The 85th edition of the East West Shrine Game was played yesterday in Orlando, Florida. Northwestern’s Mike Kafka (18-27 150 yards) led the east to the game winning drive by hitting Penn State’s Andrew Quarless with 5 ticks left on the clock. In the huddle I told Kafka, ‘Just throw it up and I’ll make a play.’ He threw a perfect pass,” Quarless said. “It just feels good to go out with a bang.” The Nittany Lions also had a strong showing...
Houston football coach Kevin Sumlin received a late Christmas gift earlier this week. Fresh off the heels of one of Houston’s best football seasons, Sumlin was awarded a contract extension that will keep him at Houston through the 2015 season. The contract still must be approved by the Texas Board of Regents, but barring any unexpected setbacks, the deal should be made official on Monday. Sumlin’s name had quite a bit of buzz a few weeks ago for a...
Arizona coach Mike Stoops believes in second chances. Former Texas receiver Dan Buckner is going to the University of Arizona to continue his collegiate football career. Buckner was dismissed from the Texas football program after being arrested on trespassing and resisting arrest charges on January 13th. The charges stemmed from an altercation between Buckner and his girlfriend, when he refused to leave his girlfriend’s apartment apartment after she asked him to do so. Buckner, if he can manage to...
Duke’s football team had quite the week filled with drama. First, speculation abounded over head coach David Cutcliffe’s potential departure to Tennessee. Now, three Blue Devil’s have been dismissed from the team for violation of team conduct. Early Sunday, gun shots were fired outside of a campus dorm by three Duke football players. In fear and panic, Police were called to the scene and were they recovered the discharged handgun. As a result, John Drew, Kyle Griswold, and Brandon Putnam were all...
In a college football world where we expect loyalty and commitment to teams from our student athletes, college football coaches are able to pick up and leave on a whim without any penalty. The double standard is glaring. This young off-season has seen more coaching twists from L.A. to Knoxville, than a One Tree Hill episode. Former Cincy coach Brian Kelly started the snowball effect which is now infull speed. Kelly had taken the Bearcats to a school best 12-0 season record and...
It’s that time of the year where Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) makes his annual PR push for Boise State. Hatch has written a letter to President Obama asking that the Boise State football team be invited to the White House along with D1 national champs Alabama. It is customary tradition that the president of the United States host championship winning collegiate and professional teams at the White House during the spring. Alabama will be making their trip at some...
The drama in LA continues. Lane Kiffin has left the Tennessee Vols for the USC Trojans, a move that’s sending shock waves through the college football world. Kiffin just finished his first season at Tennessee going 7-6 and a Chick-fil-A bowl appearance. Kiffin will replace legendary coach Pete Carroll, who left USC this past weekend for the Seattle Seahawks. Kiffin previously coached at ‘SC from 2001-2006 and then left for the Oakland Raiders. After a tumultuous one and a...
Now that Nick Saban has won his 2nd. NCAA football championship, let the guessing begin as to how long he stays in Tuscaloosa. College football’s resident gypsy and his Crimson Tide won the 2010 BCS National Championship game tonight beating Texas 37-21. Saban’s not known to be one to lay down his roots anywhere for too long. After bringing ‘Bama back to national prominence, will Saban get the itch and decide to bolt from Tuscaloosa? Mal Moore, the Alabama...
