The college football world will have to deal with Tim Tebow for one more season, at least in the electronic gaming world. Earlier today, EA Sports and Tim Tebow announced their pairing up as he signed a contract on the dotted line to be featured on the cover of EA Sports NCAA Football 2011. EA Sports wanted to memorialize the legendary college QB who completed his Gator career winning the Heisman trophy in 2007 sandwiched by two national championships...
Purdue’s Ralph Bolden suffered an ACL tear in his right knee according to team officials and will undergo surgery to repair the damage. Bolden first suffered the injury during Purdue’s March 31st practice, but the team didn’t announce the severity of the injury until yesterday. As of now, a timetable for Bolden’s return to the field is unknown. “Could be ready by the season but we’ll have to wait and see,” coach Danny Hope said. “It’s one of those...
The next time you see the William & Mary Tribe running into Zable Stadium onto Cary Field, you might be left with some questions. Today, the nation’s second oldest college introduced the fans to the school’s new bizarre mascot, the William & Mary Griffin (actual name is currently under vote). If you are asking yourself what in the world is a griffin, you are not alone. A griffin is a mythical creature with the body of a lion and the head of...
For the few fans who are still tracking the life of former Ohio State RB Maurice Clarett, today could be a day he will never forget. There is a small possibility that he could be released from county jail and transferred to a community based correction facility and ultimately released in 6 months. An Ohio judge will determine his fate later today as a hearing has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. today in Franklin County Common Pleas Court. Clarett has been a...
QB Demetrius Jones just can’t find a home. It only seems like yesterday that Jones was under center taking snaps for the Fighting Irish. In 2007, he was given the starting nod when the team faced Georgia Tech to kick-off the season. After a horrendous effort by Jones, in comes heralded recruit Jimmy Clausen to take over the signaling calling duties. When then Coach Charlie Weis benched Jones, he had no other choice but to quit the team and...
There is still question as to where Tim Tebow lands in NFL lore, but before he even has an NFL team to speak of, sponsors are lining up at the door trying to sign arguably the most popular college football player ever. The first major sponsor to nab Tebow is Nike. Nike’s clientele includes superstars such as Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong. Tim Tebow may not belong in the same sentence as those...
The Garrett Gilbert era is officially underway in Austin, Texas. The rising sophomore was thrown into the fire as a true freshman during the 2010 BCS National Championship game against Alabama after Texas starting QB Colt McCoy left the game in the first quarter with an injury. Even though Gilbert only went 15-40 for 146 yards with 2 TDs and 4 INTs, his Longhorns were still in the game heading into the last 10 minutes of the 4th quarter. Gilbert impressed...
