If you don’t know the name Jace Michael Lankow, he was the idiot who dressed up as an official and streaked during the final seconds of the half of the Arizona-UCLA game Thursday night. As a result of his impersonation and the ensuing chaos that led to two players ejected and multiple suspensions, he was booked into Pima County jail. Lankow was charged with criminal impersonation, a class 6 felony in the state of Arizona. Though he was released...
With the NFL bottom feeders on a full-on “Suck for Luck” campaign. There is another college signal caller who is showing signs of maturity, leadership, and skill to play on Sundays. Oklahoma State QB Brandon Weeden, an Edmond, Oklahoma native, is turning heads in Stillwater. The senior gunslinger is coming off of an impressive 70-28 win over Kansas completing 85% of his passes with 5 TDs and 0 INTs. He has an impressive 76% completion rate and is poised to lead the...
Arizona State is coming off of a miraculous win over in-state rival Arizona. After blocking a PAT in double overtime and hoisting the Territorial Cup, the Sun Devils finished the regular season 6-6. According to the NCAA, 6 wins makes you automatically bowl eligible. However, there is one caveat to the rule. If you play two FCS teams (Div. 1-AA) you must have at least 7 wins. Looking at the Sun Devils’ schedule, the team played and easily won...
The BCS storm cleared last night as No. 4 Boise State blew a 24-7 lead falling to No. 19 Nevada with Kyle Brotzman missing an OT field goal stunning the Broncos 34-31. As Nevada stormed the field in ecstasy, the Boise State sideline was in disappointment knowing their BCS Championship birth or even a BCS bid has ended. Meanwhile, the Ducks put on a second half clinic scoring 34 second half points punching their BCS birth ticket with a...
When one thinks of Thanksgiving, turkey, cranberries, stuffing, and grandma’s sweet potato pie all come to mind, but for the Oregon Ducks, there will be no traditional holiday fare this season. The Ducks, who are ready to book their tickets to Glendale, have a rare Friday night game playing host to #17 Arizona. Coach Kelly has the team on a strict schedule and diet which does not include a turkey meal. But not all is lost, as Kelly found...
James Rodgers (#8) was having a stellar game against Arizona until he went down hard on his left leg leaving his season in jeopardy. Oregon State may have walked out of Tucson, Arizona a winner (29-27), but it came at a costly price. The Beaver’s versatile and elusive senior WR James Rodgers significantly injured his left leg after hauling in a 56 yard TD pass that was ultimately nullified due to an OSU penalty. Rodgers, who was hit by...
When Derek Dooley left Ruston, Louisiana, home of the Squire Creek Peach Festival, Louisiana Tech tapped Arizona’s offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes to take the helm. Now that Dykes is the head coach, he is the front man for disciplining his players. First up to receive the wrath of Dykes is 5th year senior QB Ross A. Jenkins. According to reports, Jenkins was stopped during a checkpoint at about 1:30 a.m. early Sunday morning. When a member of the drunk-driving...
Arizona coach Mike Stoops believes in second chances. Former Texas receiver Dan Buckner is going to the University of Arizona to continue his collegiate football career. Buckner was dismissed from the Texas football program after being arrested on trespassing and resisting arrest charges on January 13th. The charges stemmed from an altercation between Buckner and his girlfriend, when he refused to leave his girlfriend’s apartment apartment after she asked him to do so. Buckner, if he can manage to...
