The legal cloud surrounding Mike Leach and Texas Tech University is going to get a little more clear today (unless Leach’s motion to continue is granted). There is a hearing scheduled today in the 99th District Court, Lubbock County, Texas regarding cause number 2009-550,359; Mike Leach vs. Texas Tech University. Leach’s attorneys are going to argue before the court that the legal proceedings need to be sped up and to expedite depositions and document exchange primarily for the whistleblower...
The maharajah Tebow is continuing to spread the good word of the Lord, this time on prime time television. Tim Tebow and his mother, Pam, will air their pro-life commercial during this year’s Super Bowl hosted in Miami, Florida titled “Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life.” The ad, which is being held under lock and key, is sponsored by Focus on the Family–a global non-profit Christian organization with a vision for healing brokenness in families, communities and societies worldwide through Christ....
Photo Source: SeniorBowl.com The College Football Hall of Fame was established in 1951. 59 years later, it was finally decided to open the doors for the Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHoF). Historically Black Colleges and Universities were established back in the 60’s during the height of racism as an outlet for young men and women to overcome discriminatory practices seen amongst the other colleges and universities. This outlet allowed for black students and athletes to attend higher education and to...
Since being booted out of Tinseltown in 2004, Ed Orgeron has done everything in his power to come back to the west coast. With Lane Kiffin surprisingly dropping Tennessee for the Trojans, the door opened for Orgeron to pack his bags and follow Kiffin. Unfortunately, it looks like Orgeron wanted to take more than his personal belongings to Southern California. Prior to departing Knoxville, Orgeron contacted Tennessee’s mid-term enrollees and offered them a piece of advice–do not attend class this semester if you...
Rich Rod’s tenure at Michigan has been anything but fabulous. He is certainly on the brink with the fans and boosters and improving his record is paramount as he heads into spring practice. With all the pressure to win, is it possible Rich Rod is sacrificing his players’ health for the betterment of his record? This was evident last season with quarterback Tate Forcier. In the first part of the season, Forcier was superb throwing 7 TDs against 2...
Before the season started, no one was sure of Toby Gerhart’s football status and most people outside of Palo Alto never actually knew how good he was. In 2009, he was offered a lucrative baseball contract in June’s MLB draft but he eventually passed on it so he could continue his services as a Cardinal running back. This move turned out to be wise as Gerhart amassed 1,871 rushing yards and 28 rushing touchdowns in 2009–good enough to earn...
Lane Kiffin is a saint and he doesn’t even know it. When the Vols hired Kiffin to take the reigns, there was so much excitement and hope in the air that the school created the Adidas’ “It’s Time” Lane Kiffin t-shirt. Well in the wake of the most devastating earthquake in Haiti, a West Knoxville apparel store, Hound Dogs, is offering anyone who brings in their “It’s Time” t-shirt 20% off their next purchase. All the t-shirts collected will be...
