Mark Ingram: SEC Male Athlete of the Year

Mark Ingram: SEC Male Athlete of the Year

Alabama’s Mark Ingram has more hardware to display in his already growing trophy case. Today, Ingram was named the 2009 Southeastern Conference’s Roy F. Kramer Male Athlete of the Year for last season’s remarkable individual performance and national championship run.  During the 2009 season, sophomore Mark Ingram set Alabama’s single season rushing mark amassing 1,658 yards while becoming the first Crimson Tide ever to win the Heisman Trophy. He was also a unanimous first team All-American and the AP...

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WR Sterling Griffin breaks ankle

WR Sterling Griffin breaks ankle

Skip Holtz and QB B.J. Daniels’ quest to lead the Bulls back to BCS prominence is becoming more of an impossibility as injuries continue to plague the team. The latest victim is sophomore WR Sterling Griffin who fractured and dislocated his right ankle during voluntary workouts on Monday. The prognosis for Griffin is at least 6-8 weeks plus recovery time to get back into playing shape. However, Holtz is confident Griffin will return to the field at some point during...

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Three’s Company

Three’s Company

UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel has more than enough duties with running a high-profile division 1 football program that baby sitter shouldn’t be one of them. Three of UCLA’s prized freshman recruits were arrested on felony suspicion of theft last Thursday in connection with the theft of a female student’s backpack on the Westwood campus. The contents taken in the young woman’s backpack are estimated to have a value of $1,200.00. Arrests were made after law enforcement officers observed video surveillance...

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Dean is a Javelina

Dean is a Javelina

Earlier this week we reported that standout wide receiver Delashaun Dean was indefinitely suspended from the Arizona Wildcats for brandishing a firearm at the local IHOP. With his criminal charges looming (Dean has court on Tuesday), he thought it best to trade his Wildcats jersey for a Javelinas. That’s right, Dean confirmed his intentions of transferring to Division II Texas A&M Kingsville. Dean considered several D-II teams but felt he would fit best with a program that has won 7 D-II national...

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Sun Bowl gets new sponsor

Sun Bowl gets new sponsor

Hyundai, known for manufacturing cars, is trying their hand at the college football arena. The Sun Bowl will be sponsored by Hyundai for the next four seasons. With Hyundai as the bowl’s new sponsor, the bowl is getting a new face-lift as well. The Sun Bowl will now get the third ranked Pac-10 and ACC teams after the respective conference’s BCS selections. Team payouts to play in the game have also been upped to $2 million. The Sun Bowl has...

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Chad Jones in critical condition

Chad Jones in critical condition

Former LSU safety and Giants’ 3rd round draft pick Chad Jones is undergoing surgery after being involved in a motor vehicle collision earlier this morning in New Orleans. According to police reports, the football and baseball star lost control of his 2010 Range Rover and hit a streetcar pole in New Orleans’ Carrollton Avenue. He broke his left leg and ankle and its been reported that arteries and nerves were exposed which may result in amputation. Jones was charged...

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Q&A with former BC standout Nick Larkin

Q&A with former BC standout Nick Larkin

In 2003, DE Nick Larkin was forced to redshirt his freshman season as he was still recovering from an injury suffered while playing at Saint Xavier. Though he was unable to play that year, his passion for football and dedication to the game landed him back on the field in 2004. In a much anticipated debut, Larkin finally saw action as BC took the field against Ball State at Scheumann Stadium on September 2nd, 2004 in which BC won...

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