Each season, the William V. Campbell Trophy, better known as the “Academic Heisman,” is awarded to college football’s top scholar-athlete. This prestigious accolade was recently awarded to Texas defensive end Sam Acho. Acho, a terrorizing player on the field, beat out Alabama QB Greg McElroy, Wisconsin QB Scott Tolzien, and FSU QB Christian Ponder. During his 2010 campaign, Acho led the Longhorns with 9 sacks and 17 tackles for loss. He finished the season with 59 tackles, five forced...
America’s favorite athlete has just inked a three year deal with Jockey making him the new face of the undergarment company. Tim Tebow will be featured in Jockey commercials, magazine ads, and the company’s catalog. While Tebow has signed deals with Nike and EA Sports, his Jockey endorsement will be his biggest and more than likely his most lucrative deal yet. “I’m excited to represent the Jockey brand. I’ve long been a fan and consumer of Jockey and I’m looking forward...
The home of the Florida Gators, Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, is getting a new face, actually three new faces. The University Athletic Association approved to honor the Gators’ 3 Heisman Trophy winners by memorializing their accomplishments in individual life-like statues. Tim Tebow (2007), Danny Wuerffel (1996), and Steve Spurrier (1966) will be forever bronzed on the west side of the Swamp. In the words of AD Jeremy Foley, “Any time you have that type of tradition, we want to make...
Florida wide receiver Frankie Hammond ran the WR jet streak a little too well early this morning in Gainesville, Fl. The 20 year old sophomore from Hollywood, Fl, was arrested at 2:09am and was apprehended and taken to the Alachua County jail. Gainesville’s finest pulled Hammond over after he was observed going 45 mph in a 20 mph zone, and was driving uncontrollably on UF campus streets. Upon pulling Hammond over, police discovered two opened bottles of wiskey in the...
NCAA football’s governing body just approved rule changes earlier today that will take effect starting in 2011 to include no eye black messages, no wedge blocking, and no major taunting. We first reported the proposed rule change back in February, but now it’s official. Players wearing eye black will be forbidden to write any messages on their glare blocking accessories. While eye black has always been a part of football, the trend of writing messages on them really took off...
The college football world will have to deal with Tim Tebow for one more season, at least in the electronic gaming world. Earlier today, EA Sports and Tim Tebow announced their pairing up as he signed a contract on the dotted line to be featured on the cover of EA Sports NCAA Football 2011. EA Sports wanted to memorialize the legendary college QB who completed his Gator career winning the Heisman trophy in 2007 sandwiched by two national championships...
There is still question as to where Tim Tebow lands in NFL lore, but before he even has an NFL team to speak of, sponsors are lining up at the door trying to sign arguably the most popular college football player ever. The first major sponsor to nab Tebow is Nike. Nike’s clientele includes superstars such as Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong. Tim Tebow may not belong in the same sentence as those...
It’s no surprise to college football and NFL followers alike that New England head coach Bill Belichick is a fan of Tim Tebow. Belichick has been a long time friend of Gator head coach Urban Meyer and their relationship goes beyond just the football field. Belichick has spoken very highly about Tebow and even gave him a glowing endorsement at league meetings last week. “He’s had a great career. There are a lot of positives. I’m sure he’s going...
