college Page 173 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Deadspin 25: TCU Is Angry, And It Won't Be Ignored
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
Steve Sarkisian: It Was The Meds, Not The Booze
USC head coach Steve Sarkisian, who is in a bit of trouble after getting hammered drunk and talking some shit at a team event, spoke to reporters this morning and explained his public drunkenness. According to Sark, it wasn’t the booze that had him acting silly, it was the meds he was on....
Florida State RB Dalvin Cook Found Not Guilty Of Misdemeanor Battery
Florida State RB Dalvin Cook, who was accused of punching a woman at a Tallahassee bar in June, has been found not guilty of misdemeanor battery by a Florida jury. Cook is currently suspended from the 10th-ranked Seminoles, but presumably will be reinstated to the team. ...
Deadspin 25: Florida State Is Still Pretty Good, Unfortunately
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
Deadspin 25: Auburn Will Go As Far As Its Defense Will Let It
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
Steve Sarkisian Apologizes For Getting Liquored Up And Talking Shit (UPDATE: There's Video)
At last night’s Salute To Troy, USC coach Steve Sarkisian reportedly got wasted and yelled a whole bunch of profanities before getting pulled off the stage by athletic director Pat Haden. He issued an apology this morning:...
Winona State Coach Resigned After Being Accused Of Drunkenly Molesting Player
Winona State basketball coach Mike Leaf resigned suddenly and mysteriously on June 26, soon after a complaint about him was filed to the school. Today the player who filed the complaint tells the Winona Daily News that Leaf sexually assaulted him....
Deadspin 25: USC, Like Three Other Pac-12 Teams, Could Do It
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
![Former Boise State Head Coach: Art Briles Knew All About Sam Ukwuachu's Violent Past [UPDATE]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/1395924180521951402.jpg)
Former Boise State Head Coach: Art Briles Knew All About Sam Ukwuachu's Violent Past [UPDATE]
This morning, Baylor head coach Art Briles spoke to the media and flatly denied that he had any knowledge of defensive end and convicted rapist Sam Ukwuachu’s violent past. Just a few hours later, former Boise State head coach Chris Petersen called bullshit....
Deadspin 25: At Least Notre Dame Has A New Quarterback To Be Excited About
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
What Kain Colter Really Learned At Northwestern
When Kain Colter called for Northwestern football players to unionize in early 2014, he cited his experiences in my class, “Field Studies in the Modern Workplace,” as the turning point in his thinking on the status of NCAA “student-athletes” (or “workers,” depending on one’s interpretation). The ide...
Baylor’s Investigation Of Sam Ukwuachu Was Shameful
As awareness has spread about rape—and pressure has increased on universities to prevent and address it among their students—two justice systems have formed. There’s the one we’ve had for centuries: the cops, the courts, and if it goes to trial, a verdict. Now there’s a second track, one where unive...
Baylor Player Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault
A Texas court has found Baylor Bears football player Sam Ukwuachu guilty of sexual assault. Ukwuachu, 22, was indicted of two counts of sexual assault by a former Baylor soccer player in October 2013. His trial began Tuesday....
Deadspin 25: Georgia Has Nick Chubb, So This Is Gonna Be Fun
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...
Idaho Football Coach Paul Petrino Goes Nuts On Mildly Critical Reporter
A word of advice: Idaho football coach Paul Petrino—who has gotten heated before—will flip out if you lightly criticize his team. Do not cross him....
I Wrote The Nick Saban Biography. Come Ask Me Stuff About Him.
Monte Burke is the author of Saban: The Making of a Coach, which was excerpted here last week and is available for purchase now. He’s going to be hanging out in the comments section below, answering any questions you might have about Saban, or anything else for that matter. Go ask him stuff!...
Surprise Scholarship Stunt Doesn't Go Quite As Smoothly As Planned
Western Michigan surprised walk-on junior RB/special teamer Trevor Sweeney with a scholarship during practice this week. The offer was strapped to a football that Sweeney was supposed to discover during an onside-kick drill. Except:...
Do You Know Why Winona State's Basketball Coach Suddenly Resigned?
On June 26, longtime Winona (Minn.) State University basketball coach Mike Leaf resigned unexpectedly. In multiple interviews, the only explanation he gave was that “it’s time.” Eight weeks later, hints at a darker story are emerging....
Deadspin 25: Baylor Is Absolutely Terrifying
Welcome to the Deadspin 25, a college football poll that strives to be more democratic and less useless than every other preseason poll. Leading up to the college football season kickoff, we will give you previews of the 25 teams that you, the readers, voted to be most worthy of writing about. Now, ...