Congratulations to the real McCoy

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Congratulations to the real McCoy

Colt McCoy has reason to celebrate as he has been announced as the 2009 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner. The Unitas winner is recognized for not only athletic accomplishment, but for character, citizenship, scholastic achievement, and leadership qualities. Congratulations Mr. McCoy, you are a deserving recipient. McCoy joins the ranks of previous winners to include Matt Ryan (‘07), Brady Quinn (’06), and Matt Leinart (’05). All of whom were top draft picks. However, this award does not necessarily...

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Oregon Comes Up Roses!

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Oregon Comes Up Roses!

Oregon is headed to Pasadena for a January 1st Rose Bowl date with Ohio State. Oregon hasn’t played in the Rose Bowl since 1995. Thursday night’s edition of the Civil War had high stakes with the winner claiming the Pac-10 crown and an all expense paid trip to sunny California for the holidays. The game lived up to all its hype as Oregon won 37-33 after converting on two crucial fourth down attempts on its final drive. Oregon State played...

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Mangino’s replacement has huge pants to fill

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Mangino’s replacement has huge pants to fill

In the wake of what would have been a nasty investigation of alleged physical and verbal abuse of his players, Kansas football coach Mark Mangino officially resigned today ending his eight year tenure as head coach. Mangino proclaims his innocence and insists he has done nothing outside the scope of his coaching duties. Whatever the case, Mangino and Kansas reached an amicable settlement (around the neighborhood of $6 million) to compensate for Mangino’s early departure. Mangino took over as...

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Harbaugh’s true colors shine

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Stanford University’s football coach Jim Harbaugh seems to be displeased with the ref’s call. Watch the video and you shall see how he truly expresses himself.

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Notre Dame commands respect

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Regardless of your position on Notre Dame, this storied program still has a strong bite and will always have a national presence even coming off of sub-par performances this past decade. As Charlie Weis was dismissed from Notre Dame, Universities and ADs throughout the nation were scrambling to prevent their big time coaches from being lured by the aura of Notre Dame.  Most recently, #4 TCU just locked in coach Gary Patterson to a new contract through the 2016...

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So long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen

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So long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen

The economic climate has taken another soul–The Hofstra Pride. After 69 years of gridiron play, the President, Stuart Rabinowitz, said on dropping the program, the choice was clear citing the high cost of running the program, the team’s inability to generate interest, and the lack of financial support and attendance. The Pride may have produced NFLers such as the Saints Marques Colston and the Steelers Willie Colon, but the team could not generate enough pride with its students and...

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Kelly to replace Weis?

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Kelly to replace Weis?

Early reports are already coming in that Brian Kelly will be the next head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Cincinnati coach has taken the Bearcats to uncharted territory and ND would expect nothing less out of Kelly. Recently on a Cincinnati radio show Kelly denied the speculation and dismissed any rumors or talk of ND. But why would he say anything at this point? He has the Big East showdown with Pitt this weekend. Any comments about...

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