College football’s best dressed coach gave a historic interview to a Columbus Ohio magazine that caters to the city’s gay residents. The Columbus Outlook interviewed Ohio State’s Jim Tressel last month where the coach suggested that he’d openly accept any gay player to the Ohio State Buckeye football family.”We try to tell our guys that an authentic you is the best you,” Tressel told the magazine. “That’s truly what freedom means, and the beauty of living in America. People...
Not that UVA was going to contend for an ACC championship this season, but new head coach Mike London must be scratching his head wondering what he is going to do with his lack of experienced signal callers. As it stands, Sophomore Riko Smalls, who was going to contend against Senior Marc Verica for the starting spot, turned in his playbook and packed his bags. Smalls announced today that he was going to transfer from UVA and continue his...
Mark Ingram Sr., father of Alabama Heisman winner running back Mark Ingram, was sentenced to an additional 2 years in the federal prison system earlier today. Ingram Sr. was supposed to report to federal prison in January of 2009 to begin serving time on a 92 month sentence after being convicted of federal money laundering and bank fraud charges. Instead of reporting to jail, Ingram Sr. locked himself in a Michigan motel room on the evening of January 3rd,...
In an attempt to take the fun out of tailgating, University of Georgia officials announced a few new rules regarding pre-game rituals for the 2010 football season. As a campus wide enactment and in an anti-Southern movement, there will be no more deep fryers or low boilers on campus. Also, for all you cheapskates who park in the garages, you are no longer allowed to use grills in or on top of the parking decks. For those of you...
Photo source: Life.com For all you Colorado fans, you can’t seem to catch a break, unless of course we are talking about a broken fibula. As Thursday’s scrimmage was coming to a close, senior WR Scotty McKnight suffered an injury to his leg. The injury occurred when McKnight was making a sideline catch and was forced out of bounds. He apparently ran into one of the walls and railings that caused him to step awkwardly resulting in his injury....
Highly touted running back Bryce Brown is leaving the Tennessee Volunteers. The rising sophomore missed Tennessee’s first day of spring practice on Thursday and informed new head coach Derek Dooley along with other members of the UT coaching staff that he would not be returning. This news comes as a huge shock to the Volunteer faithful as Brown was one of Tennessee’s most highly recruited prospects in recent history and many expected him to shatter several rushing records by the...
Former KU coach Mark Mangino was certainly no martyr, but it looks like the Jayhawks’ Turner Gill is the saint they have been so desperately seeking. Students and fans got a glimpse of the coach’s character during the Members of Leadership Lawrence class this past week. Coach Gill presented himself as a steadfast clean cut coach with the heart of a lion who will not stand for any insubordination. This was evident in his hiring of assistance coaches, “I...
