Oregon has dismissed WR Jamere Holland following a rant on his Facebook page. If this isn’t a sign of the times, then I don’t know what is. The rant began when Oregon linebacker Kristian Kiko Alonso was arrested early Saturday morning on driving under the influence of intoxicants charges. Holland assumed that Alonso was kicked off of the football team and voiced his strong displeasure of the move. He then later updated his Facebook status by posting: “I wish I...
Another tragedy struck the SEC today. Not even 48 hours removed from the murder of Vandy recruit Rajaan Bennett, Ole Miss lost saftey Bennie Abram after collapsing during the first day of the team’s workouts. Details of Abram’s death are still coming in but school officials say that the 20 year old appeared to be having trouble shortly after the first workouts began. Ole Miss trainers called 911 and Abrams was transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital North-Mississppi where he died...
Georgia Tech QB Josh Nesbitt is expected to miss 6 weeks after undergoing ankle surgery earlier this week. Unfortunately for Nesbitt, he likely will not make a full recovery in time for Tech’s spring practices which begins on March 29th. Nesbitt passed for 1,000 yards and rushed for another 1,000 during Georgia Tech’s ACC championship run last season. The Georgia Tech coaching staff have to be a little disappointed with this news as they were planning on spending the...
Vandy commit Rajaan Bennett was killed Thursday morning in an apparent murder-suicide. The 18 year old RB from Powder Springs, GA, was shot by Clifton O’Neal Steger, his mother’s ex-boyfriend. The incident occurred around 2:30am Thursday morning. Police were called to the scene where they uncovered the gruesome discovery of the two dead bodies. This random act of senseless violence is sending shock waves throughout the college football community. Bennett, a standout running back for McEachern High School, committed to Vandy...
There will be some changes on the sidelines in Beaver Stadium this upcoming college football season. Legendary Penn State coach Joe Paterno will be without his sidekick of 44 years, his trademark coke bottle-thick eye glasses. Paterno decided that enough was enough and went in for lasik surgery last month to correct his less than stellar vision. Paterno, a traditionalist, has finally crossed over to the dark side. It will definitely take some time to get used to seeing...
Ohio State’s Terrelle Pryor underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on his right knee yesterday. Pryor is expected to recover quickly and should be at 100% by the start of OSU’s spring practice on April 11th. A week before the 2010 Rose Bowl, Pryor revealed that he suffered ligament damage in one of his knees but claimed that the injury wasn’t significant enough to keep him sidelined. The two year starter from Jeanette, PA enters his third season as the Buckeyes’ signal caller.
Gator God Tim Tebow will serve as Grand Marshal for the Gatorade Duels (Daytona 500’s qualifying event). Jacksonville Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew will serve as Marshal as well. Make no mistake though, Tebow will be the crowd favorite. Fresh off of his acting debut, this is just another stop on the 2007 Heisman winner’s guest appearance circuit. While serving as Grand Marshal is good for Tebow’s PR campaign, one can’t help but think that this downtime should be used...
Clemson backup QB Willie Korn is leaving the football program for Marshall. Korn, a redshirt sophomore, came to Clemson in 2007 as one of the most prized QB recruits in history. Then-coach Tommy Bowden had so much faith in Korn that he and his coaching staff did not go after another QB in that recruiting class. Unfortunately, Korn’s career at Clemson has been plagued with injuries which left him too far behind on the depth chart. As a result, he has never...
