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Arkansas State Player Pretends To Die On Fake Punt, For Some Reason
This happened during Saturday's game between Arkansas State and Miami. I know nothing else about why it happened or who is responsible for it happening, but I feel it's better that way. Let's not worry about details, and instead just enjoy this GIF, courtesy of our friends at Vice Sports....

Rutgers Apologizes For Fans' Penn State Signs And T-Shirts
Rutgers AD Julie Hermann released a statement of apology to any visiting Penn State fans who might've been offended by the conduct of some home fans at Rutgers's Big Ten debut on Saturday....

Iowa Loses In Miserable Fashion As Freeze-The-Kicker Move Backfires
That is a gif of pure misery. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz tried to pull the ol' "freeze the kicker" trick in the final seconds of the Hawkeyes' game against Iowa State this afternoon. The Cyclones missed the first kick, but had another attempt because of Ferentz's timeout. On the second try, Ferentz's w...

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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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...

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!...

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....

This Game Has Been No <em>Vacation</em> For Arkansas State
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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...


Andre Iguodala Pokes Fun At Haka Dance; Steven Adams Is Not Amused
The New Zealand national team did a haka dance before playing Team USA in the FIBA World Cup Tuesday, and it was neat to watch, as haka dances are. (James Harden and Derrick Rose seemed puzzled as it happened, but whatever.) The Warriors' Andre Iguodala, who isn't playing in the tournament, cracked ...

Denver Mayor Doesn't Know CSU Coach's Name; CSU Coach Gets All Sad
Despite the fact that the University of Colorado and Colorado State University both have garbage-ass football programs, the two schools like to make a very big deal out of their annual early-season meeting, which is dubbed "The Rocky Mountain Showdown" and played in the Broncos' stadium. So of cours...

New Mexico State's Horse Knocks Over Girl During Pregame Ceremonies
One unlucky New Mexico State student was knocked over by a horse during Thursday's pregame ceremonies for the Aggies' season opener against Cal Poly....

These People Went Out In Public Looking Like This
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Penn State And UCF Start Us Off With A Thriller
It's not easy to send a red-faced fellow named O'Leary home from Ireland unhappy. A last-second Penn State field goal did the trick this morning, though....


Here Are Two Of The Dumbest <em>GameDay</em> Signs You'll Ever See
The above picture, preserved by SB Nation, shows a startlingly large number of peppy Oklahoma State kids posing behind one of the stupidest GameDay signs we've seen—which itself is saying something. Don't they teach you kids nothin'?...
