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Maryland Punter Says Teammates Beat Him Up For Talking To Investigators
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that during Tuesday’s football practice, which was presided over by briefly reinstated and then subsequently fired head coach DJ Durkin, Maryland punter Matt Barber was attacked by teammates who believed he spoke to investigators looking into the death of Jordan McNair...
After Eating Nothing But Pure Shit For Two Days, Maryland Dumps DJ Durkin
It took players walking out of a team meeting, the resignation of the school president, universal outrage, and public condemnations from the governor and the parents of a dead teenager, but finally Maryland has stumbled desperately into the decision they should’ve made months ago:...
Maryland Is Big-Time College Football
DJ Durkin is back. The Maryland head football coach, who in the very best-case scenario, was so incompetent at overseeing a program that he allowed it to turn into one so toxic and so physically dangerous to players that it killed one, but who was so competent at instilling a culture of “fear” that ...
Jordan McNair's Father Feels "Like I've Been Punched In The Stomach" Over DJ Durkin's Reinstatement<em></em>
If it seems like Maryland’s investigative report obscured the question of basic responsibility for the welfare of players in favor of parsing and disputing the concept of toxicity in the context of a football program, probably that’s because those responsible for the future of the football program w...
Rutgers Football Player Charged With Double Attempted Murder
Rutgers junior linebacker Izaia Bullock was arrested by Rutgers PD and charged with two counts of attempted murder in the first degree and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in the first degree by Middlesex County prosecutors today. NJ.com first reported the news. According to prosecutors, Bu...
Report: Board Of Regents Forces Maryland President To Keep DJ Durkin As Coach
Maryland football coach and alleged tyrant DJ Durkin will return to the sidelines this weekend for the Terrapins’ game against Michigan State, as first reported by 24/7 Sports. The University System of Maryland Board of Regents reportedly recommended that the school retain Durkin and athletic direct...
Florida State Got Whomped
Florida State lost to Clemson, 59-10, on Saturday, and that 49-point deficit tied for the worst margin in FSU history. It goes without saying that it was an ass-kicking. But how bad was it? This bad....
Iowa's Punter Connects With A Walk-On Defensive End For This Fat Man Touchdown
Already up 5-0 on Penn State because of a field goal and a safety, the Iowa Hawkeyes clearly wanted to add a new level of weirdness to this game. Coach Kirk Ferentz brought the latest trick play out of the back of his playbook for the crowd at Happy Valley. On a fourth-and-goal at the 10-yard line, ...
Hell Yeah, Clemson Scored A Fat Man Touchdown
The 1985 Chicago Bears waited until they were up 34 points on the New England Patriots in the second half of Super Bowl XX before calling William “The Refrigerator” Perry’s number to score a one-yard touchdown. This season’s Clemson Tigers made the call a little sooner than that in a game with lower...
Investigation Finds Toxic Culture At Maryland Football, Concludes Program's Culture Isn't Toxic
The Washington Post has gotten its hands on the long-awaited findings of an investigation into the University of Maryland’s football culture, which was spurred by the death of 19-year-old player Jordan McNair during a team workout. The report officially concludes that the team does not have a toxic...
Zach Smith Is Gloating Online About His Disorderly Conduct Plea Deal
Former Ohio State wide receivers coach Zach Smith pled guilty to disorderly conduct Tuesday, as part of an arrangement that brings some closure to multiple allegations of domestic abuse made by Courtney Smith, his ex-wife. The deal reportedly also includes a protection order:...
Western Kentucky Found One Of The Strangest Ways To Lose A Football Game<em></em>
Unless you’re a fan of either team, or are Tim Burke, you were most likely not watching Saturday night’s college football game between one-win schools Western Kentucky and Old Dominion. You missed a nutty finish!...
Ohio State Was Thoroughly Spanked
This was near the end of the devastation, but here’s a perfect example of how Purdue kicked Ohio State’s ass Saturday night:...
Report: Mike Leach Called Pac-12 Official "A Total Coward" In Series Of Texts About Player Safety
Even though he refused to comment after the game about the non-flagged helmet-to-helmet hit on his team’s quarterback on Sept. 21, Washington State head coach Mike Leach ripped into Pac-12 officials about player safety just days after the fact through text messages, according to documents Yahoo Spor...
Michigan State's First Score Comes From "Philly Special"-Type Play
Michigan State showed a national audience on Saturday that their in-state rivals, Michigan, were doing something else the Sunday of this year’s Super Bowl. On a 2nd-and-goal situation on the four-yard line, the Spartans ran their version of the famous “Philly Special” trick play to put up their firs...
Rutgers Still Doesn't Know How To Deal With Kickoffs
Rutgers football this season has been marred by self-inflicted mistakes and god-awful play that have hurled the team down to a 1-6 record with no wins in conference play. Returner Isaih Pacheco must have thought that the only way to save the lost year is with some semblance of consistency because he...
Devin Bush Jr. Takes His Hatred Of Michigan State Out On Midfield Spartan Logo After Pregame Scuffle
College rivalries are always better when the players seem to be into it just as much as the fans are. The Michigan-Michigan State rivalry is no exception, and Wolverines linebacker Devin Bush Jr. fucking hates MSU—or he does now, at least....
Sue Paterno Endorses Candidate Who Got Penn State Its Wins Back
Before someone tries convincing you that America’s relationship with college football is healthy, normal, and totally fine, remember this campaign video. Pennsylvania State Sen. Jake Corman is up for re-election this year; the Republican has been in the Commonwealth’s Senate since 1999, when he ran ...
Louisville's Kemari Averett Arrested For Putting Gun To Girlfriend's Head, Threatening To Kill Her
Louisville sophomore tight end Kemari Averett was suspended from the team today after being arrested and charged with first-degree wanton endangerment and fourth-degree assault. Averett is accused of grabbing his girlfriend’s hair, putting a gun to her head, and threatening to kill her because he th...
Nick Bosa Ditches Ohio State To Get Ready For The NFL
Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa, a junior who could possibly go number one in next year’s NFL draft, is leaving school to focus on rehabbing an injured core muscle, OSU announced today....