Ohio State Donates Penn State’s bowl revenue

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Ohio State Donates Penn State’s bowl revenue

Due to the sweeping sanctions imposed on Penn State following the Jerry Sandusky scandal, all Big Ten Conference members received a portion of Penn State’s $2.3 million of conference bowl revenue.  Each school was allocated approximately $181,000 as a result of the sanctions.  Earlier this week, Ohio State announced that it was donating its share to two local child-advocacy organizations ($150,000 to Nationwide Children’s Hospital Center for Family Safety and Healing and $31,344 to the Court Appointed Special Advocates...

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Joe Flacco, Tom Brady, Eli & Peyton Manning, RG3: Who’s the Best NFL QB today?

Joe Flacco, Tom Brady, Eli & Peyton Manning, RG3: Who’s the Best NFL QB today?

What a year we have in prospect and the NFL Superbowl odds reflect how close this season will be. For those of us that like to bet on the NFL it is a minefield to pick out who will make the playoffs, never mind the Super Bowl or be crowned winners! You are able to rate your team’s NFL Super Bowl chances at the nflonlinebetting.com sportsbook to help you see how likely they are to make the Super Bowl....

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Prepare for a fall of Johnny Manziel NFL Talk

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Prepare for a fall of Johnny Manziel NFL Talk

Reigning Heisman Trophy Award winner Johnny Manziel faces a lot of pressure heading into 2013. Texas A&M has their eyes set on making a National Championship run, and anything short of another Heisman campaign from Manziel would be considered a disappointment. However, a lot of talk surrounding the redshirt sophomore will be his transition from college to the pros. It is widely speculated that, given he has a healthy and productive 2013 season, Manziel will declare for the NFL...

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It’s Not Good to be a Hernandez

It’s Not Good to be a Hernandez

In a case of mistaken identity, Iowa football tight ends coach DJ Hernandez was the subject of a restaurant brawl in a West Harford, Conn., diner around 3 a.m. this past Saturday. DJ Hernandez, brother of disgraced former NFL star Aaron Hernandez who is facing a murder charge, was dining at the Gold Roc Diner when a patron shouted to DJ, “Hey, Aaron Hernandez!” thinking it was actually Aaron. At that point, another customer who was with DJ chimed in...

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Bill O’Brien wins BTN Coach of the Year

Bill O’Brien wins BTN Coach of the Year

Nittany Lion head coach Bill O’Brien takes home another accolade for Penn State’s successful 2012 football season as he won the Big Ten Network Men’s Team Coach of the Year award. This is O’Brien’s sixth coach of the year award to include the Maxwell Football Club, ESPN, both Big Ten coaches and media, and the Bear Bryant Coach of the Year award. The BTN Coach of the Year award comes at the heels of O’Brien receiving a $1 million pay raise...

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NCAA Football Quarterbacks to Watch This Year

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NCAA Football Quarterbacks to Watch This Year

What a year this promises to be in the NCAA it’s left me pondering the NCAA rankings and my thoughts on wagering. When composing this piece about the best quarterbacks who will grace our college football fields this year, I continually changed my mind. I had a look at the wageronsports.com website to see what the site recommend, but I was still unsure as to who would come out top dog. I finally settled on three quarterbacks who I...

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Former Syracuse Media Director Receives Probation

Former Syracuse Media Director Receives Probation

In a shameful, embarrassing and disturbing act, former Syracuse media director, Roger Springfield, was sentenced to five years’ probation for secretly videotaping more than 100 male athletes in the Carrier Dome’s locker rooms.  Springfield was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty earlier this year to second-degree unlawful surveillance, a Class E felony, for hiding cameras in locker rooms to record football, lacrosse and soccer players undressing.    As a result of the plea, the district attorney requested that Springfield, who’s...

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