Georgia and Georgia Tech both settled on defensive coordinators on Friday and it was just in the nick of time. The NCAA recruiting calendar changes from last weeks dead period to an open contact period on Monday and it will remain open for the next two weeks before closing again the week of national signing [...]
Posted on January 18th, 2010 by admin
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Tim Tebow is taking his star power to sports biggest stage. The former Florida quarterback and his mother will appear in a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl next month. The Christian group Focus on the Family says the Tebows will share a personal story centering on the theme Celebrate Family, Celebrate Life. The group [...]
Posted on January 17th, 2010 by admin
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Derek Dooley has the Southern accent, the coaching pedigree and is doing his best to reassure Tennessee fans their new coach appreciates where hes now working. How can you ask for anything more than the University of Tennessee? Dooley said Friday. The son of Georgia legend Vince Dooley was introduced as the Vols second new [...]
Posted on January 16th, 2010 by admin
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Houston quarterback Case Keenum has decided to play for the Cougars his senior year, skipping the NFL draft. I feel this is a very special group of guys, and we have a lot of chemistry and history together and played a lot of games over the years, Keenum said in a statement issued by the [...]
Posted on January 14th, 2010 by admin
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Texas Tech on Tuesday asked a judge to throw out fired coach Mike Leachs lawsuit, saying state law gives the university immunity from legal action. The university contended Leach is barred from suing the university without a waiver of sovereign immunity from the Texas Legislature. Attorneys for Leach, who was fired last month amid allegations [...]
Posted on January 13th, 2010 by admin
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Steve Sarkisian appears perfectly content in the Pacific Northwest. Despite rumors in Los Angeles that Sarkisian might be a potential successor to Pete Carroll at Southern California, the Washington coach says hes has not heard from the Trojans. In a text message to The Associated Press late Sunday night, Sarkisian said USC had not contacted [...]
Posted on January 12th, 2010 by admin
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Alabama All-America linebacker Rolando McClain is skipping his senior season to enter the NFL draft. McClain anchored the national champion Crimson Tides defense and is projected as a first-round pick. He led Alabama with 105 tackles and 14.5 stops for losses in 2009. He also had two interceptions and two sacks. He won Butkus Award [...]
Posted on January 12th, 2010 by admin
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A Texas spokesman says President Barack Obama called Longhorns coach Mack Brown to congratulate him on the teams season that ended with a 37-21 loss to Alabama in the BCS championship game. Obama first met Brown and the Longhorns in 2008 when the then-Senator from Illinois was on campus to debate challenger Hillary Rodham Clinton [...]
Posted on January 10th, 2010 by admin
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America safety Earl Thomas is leaving school after his sophomore season to enter the NFL draft. Thomas announced his decision Friday night, nearly 24 hours after Texas lost to Alabama 37-21 in the BCS championship game. Thomas, a Thorpe Award finalist, set a Texas record with eight interceptions this season. It was a tough decision [...]
Posted on January 9th, 2010 by admin
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Jonathan Dwyer couldnt shake the memory of his first Orange Bowl touch. Making a nifty cutback to dash through Iowas first line of defense, Dwyer found a wide swath of vacant acreage in front of him. Their safety ran by me, Georgia Techs top rusher recalled. Theres no way someone was going to catch me. [...]
Posted on January 6th, 2010 by admin
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