The first part of this Iowa news series received such a warm reception by Hawkeye Nation, hopefully part two promises more of the same. Apparently, Hawkeye football in Iowa is more popular than corn subsidies. Iowans from Sioux City to Waterloo either left comments or shot-off emails, sticking up for their head coach, with some using a few choice words to do so. Nonetheless, I would not expect any different from any true college football fan in coming to the aid and defense of their...
When Steve Spurrier isn’t taking jabs at Tennessee, he is busy figuring out how to deal with the NCAA breathing down his team’s back. Last night, it looks like the remaining South Carolina football players who were residing in meager accommodations were told to settle their bills, if any, and move out of the Whitney Hotel. Since the coach’s stern directive, several players were seen packing their bags and moving out of the posh Columbia roadhouse. The Whitney is known...
Maxpreps star and 6’8″ junior Connor Duffy from Kingsway Regional High School in South Jersey has a problem most teens never worry about, the size of his shoes. Duffy is in need of a new pair of cleats as the season opens on September 10th against Delsea. The problem is, the 300 pound brick wall wears size 22 canoes. No local cobbler sells anything bigger than size 18. The offensive lineman’s mother contacted Nike, Under Armor, Adidas, and every...
There is a lot of hype over in Boise that the Broncos will be in the national championship mix come season’s end. Unfortunately, hype is not real and neither is Boise State’s shot at traveling to Glendale, Arizona in January. All the prognosticators have Boise State ranked up there with Alabama, Ohio State, and Oklahoma, but you should think otherwise. There is no denying the Broncos’ recent success as Chris Petersen has led the Blue and Orange to a...
As Nebraska prepares for its last season in the Big 12, head coach Bo Pelini is keeping a tight wrap around the progress of preseason. To limit distractions, yesterday Pelini announced that practices will be closed to the media until the weekend. He did not give any particular reason but one can suspect he wants to exit the conference with a bang and doesn’t want the next couple of days leaked to the public. He also suggested that he was...
It’s time for Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema to make a move or to move on. Ever since the Iowa grad took over for Barry Alvarez, his Badger teams have been derailed from any major bowl or conference title. In his first season, he came out strong with a 12-1 record and won the Capital One Bowl 17-14 over Arkansas (’06). Wisconsin figured they landed a gem for a head coach, but his highly regarded teams quickly faltered (9 wins in ’07...
Former Clemson QB Willy Korn transferred to Marshall with the hopes of competing for the starting job. However, after 10 days of practice coach Doc Holliday decided to move the triggerman to safety. The position switch came to a shock to Korn who played exceptionally well during preseason practice protecting the ball and throwing accurately. Korn was displeased with the move and decided it was best to find a new home where he would have a shot at fulfilling...
