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Nick Saban: I Didn't Even Know Yesterday Was Election Day
At Alabama coach Nick Saban’s press conference this afternoon, a reporter asked him for his thoughts on the election and whether or not Saban thought coaches should avoid talking politics in public. “To be honest with you,” Saban lied, “I didn’t even know yesterday was election day. We’re focused on...
Jim Harbaugh Really Admires SpongeBob SquarePants's Attitude
On this weekend’s episode of The Simpsons, Michigan coach/zealot Jim Harbaugh was a punchline to a joke about a “sports genius everyone hates.” Naturally, Harbaugh took it and ran, going on an extended tangent about cartoons on his weekly radio show....
Report: NCAA To Skip Penn State-Level Sanctions Against Baylor
Baylor’s interim president, football coaches, fans, board of regents, and current players and students all have an opinion on who should be blamed for the school’s inability to report and address sexual assault. In surprising news, the NCAA does not seem to have an opinion....
Several Wisconsin Athletes Decry Racism On Campus, Demand Change
A large group of Wisconsin athletes, most notably Big Ten preseason player of the year Nigel Hayes, tweeted out an essay regarding the racism that they say athletes of color at Wisconsin face every day. The post comes a week after a fan showed up to the Wisconsin football game on Saturday with an O...
Trent Richardson Imitated Leonard Fournette For The Alabama Scout Team
Four years ago, the Cleveland Browns traded up to pick Trent Richardson third overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. He hasn’t had a carry in an NFL game since 2014, and he was cut by the Ravens this offseason without ever getting on the field. ...
If You're Losing By 96, Maybe Just Let Them Dunk
There is pride, and there is prideful foolishness. Asbury guard Alex Dennis’s decision to try and jump with Kentucky’s Mychal Mulder with 54.6 seconds remaining in a 96-point ballgame was an example of the latter. ...
Tommy Tuberville Tells Fan To "Go To Hell" And "Get A Job"
Cincinnati head coach Tommy Tuberville was getting it from the fans after the Bearcats’ 20-3 loss to BYU at home tonight, and he gave it back to one of them—telling the man to “go to hell” and “get a job”:...
Oh, This Is Fantastic
Marshawn Lynch returned to Cal tonight, and he’s back on the cart to celebrate the tenth anniversary of that event:...
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Tommy Armstrong Jr. Carted Off After Serious Injury [Updates]
Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. left tonight’s game against Ohio State on a stretcher after suffering a serious injury midway through the second quarter. Armstrong fell awkwardly on the sideline, tumbling into some Ohio State equipment and going limp....
Texas A&M's Playoff Hopes Sink With Upset To Mississippi State
A few days after Texas A&M was given the No. 4 spot in the year’s first College Football Playoff rankings—ahead of Washington, who is undefeated, and Louisville and Ohio State, who each matched A&M’s 7-1 record—they made sure they lost it, falling to unranked Mississippi State....
Grab 'Em By The Saban: Your Baton Rouge <i>College GameDay</i> Sign Roundup
ESPN’s College GameDay went to LSU today. Here are some signs fans brought to the broadcast—with some help from SEC Nation....
Texas Tech Increases Lead On Texas With 100-Yard Fumble Return Touchdown
Texas running back D’Onta Foreman was a profile in courage as he dragged half a dozen Texas Tech defenders to the goal line. Then, tragically, he fumbled—and the Red Raiders’ Douglas Coleman picked up the ball for a 100-yard fumble return touchdown, turning the Longhorns’ go-ahead score into a TTU l...
Baylor's Sexual Assault Scandal: Still No Report, Still Few Answers
Baylor’s board of regents is sharing details of the university’s sexual assault scandal with select media outlets after months of staying publicly silent. A group of regents spoke anonymously with the Wall Street Journal last week, and two days ago an interview with four regents—Ron Murff, James Gra...
Baylor Players Deny Report Their Black Uniforms Are In Protest Of Art Briles's Firing
Individual Baylor football players have stood up for ex-Bears head coach Art Briles in the months since he was fired for his role in the school’s sexual assault scandal; now, according to ESPN’s Brett McMurphy, the entire team will join the ill-fated movement....
Alabama Students Charged With Breaking Into LSU's Stadium, Trying To Deface Midfield Logo, Failing
ESPN’s Marty Smith reports LSU police charged two Alabama students with criminal trespass after a 3 a.m. call reported suspects could be found at midfield of Tiger Stadium. Smith published photos of an apparently very-weakly-attempted defacing of the midfield logo, something easily patched-up by the...
Harvard Cancels Men's Soccer Season After More Sexual "Scouting Reports" Discovered
Harvard athletic director Robert L. Scalise says the Crimson men’s soccer season is over after the university discovered more evidence the team continued its tradition of producing “vulgar and explicit” reports on female soccer players’ appearance and sexual appeal through the current season....
Here's The List of Defense Lawyers Penn State Handed Out To Its Football Players
College football fans know that when a player gets in trouble, it won’t be too long before that player retains legal counsel—and usually very good counsel. At Florida, it’s Huntley Johnson. At Florida State, it’s Tim Jansen. At Tennessee, players got a list of six defense lawyers with ties to the at...
Department Of Education Fines Penn State $2.4 Million For Child Sex Abuse Scandal
The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday the conclusion of its investigation into the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Upon review, the department found 11 instances in which the university violated the Clery Act. ...
Oregon Linebacker Arrested After Allegedly Punching A Woman
Oregon Ducks linebacker Eddie Heard was arrested on Wednesday and charged with fourth-degree assault and harassment after allegedly punching a woman outside of a bar in Eugene, Oregon on Oct. 30, according to The Oregonian. The team announced this morning that Heard has been suspended....