It is customary for championship teams to visit Washington, D.C. and the president of the United States as part of the fruits of their victory. The Auburn Tigers have their day set to visit the leader of the free world later this month, but another championship team, the Green Bay Packers, can’t schedule a visit with the commander-in-chief due to the on-going NFL labor disputes. The White House announced that President Obama is set to host QB Cam Newton...
The sport, depending on who you ask, of cheerleading took another hit this week thanks to Cal State Long Beach. The 49ers cheerleading squad voluntarily forfeited its national title after it was discovered that a non-student male competed on the team. During the National Cheerleading Association (NCA) Collegiate Championships earlier this month in Daytona Beach, Florida, Cal State Long Beach dominated the floor and won the NCA Small Coed Division I Collegiate Championship title. However, the 49ers’ dazzling display...
On April 19, 2011, former University of Utah football standout Eric Weddle filed a $5 million dollar lawsuit against drug maker Bayer AG and magazine publisher Athlon Sports. In his 15 page complaint, Weddle alleged that the two defendants improperly used an unauthorized image of him in connection with a national Alka-Seltzer/Athlon Sports marketing campaign. Part of this national marketing campaign was to place Weddle promotional display boxes of Bayer’s Alka-Seltzer antacid boxes throughout the United States at various...
After four seasons on the Maryland basketball team, 6’6 senior guard Cliff Tucker officially traded-in his high-tops for football cleats. Much to the delight of QB Danny O’Brien, Cliff Tucker will be showcased as the Terrapins’ new deep threat playing wide receiver. Tucker, who hails from El Paso, Texas, is no stranger to football as he was a well known star amassing 939 receiving yards and 19 TDs during his senior year for Chapin High School. Several Big 12...
Press Release from PlayoffPAc: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that 21 prominent economists and antitrust experts have sent a letter to the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, urging it to launch a formal antitrust investigation of college football’s Bowl Championship Series and calling the BCS a “cartel.” This is the first time a group of outside experts has formally weighed-in on this topic with the Department. The list of signatories can be found here. From the letter: “The BCS...
The Arizona State Sun Devils spent over a year in production and design to rebrand ASU athletics. The Sun Devils in a partnership with Nike unveiled all their hard work yesterday to show the collegiate world their new uniforms and designs under the “It’s Time” campaign. Presumably, “It’s Time” refers to ASU’s time to actually start winning and becoming relevant in Pac-10 lore. From a football perspective, ASU has not won a national championship, has no Heisman winner, and...
For once, the microscope is not on the Georgia football team but rather the faculty and guests. According to UGA police, seven football players were subjected to theft during the school’s Football Faculty Appreciation Day. Jamal Allen, Kenarious Gate, Abry Jones, Jordan Love, Rhett McGowan, Alex Ogletree and Shawn Williams all fell victim. Over $1,300 worth of electronic devices were stolen out of their lockers to include iPhones and iPods. Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall is home to the football players...
