DALLAS (FWAA) – The Penn State Nittany Lions fought through a swirl of emotions in a pre-game ceremony honoring thir seniors, then honed in to grind past Wisconsin in overtime Saturday for a 24-21 win. By closing a challenging season with a win over the Big Ten Leaders Division champions, the Nittany Lions (8-4) earned the honor of Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Nov. 24. The announcement came exclusively on...
The Davey O’Brien Foundation announced the three finalists for the 2012 Davey O’Brien Quarterback Award. Either Collin Klein (Sr., Kansas State), Johnny Manziel (Fr., Texas A&M) or Braxton Miller (So., Ohio State) will be recognized as the nation’s best quarterback during The Home Depot College Football Awards show at Disney’s BoardWalk at the Walt Disney World Resort on Thursday, Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m. (CT). Fans have an opportunity to help determine who wins this prestigious award by voting...
The Miami Hurricanes will join the ranks of Ohio State, Penn State, University of Central Florida, and North Carolina as bowl ineligible for the upcoming postseason. The Hurricanes (6-5, 4-3 ACC) in an unprecedented decision opted to forego their second straight postseason play as NCAA investigations are ongoing regarding revelations of a booster alleging to have given extra benefits in the form of cash and gifts to players and recruits. The university president, Donna Shalala, and the top brass...
Most mascots fall into two categories: area-relevant, or tough (or both). You’ve got gators in Florida, buckeyes in Ohio, and cowboys in Oklahoma. But sometimes, a school fronts a mascot that just leaves everybody else scratching their heads. We’re looking into the worst offenders in college sports and either passing along the accepted, convoluted explanations or simply expressing a collective “WTF?” for the sports world. 1. HokieBird, Virginia Tech: If you’re not up on turkey lingo, you might think...
The NCAA compliance department will no longer tolerate major rules infractions for head coaches or their staff. The NCAA is instituting a policy that presumes head coaches “to be responsible for the actions of all assistant coaches and administrators who report, directly or indirectly, to the head coach.” As of October 30, 2012, the Division 1 Board of Directors will adopt bylaw 11.1.2.1 which is a radical and more strict approach to holding coaches accountable for rules violations by...
Penn State senior QB Matt McGloin is ready to battle QB Braxton Miller and the Ohio State Buckeyes. The two best teams in the Big Ten conference are pitted to play each other this Saturday night. Despite their dominance on the field, both teams are ineligible for post season play because of NCAA sanctions dubbing this marquee match-up the Probation Bowl. Even though Ohio State is 8-0 and ranked 9th in the country, Penn State is the hottest team in...
The Randy Edsall experiment has taken another tumultuous turn. Freshman quarterback Perry Hills tore his ACL and is done for the season. Hills was knocked out of last week’s 20-18 loss to N.C. State after an attempted tackle following an interception. Hills was the back-up to C.J. Brown, who also tore his ACL in August. As a freshman, Hills was showing improvement each week. He even earned the ACC Rookie of the Week award for his 36-27 win over...
