Out of Bounds Show Podcast
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…
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…
Her calls went straight to voicemail. Her texts went unreturned. By mid-morning on March 11, 2011, the mother of Auburn University star safety Mike McNeil felt the shudder of a parental alarm go off in her mind. Where was Melodie Campbell’s son? His college roommates hadn’t seen him. He was absent from team workouts. He…
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
The compensation formula for collegiate athletes is deeply flawed, and the entire system could drastically change in the not-too-distant future based on one court ruling. The business model, which has banked on amateurism staying constant, could very well be turned on its side. Most importantly, no one’s really quite really sure what to do next. There’s an…
The Oregon Ducks began spring practice Tuesday under new coach Mark Helfrich. The team’s former offensive coordinator, who was promoted to head coach in January after Chip Kelly left for the Philadelphia Eagles, called his first practice at the helm ”weird, at points.” Oregon is coming off a 12-1 season that was capped with a victory…
A year ago today, Arkansas’ coach chose to ride a motorcycle down a country road near Fayetteville without a helmet and with a woman who was not his wife. There have been bigger April Fools, but the list has to be a short one. Smack in the middle of spring practice, more than the fortunes of the coach…
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