Auburn’s backfield got trimmed this weekend with the surprising dismissal of redshirt freshman Dontae Aycock. The RB was a Florida 5-A high school QB and top prospect by most major rating services. The 5’10 218 pound athlete played RB during spring practice and was set to fall into the Tigers’ backfield rotation. The university announced that Aycock was dismissed from the program for violating team rules. Though the school did not provide further comment, there is speculation that prior to...
The Armed Forces Bowl has reached an agreement with Army that will pave the way for the Black Knights to play in the bowl game next season. Currently the Armed Forces Bowl has a contractual obligation to pick between Conference USA and Mountain West Conference teams that are bowl eligible at the end of the season. With this new agreement, Army, an independent team, will join the Air Force Academy and the Naval Academy as potential teams for the bowl...
Oregon received a huge boost to their program yesterday as HS phenom Lache Seastrunk decided that he will be playing college ball for the Ducks. Auburn, USC, and LSU, were all in the mix for Seastrunk in a highly competitive recruiting battle. Seastrunk, who hails from Temple, Texas, accounted for 1,085 all-purpose yards this past fall. His versatility makes him a dangerous threat out of the backfield, or in the slot position as a wideout. His blazing speed and cat...
It looks like former Ole Miss and Auburn head coach Tommy Tuberville will be back on the sidelines in 2010 as the new head coach for Texas Tech. It is no secret that Tuberville wanted to get back into coaching since he last turned in his whistle. He pretty much submitted his application to every D-1 coaching classified ad. Tuberville was an attractive option because he doesn’t have a lot of restrictions for personnel and most importantly he has no...
It what is seeming like a yearly occurrence, Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt is publicly spurning “perceived offers” from other programs. Last year it was Auburn, this year it’s Kansas. Nutt and Ole Miss athletic director Pete Boone issued a statement after media outlets leaked info that Nutt was interested in the Kansas job. Houston, please stop trying to shamelessly promote yourself. Nutt seems to be running a sort of personal PR campaign for himself that only makes him look foolish. You’re not...
In the wake of Memphis’ Tommy West’s departure, potential head coach replacements have already been named in Tommy Tuberville and Terry Bowden. Tuberville and Bowden are the front-runners for the position. Tuberville’s resume includes the former head coaching job at Auburn. Meanwhile, Bowden is the current coach at Div. II North Alabama. Others being considered are Auburn’s offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn, LSU’s assistant Larry Porter, and Florida’s defensive coordinator Charlie Strong. Unfortunately, The Matador is not under consideration.
The moment that college football fans have been waiting all year for has finally arrived. Today marks the official kickoff of the 2009-2010 college football season as the North Carolina State Wolfpack host the South Carolina Gamecocks at 7 p.m. EST on ESPN. Fans from Pullman, WA, to Piscataway, NJ, will be wearing their school colors with a little more pride than usual starting today. 119 Division 1 teams are starting fresh with the hopes of playing on January...
Auburn’s Eric Smith is facing a third-degree assault charge for an assault at the Lexington Hotel. The charge is punishable by a fine of up to $6,000 and up to one year in jail. Smith’s attorney stated that he will turn himself in on Monday. Neither the school nor the coach will comment on Smith’s status on the team.
