Most college football seniors enter their final collegiate season with aspirations to play on Sundays. Much to the chagrin of Coach Bob Biggs, U.C. Davis QB Greg Denham is taking a different approach as he enters his senior year. Denham is quitting the team, trading his playbook for the bible. The 6’3 star QB has accumulated strong numbers as a three year starter for the Aggies. He has thrown for 6,435 yards with 46 TDs. He was honored twice...
Jacob Charest has transferred from the University of Illinois a week after Illini head coach Ron Zook named Nathan Scheelhaase the starting QB for the 2010 season. This news doesn’t really come as that much of a shocker as Charest had become buried in the depth chart over the course of spring practices. Charest is currently at home in North Carolina and hasn’t yet decided if he will enroll at another Division 1 football program where he’d have to...
Clemson quarterback Kyle Parker was taken with the 26th pick in the first round of this year’s MLB draft earlier this evening. Parker was drafted by the Colorado Rockies and became the school’s 10th first round draft pick. While this is a great accomplishment by Parker, the redshirt sophomore will have to make a decision to either return to Clemson and play football in the fall, or leave school for a career with the Colorado Rockies. Clemson thrived last...
Two Iowa football players were arrested early Saturday morning after a fight at Iowa City’s Vito bar. Running back Jewel Hampton, 20, was arrested for public intoxication and underage presence at a liquor establishment. Witnesses stated that Hampton was causing problems with Vito patrons that soon turned physical. As the altercations moved outside, police arrived at the scene to break up the melee. Hampton was immediately arrested for his involvement. Upon his arrest, he blew a .091. Fellow teammate...
Braxton Miller, arguably the best QB recruit in the 2011 class, announced this week that he’s headed to Ohio State. The 6’2, 185 lb signal caller from Huber Heights, Ohio, was heavily sought after by Florida, Georgia, Notre Dame, and a plethora of other elite Division 1 programs. Some recruiting experts are calling Miller the best QB recruit the Buckeyes have had in the past 10 years. While current Ohio State trigger man Terrelle Pryor was the most hyped...
Kentucky’s Derrick Locke will be put on the disabled list after sustaining injuries from a moped accident yesterday night. The do-it-all tailback for the Wildcats fell from his moped last night and broke a bone in his forearm while trying to catch his balance. UK spokesman Tony Neely told the Louisville Courier-Journal that Locke will not need surgery to repair the damage done to the arm, and that he expected Locke to be fully recovered by the time the...
Bobby Bowden may not be coaching the Seminoles anymore, but he is certainly going to step up to the plate when his alums are in need. This was seen when former Florida State RB Sammie Smith wanted to restore his civil rights after serving his prison sentence. In Florida, convicted felons cannot vote or own a weapon unless the individual gets a full or conditional pardon from the Clemency Board. So after 7 years behind bars for a federal...
