Penn State students turned campus into the site of a peaceful and jubilant celebration after the football program had its bowl ban lifted. They chanted Joe Paterno’s name and, of course, threw in “We Are” for good measure on Monday night. The thousands that rallied were in stark contrast to the mess 2 1/2 years […]
Alabama State hasnât quite gotten over the hump in its quest to establish itself as one of the elite programs among HBCUs. However, that could be changing. The Hornets upset Tennessee State, the reigning Black College National Champion and one of the most storied and respected program in Black College Football, 27-21 at ASU Stadium […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) â An attorney said Florida State is investigating the sexual assault case involving Jameis Winston in an effort to determine if the Seminoles quarterback violated the student code of conduct policy. Baine Kerr, one of the attorneys for the woman who said Winston sexually assaulted her, said Thursday the university interviewed his […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) â Southern California cornerback Josh Shaw confessed that he lied to school officials about how he sprained his ankles last weekend, retracting his story about jumping off a balcony to save his drowning nephew. The school swiftly suspended him Wednesday from all team activities and acknowledged his heroic tale was “a complete […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) â Southern California coach Steve Sarkisian says the school is investigating defensive back Josh Shaw’s story that he injured both of his ankles jumping off a balcony to save his nephew from drowning. Sarkisian said USC has received calls contradicting Shaw’s detailed claims about his two high ankle sprains. Shaw’s story was […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) â Southern California senior cornerback Josh Shaw injured both ankles after leaping from a second-story balcony to save his 7-year-old nephew from drowning in a pool. Shaw was named a team captain on Saturday and later that night was attending a family function at a cousin’s apartment in his hometown of Palmdale […]
Itâs not quite the good old days at TENNESSEE STATE, days when Coach âBig Johnââ Merritt and his lieutenants, Alvin Coleman Joe Gilliam Sr., could shake any tree on campus and a dozen or so pros would fall out. But times are pretty good for Big Blue, the defending Black College National champion. The Tigers, […]
Former NFL quarterback Vince Young, who led the Texas Longhorns to the BCS national championship in 2005, has been hired by his alma mater to work for its Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, reports ESPN.com. Young, who retired from the NFL in June after six seasons, will serve as a development officer for program […]
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) â Arizona State offensive lineman Edward Sarafin has told a local magazine he is gay, making him the first active Division I football player to come out. A fifth-year senior, Sarafin told Phoenix-based Compete, a magazine for gay sports, that he began telling teammates about his sexual orientation last spring. “It was […]
When is the last time you’ve seen 300lb lineman twerk? Right, us either. We’re not sure why the University of Missouri Tigers Football team decided to start twerking during practice, but it makes for a hilarious 15 seconds. Take a look above at the burly Offensive Lineman shake a little somethin’ somethin’ before practice. Want […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) â At St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabama, the high school that produced Crimson Tide quarterbacks AJ McCarron and Jake Coker, there’s a new preseason ritual for football players: the social media talk. It’s about more than minding their manners. Coach Steve Mask warns players not to post about injuries, […]
In a move that is unprecedented in college sports, Florida State University will pay one of its top athletes the big bucks. CBS Sports reports: Earlier this summer Florida State QB Jameis Winston bought a $10 million insurance package, split evenly between permanent disability and loss of value policies. Typically that would yield a steep […]
