Bobby Bowden’s New Year’s gift from the NCAA–a rejection letter. Rumors are speculating that the NCAA has rejected Florida State’s appeal in lieu of the school’s academic cheating scandal. For Bowden, this means that he may lose up to 14 of his 389 career victories. The exact number will be determined and enforced after a complete examination of every game in which ineligible players played. This news would be more meaningful if Florida State didn’t push Bowden to retirement....
During the New Mexico State game back on Halloween, Ohio State’s stud sophomore QB Terrelle Pryor suffered an ankle injury during the win that’s been nagging him ever since. Now it’s just been revealed that he has been dealing with another injury, a partially torn PCL in his knee. Though the Buckeyes and Pryor are mum on which knee is injured, it doesn’t matter, a partial tear will simply slow down Pryor and his aggressiveness. Although, Pryor is assuring...
UCLA got lucky this season by slipping into post season play. Tomorrow at 4:30 p.m EST, the Bruins (6-6) will face off against the Temple Owls (9-4) in the EagleBank Bowl in Washington, D.C. This is a bowl game against two diametrically opposite teams. UCLA plays in a much stronger conference and plays top quality teams. Temple, more of a basketball school, plays in a weaker conference and generally gets slaughtered by sound D-1 programs. However, Temple deserves to...
There is some good news coming out of South Bend, Indiana. Star freshman LB Manti Te’o is going to delay his Mormon mission and he will return next season. As a freshman, he became an instant fan hit and immediately garnered the respect of his teammates with his on the field dominance amassing 63 tackles in his freshman season. This wasn’t an easy for Te’o as he consulted his parents, family members, and his bishop before he confirmed his...
For the first time in college football bowl history, a woman officiated a major college football bowl game. Sarah Thomas was wearing the zebra stripes officiating as a line judge during the Little Caesars Bowl this past Saturday. As Marshall was battling it out against Ohio, Thomas was blolwing her whistle when she saw fit. She was excited to be on the field and showed no signs of distraction even though she felt “a little uncomfortable at first because you...
Now that Brian Kelly has settled in South Bend and learned his way around the Guglielmino Athletics Complex, he has a major offensive issue to sort out. With the early departure of QB Jimmy Clausen and an ACL tear to the heir apparent Dayne Crist, Kelly does not have a QB with any collegiate experience. Unfortunately, the depth chart is not deep because Weis did not sign any top QB prospects in 2009. As of now, Kelly has only...
The 96th Rose Bowl is getting a little more interesting as both Oregon and Ohio State are dealing with shrinking rosters. The Oregon Ducks have just announced that back-up WR Jamere Holland is academically ineligible for post season play. During the season, he amassed 13 catches for 199 yards and 2 TDs. The Eugene Register-Guard reported that this is nothing new for Holland and the Ducks as he has been dealing with academic issues all throughout his collegiate career....
