It looks like BYU’s head coach Bronco Mendenhall is fed up with the preseason polls. Mendenhall feels that the Mountain West just doesn’t get any respect when it comes to rankings and bowl selections. During the conference’s annual media blitz, he stated, “I don’t think it is possible to pick, nor do I think, philosophically, that there ought to be any preseason polls, period.” He later suggested that “after Game 6, then possibly there is enough information to make...
As you know, back in May, former Arizona State and Nebraska quarterback Sam Keller didn’t have the career the recruiters thought he would so he decided to make money the good ole fashion way. Keller sued Electronic Arts and the NCAA for conspiring to use his identity and other college athletes’ identities for pecuniary gain, “despite clear prohibitions on the use of student names and likenesses in NCAA bylaws, contracts and licensing agreements.” Currently, the case is pending in the US District Court for the...
It looks like Georgia’s Mark Richt is not welcome at Carver of Columbus after a recent recruiting miscommunication and debacle. Carver’s QB Devin Burns was initially offered a scholarship to play for Richt. Once he decided to commit, he and the family traveled to Athens, Georgia to announce his plans to play for the Bulldogs. Burns’ family, friends, and teammates all decided to head down to Athens to support his decision and celebrate the joyous occasion. Unfortunately, no one told Burns the scholarship...
It looks like the Nittany Lions will be down a WR come this fall. Penn State backup receiver James McDonald is off the football team after police charged him with drunken driving. He was picked up at about 2:30 a.m. July 9 in the parking lot of the Nittany Lion Inn for an expired registration. The arresting officer detected a strong odor of alcohol. When McDonald failed the standard field sobriety test, he was taken to Mount Nittany Medical...
The North Dakota State University football team (6-5, 4-4) suspended linebacker Blake Sczepanski from the team indefinitely after his arrest (by Fargo police) for driving under the influence, according to a press release issued by NDSU. Bison coach Craig Bohl said Sczepanski’s status will be determined after going through the university and legal process. “Blake will not be on our roster at the start of fall camp and his time away from the program will be significant,” said Bohl.
On July 20th, The U.S. Naval Academy and West Point announced the military insurer United Services Automobile Association (USAA) has signed a 10-year agreement to be title sponsor of the annual Army-Navy football game. USAA, which has about 6.8 million members, is based in San Antonio, Texas. It is among the premier providers of banking products, insurance, investments and financial planning to current and former members of the U.S. military and their families – including the cadets and midshipmen...
This just in from the AP, Mississippi State’s RB Anthony Dixon, recently named preseason second-team All-Southern Conference, was arrested, when officers found Dixon intoxicated with two empty champagne bottles in plain view on the car floor. He was arrested at the corner of Montgomery and Hogan streets in Starkville at 10:14 p.m. this past Saturday. Apparently, Dixon, while driving under the influence of alcohol, drove off the side of the road. When found, one officer noted his slurred speech and bloodshot...
