It’s official: former Alabama quarterback Star Jackson transferred to Georgia State earlier this week and will be a part of the Panthers’ inaugural football season. Even though the redshirt freshman saw some playing time last season with the Tide, he figured he wouldn’t see the field too much with McElroy calling the shots for the defending national champs. Since Jackson transferred to a championship subdivision team he is not required to sit out the 2010 season. It’s not a...
If you happen to be on eBay and you are bidding on a Rose Bowl ring please be warned that the possession of stolen property (regardless if you paid for it or not) is a crime. Former Badger great and NFL running back Ron Dayne was a recent victim of theft and he wants his priceless Rose Bowl rings returned. The last three months have been rough for the Heisman trophy winner. Not only is he going through a...
Life after Juice Williams is underway in Champaign, IL. 6’3, 195 lbs., redshirt freshman Nathan Scheelhaase was named the starting QB for the Fighting Illini for the 2010 football season and will make his debut when Illinois travels to St. Louis to play Missouri on September 4th. Scheelhaase redshirted in 2009 but head coach Ron Zook has full faith that he can run the offense. “Following spring ball, our coaching staff had some time to review the quarterback situation and...
Coach Chuck Amato refuses to let his bout with cancer stop him from continuing his passion of coaching college football. The former Florida State assistant coach is doing extremely well and is showing signs of normalcy after tackling months of therapy for a cancerous tumor in his tonsils. Amato is slowly bouncing back from the treatment and is starting to eat solid foods again. Though Coach Chest (Amato’s nickname) lost over 20 pounds during this fight, he has not...
The Nebraska faithful have reason to worry as their top receiver can’t seem to stay out of trouble. This past weekend, senior WR Niles Paul was picked up for possession of alcohol by a minor and urinating in public in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. Some time around 1:23 a.m. on Friday morning a police officer spotted Paul, who reeked of alcohol, urinating on a fence near Centennial Mall. The officer tested Paul who blew a .104. He was immediately arrested,...
More good news is coming out of Tuscaloosa and the Mark Ingram camp. The Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) has just named its Amateur Athlete of the year. RB Mark Ingram, Jr. will be honored this Sunday at the ASWA’s annual convention in Birmingham, Alabama. Ingram earned this award for his fantastic play last season garnering 1,658 rushing yards, 17 touchdowns, and 32 receptions en route to a Heisman Trophy and a BCS National Championship. The last Tide to win...
The most preeminent athletic program in the PAC-10 awaits its fate for alleged impropriety. The NCAA committee on infractions will release its findings of its investigation of both the University of Southern California’s basketball team and football team regarding NCAA violations. USC already addressed the issue surrounding basketball phenom O.J. Mayo and opted with self imposed sanctions. The school put a ban on postseason play, reduced scholarships, and vacated all wins from 2007-08. The football team is facing allegations...
