We’re officially 4 weeks away from the start of the 2010-11 college football season. USA Today released their Top 25 Coaches’ Poll today, a sign that the season is right around the corner. As expected, Alabama enters the season #1, receiving 55 first place votes. Ohio State comes in at #2, with 4 first place votes. Other notable teams to make the top-10 include: Boise State (#5), Florida (#3), Nebraska (#9) and TCU (#7). Due to their recent NCAA-imposed sanctions, USC is...
Greg King and Marlon Walls will join their teammates when Tennessee opens fall practice this Wednesday in Knoxville. King, a linebacker from Memphis, and Walls, a defensive tackle from Olive Branch, Mississippi, were suspended from the team following a bar brawl last month that left an undercover police officer injured. Head coach Derrick Dooley reinstated the two saying that they showed regret and were contrite in their apologies throughout the investigation process. Tennessee has been under a lot of scrutiny this off-season...
America’s favorite athlete has just inked a three year deal with Jockey making him the new face of the undergarment company. Tim Tebow will be featured in Jockey commercials, magazine ads, and the company’s catalog. While Tebow has signed deals with Nike and EA Sports, his Jockey endorsement will be his biggest and more than likely his most lucrative deal yet. “I’m excited to represent the Jockey brand. I’ve long been a fan and consumer of Jockey and I’m looking forward...
The home of the Florida Gators, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, is getting a new face, actually three new faces. The University Athletic Association approved to honor the Gators’ 3 Heisman Trophy winners by memorializing their accomplishments in individual life-like statues. Tim Tebow (2007), Danny Wuerffel (1996), and Steve Spurrier (1966) will be forever bronzed on the west side of the Swamp. In the words of AD Jeremy Foley, “Any time you have that type of tradition, we want to make...
Florida wide receiver Frankie Hammond ran the WR jet streak a little too well early this morning in Gainesville, Fl. The 20 year old sophomore from Hollywood, Fl, was arrested at 2:09am and was apprehended and taken to the Alachua County jail. Gainesville’s finest pulled Hammond over after he was observed going 45 mph in a 20 mph zone, and was driving uncontrollably on UF campus streets. Upon pulling Hammond over, police discovered two opened bottles of wiskey in the...
5 star recruit Jerimy Finch has decided to leave another D-1 program. The heralded recruit from Indiana first headed to Florida, after decommitting from Michigan and Indiana. As a Gator, Finch played outside linebacker but suffered a terrible knee injury after an interception in the Tennessee game. The injury sidelined Finch for the rest of the 2007 season. The injury certainly had a lasting effect as his grades declined and his morale with it. After playing one season with...
Former Florida Gator DB Jacques Rickerson took his love of the internet and women a little too far. This past Thursday, he was arrested by the Alachua County sheriff’s department for cyberstalking, a first-degree misdemeanor, and domestic battery by strangulation, a third-degree felony. He is currently on a $45,000.00 bond. Rickerson is no stranger to handcuffs as this is the second time in 2 years that he has been arrested and charged with domestic battery by strangulation. Additionally, during the...
According to former Florida defensive back Wondy Pierre-Louis, the Gainesville Green was around in abundance for the 2006 Florida Gator football team. Pierre-Louis estimates about 75 percent of the 2006 team smoked marijuana based on internal talks among players and teammates posting positive tests. Pierre-Louis refused to estimate the current percentage since he says head coach Urban Meyer has significantly reduced the drug use on the team. This should not come as a surprise to anyone that attended any college, perhaps...
