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5 College Football Scandals That Rocked the NCAA

Phil Richardson — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:05:44 +0000

For a long stretch of time it felt as though every few years an NCAA university football program was caught abusing the rules and manipulating the system. These days it seems that not a single month goes by without hearing allegations of cheating by a major national football power. The latest instance has the NCAA [...]

New NCAA Football Rules: What Exactly is Being Proposed?

Phil Richardson — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 16:16:57 +0000

It's the off-season for NCAA football - you know, that minute of time between National Signing Day and Spring Training - whereby the NCAA rules committee comes together for their annual meeting of the minds to determine if any changes to the existing rules should be made. With all of the media reports concerning player safety in mind, the committee has released 10 proposed changes for the 2013-14 season:

How Ole Miss Football Became a Threat to the SEC Powerhouses in Just One Day

Phil Richardson — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:22:35 +0000

The motto for Ole Miss since Hugh Freeze took the coaching helm last year has been “Win the Day.” On National Signing Day, Ole Miss did just that. The University of Mississippi football staff landed a top 5 recruiting class and shocked the sporting universe. The loud noise just heard round the sports world was [...]

National Signing Day: 10 Players Who'll Have an Immediate Impact in 2013

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:40:21 +0000

National signing day is an amazing few hours. Every college coach in America right now is trying to spin how this year’s recruiting class, talking about how it fills many important needs and will make his team more competitive next fall. In reality, very few of this year’s recruits will have an immediate impact. Here [...]

Star Recruit Alex Collins' Mom Reportedly Ran Off With His Letter of Intent

Wes Glinsmann — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:13:38 +0000

National Signing Day is always full of surprises, but nothing bigger than star running back Alex Collins failing to show up for his signing ceremony because his mom ran off with his letter of intent.

Laremy Tunsil Commits to Mississippi — National College Signing Day 2013

Joe Student — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:31:01 +0000

Laremy Tunsil, the nation’s top-rated prep offensive lineman, announced Wednesday that he would play at Mississippi. A 6-foot-6, 295-pound senior at Columbia High School in Lake City, Fla., Tunsil helped his team to an 11-2 record in 2012. “His strengths are his size and length,” said Chad Simmons, Southeast recruiting manager for Scout.com. “Six-foot-six, long [...]

Austin Golson Commits to Mississippi — National College Signing Day 2013

Joe Student — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:54:51 +0000

Highly-recruited offensive lineman Austin Golson announced his intention to sign with Mississippi on Wednesday. The 6-foot-6, 290-pound Golson had given a ‘soft’ commitment to Florida State as a sophomore, but he uncommitted in January. “I took an official visit to Ole Miss, and I just loved it,” Golson told Al.com. “I felt like it was [...]

Matthew Thomas Signs With Florida State University — National College Signing Day 2013

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:44:42 +0000

The Florida State Seminoles have scored a major coup by signing highly sought-after linebacker Matthew Thomas. Thomas, out of Miami’s Booker T. Washington High School, was reportedly the Seminoles’ top priority. After signing, he said, “I want (my family) to come see me play and support me and I think Florida State is a good [...]

Robert Nkemdiche Commits To Mississippi — National College Signing Day 2013

Joe Student — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:39:40 +0000

Robert Nkemdiche, the nation’s top-ranked prep football player, announced his intention to sign with Mississippi on Wednesday. The 6-foot-5, 260-pound defensive end from Grayson High School in Loganville, Ga. could give the Rebels and head coach Hugh Freeze a top 10 class on National Signing Day. From SI.com writer Ben Glicksman — “Nkemdiche’s decision could [...]

Should Legislators Be Using Their Time and Office to Write Laws About College Football Games? [POLL]

Shay Hill — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:58:20 +0000

This past year Texas A&M chose to join a new conference in the SEC which means they do not play the University of Texas (t-sips as we like to call them) any longer. This seems to have upset some folks, to the point that they have put a bill into motion for it to become a law that the two teams have to play each other. Should our legislators be using their time and office to write laws about college football games?

Katie Couric's Manti Te'o Interview Gets Auto-Tuned

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:21:23 +0000

America’s fascination with Auto-Tune continues. And yes, this one is also catchy. With a story that is certainly not getting enough press, the Manti Te’o and invisible “girlfriend” conundrum seems to be a situation the nation cannot grasp — rightfully so. Luckily, Katie Couric stepped up to interview the B.M.O.C. (just keep watching, you’ll understand), [...]

NFLPA Collegiate Bowl: Beyond the Game

Amanda Rykoff — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:00:02 +0000

Ohio State senior defensive back Orhian Johnson is no stranger to the spotlight. As a three-year player on defense and special teams for the perennially ranked Buckeyes, the 6’3”, 211-pound Johnson has the tools and raw talent to be a contributor for an NFL team. By participating in last weekend’s NFLPA Collegiate Bowl at the [...]

NCAA Football Cover Vote Narrowed Down To Eight Teams

Greg Srisavasdi — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:02:40 +0000

EA Sports has named the eight finalists that are vying for the cover of its next NCAA Football game. BCS champions Alabama lead the field, taking in over 60,000 votes. Rounding out the top eight, in descending order, are Texas A&M, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Notre Dame, Georgia, and Florida State. An estimated 1.7 million [...]

Manti Te'o's EHarmony Ad

Kyle Dowling — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:20:37 +0000

After days of eagerly awaiting an explanation to the bizarre case of Manti Te’o (meanwhile thoroughly enjoying the Tweets) we finally have some answers in the form of his eHarmony ad. Placed recently on FunnyOrDie, the sketch maps out the highlights of Te’o's “relationship” with the now-deceased/never-existent Lennay Kekua, showing the “couple” in some of their [...]

Manti Te'o, The eHarmony Ad

Mike Moody — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:42:52 +0000

“I hate fake people. It’s like they’re not there when you’re talking to them,” says Manti Te’o in this Funny or Die eHarmony parody. Eugene Cordero plays the Notre Damn football star who reportedly had a made up girlfriend, and, you know, pretty much made up everything else you’ve ever heard about him (Maybe.) [button [...]

Manti Te'o Denies Role in Hoax, Admits 'Tailoring' His Stories

Joe Student — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:35:26 +0000

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o denied any role in the hoax involving a relationship with a person whom he claimed was his girlfriend last year. During a Friday night interview with ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap, Te’o also admitted he “tailored” his stories about the relationship in order to make people believe he had met the woman [...]

Exclusive Photos Of Lennay Kekua, Manti Te'o's Girlfriend [PICS]

BJ Ragone — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:34:46 +0000

The Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax story is the weirdest thing to happen since the Charlie Sheen spin-out. People keep looking for photos of her, and we found a few to prove that she does exist. Check them out after the jump.

Manti Te'o: 10 Shocking Facts He Also Wants People to Believe

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:25:44 +0000

By now, you’ve probably heard the bizarre tale about how Manti Te’o’s late girlfriend was made up. A sham. Completely unreal. Kind of like Notre Dame’s chances in the national championship game against Alabama. Sadly, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Te’o’s lies are stacked up on each other like the silver dollar [...]

The Best Manti Te'o Jokes on Twitter

Emerald Catron — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:07:32 +0000

Have you been on Twitter lately? It's really just a repository for Manti Te'o jokes. Ever since it was revealed yesterday that Te'o's story about his perfect girlfriend dying of cancer was a big fat sham (for the full story, this is a good source), the only purpose anybody has to go on Twitter right now is to make jokes about it. Here are some of our favorites, although there are so many it's really hard to choose.

Do You Believe Manti Te'o Was the Victim of a Hoax? — Sports Survey of the Day

BJ Ragone — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:14:07 +0000

Many people felt for Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o when he lost both his grandmother, and his girlfriend in a span of just a few hours. As it turns out, the whole girlfriend thing was totally made up. The story is easily one of the most bizarre that we have seen in a long time. [...]