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Georgia Tech Player Punches Out Teammate, Promptly Checks To Make Sure He's Okay
TMZ published a video Tuesday showing Georgia Tech defensive back Step Durham knocking out fellow defensive back Lance Austin....
Tennessee AD John Currie Is Now Under Fire For Bungling The Greg Schiano Hire
The University of Tennessee athletic department is currently in full-on crisis mode thanks to the bungled hiring of Greg Schiano, and the apparent and baffling lack of vetting behind the decision-making process that led to that hiring. Not only is Schiano not going to be the next Volunteers coach, b...
Report: Tennessee Puts Greg Schiano Back In Dumpster, Runs Away
When news broke that Tennessee football had given up and hired Greg Schiano to replace Butch Jones, the reaction from its fanbase was quick and strong. Both for Sandusky scandal-related reasons and bad-at-football reasons, prominent Tennesseans and some on campus have sent clear messages that Schian...
Texas Comes Back From Down Five With 10 Seconds Left, But Loses In OT
The Texas Longhorns, despite being down 33-54 with 15 minutes to go in their game this afternoon against Gonzaga, fought all the way back to just outside striking distance, down by five with 10 seconds to play....
Report: Tennessee Football Gives Up Completely, Hauls Greg Schiano Out Of The Dumpster<em></em>
The Tennessee Volunteers just finished their worst season—at least by total wins—since 1977, going 4-8 with zero victories in SEC play. Naturally, this meant that head coach Butch Jones was out on his ass before the season even ended, replaced by interim coach and Michigan failure Brady Hoke. But wi...
Urban Meyer Says A "Guy With A Camera" Injured J.T. Barrett's Knee During Pregame Warmups
Senior quarterback J.T. Barrett exited yesterday’s Ohio State win over Michigan with an apparent knee injury in the 3rd quarter, but according to OSU coach Urban Meyer, the blame for that injury doesn’t lie with any Michigan defensive player. Instead, Meyer said an unidentified cameraman knocked Bar...
Auburn Beats Top-Ranked Alabama
The Auburn Tigers earned their biggest win in almost exactly four years this afternoon at Jordan-Hare Stadium, defeating Alabama in the Iron Bowl with a comprehensive performance ending in a 26-14 win....
Arkansas Fires Bret Bielema Immediately After Loss To Mizzou
Arkansas closed out a disappointing 4-8 season with a crushing 48-45 loss to Missouri tonight, and right after the game ended, they announced the long-anticipated firing of coach Bret Bielema. Arkansas had a two-touchdown lead in the first quarter, but they lost on a 19-yard field goal after a very ...
Miami's Return To Greatness Stalls With Upset Loss To Pitt
“The ‘Canes are back, baby!” many an optimistic Miami fan has hollered this season, unchastened by the countless times over the years they’ve chanted this refrain without it actually coming true, and unconcerned about the fact that few non-Floridians under the age of 30 have any first-hand knowledge...
Tennessee WR Jauan Jennings Dismissed After Ranting About Team's "Lying-Ass Coaches"
Tennessee receiver Jauan Jennings was kicked off the team earlier this week after he went on a expletive-laden rant against the school’s coaching staff. Jennings has missed almost the entire season with a wrist injury, although according to him, he was close to returning for the Volunteers’ game aga...
Fearing NCAA Penalties, Louisville Permanently Benches Brian Bowen
After several weeks of no-comments, deflections, and avowals that they were Focusing On The Upcoming Season, Louisville announced Wednesday that five-star forward Brian Bowen will not be allowed to practice or play for the Cardinals this year. The standout freshman will remain on scholarship, and Lo...
Lane Kiffin Has A Video Of Nick Saban Dancing At Karaoke And Selfishly Hasn't Shared It
There are several interesting tidbits in ESPN’s profile of Lane Kiffin today, but the best ones are those on Kiffin’s relationship with former boss Nick Saban. There’s this one, about Kiffin continuing to text the Alabama coach even though he knows he’s not ever going to get any response: ...
Michael Porter Jr.'s Freshman Season Is Over After Two Minutes Of Play
Michael Porter Jr. will likely be one of the first five players taken in the 2018 NBA Draft. The general consensus pegs him as one of the elite prospects available next year, although unlike Marvin Bagley III, DeAndre Ayton, Mohamed Bamba, and Luka Doncic, Porter will have practically no experience ...
Teenage Giant Bol Bol Commits To Oregon
Because of his beloved famous father, Manute, and his own similarly pronounced height, Bol Bol has been on the national radar since he was a 6-foot-5 middle schooler, casually blocking the shots of normal pubescent boys. Now, the now 7-foot-1 high school senior has chosen to commit to the University...
Baker Mayfield Given Meaningless Punishment For Grabbing His Dick
Heisman frontrunner and Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield let the hapless, now 1-10 Kansas Jayhawks get on his nerves Saturday. First, the Kansas captains snubbed Mayfield at the pregame coin toss. Then, during the game, they went after him for at least one cheap shot. But once Oklahoma was solidl...
Penn Coach Sorry For Costing Fans A Shot At Free Cheesesteaks, Vows Future Culinary Satisfaction
The University of Pennsylvania Quakers men’s basketball team took on Penn State Brandywine at the Palestra on Saturday, and I was in attendance. I took my dad, who actually played for Penn State Brandywine back when it was Penn State’s Delaware County extension campus. I figured getting to see my al...
UCLA Fires Jim Mora
With one game remaining in what could become the program’s second straight losing season, UCLA has announced that they have fired head coach Jim Mora, who has been with the program since the 2012 season....
The NBA's One-And-Done Draft Rule Is Just Dumb Enough To Allow One More Prep-To-Pro Star
ESPN reported this week that Adam Silver and Michele Roberts are more open than ever to changing the NBA’s draft eligibility rules, which currently require American high school players to be a year removed from the graduation of their high school class by the time of the draft in order to be eligibl...
Report: College Athletics Imperiled By House Tax Bill
College athletics administrators are panicking about a provision of the recently passed House tax bill that would make donations made to universities related to season ticket purchases non-deductible, potentially costing athletic programs enormous chunks of funding, according to a report from Darren...
South Carolina Women's Basketball Team Declines White House Invite To "Focus On The Season Ahead"
The South Carolina women’s basketball team, last season’s champions, have declined an invitation to visit the White House tomorrow due to what coach Dawn Staley described as a scheduling conflict and a desire to focus on their current play:...