For those of you anxious to see freshman running back Dillon Baxter spin in a Trojans uniform, you will have to wait an extra week as the highly touted recruit has been suspended for the season opener. Dillon Baxter will not be traveling with the team to Hawaii for the September 2nd opener as he was cited for violating team rules. Coach Lane Kiffin would not specify the exact violation, but his action is sending a stern message to...
Today’s professional athletes are often perceived by the public as arrogant, selfish, lawless, and a host of other negative adjectives that one can think of to describe them. It seems as if every time we turn on the TV, or pick up a newspaper, there are no shortage of stories informing us about the football player who was arrested for assault, the basketball player who was charged with DUI, or Bud Selig and the MLB’s longstanding bout against the usage of performance...
As preseason football kicks off, every team is subject to injuries. This past weekend, Florida State lost defensive lineman Moses McCray on Saturday and RB Tavares Pressley on Friday. Both players tore their ACL during non-contact drills. Pressley’s injury, though grave, is not much of a loss to the Seminoles as he was buried in the depth chart and was used sparingly as a 4th string reserve back. The 6’0, 200 lbs back only amassed 40 yards on the...
The NCAA is investigating West Virginia for allegedly dressing players in more than just helmets during their first two days of practice violating the protective equipment policy. It was reported that several players wore vests (lightweight shoulder pads and protective vests) during the first two days of practice which is a direct violation of the NCAA helmet only rule. Rule 17.9.2.3 subsection ‘d’ which states, in full: “During the first two days of the acclimatization period, helmets shall be...
Terrapin fans don’t have a lot to be optimistic about when it comes to Maryland football and all eyes will be on Ralph Friedgen in 2010. The former Maryland player took over the coaching reigns in 2001 and led the team to a spectacular 10-2 record and a top ten finish. Nine years later, Friedgen satisfied the prognosticators by going 2-10 and finishing the regular season with the team’s first ten-loss season in school history. As training camp opens,...
‘Cuse fans got some comforting news today as star running back Delone Carter returns to the field as Syracuse kicks-off preseason practice. Carter was suspended back in April for his involvement in an on campus one-punch brawl with a fellow student in late February. With his misdemeanor assault charges pending, there was doubt about Carter’s future. Fortunately for Carter, Syracuse began practice. With the lack of quality players, coach Doug Marrone quickly realized that he is short in the...
“I had fun with it, but I’m not having withdrawals. I can go without,” said safety Jeron Johnson. Johnson spoke these words to the Idaho Statesman concerning Boise State head coach Chris Petersen’s decision to ban his players from using the social networking website Twitter this season. Boise State opened fall practices last Friday with one goal in mind: win it ALL. While some may question the practice of Petersen’s banning of Twitter, the truth remains that the coach...
