shouldn't be much surprise that Tyrann Mathieu will declare for the NFL draft. There weren't many other options for the troubled former LSU cornerback. He had been kicked off the Tigers team...
View ArticleDr. Saturday’s bowl projections: The final countdown
On Sunday, we'll have a full bowl lineup to peruse. Notre Dame will have a partner in the BCS Championship Game. We'll see if Kent State (or Boise State, or Northern Illinois) officially finishes in...
View ArticleSouthern Miss gives home game to Nebraska, gets $2.1 million needed to buy...
Southern Miss pulled off a trade with Nebraska that really doesn't jibe with the romantic and antiquated notion that college athletics aren't all about the money. Southern Miss secured a home game in...
View ArticleJohnny Football haircut tribute leads to student getting in hot water at school
One student's expression of his love and adoration for Texas A&M's freshman phenom quarterback Johnny Manziel - a crazy haircut that featured Manziel's likeness - got the student in trouble at...
View ArticleOklahoma is looking for a way out of the Arizona desert
Oklahoma isn't officially in the BCS yet, but it's already trying to trade its bowl spot. If Kansas State loses to Texas this weekend, Oklahoma wins the Big 12 title and is guaranteed a BCS bowl berth...
View ArticleNavy mascot Bill the Goat kidnapped, left in front of the Pentagon
The Army-Navy rivalry has officially given new meaning to the phrase "Got your goat." Bill the Goat, Navy's official mascot, was stolen over the weekend and left attached to a median near the Pentagon...
View ArticleOklahoma and Nebraska will renew their rivalry in 2021 and 2022
The worst part about conference realignment is the loss of rivalries. Of course the entire ordeal is just a cash grab that doesn't take the fans into account for an instant. But most of all, losing the...
View ArticleRoad to Saturday: Texas has all the edges, but Kansas State is the better team
The program that should be playing for a Big 12 Championship at Kansas State on Saturday is just a spoiler. The other team, with the athletic budget one-third the size of its opponent, with an even...
View ArticleGeorgia Tech will get bowl-eligibility waiver from the NCAA, an eligible team...
Not surprisingly, the NCAA ruled for the big conference team that needed a break when it said it will grant Georgia Tech a waiver to be bowl eligible at 6-7, if the Yellow Jackets lose Saturday's ACC...
View ArticleGutsy Teddy Bridgewater propels Louisville to BCS
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — After Thursday night's game, Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was wearing a boot on his injured left foot and a brace on his broken left wrist. He said he was playing at "70...
View ArticleGruden reportedly removes himself from consideration at Tennessee
Tennessee will need to find a new target for its obsession, as Jon Gruden has reportedly told the Vols he isn't interested in the job. Jimmy Hyams, a radio host on the Sports Animal in Knoxville,...
View ArticleMonte Kiffin’s resignation at USC means his son Lane avoids an awkward situation
There's probably no manual out there that explains how to fire your father. At very least, it would make future family functions a little weird. USC coach Lane Kiffin doesn't have to worry about it. He...
View ArticleMAC commissioner rips NCAA for ignoring its rules on Georgia Tech waiver
The commissioner of the Mid-American Conference is angry with the NCAA's ruling that Georgia Tech got a waiver to be bowl eligible at 6-7, which isn't surprising. But, he probably has a point, because...
View ArticleCharlie Strong isn’t pleased with the report he interviewed at Auburn
After perhaps the biggest win of his head-coaching career, a come-from-behind victory at Rutgers that secured a BCS berth for Louisville, Charlie Strong was asked about a report that he interviewed...
View ArticleTom Brady pays off a Michigan-Ohio State bet, wears Mike Vrabel’s Buckeyes...
Mike Vrabel tweeted out a picture proving that Tom Brady pays off his friendly wagers. Vrabel, a former Patriots player who played at Ohio State, apparently bet Brady, the Patriots quarterback who...
View ArticleWhat to watch, Week 14: Championship Week, featuring a colossal SEC title game
The result of the SEC Championship Game will dramatically change the way both Alabama and Georgia remember the 2012 season. A win means a date in the BCS Championship Game against Notre Dame. Either...
View ArticleThe week’s best picks: Notre Dame vs. the SEC is a Vegas dream
According to William Hill US, which operates 75 sports books in the state of Nevada, Alabama would be a 10-point favorite over Notre Dame in the BCS Championship Game. Georgia would be a 4-point...
View ArticleMorgan State coach learns of a plan to fire him through an inadvertently...
Emailing can be complicated. There are so many buttons — reply, reply all, forward — and it's just too easy to confuse them all, just ask Morgan State athletic director Floyd Kerr. Kerr, Tuesday,...
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