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Preston Parker Is Not Lovin' It
Florida State wide receiver Preston Parker was kicked off the team today, following his arrest for DUI on Saturday when he was found asleep in a McDonalds drive-thru lane. [Slow Breaker]...
College Budget Cuts Imperil Squash Programs, And, Um, Possibly Football
It's a sign of the times that no one is discussing: Your favorite college sports may fall be the wayside in the coming three years due to the crappy economy. Ah! Not Badminton!...
For Sturdy, Reliable Transportation To The Music City Bowl
So you roll up to a mall parking space in your brand new Rich Brooks Edition F150 pickup. In the space next to you is Howie Long, sadly shaking his head. Let's listen in....
Syracuse Coach Fails His Way On To Michigan Staff
The Wolverines solve their defensive woes by hiring Greg "10-37" Robinson as their new coordinator—because in football, a firing is just a job you haven't been hired for yet. [Detroit News]...
Tim Tebow Is Really Starting To Push It
The Tebow-ner dramatically pulls the sling off his injured shoulder to the titillating delight of thousands of slobbering Florida Gator basketball fans. Who does he think he is? Macho Man Savage? [AP]...
Pete Carroll Just Doesn't Think Sanchez Going Pro Is A Good Idea Whatsoever
USC Coach Pete Carroll seems downright despondent over his starting quarterback heading to the NFL....
Officially Closing The Book On Another Holiday Season
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
Underclassmen: Who's In? Who's Out?
The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL Draft passed at 5:00 p.m. today. So who will give up a lifetime of accounting work to pursue NFL glory and who will continue to have his pick of starry-eyed sorority girls for one more year?...
Mark Sanchez Going Pro (Unless He Doesn't)
Chris Mortensen says the USC quarterback is going to the NFL, but Mark's dad tells Shelley Smith his son is undecided. The Raiders were unavailable for comment. [ESPN]...
Sam Bradford Just Can't Quit You
Oklahoma's sophomore quarterback has just announced that he's forgoing the NFL draft to stay at Oklahoma. It's on again, Tebow! [NBCSports]...
It's All Fun And Games Until Someone Falls Out A Window
This is not a road trip story you want to brag about. Two college assistants attending the American Football Coaches Association convention are in the hospital after they fell out a fourth-story hotel window....
Layla Kiffin Is A Mommy Again
Tennessee's first football family added a new baby boy last night. His name is Monte Knox Kiffin, which will not leave any emotional scars when his dad inevitably gets run out of town. [AP]...
Boston College Has A Spaz Attack
Defensive coordinator Frank Spaziani will become the head coach at Boston College later today. Jeff Jagodzinski will become hungry for a sandwich later, as well. [ESPN + Eagle in ATL, who told us first.]...
Myron Rolle Going Pro In Something Other Than Sports (UPDATE)
Florida State safety Myron Rolle has decided to forgo the NFL Draft and stay in school another year. The school just happens to be Oxford University. (That's a bit of an upgrade, I think.)...
The Passion Of Tim Tebow
Outlined against a blue-gray January sky, the Lone Horseman will ride again....
And Three Days Later, Tim Tebow Returns
Roughly 72 hours after single-handedly winning the BCS Championship game, Tim Tebow announces that he will rise again to quarterback the Flordia Gators next year. The stigmata should be healed by spring practice. [Gator Sports]...
Alabama: It's Not Like Where You Live
It's been more than a month since Alabama fans got into a deadly brawl during a football party; I was beginning to wonder what was going on....
Tim Tebow Is Like The Son (Of God) Thom Brennaman Never Had
Did you hear the Good News? Tim Tebow won his second National Championship using grit, determination, four kinds of leadership and a form of mind control that he learned while uniting the Philippines....
Beanie Wells Goes Pro
Running back Chris Wells will skip his senior year at Ohio State so that he might someday be able to afford a fedora or maybe a top hat. [ESPN]...
A Deeply, Deeply Flawed BCS Bingo Card
The computers had "unofficial first down line" in the top right hand corner, and "Big 12 championship tiebreaker" went undefeated in the regular season. Regardless, neither will be participating in one of the 24 spots on this bingo sheet for tonight's live blog....