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Fallen Trojan

July 30, 2009
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Fallen Trojan

USC incoming freshman Frankie Telfort’s college football career is over before it had a chance to begin. The Trojan was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a heart condition known to be one of the leading causes of death for athletes. This spring, Rivals.com had Telfort listed as the #8 linebacker in the country and he was expected to compete for a position at LB or safety. Telfort will remain on scholarship with USC allowing him the opportunity to stay at the university and take classes. Pete Carroll...

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Sign of the Times

July 29, 2009
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Sign of the Times

Auburn University has collaborated with Tailgate Guys to offer fans tailgate services that come complete with everything except heartburn. For a fee, those who don’t feel like packing their cars and carrying everything over to Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturdays can have the tailgate brought to them.  Tailgate Guys will guarantee you a parking space, assembled chairs and tents, and they will even pack everything away for you after the game depending on the package you choose. All you have to do is show up with food...

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Football at Wrigley?

July 29, 2009
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Football at Wrigley?

It seems as if Army and the Yankees are starting a new trend. ESPN reports that talks are underway between Northwestern and Illinois that would move their yearly game to Chicago’s Wrigley Field as early as next season.  Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald and Illinois’s Ron Zook are both optimistic and excited about the possibility of the change of venue. Zook commented, “As you can tell, I would be very, very excited about having that opportunity,” Zook said. “And once again, it’s...

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Moving On…For Now

July 25, 2009
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Moving On…For Now

Nate Montana, the son of former Notre Dame and San Francisco great Joe Montana, has decided to leave Notre Dame for Pasadena City College. However, he intends to return to Notre Dame next spring and compete again for the quarterback job. Montana walked on to Notre Dame’s football team  but was not expected to get many reps at QB during practice this fall. Montana, a California native,  plans to play for Pasadena City College where he hopes to gain more...

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The Kiffin Saga Continues…..

July 25, 2009
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The Kiffin Saga Continues…..

First year Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin is in the news again for justifying negative off-season remarks he’s made about fellow conference coaches since being hired. Kiffin is a former Southern California offensive coordinator and Oakland Raiders head coach. He was hired by Tennessee after going just 5-15 with the Raiders. During SEC media days this Friday, Kiffin told reporters that he is not going to apologize for his previous comments even if it means that other conference coaches and fans...

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The Japan Bowl

July 24, 2009
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The Japan Bowl

Lou Holtz is coaching the Notre Dame Fighting Irish once again, The Fighting Irish Alumni team that is. On Saturday, July 25th, at 3AM US EST, Holtz will lead Notre Dame stars of yesterday into the Tokyo Dome for a gridiron battle against Team Japan in The Japan Bowl. Coach Kiyoyuki Mori will call the plays for Team Japan. Holtz commented on the increasing popularity of football in the Land of The Rising Sun by saying, “Their football has improved tremendously,” Holtz said Friday at Tokyo Dome....

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Bruins Land Another 4-Star Commit in Jefferson

July 24, 2009
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Bruins Land Another 4-Star Commit in Jefferson

USC’s Pete Carroll is accustomed to shaking down most of LA for recruits with little to no challenge from cross-town rival UCLA. If July is any indicator of things to come, Carroll may not be able to take that for granted for much longer. Coach Rick Neuheisel and his Bruins are making their presence in the valley known and have been hitting the recruiting circuit hard this summer. UCLA has already had an extremely active July (3 commits) and recently secured...

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Bowling in New York?

July 24, 2009
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Bowling in New York?

According to the New York Daily News, the NCAA and Yankee officials are in talks to possibly bring a bowl game to the new Yankee Stadium as early as the 2011 college football season. This comes on the heels of Army announcing that they will play four regular season games between 2010 and 2014 at the same venue. As of now the two sides are discussing scheduling arrangements and the financial aspects for the bowl. The Gotham Bowl, New York’s first attempt at...

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