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Kansas RB James Sims Suspended for Three Games
The most productive offensive player for Kansas the past two seasons, running back James Sims, has been suspended for the first three games of the 2012 season by head coach Charlie Weis. The suspension comes as a result of Sims’ arrest for operating a vehicle under the influence early Sunday morning. “Every player on our [...]
TweetAdrian Peterson Pledges $1 Million to University of Oklahoma Athletics
Minnesota Vikings All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson pledged a $1 million donation to his alma mater today, specifically earmarked for the University of Oklahoma‘s athletic department and to help with the construction of a new residential hall on campus. Peterson’s donation will go toward the construction of Hedrington Hall, the school’s newest student housing facility, [...]
TweetTop Quarterback Recruit Max Browne Chooses USC
There’s a long way to go in college football recruiting for the class of 2013 with signing day still nearly 10 month away. With that in mind, landing a couple big fish early in the process certainly isn’t a bad thing and Sammamish, Washington quarterback Max Browne certainly falls into the big fish category. Browne [...]
TweetSans National Titles, Big Ten Trying To Ruin College Football Playoff
A four-team college football playoff plan will be in place this summer. But the Big Ten and specifically, commissioner Jim Delany refuse to accept the game no longer revolves around the Rose Bowl. USA Today released four options being considered by conference commissioners to overhaul college football’s postseason. Four teams, whether through a plus-one or [...]
TweetSocial Media and College Athletics Are On Diverging Paths
Texas and Oklahoma, Big 12 rivals on the field, share an intriguing technology investment off it. The two schools, plus North Carolina, Villanova and Nebraska among others pay for a service provided by Varsity Monitor according to the New York Times’ Pete Thamel. That service? Spying, keeping tabs on and generally observing compliance issues on [...]
TweetFormer Kansas QB Set to Join Colorado
It appears former Kansas quarterback, Jordan Webb, may have found himself a new home. After considering Wisconsin along with smaller schools North Texas and Murray State, Webb is reportedly set to finish out his career with the Colorado Buffaloes. Webb has already spent time in Boulder this spring checking out what the Buffaloes had to [...]
TweetCommissioners Meet, Drink, Ask Questions About NCAA Football Playoff
The Bowl Championship Series power-brokers met again in Dallas to continue hammering out the details of the oncoming playoff system. It’s no longer a question as to if a playoff will occur at the end of the 2014 season, but what kind? Consider my vote counted in mimicking the NBA playoff category where four rounds, [...]
TweetOklahoma State Debuts Big 12 Championship Ring
Show-offs. Hey, you can’t really blame them, can you? Oklahoma State captured the 2011 Big 12 Championship after they took out their biggest rival, Oklahoma, 44-10 in the annual Bedlam game leaving no doubt who was the best team in the Big 12. Now the Pokes have the hardware to prove it. This morning the [...]
TweetMike Stoops Talks About Challenge at Arizona
Mike Stoops is back as the defensive coordinator at Oklahoma after spending the past eight seasons at the head coach at Arizona where he compiled a 41-50 record. His return to Norman has been well received by Sooner fans, as well it should be. The guy proved during his last stop at Oklahoma that he [...]
TweetOklahoma State University Gambled On Boosters’ Lives; Lost $33 Million
Oklahoma State mega-booster T. Boone Pickens is a plenty of things to many different people. To some, he’s the primary benefactor to OSU’s athletic program. To others, he’s one of the richest magnates in the United States, who has lost and re-earned a personal fortune worth more than most of us will earn in our [...]
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