Just as recently as a month or so ago, there were many people who had Clemson DE Da’Quan Bowers pegged to go No. 1 overall to the Carolina Panthers. But, it’s been a while since anyone has predicted that. Bowers told NFL teams at the combine that his surgically repaired was fine and that he [...]
Johnny McEntee is some kind of UCONN quarterback or something. But, he’s a little different from other quarterbacks. Who knows if this guy as all the necessary tools to play QB in a real football game, but he sure as hell is accurate. He’s the “trick shot” quarterback and he goes around campus making some [...]
If you are an NFL team in need of a QB, look no further than the upcoming NFL draft. Plenty has been said about Missouri’s Blaine Gabbert, Washington’s Jake Locker, Arkansas’ Ryan Mallett, and Auburn’s Cam Newton. But you may be forgetting perhaps the best QB in the class; Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick. Photo Caption: His [...]
The Carolina Panthers literally have no luck. They can’t catch a break and they certainly didn’t catch one with the news that Andrew Luck will stay at Stanford to finish his education. “I am committed to earning my degree in architectural design from Stanford University and am on track to accomplish this at the completion [...]
If Stanford QB Andrew Luck is as smart as we associate Stanford student athletes with being, he’ll make one more pass. He’ll pass up the opportunity to return for another season as QB of the Cardinal. Yeah, yeah, yeah…he should go to school, get his degree and sit in a cubicle earning 50k a year. [...]
According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, newly-hired Florida coach Will Muschamp has recruited Charlie Weis away from the Kansas City Chiefs to become the offense coordinator for the Gators. Although the deal is a ‘foregone conclusion,’ Weis will finish off the season, including the playoffs, with the Chiefs. PHOTO CAPTION: Charlie wears a grey shirt and [...]
And so it starts. Underclassmen have until January 15th to declare their eligibility for the 2011 draft, and it’s already starting. University of Maryland wide receiver Torrey Smith has announced on his Twitter page that he’s done with the NCAA and is going to head to the NFL. “I’m forgoing my last year of eligibility [...]
This is a guest column from our buddy Max Seymour. This was sent to us last week, but we got lazy and forgot to post it. Here ya go: After a crazy week in college football, the bowl picture changes for what I think is better for us as fans. We learned that Boise State [...]
It seems that for about the last 10 years, everyone has speculated about when Penn State head coach Joe Paterno would retire. Surely, at 112 years old, he can’t go another year, can he? Well, he always has, and it looks like he’s going to come back next year as well, according to JoePa himself. [...]
Former Washington Redskin and University of Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan is in serious condition after a two-car accident on Big Island in Hawaii. Brennan has been hospitalized with head and neck injuries and will undergo a CAT scan. Police received a call of an overturned vehicle near the Four Seasons resort. The female driver of [...]
When you are an NCAA football coach for 94 years, you tend to rack up records. And Joe Paterno just scooped up the biggest one possible. With the Penn State Nittany Lions knocking off Northwestern Saturday 35-21, Paterno got his 400th win. That puts him in the same company as no one else ever. He’s [...]
The wide receivers at Oklahoma State just continue to make their Dean proud. Last year, it was Dez Bryant who slipped in the NFL Draft due to concerns about his character. This year? It’s star Justin Blackmon’s turn. Blackmon impressed everyone on campus Tuesday morning when he was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Carrolton, [...]
We mentioned earlier the story in Sports Illustrated where former agent Josh Luchs told the magazine tons of stuff that many people would probably prefer that others didn’t know. This includes, but is not limited to, paying college athletes. There was also a part in there where he talks about ESPN’s draft guru Mel Kiper, [...]
Think this might ruffle some feathers? Former agent Josh Luchs was in the business for 20 years. He’s been there done that in the agent business, representing some 60 players over the course of that time. We read the article on SI.com, and it’s awesome. But, we’ll use Deadspin‘s highlights so you don’t have to [...]
Michigan Wolverines quarterback and Heisman hopeful Denard Robinson has been cleared to play against the Indiana Hoosiers in their Big Ten opener. The two teams kick-off on Saturday at 3:30 PM ET at Indiana. Robinson exited the game last Saturday against Bowling Green after bruising his knee in the first quarter and didn’t return. Despite [...]
Last year’s Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram suffered a left knee injury late in Monday’s practice that required arthroscopic surgery, which took place Tuesday morning. PHOTO CAPTION: Mark Ingram started his football career with the New York Giants Alabama officials are ruling Ingram out for their season opener against visiting powerhouse San Jose State who [...]
The recent smackdown on USC was clearly something that the school wasn’t thrilled about. And with Pat Haden taking over the A.D. job from Mike Garrett, it seems that one of the first order’s of business was to distance the school from former RB Reggie Bush. In an announcement about Haden’s hiring, the school said [...]
This ain’t good for USC. The NCAA cited a lack of institutional control when they dropped the hammer on the USC. After a four-year investigation, they decided that former RB Reggie Bush and men’s basketball star O.J. Mayo received improper gifts. “The general campus environment surrounding the violations troubled the committee,” according to the NCAA’s [...]
Wow, this is brilliant. Jamerson Love is a cornerback for Aberdeen High School. He’s a Mississippi State recruit that was apparently asked by his algebra teacher to wrestle with him. Well, now Shobul Johnson is his former algebra teacher. Johnson supposedly asked his students to “black out the windows” and “move the furniture” before their [...]
A source tells Adam Caplan of Scout.com that second-round pick Vladimir Ducasse will be a guard with the New York Jets. Ducasse was a tackle at UMass, but the Jets obviously would like to utilize his abilities on the interior of the line. “U r on to something. Source said Ducasse to play guard. RT [...]
Some of more astute readers know that USC safety Taylor Mays was once coached by former USC coach Pete Carroll. And some of our really sharp readers know that Pete Carroll is now the head coach of a Seattle Seahawks team that drafted a safety in the first round on Thursday. Knowing these things makes [...]
Former University of Texas star QB Colt McCoy saw his free fall finally end. Considered one of the top QB prospects in the draft, McCoy slid past the first round (pretty much expected) and then out of the second round (maybe expected) and fell past team after team that needed a QB. Finally, the Browns [...]
Former Oklahoma State WR Dez Bryant has some red flags around the NFL when it comes to his work habits and off-the-field issues. Projected to be a first-round pick, Bryant popped off a few weeks ago at his critics. Now, he’s trying one last time to hurt his draft stock by showing that he could [...]
Former University of Florida QB Tim Tebow said at a speech in Nashville, TN recently that financially it wasn’t in his best interests to appear in a Focus on the Family advertisement during last year’s Super Bowl. Tebow was speaking at a Christian college or something or other and people actually paid $50 to listen [...]
We understand that most sports leagues (professional or collegiate) don’t want a bunch of people acting up on the field and being unprofessional. We understand that they don’t want people acting all stupid and taunting other players. But would the NCAA really go so far as to take away touchdowns for doing it? Yes. They. [...]
