Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that today is National Signing Day. Signing Day coverage will begin at 10 a.m. ET on ESPNU and will run until 7 p.m. For you recruitniks that will be working and won’t be able to follow today’s action on television, ESPN360.com will stream coverage starting at 3:00 p.m. ET. While we can’t provide the same around the clock coverage as ESPNU, click this link to follow your school’s progress....
According to ESPN.com, the Elite 11, the nation’s premier quarterback camp, is set to open Feburary 28th in sunny Orlando, Florida. The country’s best high school QBs will have a chance to showcase their talent in six cities across the nation. After a heavy vetting process, the Elite 11 committee will then invite the 12 best QBs the cities’ have offered, to the final exclusive camp session in Southern California. The final camp includes hands on teaching from professionals,...
Photo Source: SeniorBowl.com The College Football Hall of Fame was established in 1951. 59 years later, it was finally decided to open the doors for the Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHoF). Historically Black Colleges and Universities were established back in the 60’s during the height of racism as an outlet for young men and women to overcome discriminatory practices seen amongst the other colleges and universities. This outlet allowed for black students and athletes to attend higher education and to...
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...
Lee Corso will return to the set of ESPN’s College GameDay Saturday morning after suffering a stroke on May 16th of this year. The 74 year old former collegiate coach, and Florida State football player, has made great strides in 4 months, but he still has trouble with writing and mobility. Corso is an original cast member of College GameDay, which premiered in 1987, and is arguably the most popular member of the show. The road to recovery for Corso has...
The moment that college football fans have been waiting all year for has finally arrived. Today marks the official kickoff of the 2009-2010 college football season as the North Carolina State Wolfpack host the South Carolina Gamecocks at 7 p.m. EST on ESPN. Fans from Pullman, WA, to Piscataway, NJ, will be wearing their school colors with a little more pride than usual starting today. 119 Division 1 teams are starting fresh with the hopes of playing on January...
When The Matador thinks college football, Kenny Chesney does not come to mind. It pains me to think that part of Chesney will be incorporated into every single ESPN/ABC college football game this season. Last fall Kenny Chesney was at a Nashville dinner with play-by-play announcer Brett Musburger, football analyst Kirk Herbstreit and producer Bill Bonnell. Presumably with whiskey in hand, Chesney began scribbling lyrics on a cocktail napkin. These lyrics soon became a recorded song titled “This Is Our Moment.” The video...
