The Pac-10 has invited the Utah Utes to become the newest member of the future Pac-12, and sources are reporting that Utah will happily accept. Utah officals are holding a press conference tomorrow and Pac-10 officials will be in attendance. If you are a member of the Ute Nation this is undoubtedly great news. This move makes Utah an instant player in the BCS picture and gives the program national exposure. This bodes well for program revenue and recruiting, something that...
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) meetings are taking place in Phoenix, Arizona, this week. While all the media talk has been about the potential expansion of the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences, the Mountain West Conference could end up as the biggest winner if the the BCS powers that be have their way. BCS executive director Bill Hancock mentioned during meetings on Wednesday the possibility of Mountain West becoming the seventh conference to receive the coveted BCS automatic berth for the 2012 and...
Mark Ingram Sr., father of Alabama Heisman winner running back Mark Ingram, was sentenced to an additional 2 years in the federal prison system earlier today. Ingram Sr. was supposed to report to federal prison in January of 2009 to begin serving time on a 92 month sentence after being convicted of federal money laundering and bank fraud charges. Instead of reporting to jail, Ingram Sr. locked himself in a Michigan motel room on the evening of January 3rd,...
Utah commit, Tyler Shreve, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery on a school official following an altercation with his high school baseball coach last week. On February 24th, Shreve was informed by Redlands East Valley High School head coach James Cordes that he was being dismissed from the team. Shreve, unhappy with the news, wrestled Cordes to the ground before being pulled off of the coach by his father. Law enforcement was called to the scene where a report was...
