Things are getting a little hairy for the Beaver football team. Gas prices in Corvallis, Oregon, apparently are so high that folks are resorting to stealing golf carts for their mode of transportation. Brennan Olander, a 6’1, 276 lb. defensive tackle was arrested along with former Oregon State football players QB Lyle Moevao, and LB Keaton Kristick. The three men stole the golf cart from the Oregon State athletic offices and used it for three days before flipping it...
FedEx announced today that it was ending it’s twenty-one year long sponsorship of the Orange Bowl. FedEx executives decided that it was not in the company’s best financial interest to continue sponsoring the bowl game. The change of heart from FedEx stems from the result of ESPN taking over broadcasting rights of BCS games from FOX Broadcasting Company beginning in 2011. ESPN purchased the BCS rights to sell sponsorship and advertising for the football games at the price of...
According to former Florida defensive back Wondy Pierre-Louis, the Gainesville Green was around in abundance for the 2006 Florida Gator football team. Pierre-Louis estimates about 75 percent of the 2006 team smoked marijuana based on internal talks among players and teammates posting positive tests. Pierre-Louis refused to estimate the current percentage since he says head coach Urban Meyer has significantly reduced the drug use on the team. This should not come as a surprise to anyone that attended any college, perhaps...
The 2010 NFL draft yielded great returns for the Florida Gators as the Gators had more players selected than any other school in the draft. The Gators set a school record by having 6 players taken in this first three rounds of this year’s draft, and tied a school record by having 3 players selected in the first round. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to many as the Gators have been the premiere college football team in the...
Football is coming to Wrigley Field. A deal was reached last Thursday that will bring the Northwestern Wildcats and the Illinois Fighting Illini to Wrigley for a game on November 20th, 2010. Football isn’t new to Wrigley field as the Chicago Bears used to call the ballpark home from 1921-1970. “It’s great for both programs, with the mystique of the stadium,” Illinois coach Ron Zook told ESPN.com. “Both programs will really enjoy it.” It seems to be a growing trend...
Brace yourself college football fans, two new bowl games have been approved by the NCAA and will be coming to a TV near you this holiday season. The New Era Pinstripe Bowl (New York, NY.) and the Dallas Football Classic Bowl (Dallas, TX.) were licensed and received approval for the 2010-2014 college football seasons. With the addition of these two games, the current bowl total is now at 35. While many feel that there are already more than enough bowl...
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) meetings are taking place in Phoenix, Arizona, this week. While all the media talk has been about the potential expansion of the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences, the Mountain West Conference could end up as the biggest winner if the the BCS powers that be have their way. BCS executive director Bill Hancock mentioned during meetings on Wednesday the possibility of Mountain West becoming the seventh conference to receive the coveted BCS automatic berth for the 2012 and...
Texas RB Vondrell McGee has been suspended for one game with the possibility of more depending on the outcome of his pending DWI case. The 5’10 senior from Longview, Texas, was pulled over at 3:07 am Sunday morning by an Austin police officer who observed him driving without his headlights on. Upon being pulled over, McGee blew a 0.12, the legal limit in the state of Texas is 0.08. He was arrested on the scene and taken in on a...
