Marcus Mariota
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 7/26/2014
Sometimes, Locker articles require a little bit of explanation. However, this one speaks for itself: Oregon QB Marcus Mariota will be pretty focused on football this fall. His final 2 courses for credit this fall? Golf & yoga. — Ted Miller (@TedMillerRK)
Texas head coach Charlie Strong isn’t interested in creating a splash with his words, and with good reason. He just wants to put in the work needed to lift Texas back to the top of the Big 12… and all of college football. He’ll likely need more than a year to do so.
0 comments by Terry P. Johnson on 7/25/2014
Given the high number of dismissals from the Texas Longhorns over the past few days, people are asking “What does Charlie Strong expect from his players?” Courtesy of Twitter, here’s the answer: As
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Everybody remembers Isaiah Crowell committing to the University of Georgia with a baby bulldog puppy. It seems that one of Georgia’s rivals is trying to one-up them as offensive line prospect George Brown committed to Florida by pulling out a live baby gator during his announcement. George Brown chooses Florida with live baby Gator. pic.twitter.com/xpcLX4PUAF […]
Rich Rodriguez now faces the central task of making sure his players don’t lose faith after a classic Arizona stomach-punch loss against USC. The one original Pac-10 member without a single Rose Bowl appearance has to stay the course. If it does, the Pac-12 South is still there for the taking. The winner of this division will probably have at least two conference losses by season’s end. Arizona can overcome just about any scoreboard obstacle, but the Wildcats’ offense needs to be able to score more than 13 points through three quarters at home. The Wildcats were stuck on 13 after 45 minutes in home games against California and USC. The Wildcats overcame the Golden Bears. They weren’t able to make one last kick against USC. Start-to-finish consistency on offense is what Rich Rod has to cultivate over the next month and a half.
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Coaches don’t have much more time to speak candidly in these final few days before training camp. One coach who’s bolder than most of his colleagues when it comes to public statements is Rich Rodriguez of Arizona. If the Pac-12 Championship Game matched the teams with the most candid and outspoken coaches in the conference, […]
Scenario: Chaos ensues in the Pac-12. Florida State gets ambushed. It’s 11-1 TCU versus 11-1 Alabama for the fourth playoff spot. Alabama might deserve the bid, but the TSS editors agree: If the Crimson Tide get the nod, they need to get the nod because they’ve earned more on the field, not because the wear the Alabama brand name and carry the SEC label. Reputation-based, television-friendly selections that diminish a less prominent team’s body of work would send a chilling message through the non-SEC precincts of the college football community.
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No, this image won’t get any mileage during the upcoming college football season: No photoshops or “college football meme” tweets will ever come of this. No, sir. Not at all. Ever. Nothing to see here.
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 7/24/2014
Maybe I’m old fashioned but I’m still trying to figure out this whole social media thing, and I think Georgia Tech might be in the same boat. The Jackets have launched a promotion asking their fans to “tweet, tag or post with #togetherweswarm”. The more posts the hashtag gets, the cheaper tickets will be for […]
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The legendary playing surface at Notre Dame Stadium is no more. This offseason the Irish made the switch from a natural field to an artificial playing surface. The installation of the new FieldTurf began shortly after spring graduation ceremonies and has been completed. It even sports a fancy Notre Dame logo at midfield. Yard line […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/23/2014
College football diehards know that Mike Leach loves talking about pirates, and that this passion is the reason Swing Your Sword was such a natural title for the much-discussed book that had the added effect of prying co-author Bruce Feldman away from ESPN a few years ago. On the occasion of 2014 Pac-12 Media Days, […]
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This photo from day one of the two-day Pac-12 Media Days event in Los Angeles needs no comment… because what can one say about it, anyway? There was more where that came from, too: Hashtag #INNOVATION.
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The Houston Cougars will don new uniforms for the 2014. Nike made the announcement on it’s official blog a short time ago. Here’s a brief preview of what they’ll look like: New
0 comments by Kevin Causey on 7/22/2014
Earlier today, former South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback and lightning rod Stephen Garcia took part in a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) with his bookie cousin Ty (yeah, I’m not making that up). Garcia started off the festivities by saying, “We just pulled up to the bar in Orlando, getting our minds right with some bourbon. […]
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Bill Snyder gave a vintage performance at his Big 12 Media Days session on Tuesday morning. One of the wise old men in the college football coaching fraternity, Snyder dropped a few pearls of insight that anyone would do well to live by. Kansas State’s head coach showed precisely why he’s been able to not […]
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It is easy to say that TCU’s football program has not succeeded in the Big 12 because the league offers a level of competition not found in the Horned Frogs’ previous home, the Mountain West Conference. (The school joined the Big East, of course, but never played a game in that league.) To an extent, […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 7/18/2014
This past Monday at SEC Media Days, SEC Commissioner Mike Slive once again reiterated his desire to see the five power conferences gain more decision-making autonomy in collegiate athletics. Friday morning, the NCAA moved the ball in that very direction. * “Autonomy saw some changes as well, including: a refinement of the list of items […]
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The subject of the Power 5 conferences came up briefly at SEC Media Days, causing many fans to ask, “What does this mean?” The tweet below provides a pretty good example. Here’s how autonomy could work: pic.twitter.com/0pg0udsZtE — Inside the NCAA (@InsidetheNCAA)
