Out of Bounds Show PodcastSEC Network looks to get cable contracts with brand clout COLUMBIA — In the aftermath of the recent unveiling of the SEC Network (and the considerable optimism that came with it) the truth remains that now come the hard part — actually making it work. The SEC Network’s first and most important task will be finding a way to…
All Wonderlic Scores Should Be Public Another year, another woeful performance on the Wonderlic test for bunches of college athletes who have somehow remained eligible at major universities despite testing borderline literate. The latest player scores to leak are all wide receivers: West Virginia’s Tavon Austin and Tennessee’s Cordarrelle Patterson and Justin Hunter. The trio…
The press conference the NCAA held on Thursday in Atlanta before the Men’s Basketball Final Four was not a good one. NCAA President Mark Emmert was agitated and it seems he has been reading all of his press clippings. He took time during the press conference to single out Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports and…
Tracy Wolfson was about four feet from Kevin Ware when the unthinkable happened Sunday afternoon. “I didn’t see the actual fall,” Wolfson said. “Everyone was watching the game. The fall isn’t what you’re looking at. I heard him when he hit the ground. I was probably one of the first people who realized what took…
After two scathing reports in as many days with allegations of wrongdoing at Auburn University, Athletics Director Jay Jacobs and former head football coach Gene Chizikon Thursday vehemently disputed those reports, which included claims of NCAA violations and failed drugs tests by its players. The first story was posted online Wednesday on Roopstigo.comand alleged Auburn committed academic fraud,…
Auburn’s football program is facing blockbuster allegations of paying players, racism, and changing grades to keep players eligible after a website story on Wednesday. It was posted on Roopstigo.com by Selena Roberts, a former senior writer at Sports Illustrated and former columnist at the New York Times. You can read the full version by clicking HERE. In March 2011,…
Rick Pitino has observed Kevin Ware this week and been amazed at the transformation in his formerly taciturn guard. “I’m blown away by the whole thing,” Pitino told Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday. “I’m watching him in these interviews and thinking, ‘Is this Kevin Ware?’ “ This is indeed Kevin Ware. The new Kevin Ware, who…
When he was the star quarterback at Ole Miss, Eli Manning went to his favorite restaurant in Oxford with his family every Friday afternoon before games. Now that he’s a two-time Super Bowl MVP, “Easy” Eli still finds time to visit Ajax Diner, the down-home soul food restaurant with the Christmas tree lights on Courthouse Square. “He just gave…
On the day last December when he suspended basketball coach Mike Rice for three games, athletic director Tim Pernetti said, “Accountability is a vital element of the Rutgers athletics family and it is imperative our head coaches act and lead in a responsible manner.” If accountability is still vital in the Rutgers athletic family Tuesday,…
Rapper Jay Z is expanding his business empire. His newest company Roc Nation Sports is teaming up with Hollywood’s leading talent and entertainment agency to provide sports management services. read & listen more: npr.org
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