For all you USF students who have any aspiration to play on the college football gridiron, the USF coaching department is holding an open walk-on spot for a place-kicker. As you recall, USF PK Maikon Bonani suffered a bizarre injury while working at Busch Gardens during the summer. His injury leaves just one open roster spot for place-kicking duties. TO ALL USF STUDENTS, if you think you can kick a football, please contact special teams football coach John Hendrick through the...
Though the exact illness has not been determined, Alabama players are showing signs of H1N1 symptoms. The Tide are reporting that at least 10 players have been hit with this flu-like symptom. The biggest name to report having this illness is All-American defensive tackle Terrence Cody. Commenting on the illness, Nick Saban states, “I’m no doctor. I’m not a physician. I don’t really want to compare or predict because I really don’t know, but the guys that have been...
Texas junior Vondrell McGee was named starting running back for the ‘Horns today. There has been an intense battle for possession of the position between McGee and sophomore Foswhitt Whittaker, but McGee took the lead after Whittaker was forced to sit out a few practices with injury. Texas Coach Mack Brown was impressed by McGee’s strength during the summer and thinks that he has a lot to contribute to the offense. However, Brown also made it known that he is not afraid...
From day one, Pete Carroll loved the poise and grace of true freshman QB Matt Barkley. Since Barkley enrolled at SC, he has been battling Aaron Corp for the starting job. From the start, Corp had a leg up and a competitive advantage; however, that did not stop Barkley from continuing to impress the coaching staff and most importantly Carroll. “He has exceeded all our expectations. He has all the physical ability, he has the mentality and temperament to...
The most famous cheerleader in college football history is making the news. Amanda Pflugrad may lose her cheerleading scholarship after pictures of her booze cruise bikini adventures made their way onto the internet. Oregon officials don’t think this is the image they want the squad to portray and Amanda doesn’t accurately represent the Ducks. Much to the dismay of Duck fans and players, sites are being created to Save Amanda’s Scholarship. Please help, in the name of pageantry.
Big rumors are swirling in Iowa City. There is chatter that the Hawkeyes’ star RB Jewel Hampton is contemplating red-shirting the 2009 season. Earlier in the summer, Hampton went down with a right knee strain which was subsequently injured during the preseason a few weeks ago. If his right knee doesn’t improve, he will have no other choice but to go under the knife. If he opts for knee surgery, he would be forced to sit out his sophomore season...
The entire Miami Hurricanes offense is going to rest on the health of QB Jacory Harris. After the sudden departure of Miami’s two back-up QBs, coach Randy Shannon was flooded with QB transfer requests to play for the ‘Canes. The flood of requests brought promise to the fans that the departure of Cook and Smith would be a distant memory. However, Shannon has faith in his QB and told reporters today that the program will not add any new QBs to...
