FSU’s receiving corps took a hit this weekend as head coach Jimbo Fisher announced the dismissal of junior wide receiver Jarmon Fortson on Sunday. Fisher was silent on the reason for the dismissal but did state Fortson violated team policy. He further hinted that Fortson will no longer be enrolled at FSU. Rumors around campus link the dismissal to multiple failed drug tests. The dynamic receiver was expected to bolster Heisman hopeful Christian Ponder’s numbers in 2010. Last season,...
We’re officially 4 weeks away from the start of the 2010-11 college football season. USA Today released their Top 25 Coaches’ Poll today, a sign that the season is right around the corner. As expected, Alabama enters the season #1, receiving 55 first place votes. Ohio State comes in at #2, with 4 first place votes. Other notable teams to make the top-10 include: Boise State (#5), Florida (#3), Nebraska (#9) and TCU (#7). Due to their recent NCAA-imposed sanctions, USC is...
Last season when Tate Forcier led the Wolverines in a last second game-winning drive over Notre Dame, it was announced that “a star was born.” Since that victorious September afternoon, Tate Forcier has done nothing for the program to exemplify that cry. At this year’s Big 10 media day, senior cornerback Troy Woolfolk called out the Wolverine’s signal caller for failing to be a leader off the field and failing to show that he deserves to be the starter....
When the topic of overrated college football coaches comes up, names such as Jim Tressel, Mark Richt, Rich Rodriguez and Les Miles are often tossed around. Out of these four coaches, two, (Tressel and Miles) have a BCS National Championship trophy to show. However, Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz is rarely mentioned in such conversations. Why is this? I get that he and Iowa have always been media darlings, and I understand his Hawkeyes have been the proverbial fly in the ointment for Penn State...
Greg King and Marlon Walls will join their teammates when Tennessee opens fall practice this Wednesday in Knoxville. King, a linebacker from Memphis, and Walls, a defensive tackle from Olive Branch, Mississippi, were suspended from the team following a bar brawl last month that left an undercover police officer injured. Head coach Derrick Dooley reinstated the two saying that they showed regret and were contrite in their apologies throughout the investigation process. Tennessee has been under a lot of scrutiny this off-season...
Former Oregon Duck QB Jeremiah Masoli has landed on his feet. This time, in Oxford, Mississippi. Masoli was dismissed from the Oregon Ducks following a couple of run-ins with the law earlier this summer and it looked as if his collegiate football playing days were going to end. However, Houston Nutt and the Ole Miss Rebels have come to his rescue giving Masoli a fresh start in the SEC. Masoli visited Ole Miss this past weekend and informed the...
Star running back Bryce Brown is ever so close to transferring to Kansas State; however, Derek Dooley is not making this process any easy. After Brown text messaged Dooley on Tuesday regarding his intentions to leave Tennessee, Dooley quickly fired back and decided to not grant Brown a release from the program. This doesn’t mean Brown can’t transfer to Kansas State to pay ball with his older brother, it simply means he cannot receive a scholarship from Kansas State...
