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Looking Back On A Big Year For Sports Video Games

Owen Good — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 19:45:00 EST

A walk-on running back; a dad who couldn't tell his kids what he did; a fat kid who started going to the gym and never stopped. A guy who came to know his sport's greatest venue in ways some champions never will. The top man at sports video gaming's dominant publisher, and a college student who considers himself a "virtual athlete," watching every out from his wheelchair. More »

A "Big 64" Of College Football Sounds Like A Nice Idea, Until You Try It In A Video Game

Owen Good — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:15:00 EST

For the past two years, Stick Jockey has, at the end of the season, used EA Sports' NCAA Football to supply an alternate-reality simulation of a postseason involving a true college football playoff, one that invites every conference champion. I've become resigned to the utter fantasy of this idea ever happening in my lifetime. More »

Chaotic Conference Calls Scramble College Football's Video Game, Too

Owen Good — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:30:00 EST

For a short time this summer, Florida State was the rumored target of a Southeastern Conference raid on the Atlantic Coast Conference, in the protracted and sometimes absurd realignment that still is reshaping college football's landscape. Ben Haumiller, a proud Seminole alumnus, knew that change was unlikely in the real world. Florida State burned a bridge when it chose the ACC over the SEC in 1992. But on his Xbox 360, FSU was already lacing up in the nation's premier league. More »

In Division II Football, They Play With The Difficulty Level Set To "Freshman"

Timothy Burke — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:43:00 EDT

Here's Minnesota State WR Dennis Carter scoring on a reverse during which he nearly goes out of bounds on both sidelines. Clearly he's been messing with the gameplay sliders, that cheater. This play would never work in real life. [CBSSN] More »

So Another Hall-of-Famer Sued EA Sports. Should Video Gamers Care?

Owen Good — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:00:00 EDT

As multiple lawsuits have been brought in multiple venues by multiple former college athletes—some of whom are actually more recognizable as professional stars—I've tried to pull back to the big picture of what really faces video gamers and (principally) EA Sports in the parade of litigation over unauthorized use of likenesses in sports video games. More »

The Hidden Victim Of Yahoo Sports' Miami Report: Former Florida Guard Teddy DuPay

Jack Dickey — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:05:00 EDT

Yesterday's Yahoo Sports dressing-down of The U included all the usual NCAA hand-wringing: illegal cars, strippers, and cash. We got a little excited because stripper abortions and bowling Donna Shalala were involved. (Anytime there's an investigation this big, there has to be the littlest bit of something interesting within it.) More »

SWAT Team Called To Home Of Former Patriots And Notre Dame Defensive Coach

Dom Cosentino — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:02:09 EDT

"A SWAT team has responded to the Northbrook Shores subdivision in Granger after shots were reportedly fired inside at a home in the 10000 block of Glynwater Ct. This was originally called in as a domestic dispute just before 1 p.m. A neighbor told WSBT the home is owned by Corwin Brown, a former Notre Dame football defensive coach." [Chicago Tribune] More »

Hey Kids, If You Suckerpunch A Fan On A College Football Field, You Could One Day Become A Mild-Mannered Surgeon

Jack Dickey — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Tipster Mike sends us a nice little "Where Are They Now" update on Kellen Huston, the former Nebraska corner who threw the above roundhouse at a Mizzou player in 2003. More »

Colt McCoy's Wife Says Texas Boosters Are Too Generous With Their "Fishing Trips And Hunts, Here Or There"

Jack Dickey — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:50:00 EDT

Here's Mrs. McCoy on ESPN's The Herd, doing some NCAA detective work: "You cannot expect 19, 20 year-old kids to say no to free stuff when they're in college." She says a bunch of McCoy's Texas teammates couldn't resist free stuff from agents or boosters. More »

EA Sports Celebrates NCAA Football 12 with the Sexy Sax Man

Owen Good — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:30:00 EDT

You may have heard of him. (This video, uploaded in March, has more than 6 million views.) Sexy Sax Man is quite the guerrilla artist, barging in bare-chested on food courts, laundromats, Walmarts and college classrooms to belt out… [Kotaku] More »

Reaching For The Brass Ring On NCAA Football 12's Coaching Carousel

Owen Good — Sun, 29 May 2011 18:00:00 EDT

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Ben Haumiller's got a job for me. Several jobs, actually, but they're all in NCAA Football 12's new career mode, the "Coaching Carousel." Haumiller, the game's producer, explains it all using an offensive coordinator named Owen O'Cain as an… [Kotaku] More »

Rename the Big Ten's Ridiculous Divisions in NCAA Football 12

Owen Good — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:30:00 EDT

The Big Ten's ridiculous division names will be getting a makeover—probably thousands of them—thanks to NCAA Football 12.… [Kotaku] More »

A Walk-On Who Made the Team Wants You to Know What It Really Means

Owen Good — Sat, 14 May 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Alex Howell was the only freshman in the tunnel that Saturday, his chinstrap so tight it fused his jaw shut, 89,000 people packed into to the last row at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium. Earlier in the week the graduate assistant… [Kotaku] More »

Judge Tosses College Athlete's Claims Against EA Sports

Owen Good — Wed, 04 May 2011 18:00:00 EDT

A federal judge on Monday threw out a former college quarterback's claim against EA Sports, regarding the use of his likeness in past versions of NCAA Football. While the ruling clears Electronic Arts in a legal sense, Samuel Keller's claims… [Kotaku] More »

EA Sports' "Football Czar" Opens With A Two-Month Drill

Owen Good — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EDT

In the two and a half months since he traded Canada's weather for Florida's, and titles like FIFA for Madden, Cam Weber has read that he delayed Madden's release for three weeks because of the NFL lockout; that he's adding… [Kotaku] More »

Photoshop Contest: Jim Tressel Signing Things!

Jack Dickey — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:49:30 EDT

We had some photos of Jim Tressel signing things at some kind of luncheon last week. Ohio State's alumni organization left Tressel in front of a matte backdrop. Easy pickings for Photoshops, plenty of source material. More »

Nickels, Dimes, Pennants, Pennies or Points, Sports Gamers Still Get Value

Owen Good — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:00:00 EST

Typically, these were unlockable items - prototypes of avatar awards, you might say. You earned them by accumulating points in gameplay, or found a cheat code that handed over all of it. Either way, there was some means of getting… [Kotaku] More »

Where Everybody Knows Their Name — Except Them

Owen Good — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 16:00:00 EST

I tried to disguise my blitz but Jake Locker picked it up immediately. He's a first-round draft pick and a four-year starter at quarterback for Washington. You reach that level, you're probably well coached.… [Sploid] More »

Alabama Football Staffer Fired For Playing "Take the Money and Run" Before Iron Bowl

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:00:34 EST

The university announced that the part-time employee was fired for playing "unauthorized" music at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The unauthorized music also happened to be directed at Auburn quarterback Cam Newton. More »

You Might Have A Death Wish If You Want A Career in Big Time College Coaching

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:40:36 EST

"Nearly every Division I head coach puts in more than 100-hour weeks during the season and heavy recruiting periods. If anything, it's amazing more coaches haven't suffered heart attacks or more serious ailments as a result of stress..."[SI] More »

Layla Kiffin Will Become New Head Coach's Wife At USC

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:06:50 EST

Unreal. After all his distracting, rule-bending bravado in one year at Tennessee, Lane Kiffin has, according to multiple outlets, signed on to replace Pete Carroll at USC. In addition to his wife, Kiffin's also bringing dad to Southern Cal. More »

2009 Just Can't End Without Another Shattered Limb: Oklahoma Player Breaks Leg

A.J. Daulerio — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:57:05 EST

This happened in the Sun Bowl just a short time ago, so I'm sure we'll see better footage pop-up later. For now, there's this. [YouTube] More »

Unfortunately, I Was There

Ben Cohen — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST

There are plenty of decade retrospectives happening everywhere right now, but we'd also like you to participate. Tell us about the best game you've seen in person this decade with the tag #iwasthere. Mine: Duke-Notre Dame , 2007. Hear me out. More »

Pantsless In Purdue

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:20:47 EDT

Since Barry's off tonight, I'll pick up the slack on the ridiculous college football team posters beat today. Here is the scantily clad Purdue offensive line from 2000. They were dubbed "The Lifeguards." Goodness. [PurdueBoilermakers] More »

Oklahoma State Fans Incensed Over New Lame-Ass Fight Song

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:05:44 EDT

The Oklahoma State Cowboys are unveiling a new pre-game song this year which has some alumni and current students upset due to the tune's overall nonsensical wussiness. Cowboys Forever, y'all. More »

The Summer Of Our Discontent

Ben Cohen — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:30:00 EDT

Pretty soon, this will all be over. No more loping around idly on Saturdays and Sundays. No more wandering outside and soaking in the sun. No more posts about the Tomatina. It's almost football season! More »

Don't You Dare Call His Tebowness A Student-Athlete

Ben Cohen — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:15:00 EDT

It's deliciously ironic when a flack greets reporters at a press conference and asks for questions for the so-called student-athletes, a descriptor about as accurate as calling Tim Tebow mortal. Hopefully, Tebow will soon rid the world of this nonsense. More »

Cohort Of Talented Mr. Roto Allegedly Fornicates At Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

A.J. Daulerio — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:47:38 EDT

"I mean this literally. I snuck in to the stadium, with a girl, and fucked her on the goal line of the south end zone. Right below the goal posts, underneath the national championship signs." WWTTD? [IHopeTheyServeBeerInHell] More »

Layla Kiffin's Job Is To Look Pretty And Keep Her Husband's Masculinity Intact

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:15:42 EDT

"He's got a really big heart. He's a great dad. And, he's got a really soft side to him. He cries in the girl movies." [Tennessean] More »

This Story Is Trying To Break Your Heart, Part II

A.J. Daulerio — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:00:07 EDT

For those who, like me, are pathetic saps when it comes to feel-good stories of fathers, sons, and sports well the tale of Miami Hurricane walk-on Chris Hayes will destroy you. WARNING: Some of you may cry. [Sun-Sentinel] More »

Talk About Hope And Change In D.C.

Ben Cohen — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:30:00 EDT

There are people who care about reforming the Bowl Championship Series, and there are people who go homeless to reform the Bowl Championship Series. Guess which category Brandon Kennedy, author of "The Kennedy Proposal," belongs to. More »

Nate Montana Finds Better Football Situation Than Notre Dame

Matt Sussman — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Joe Montana's son has seen Rudy. He knows how this works. First you go to junior college, THEN you try out for Notre Dame. More »

The Washington Huskies Revival Will Be Led By Joe Montana's Son

Ben Cohen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:15:13 EDT

Tough call for Nick Montana: Charlie Weis' Notre Dame or winless Washington? Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a Huskie by the toe, my father told me to pick the best one and that is Y-O-U-W. [Seattle Times] More »

College Coaches Get Cozy In Iraq

Ben Cohen — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Seven coaches — including Mack Brown, Jim Tressel and Rick Neuheisel — are touring the Middle East, and have learned that in Iraq, a glitzy suite is hard to find. Instead of lounging at the Ritz, they're shacking up in one of Saddam's palaces. In bunk beds. [The Zone Blitz] More »

Florida State Player To Be A Rhodes Scholar

Sarah Schorno — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:30:00 EST

It's nice to report news when an athlete does something admirable. Florida State safety Myron Rolle interviewed with the Rhodes Scholarship committee in Birmingham, Alabama before flying to meet his team in Maryland to help them beat the Terps. And he won a scholarship in the process. More »

Oklahoma Embarrasses Texas Tech

Sarah Schorno — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST

• Oklahoma destroyed Texas Tech 65-21 in a must win game, keeping their hopes for a championship alive and sending the Red Raiders limping home with sore bungholes. Sooners' quarterback Sam Bradford threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns and the running game contributed five more in an effort to make up for an earlier loss to Texas that threatened to derail their path to a national title. Also up for grabs is the Big 12 title as Oklahoma, Texas, and Texas Tech are 10-1, 6-1 in the South. More »

BCS Bid On The Line In Oklahoma

Sarah Schorno — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:30:00 EST

It's time for the big game, folks! No. 2 Texas Tech and No. 5 Oklahoma will battle it out for the division title and a spot in the BCS. The Red Raiders are trying to go undefeated for the first time after a week off, but the Sooners are averaging just over 51 points per game. Thanks to an earlier loss to Texas, Oklahoma needs to win out the rest of their season and have Texas lose their last game in order to top the division. More »

Joe Paterno Isn't Going Anywhere, According To Joe Paterno

Sarah Schorno — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:30:00 EST

In front of a pep rally crowd of over 6,500 spectators, Joe Paterno announced that, despite rumors, he has no intentions of retiring, meaning he'll be staying on for 2009. An exciting announcement for sure, unless you're one of the Penn State boosters. Or the athletic director. Or anyone with any sense. Seriously, how do you get rid of a legend like JoePa when he's clearly past his expiration date and announcing another year of coaching? More »

Gator Quarterback Not Named Tebow Charged With Burglary

Sarah Schorno — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:00:00 EST

Florida Gators backup quarterback, Cameron Newton, was arrested, charged with felony burglary, and suspended from the team after stealing a classmate's laptop. Newton got caught when, in a stroke of genius, he used the stolen laptop to access the school's network. Oh, but that's not all. When he realized he was going to be caught, he threw the laptop out of his dorm window. More »

Lineman Chooses Amputation Over Surgery

Sarah Schorno — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:00:00 EDT

When told he would need season ending surgery on his pinkie, Mesa State College offensive lineman Trevor Wikre made the most logical decision. He told them to cut off the finger. More »