Dan Mullen can coach Heisman Trophy quarterbacks, help lead teams to championships and even tweet under pressure. I am on stage, the Mississippi State coach hastily punched into his Twitter account before addressing a few hundred reporters at Southeastern Conference media days Wednesday. It was the first time taking center stage for Mississippi States 37-year-old [...]
Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by admin
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Florida State coach Bobby Bowden isnt ready to give back those wins the NCAA wants to remove from his record due to an academic cheating scandal. The 79-year-old Seminoles Bowden said Tuesday he still hopes the NCAA-vacated wins will be restored after a university appeal, keeping his race with Penn States Joe Paterno going. Paternos [...]
Posted on July 15th, 2009 by admin
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Minnesota lost two key players for next season when coach Tim Brewster announced that safety Tramaine Brock and star recruit Hasan Lipscomb will not play for the Gophers. Brock started all 13 games last season after transferring from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. He finished third on the team with 73 tackles and also had [...]
Posted on July 15th, 2009 by admin
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A former University of California lineman who spent time in the Tennessee Titans camp in 2001 has pleaded guilty to three counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering. Prosecutors say 30-year-old Reed Diehl entered his plea Monday in Orange County federal court. He was indicted last year by a federal grand jury [...]
Posted on July 14th, 2009 by admin
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The Penn State Nittany Lions workout schedule Friday includes lifting weights and pull-ups, followed by an odd assortment of drills like pulling sleds and pushing around giant tractor-trailer tires in front of hundreds of fans. The routine feels just as grueling as it sounds, receiver Brett Brackett said. All for charity, though. What started as [...]
Posted on July 11th, 2009 by admin
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After taking its fight to change the Bowl Championships Series to Congress, the Mountain West Conference is reluctantly agreeing to a BCS television deal. That doesnt mean the conference is finished pushing for a playoff. University of Utah president Michael Young issued a statement on behalf of the conference Wednesday, one day after he testified [...]
Posted on July 9th, 2009 by admin
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Utah Sen Orrin Hatch urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to investigate college footballs Bowl Championship Series for what he views as violations of antitrust laws. Hatch made the comment after conducting a standing-room-only hearing in the Senate subcommittee with antitrust oversight, where he serves as the top Republican. Frankly, theres an arrogance about the [...]
Posted on July 8th, 2009 by admin
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A lawyer for a college athletic conference told Congress on Tuesday that it would be in the publics interest if the government investigated the system that determines college footballs No 1 team. Barry Brett, who represents the Mountain West Conference, raised the possibility of antitrust violations in the Bowl Championship Series before a Senate Judiciary [...]
Posted on July 8th, 2009 by admin
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Steve McNair came off the bench in the first game of his freshman season and rallied Alcorn State to a victory against Grambling State. So began one of the great careers in the history of college football. McNair, who was shot and killed Saturday in Nashville, brought big-time football to Lorman, Miss. He attended Alcorn [...]
Posted on July 5th, 2009 by admin
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Northern Iowa offensive lineman Austin Steichen and two other men have been arrested in connection with an alleged assault. Arnold Park Police Chief Alan Krueger said Thursday that Steichen, his brother, Andrew Steichen, and Adam Dwyer were arrested on Tuesday after a fight that left an unidentified man unconscious. Police said the man injuries to [...]
Posted on July 3rd, 2009 by admin
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