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Hit Nick Jones As Hard As You Want, He's Catching The Ball
The Georgia secondary has been pretty accommodating to South Carolina in the first half. Even on this play, when Quincy Mauger puts the screws to Nick Jones, he did so in a way that allowed the catch....
Geronimo!
Washington's giving the Illini a thorough stomping, but Illinois has at least one shining moment: this fingertips catch by Geronimo Allison, upheld by replay....
Maryland Scores Bizarre Accidental Touchdown, Has It Taken Away
Maryland guy calls fair catch. West Virginia guy plows into Maryland guy. Maryland guy can't make catch. Maryland scores touchdown....
Ohio State DE Scrubbed From Lineup After Failing Second Drug Test
Ohio State very recently learned that they will will be without defensive end Noah Spence today, and for the foreseeable future. He has tested positive, again, for ecstasy....
That's A Bad Look, Fargo
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Today's College Football Viewing Schedule
It's not a slate packed with marquee games, but when there's a load of expected blowouts, you know one or two underdogs are going to rise up and bust some heads. Let's hope, somehow, that Purdue is one of them....
Houston DB Trevon Stewart Gets Confused, Does Some Very Bad Defending
Playing defensive back is not an easy thing to do, so we shouldn't judge Houston defensive back Trevon Stewart too harshly for doing whatever the hell it was he was doing during this play against BYU last night....
That's How You Hail Mary
Despite being beat in every way possible in the first half, Houston's pulled within reach at halftime thanks to this Hail Mary at the end of the second quarter—enabled by an especially doofus-y move by BYU, which held the ball itself with only seconds remaining....
Barton-Winona 2007 D-II Championship
I hadn't seen this before. Unreal stuff. Sent in by TJ....
New Maryland Uniforms Are Inscribed With <em>The Star-Spangled Banner</em>
Every other college football team can go ahead and stop trying to be the most American, because the University of Maryland has unveiled a new set of helmets and uniforms that are pure America....
Penn State Students Celebrate Lifted Sanctions, Chant Joe Paterno's Name
Earlier today, the NCAA lifted the sanctions placed on Penn State's football program after the Jerry Sandusky scandal. The team will be bowl-eligible and have its scholarships returned. Tonight, Penn State students celebrated by meeting at Old Main, and chanting the late head coach Joe Paterno's nam...
UConn's Starting Quarterback Retires Due To Concussions
Casey Cochran, the UConn quarterback who won the starting job—and our hearts—before the college football season, has stepped away from the game due to concussions....
Huge Brawl Breaks Out In Tailgating Area Before Texas Tech-UTEP Game
Video has surfaced of a brawl that went down before Saturday's football game between Texas Tech and UTEP. This is a mother brawl. It's a brawl that spawns other brawls, and several people are knocked out in the process. It's a mess....
NCAA Relaxes Penn State Sanctions, Continues Power-Mongering
Today, the NCAA announced significant reductions in its punishments for Penn State stemming from the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Specifically, the school's four-year bowl ban has been lifted immediately, and starting next season, it will have all 85 of its scholarships restored. This, like all power mov...
Ohio State Fan Stays Strong, Keeps Doing Her Half-Hearted "O-H-I-O"
Ohio State was losing by two touchdowns to Virginia Tech last night, and the majority of Ohio Stadium's attendance was gloomy, waiting for the Buckeyes to do something productive, but one Ohio State fan wouldn't give up hope. The team needed her "O-H-O-O-O-H-O" chant. Never give up!...
Exasperated Vanderbilt Fan Throws Shirt And Hat Onto Field During Game
One Vanderbilt fan was so sick of the Commodores' performance in a 41-3 loss to Ole Miss that he walked down the stands and threw his shirt and hat onto the field, then walked away, shirtless and presumably still fuming....
Stanford Refuses To Beat USC
Seven times, Stanford ventured inside the USC 35-yard-line, and in those seven trips, they picked up an average of 1.43 points. Advanced metrics say that is bad. They fumbled four times, all in USC territory, and lost two of them. In fact, the game ended when Stanford fumbled one last time inside th...
USC AD Pat Haden Runs Down To The Field To Yell At Officials
Far be it from me to tell Pat Haden how to do his job, but it has to be difficult to ask student athletes to not react to things childishly and emotionally when you're running down to the field because you just have to yell at an official for a call you didn't like....