It must be a sign from above. The Trojan’s 2004 BCS Trophy, which is glamorously displayed at Heritage Hall, was slightly damaged the other day. The crystal ball, which sits perched on top of the BCS trophy, mysteriously fell off its pegs and now lays to rest at the foot of the trophy. The school has not released a statement regarding the trophy incident. However, rumor has it, there was a group of Notre Dame fans touring the campus...
Some would say Erin Andrews, the famed ESPN college football reporter, was a victim in the peephole-camera incident when she was unlawfully videotaped walking around nude in her hotel room. It looks like more pictures are surfacing, but this time, they are with her consent. Andrews agreed to do a photo spread for GQ Magazine. Her pictures are quite amusing, in that she’s wearing muddy football attire dressed like one of the boys. This is quite different than her pictures from the peephole incident.
For a young athlete, Donavan Tate played his cards right and is now going to play professional baseball for the San Diego Padres. Originally, North Carolina and Butch Davis were both excited about the thought of Tate playing for the Tar Heels. Tate showed up and played during the Tar Heels preseason camp. However, after 4 days he left to focus on his major league baseball contract. Tate was drafted #3 in this year’s MLB draft. The youngster had $6.25 million...
Navy takes a hit as starting nose guard Nate Frazier (6’3, 292 lbs.) was dismissed from the football team this past Monday. Cmdr. Joe Carpenter, the navy spokesman, confirmed the dismissal and stated “participating on a varsity athletic team is a privilege.” The exact accounts of the dismissal were not released; however, Navy is losing a strong anchor on the defensive side of the line. Hopefully, junior Chase Burge can fill the void. Coach Ken Niumatalolo understands the school’s decision and...
Iowa’s RB Jewel Hampton was slated to fill the shoes of NFL bound Shonn Greene. However, there is still uncertainty regarding his knee. Hampton has not been practicing with the team and coach Ferentz stated he is going to stay off his leg for “a little bit.” During Kids Day at Kinnick stadium this past Saturday, Hampton was wearing a sleeve on his right knee and appeared to be in good spirits, but not moving well. The question remains,...
Dr. Bob is widely considered the most influential sports handicapper in the nation, and his betting recommendations regularly move point spreads by several points. Bob Stoll has been analyzing professional and college sports since his days studying statistics at UC Berkeley in the mid-80’s and his advanced mathematical models and knowledge of personnel allow him to forecast the outcomes of games with incredible accuracy. In 2007, both the Wall Street Journal and ESPN E60 ran stories describing his success,...
The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl to honor the accomplishments of three great college quarterbacks: Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that factors in the candidates’ bowl performance before making a final determination. This year’s watch list includes 38 of the nations top QBs; however, this award is open to any QB in the nation. The winner will be announced after the bowls in January and will be honored at a February banquet in New Orleans....
During spring ball, Coach Jim Leavitt was preparing to unleash his version of the spread offense attack. Now it just may be an aerial attack with little to no running game. At one point, Moise Plancher, Mike Ford, Jamar Taylor, Richard Kelly and Aston Samuels were all fighting for the featured back position in Leavitt’s spread offense. Well in the past three days, the competition pretty much disappeared and not in a good way. Jamar Taylor is out with a torn ACL and Mike Ford...
