For the Glory

For the Glory

Well it looks like signing day has come and gone. Aside from a few holdouts such as Seantrel Henderson (who is holding out on USC until the NCAA concludes its investigation), most teams have their recruiting class all lined up. Depending on which rating scale you prefer, the top ten schools should come to no surprise–Florida, Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma and USC all had strong showings and late moves. Penn State, Auburn and Washington also picked up some highly talented...

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James and Joyner issue pro-choice reply to Tim Tebow’s Super Bowl ad

Sean James and Al Joyner respect women and the right to choose. Watch this video sponsored by Planned Parenthood and let me know your thoughts.

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Christmas In February

Christmas In February

Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that today is National Signing Day. Signing Day coverage will begin at 10 a.m. ET on ESPNU and will run until 7 p.m.  For you recruitniks that will be working and won’t be able to follow today’s action on television, ESPN360.com will stream coverage starting at 3:00 p.m. ET. While we can’t provide the same around the clock coverage as ESPNU, click this link to follow your school’s progress....

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Worthless Texas merchandise goes to Haiti

Worthless Texas merchandise goes to Haiti

Regardless of how altruistic you deem George Mitchell to be, he has agreed to donate 14,000 shirts and hats to earthquake ravaged Haiti. Mr. Mitchell is the University Co-op president who, on a gamble, printed shirts and hats bearing the Texas Longhorns as the BCS National Champions. Of course, when Colt McCoy went down, so did Mitchell’s profits and dreams. In an effort to salvage his loss, he got in touch with Kids In Distressed Situations, Inc. to coordinate...

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Pitt to the Big 10?

Pitt to the Big 10?

Rumors are swirling in the virtual world that Pitt is joining the Big 10 conference. Some have doubts about the rumors, while others, including Ben Maller, see it happening. Maller reports: University of Pittsburgh athletics are moving to the Big 10 conference, according to sources close to the school. Some athletes were informed of the move over the weekend, a little birdie tells me. This move sets up the natural rivalry with Penn State who joined the conference in 1990....

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Brian Kelly continues to sever his ties with Cincinnati

Brian Kelly continues to sever his ties with Cincinnati

It looks like Brian Kelly took a page out of Lane Kiffin’s book on how to treat your former school. It wasn’t enough for Kelly to abandon his undefeated team and leave his players coachless weeks before the Allstate Sugar Bowl, but now he is working on swiping his Cincy recruits. Since the weakest and most questionable spot on Notre Dame’s depth chart is the QB position, Kelly decided to turn to his old stomping grounds to rectify the...

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Illini’s academic standards are too high for some

Illini’s academic standards are too high for some

Photo source: Illinois Loyalty For all you Illini fans, we all know how much DT Josh Brent has meant for the team and the defensive line. In 2009 he performed solidly amassing 29 tackles, 3 sacks, and 3 forced fumbles.  If you are wondering why you haven’t seen him on Peabody Drive heading towards the ARC this semester, it’s because he is no longer a student. Brent is currently dealing with serious academic issues. So much so, he is...

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