Notre Dame fired head coach Charlie Weis on November 30, 2009 after five turbulent seasons. Upon termination, Weis received $6,638,403 to serve as severance payment for his 10-year contract extension that he signed back in 2005. According to tax returns obtained by the Chicago Tribune, Weis received an additional $2,054,744 of buyout money from Notre Dame to cover the period of July 2010 to June 2011. To date, Notre Dame has paid Weis $8,693,147 and it doesn’t stop here. ...
First, it was star receiver Sammy Watkins who was arrested for possession of marijuana. Now, Clemson’s top running back prospect, Mike Bellamy, is no longer a Tiger as he has been ruled academically ineligible. The speedster announced that he will be transferring this summer with aspirations of playing football for a junior college. Last season, Bellamy came to Clemson with great expectations, but his tenure was anything but smooth. As a true freshman, Bellamy turned heads with his lightening...
After two turbulent seasons with Michigan, a transfer request to Miami, and a brief stint with San Jose State, quarterback Tate Forcier has finally ended his college football quest and found a new home in the pro ranks. Over the weekend, the once highly touted quarterback decided to take his talents north signing with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). After Forcier dropped out of San Jose State, he teamed up with San Francisco 49ers...
As Florida A&M is dealing with the hazing death of a member of its famed Marching 100 Band, university president James Ammons announced earlier today that the band will remain silent through the 2012-13 academic year. This announcement was made in the aftermath of drum major Robert Champion’s senseless death back in November. After a football game in Orlando, Champion was beaten badly during a hazing incident on the band bus. There is speculation that Champion was targeted because...
After being wrongfully apprehended, beaten and incarcerated for 18 months by Pennsylvania authorities, former Tennessee Vols defensive back Steven Johnson filed a multi-million dollar civil suit seeking, among other things, his 1998 NCAA football championship ring. In Johnson’s 25-page complaint, he alleges the entire incident was based off of an erroneous warrant and seeks compensatory and punitive damages for his pain and suffering. The facts of his case are quite disturbing. On May 30, 2010, Johnson was at...
President Barack Obama struck a Heisman pose for the winners of the 2011 Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy. The Air Force Falcons won the annual award for the second straight year and 18 overall against fellow service academies Army and Navy. Today, the team visited the White House to meet the boss. The Falcons gathered in the East Room of the White House to receive its hardware from Obama. In return, Defensive back Jon Davies presented Obama with a game used ball and a Falcons...
