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Welcome To The Gradual Unfucking Of College Football
Every year, right around this time, I cobble together a Hater's Guide to the Top 25 teams in college football. And it contains pretty much everything you would expect in any boilerplate piece of college football trolling: Notre Dame is full of haughty dipshits; Alabama fans are crazy redneck muta...
Josh Shaw's Lawyer Confirms Balcony Fall
There's a whole lot of confusion on what actually happened to USC DB Josh Shaw, who sprained both ankles in some sort of incident on Saturday. Well, here's one piece of the puzzle, filled in....
UNC Suspends Four Players After Report Of Alleged Hazing Investigation
North Carolina has suspended four players—starting cornerbacks Desmond Lawrence and Brian Walker and backups M.J. Stewart and Donnie Miles—after it was revealed the school is investigating an alleged hazing incident that left walk-on freshman wideout Jackson Boyer with a concussion. ...
USC: Josh Shaw Admits He Made Up Drowning Nephew Story
According to a statement released by USC, defensive back Josh Shaw made up the story about rescuing his 7-year-old drowning nephew last Saturday night at a family party....
Rutgers Spent $120,000 On This Commercial
Rutgers is debuting this TV commercial Thursday during their season opener against Washington State, and it's not a terrible commercial, but for $120,000? They could've coaxed Will Ferrell to stand in a field and say "Rutgers" for probably half of that, and it'd do better....
Rick Neuheisel Shreds His Way Through A "Stairway To Heaven" Cover
College football TV analyst Rick Neuheisel was on The Dan Patrick Show today, and he closed out his appearance with a special rendition of "Stairway to Heaven," called "Stairway to Playoffs." Neuheisel doesn't even need that TV job with his guitar skills....
Josh Shaw's Sister Says He Did Save Her Son
While the rest of the world tries to figure out just what the hell is going on with this Josh Shaw story, his sister and the mother of the seven-year-old he reportedly saved, confirmed his story. Asia Shaw apparently spoke with KABC, but the station only aired a brief audio recording and she did not...
TMZ: Cops Talked To Shaw About Report Of Guy "Shimmying" Down Building
TMZ's headline says "USC's Josh Shaw—Named In Burglary Report," but the takeaway is that police talked to Shaw about a report of a guy climbing down the side of a building Saturday night....
College Football Coaches, By The Positions They Played
CBS Sports has a fun little exercise to get you ready for the return of college football, which begins in, oh, 27 hours: it's a ranking of the playing careers of each and every FBS head coach. You know who number one is....
USC And Steve Sarkisian Are Now Walking Back Josh Shaw's Heroic Story
Yesterday, USC released a report that Trojans defensive back Josh Shaw had sprained both of his ankles while rescuing his 7-year-old nephew at a family party Saturday night. This morning, however, head coach Steve Sarkisian said that he had received reports disputing Shaw's account....
If You Play Football At Tennessee, You'll Hang Out With Beyoncé, Maybe
North Carolina, Tennessee, and Clemson have heavily recruited defensive lineman prospect Shy Tuttle, but the Volunteers tried to edge out the competition with a fake magazine cover featuring Beyoncé and Tuttle hanging out. Oldest trick in the book....
Football Player Who Was Convinced He Had CTE Found To Have CTE
The really heartbreaking thing about today's Associated Press profile of former college linebacker Michael Keck, who died last year at age 25 from unrelated causes, is just how damned banal it is. Normal kid plays football. Normal kid suffers head injuries. Normal kid turns violent and depressed and...
USC: Trojans DB Out After Leaping From Balcony To Save Drowning Nephew
USC defensive back Josh Shaw is recovering from his injuries after jumping from a second-floor balcony window at a family party Saturday night to save his drowning 7-year-old nephew, according to the Trojans....
College Scores 109-Yard Punt Return TD In First Ever Football Game
Arizona Christian University started a football program this school year and played their first game Saturday night against Evangel University from Missouri. The Firestorm lost to Evangel, but there was one highlight when their punt returner turned a screwup into an entertaining punt return for a to...
Police Investigating Torching Of Arkansas QB Brandon Allen's Truck
Arkansas Razorbacks quarterback Brandon Allen's truck was burned early this morning, and Fayetteville police are investigating the case as an arson....
Air Force Football Coach Handles Injuries Terribly; ESPN Approves
Air Force running back Devin Rushing suffered an ankle sprain in the second day of full-pads practice earlier this month when a defender grabbed his leg as another yanked his facemask. Injuries happen, and Rushing ended up missing over a week. But while Rushing was recovering, he basically wasn't ...
Kent State Lineman Dies In Apartment
Kent State starting center Jason Bitsko, 21 years old, died earlier today. He was found unresponsive in bed after failing to show for morning practice. According to an athletic department press release, police believe he died from an "undetermined medical issue."...
UConn's Starting Quarterback Has A Fantastic Mullet
UConn Huskies football coach Bob Diaco named Casey Cochran his starting quarterback for the season. The interesting part of this story is that Cochran, a redshirt sophomore, has a beautiful mullet....
Ohio State QB Braxton Miller Reinjures Surgically Repaired Shoulder
Braxton Miller injured his right shoulder in practice today and it is feared he could miss the whole season. Miller injured the same shoulder in the Orange Bowl against Clemson and was slowly working back from surgery in February. ...