Before No.18 North Carolina boarded the team plane for Atlanta to play No. 21 LSU, critics nationwide had written the Tar Heels off. Pundits from San Diego to South Beach declared that UNC didn’t stand a chance given the 13 suspensions handed down late last week amidst accusations of cheating and an illegal agent benefit scandal. The Tar Heels headed into Saturday night’s Kick-Off Classic missing the heart and soul of their football team. Starting defensive tackle Marvin Austin,...
As fall weather came upon Happy Valley this Saturday there was doubt as to who would lead the Nittany Lions under center come kick-off time. True freshman Robert Bolden, a name unknown until 3 days ago, surprisingly got the nod from coach Joe Paterno. Seeing how Penn State slaughtered the Penguins 44-14, it appears the ole ball coach knew exactly what he was doing. The Nittany Lions were slow out of the gate, but when the second half kicked-off...
It looks like some folks in Boise are celebrating prematurely in anticipation of a Broncos win over the Virginia Tech Hokies on Monday night. Earlier this morning, Boise State running backs coach Keith Abu Bhonapha was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. According to the police report, Idaho State Police pulled over and arrested Bhonapha a little before 2:00 a.m. this morning on Meridian Road outside of Kuna. Per coach Chris Petersen, the 30 year-old RBs coach will...
To pad its schedule, Wake Forest opened the season with Presbyterian from the Big South Conference. Though Wake Forest scored six rushing TDs in a 53-13 beat down of the Blue Hose, Presbyterian did get one good laugh. Check out the trick play that got the Blue Hose on the scoreboard.
As Georgia is set to kick-off the season, the University got a little surprise from big brother. The University of Georgia Police issued a warrant for the arrest of UGA safety Alex Ogletree. The warrant stems from a theft by taking charge. As the facts are coming in, all that is known is Ogletree’s fingerprints are all over the theft of a $35 helmet stolen from the Rankin Smith Center back in June. Ogletree was a heavily recruited safety...
It looks like the Backyard Brawl is feeling some heat, but not from your typical fans. Mining activists in a furious manner reached out to West Virginia to pull the new Nike Pro Combat uniform ads that showcase a mountaintop mine in the background. The uniform was designed to honor and remember the 29 miners killed earlier this year at the Upper Big Branch mine. Activists are claiming the image in the background, not the actual uniform, sends the...
Either freshman QB Robert Bolden is that good or everyone else under center in Happy Valley is just that bad. Coach Joe Paterno is doing something he has never done in Penn State history-starting a freshman QB to open the season. Paterno admitted any of the three QBs could have started, but Bolden had a slight edge over walk-on Matt McGloin and Kevin Newsome. McGloin is more of a one dimensional QB with a strong arm. Newsome has a strong...
