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Thursday, May 10th, 2012
As executive director of the BCS, Bill Hancock has been involved in some rather contentious and heated radio conversations over the years. But as the BCS commissioners work toward finally establishing something that resembles a playoff in college football, Hancock's radio interviews are becoming much more upbeat and civil.
Much is ...
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
As the conferences continue to change in major college athletics, so too are the people that run them. Big East commissioner John Marinatto resigned with the league announcing the news in a press release on Monday.
Marinatto had held the position less than three years, a tumultuous time for a basketball-heavy ...
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
It was just about a year ago when Jim Tressel announced his resignation at Ohio State after a scandal that not only rocked OSU but put a black mark on the program. After getting a five-year show-cause penalty, Tressel latched on with the Indianapolis Colts as an extra set of ...
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Friday, May 4th, 2012
Football legend Junior Seau committed suicide on Wednesday, and the reaction continues to pour in from those connected to Seau at all levels. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was never teamed up with Seau at USC, but the two are automatically part of a strong Trojan fraternity.
Pete Carroll joined J.T. The ...
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Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Rodney Peete had known Junior Seau since Seau was only 19 years old, and the former USC teammates spoke every couple months until the very end. The two were also inducted into the USC Hall of Fame together in 2010.
With Seau dying tragically Wednesday, Peete was forced to begin mourning ...
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Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
It may not have been the only reason that the Miami Dolphins selected quarterback Ryan Tannehill with the No. 8 overall pick in last week's NFL Draft, but it certainly didn't hurt that his former coach at Texas A&M, Mike Sherman, is the Dolphins' offensive coordinator. And he's not alone ...
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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
After a year hiatus Urban Meyer became the head football coach at Ohio State in late November. For the first time in a long while, Meyer is in unfamiliar territory. At least that's what he claims in the following interview.
Meyer hopes the Ohio State job is his last in his ...
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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
It could take years to get back on track -- and there's a chance they never fully return to the glory days -- but Operation Image Makeover is fully underway at Penn State, where new head football coach Bill O'Brien has launched a nine-day, 18-city bus tour that will take ...
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Thursday, April 26th, 2012
It’s a good time to be from the Jones family. By the end of this weekend, it will be three members of the family that will all be professional athletes and two of them will be playing in the NFL. Arthur Jones is already in the NFL playing defense for ...
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Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
Recently, Michael Floyd's offseasons have been marred by off-the-field incidents involving alcohol. Floyd was hit twice for underage drinking and then last offseason was arrested for driving under the influence, a mistake that cost him a long-term suspension from the team and his captain role. But the Notre Dame wide ...
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