“The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You” were found scrawled on athletic tape attached to the carpet in Texas A&M’s Bright Football Complex Tuesday morning. The message found written on the tape is a lyric from A&M’s rival Texas’s fight song. The facilities were burglarized and some football equipment was reported stolen. As of now, no suspects have been named but an investigation is still being conducted. The incident is sure to provide locker room fodder for the Aggies when...
Duke football was in the news yesterday as third string running back/defensive back Tony Jackson (Jr. 5’10 190lbs) was banished from the team for not fulfilling the duties required under the Duke football standard of conduct. Jackson rushed for 259 yards and had 106 receiving yards for a TD last year. He also contributed on special teams as well. Jackson was not expected to see the field in anything more than a reserve role capacity this season so no...
NCAA Football 2010 came out a week ago yesterday much to the delight of fans of college football. The Matador and I have enjoyed the series since its beginning and we have both bought it every single year without fail. I picked up the Xbox360 version last Tuesday during Gamestop’s Midnight Release and spent a couple hours playing Wednesday after work. I’ll start by saying that this game has definitely beefed up the artificial intelligence on the defensive side of the...
According to ESPN, Army has agreed to play three more football games in Yankee stadium in addition to the Notre Dame game scheduled for the fall of 2010. As of now, Army will host Rutgers in 2011, Air Force in 2012, and Boston College in 2014. This is exciting news for the college football community as it is reminiscent of the old tradition of gridiron in Yankee Stadium.
Washington Husky offensive lineman Skyler Fancher got a little more than he paid for last week at a Seattle Chipotle restaurant. The 6’5, 273 lb. Fancher left his 4 barbacoa burritos and sprinted after a teenage thief after he ran off with a woman’s purse at the Tex-Mex fast food chain. Francher and two other men gave chase after the teenager who proved to be pretty quick and agile. The purse snatcher slipped past one of his apprehenders after his tank top ripped sending the good samaritan...
Iowa and Kirk Ferentz finalized contract paperwork on Monday giving the 53 year old head coach $3M a year for the next 7 years. In addition to his annual salary, Ferentz will also have access to a private plane that he can use for up to 35 hours a year. In 2008 he was the eighth highest paid Division 1 football coach. Ferentz is entering his 11th year as head coach of the Hawkeyes making him the second longest...
Army and Notre Dame have recently signed on to play a football game at the new New York Yankee stadium. The game is currently scheduled to be played on the evening of November 20, 2010 and it would be the first football game held in the stadium. Current Irish coach and Trenton, NJ native, Charlie Weis is no stranger to football in NYC as he attended Giant football games in the old baseball stadium as a youth. While talking...
Air Force: Fisher DeBerry’s Air Force Falcons were the premier team among the service academies during his tenure. When DeBerry retired in December of 2006, he amassed an impressive 34-8 record against rivals Army and Navy. Needless to say, Air Force’s replacement to him was going have some very large big shoes to fill. On December 22nd 2006, the Falcons brought in former DeBerry assistant and Air Force grad Troy Calhoun to succeed him. Calhoun brought along with him...
