So you want to be a college sports star? If you’ve got the goods, an athletic scholarship can be the ticket (or at least part of a ticket) to a fantastic education. Since you’re reading this article, we’ll assume you’re not the next Cam Newton. You’re a solid lineman or shooting guard or golfer who doesn’t have coaches beating down his door. While the odds of landing a scholarship to an NCAA program are not in your favor, these...
In another step to lure top talent and to let blue-chippers know that USC is the place to showcase your football talent, head coach Lane Kiffin and the Trojans are now including twitter handles on player bio’s. This risky move is an apparent attempt to keep prospective players virtually connected to current players without breaking any recruiting violations. Twitter is certainly a wonderful tool that allows for instant communication without filter to a worldwide audience. With that said, college football coaches such...
For those questioning why Minnesota State head football coach Todd Hoffner, 46, was abruptly escorted off the team’s practice field this past Friday–the Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Department has your answer. On Tuesday, the Sheriff’s Department reported that Hoffner was arrested on suspicion of child pornography. He is currently booked in the Blue Earth County Jail for using minors in a sexual performance and possession of child pornography. To date, no formal charges have been filed as an investigation...
Sports fans love talking about how they prefer college sports to their professional counterparts because of the “purity” of a system uncorrupted by the ravages of greed. Except they’re very wrong about that. While the NCAA definitely deserves accolades for the things it does right, like providing scholarships for high schoolers seeking higher education, that doesn’t mean the organization stands above valid criticism. And, with the number of scandals conflagrating across the country as a result of pursuing success...
Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long is enforcing a football fan sign policy that has been in effect for the past five seasons. Fans who wish to enter War Memorial Stadium with sign-in-hand must first have university approal. Earlier this week, Long tweeted, “All signs Students and Fans would like to display at FB games must be approved in advance. Call Julie Cain at (479) 575-3134 for approval.” The reason for the sign initiative is to prevent the displaying of inappropriate...
Former high school football coach Mark Weaver is suing the South Panola School District, and others, claiming he was fired for protesting the elimination of two class periods allocated for football. Coach Weaver, who is also the school’s science teacher, was hired as an assistant coach in 1995 to discipline and turn the failing Mississippi program around. He accomplished this monumental task by increasing the graduation rate while substantially improving the football team. When it was all said and...
Once upon a time, college athletes got by with a few dumbbells, a medicine ball, and some of those vibrating belts. Today, with sports dollars up to their eyeballs and stadiums as high-tech as they can get for the immediate future, colleges are turning their attention toward crafting some sweet pads in which student athletes may kick it. These multi-million dollar athletic buildings become recruiting tools in their own right, for good reason. These 10 are some of the...
Mo Isom is back on the practice field as she tries to kick her way onto LSU’s football roster this season. The fifth-year senior and homecoming queen made headlines last year when she tried out for a placekicking spot. Though she didn’t make the cut, she left with a memorable performance including hitting on a 51-yard field goal attempt. After a year to reflect, she is back and ready to show the world that a female can compete on...
