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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....
Nebraska Gets Crazy Last Minute TD, Bums Everyone Out
McNeese State vs. Nebraska was super fun for three hours, but it only takes a few seconds to remind everyone anew that there are Nebraska athletes and there are McNeese State athletes, and that's kind of not fair....
A.J. McCarron Never Did This
Alabama is, predictably, crushing FAU—and Blake Sims is a big reason....
This Is What Happens When Punters Try To Tackle
(CMU is still, at the moment, beating Purdue.)...
Today's College Football Viewing Schedule
The rest of the college football world was good enough to get out of the way of Stanford vs. USC at 3:30, and that was very nice of them. The only exceptions were a handful of Ohio and Kentucky schools who just had to make 3:30 today the time when all Ohio vs. Kentucky football beefs were settled....
You Will Never Be As Cool As Brock Hekking
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Mystery Woman Linked To Jerry Jones Scandal Tells Her Side Of The Story
Earlier today, we received a press release from an attorney representing Jana Weckerly, a woman who has previously been linked to those gross photos of Jerry Jones and some strippers. Until now, we didn't know for sure how Weckerly was, if at all, involved in the saga. After speaking to Weckerly's...
The Most Popular Fantasy Team Names
Slate's done the dirty work here, identifying the 30 most common fantasy football team names, as well as the most popular by NFL team....
The <em>College Gameday</em> Curse Is Real... For Some Teams
The college football season is underway, and with it, the 28th season of ESPN's pregame show, College Gameday. With it also, the College Gameday curse, or at least rumors of its existence....
Penn State To Alums: Please Stop Being Crazy Truthers
Most of the country has moved on from talking about the Penn State scandal, accepting that university administrators and former head coach Joe Paterno made grievous errors in judgment upon becoming aware of Jerry Sandusky's crimes. According to a letter that was sent today by the university to a mas...
EMU Players Accused Of Attacking Relative Of Teammate's Murderer
Three Eastern Michigan football players have been charged with assault after allegedly attacking a cousin of the man who pleaded guilty to shooting and killing an EMU player last October....
Washington's Merchandise Sales Are Down 35 Percent
According to a service that tracks the sales of NFL merchandise, nobody wants to own Redskins-branded apparel anymore. ...
Watch NFL Players Read Mean Tweets About Themselves
Jimmy Kimmel got some NFL players and personalities together to film yet another edition of famous people reading mean tweets about themselves. This one is worth it simply for the way Dez Bryant delivers "baby back bitch."...
Bengals Re-Sign Player, Helping Him Pay For Daughter's Cancer Battle
In June, Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still learned his four-year-old daughter, Leah, has stage four pediatric cancer. Still missed offseason workouts to be with her, shaved his head in solidarity, and filled his Instagram with pictures of Leah and updates on her treatment....
<em>The New York Daily News</em> Will No Longer Use The Term "Redskins"
This is kind of a big deal. In an editorial published yesterday, The New York Daily News announced that the paper will no longer refer to the Washington football team as the "Redskins," and will no longer print the team's logo. This isn't just a decision from the editorial board, as was the case whe...
Junior Seau's Family Rejects Concussion Settlement With NFL
Junior Seau's family will back out of the proposed concussion settlement being offered to former NFL players, ESPN's Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru report today. Instead, the family will pursue its own wrongful death suit, according to the family's lawyer, Steven Strauss. ...
Don't Step To Will Muschamp About His One-Play Suspensions
Florida's season opener on Saturday was suspended after just one play, a kickoff, after rain and lightning strikes made the game unplayable. Two days later, coach Will Muschamp announced that three suspended Gators would be reinstated. This struck some observers as funny. It was not funny to Muscham...