Arizona State’s Dennis Erickson stands strong. During the 3rd quarter of today’s game, one of his players, Gerell Robinson, was knocked out of bounds and as a result, accidentally ran into Erickson knocking out the veteran coach. Erickson, albeit a little woozy, got back up, sat on the sidelines, and then continued to coach Arizona State to a 27-14 victory over Washington State. When asked about the hit, Erickson stated, “they knocked me colder than a cucumber, I was...
College football is a game of passion, emotion, and energy. However, refs have taken it too far with penalizing every little celebration for excessive celebration. Many times, these calls have altered the outcome of the game which is totally ridiculous. Last week Georgia’s A.J. Green caught the seemingly game winning touchdown against LSU with under a minute the go in the 4th quarter. After snagging the pass and scoring, Green was justifiably excited and celebrated with his teammates in...
Florida’s Tim Tebow may not be the only concussed QB to sit out on Saturday. Texas Tech’s Taylor Potts suffered a concussion last week in Tech’s game against New Mexico which earned him an overnight stay in a Lubbock hospital. Unlike the secrecy surrounding Tebow, TT coach Mike Leach has made it know that Potts will sit this week as a precautionary measure. TT will turn to former walk-on Steven Sheffield to lead the offense. Sheffield come off the...
The Grambling State and Prairie View bands seem to play to the beat of a different drum much to the dismay of the SWAC. The conference is coming down on the school’s bands for playing at inappropriate times during last weekend’s football game. The conference has strict rules regarding when bands can play. Apparently, both bands played while the other team’s offense approached the line of scrimmage causing distraction. The rule is very clear that bands must stop once...
The Matador originally posted that the Golden Eagles’ punter Peter Wilkes passed away on Friday based on a press release from the Southern Mississippi Athletic Department. Apparently, the release was premature as the school is now retracting the statement–Wilkes is still alive, but in critical condition. ESPN has the latest: Peter Wilkes, a walk-on punter at Southern Miss, is in critical condition at a Memphis, Tenn., hospital after being shot at his home in Union City, Tenn. Regional Medical...
The Michigan Wolverines are traveling to Iowa City for a huge game against the Iowa Hawkeyes Saturday night. Unfortunately, the Wolverines will be without their leading rusher as Carlos Brown is still recovering from a concussion suffered during Tuesday’s practice. Brown has not been listed on the team’s injury report, but sources close to the team confirmed his status. With Brown on the bench, Michigan’s Brandon Minor will have to fill his shoes. However, this will be a difficult...
This just in from Hattiesburg. Southern Miss walk-on punter Peter Wilkes died today from an accidental shooting incident. Yesterday, he was in his home town of Union City, Tennessee when the incident occurred. There are very few details on this, but we do know that Wilkes did not travel with the team to Louisville. That’s why he was able to go home for the weekend. Coach Larry Fedora says coaches and players are “shocked and devastated” over Wilkes’ death. Our thoughts and...
