Former West Virginia and Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden will appear on ‘Good Morning America‘ this morning to make an “emotional” announcement about his health.
ESPN’s Mark Schlabach posted earlier today that Bowden had prostate cancer back in 2007 and that Bowden kept it hidden from everyone.
Bowden was treated by one of his former players [...]
LSU Tigers senior quarterback Jordan Jefferson was involved in a bar fight late Thursday night at Shady’s Bar in Baton Rouge according to Randy Rosetta of TigerSportsDigest.com
#LSU QB Jordan Jefferson has been “implicated as being involved” in a violent night of activity Thursday at Shady’s Bar right off campus.
Sgt. Don Stone of the Baton Rouge [...]
It’s not exactly big news, but at least there are two constants on which we can rely: Regardless of the NFL Lockout, there will be Bowl games at the end of the 2011 season, and we will be annoyed by the lack of a playoff system in Division I college football. Okay, so that’s not [...]
It has been confirmed that University of Tennessee Vols Athletic Director Mike Hamilton is resigning this morning after an extremely rough last couple of years for the Vols’ athletic programs.
UT President Joe DiPietro sent an email this morning to the Board of Trustees informing them of the resignation.
“He’s an outstanding guy who’s done a lot [...]
Finally, college football coaches are weighing in on the pay-to-play question. Members of the Southeastern Conference, including Steve Spurrier, believe it’s a simple solution to what has become a complex problem; just pay players a $300/game stipend. The Associated Press reports:
Spurrier, Alabama’s Nick Saban, Florida’s Will Muschamp, LSU’s Les Miles, Mississippi’s Houston Nutt, Mississippi State’s [...]
On the heels of a Sports Illustrated investigation that points out dozens of NCAA violations over the past eight years, Ohio State’s Jim Tressel has resigned as the Buckeye’s head coach. Tressel typed and proferred his resignation letter on Monday. According to the Associated Press, he also added a personal note at the end of [...]
Here’s a sure sign your employer isn’t exactly 100% in your corner. Jim Tressel will be required to hire his own attorney to defend himself against alleged NCAA violations committed while doing his job. In other words, Ohio State isn’t willing to pay for a lawyer to defend their own head coach because they’re pretty [...]
Ohio State may be regretting the slap on the wrist it gave head football coach, Jim Tressel, for failing to comply with NCAA rules by not reporting on e-mails he’d known about for over eight months. However, it’s not that the $250,000 fine the university levied against Tressel is too much, but too little…too little [...]
After Notre Dame wide receiver, Michael Floyd, was picked up on March 21st by police for driving under the influence, most Irish fans held their breath. It was Floyd’s second DUI in 14 months. And according to Notre Dame’s own rules, meant that Floyd would be suspended from the football team next season.
However, sources say [...]
Two University of Northern Illinois students are in custody for the shooting of linebacker Devon Butler Tuesday night. The shooting occured during a drug deal gone bad, although, Butler wasn’t directly involved. According to Huskie Wire:
Charged in the shooting are Mark O. Orozco, 24, and Richard F. Van Arsdale III, 20, both of [...]
