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Watch Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery Get Ejected After Bumping An Official

Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery chose a bad time to get ejected from the Hawkeyes' bout against fourth-ranked Wisconsin in Madison: as they held onto a two-point lead over the undefeated Badgers halfway through the second half. That lead disappeared thanks to the four free throws McCaffery afforded h...

Penn State's D.J. Newbill Ejected For Shoving Kendrick Nunn In Neck

Plays like this always make me think about the existence of a textbook for broadcasters. "It's always the second guy who gets caught" would be in Chapter 1, along with a section on Aikmanisms like "...and I'm not so sure they didn't do just that, Joe." Anyway, D.J. Newbill was the second guy here—...

Urban Meyer's Wicked Game

Urban Meyer was unable to lead the Buckeyes to an Orange Bowl win last night, falling 40-35 in an error-prone game that proved to be the first bowl loss for Meyer since the 2007 season. It's also a consecutive loss for the Urbz, something he'd only experienced three times previously in his career....

Ok. St.'s Final Possession Was Alternatingly Electric And Maddening

For three quarters, the Cotton Bowl was a defensive game. In the fourth quarter, both offensives exploded and began trading touchdowns. The fire inside Gus Johnson that had been contained all night, was slowly rising for what we surely all knew was going to happen. Missouri took a 34-31 lead with t...

Teams In The Orange Bowl Don't Make Any Money, And Other Lies

Originally published on Sportsgeekonomics....

Reports: Charlie Strong To Texas Will Happen Eventually

If we've gotten this far in the Strong-to-Texas story—he reportedly called a staff meeting at 9:00 a.m. this morning—it seems pretty certain that Charlie Strong is going to leave Louisville for Texas. But who knows, everyone always gets so careful with these things....

Suit: Arizona Coach Sent Dick Pic To Player's Mom

Sean LeBeauf is currently an assistant coach for the University of Arizona women's basketball program, a job he took in May 2013 after leaving his post as the director of athletics and head coach of the women's basketball team at Paris Junior College. According to a complaint filed by one of his for...

Flying Bama Mom Attacked OU Fan In Front Of Her Kids

The video of a female Alabama fan attacking an Oklahoma dude at the Sugar Bowl was enjoyable enough without context. But, for those who want it, the Oklahoma bro who was attacked shared some details....

"I'm An Idiot": Paul Finebaum Eats His Words After Picking Bama

What a difference a day can make. Yesterday, Finebaum was counting on a dejected Bob Stoops taking Parthian shots at the SEC. Today, he's not sure Nick Saban is even the best coach in his own state....

Tuscaloosa Police Scanner Broadcasts 'Bama Family Watching Sugar Bowl

Last night we tuned into the Tuscaloosa police scanner to see if any Alabama fans would go on a criminal rampage after the Crimson Tide's Sugar Bowl upset at the hands of Oklahoma. Instead we heard audio of a 'Bama fan family growing increasingly disgusted as the game arrived at its final moments....

At The 1960 Cotton Bowl, A Syracuse Win And A Nasty Racial Ruckus

In January 1960, an undefeated Syracuse team whipped Texas, 23-14, in the Cotton Bowl. [See rare photos from the game here.] But it wasn't especially pretty, as LIFE magazine reported in its Jan. 11, 1960, issue: ...

AP Photographer Dave Martin Dies After Chick-Fil-A Bowl

Dave Martin, a longtime AP photographer based out of Montgomery, Alabama, was taken to Emory Hospital Midtown after suffering a heart attack on the Georgia Dome field. He was pronounced dead, at 59 years old, early Wednesday morning....

AP Photog Has Heart Attack On Field At Chick-Fil-A Bowl

At the conclusion of Texas A&M's thrilling comeback against Duke, an AP photographer collapsed of an apparent heart attack and required CPR at the scene. It was predictably intense. ...

Frank Beamer Dancing In A Sombrero

Steve Spurrier Is In Disguise

"Steve who? Spurrier? Nope, no idea who that is. Sorry, I'm Barry Alvarez. Clearly not the guy you are looking for."...

Southern Wins By 104 Points. How Did This Basketball Sham Even Happen?

Southern University defeated Champion Baptist College last night in Baton Rouge by the pedestrian score of 116-12. It could have been worse; the Jaguars led the Tigers 44-0 until CBC made a free throw with 5:10 remaining in the first half. The entire thing was a farce, but according to the NCAA it's...

One unlikely way to remember the Alamo Bowl....

Lamborghini Driver Is Impersonating MSU FB Player? [UPDATE: Not Really]

A reader sent us this photo last night, claiming he and a buddy ran into Mississippi State center Dillon Day at a gas station near St. Louis. He thought it was curious a college football player was driving a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder. We thought it was curious Dillon Day was spotted nearly five ho...

First-Half Lowlights From The Pinstripe Bowl

Notre Dame and Rutgers square off in the Pinstripe Bowl at the New Yankee Stadium. You can almost taste the tradition. ...