Posted by ccv
on May 18, 2012
in BCS, Business and Sports, College football, NCAA, Ohio State, Urban Meyer
Ohio State’s Urban Meyer, AD Gene Smith admit ‘secondary’ NCAA violations
COLUMBUS, Ohio — At Ohio State right now, anything related to NCAA violations gets people’s attention.
Like first-year football coach Urban Meyer, less than three weeks after he was hired, committing a secondary violation by saying “good luck” to recruit Noah Spence at a game in December. Or athletic director Gene Smith committing a secondary violation in April by filming a video message to a football recruit.
Or even assistant coach Mike Vrabel using smokeless tobacco on the sidelines during football games last season, which was noted and reported to Ohio State by a Columbus-area health teacher, and was a secondary violation of NCAA rules against using tobacco during games or practice.
read more: cleveland.com
Posted by ccv
on May 17, 2012
in ACC, BCS, Big 12, Big Ten, Business and Sports, Clay Travis, College football, conference expansion, ESPN, NCAA, Pac-12, SEC
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEEDS A COMMISSIONER
College football is the most nakedly self-interested of all the sports we love.
That’s why it’s failings are the most human, the most susceptible to special interest capture, the least logical, a banana football republic.
Most sports have a common interest that unites them in pursuit of a common pot of championship gold, college football does not.
read more: outkickthecoverage.com
Posted by ccv
on May 15, 2012
in Arkansas, Bobby Petrino, Business and Sports, Coaching, College football, ESPN, Jessica Dorrell, NCAA, SEC
Whitehurst released from Razorbacks football team
FAYETTEVILLE — Kane Whitehurst, a redshirt freshman wide receiver, will transfer from Arkansas after receiving a scholarship release over the weekend.
Whitehurst had been suspended indefinitely after he was arrested April 1 on drug possession charges. He did not play in his first season with the Razorbacks in 2011.
The Alpharetta, Ga., native is the fourth of Arkansas’ 31-player 2011 signing class to leave the Razorbacks’ program. He is the third to do so this off-season, along with linebacker Brock Haman and receiver Quinta Funderburk.
read more: arkansasonline.com
Posted by ccv
on May 15, 2012
in BCS, Business and Sports, College football, conference expansion, NCAA
FCS playoff proposal offers a reminder of what the future will look like in the FBS ranks
So news breaks last week that there is a proposal (almost certain to pass) that the FCS playoffs will expand to 24 teams (up from the current 20) in 2013.
FBS playoff proponents saw the news and almost certainly smiled, gleefully rubbing their hands together at the idea of eight- and 16- and even 24-team football brackets (“Hey, who do you like as an upset pick in the first round? Forget the losses to Akron and Central Michigan; I think Bowling Green has enough offense to get past Oklahoma.”) But those of us who don’t necessarily think an FBS playoff is the panacea everyone makes it out to be sadly shook our heads.
Listen, the BCS has numerous issues and is far from a perfect system; it desperately needs to be fixed, and the proposed four-team playoff is a better format.
read more: sports.yahoo.com
Posted by ccv
on May 15, 2012
in ACC, BCS, Big 12, Big Ten, Bobby Bowden, Business and Sports, Florida State, NCAA, Pac-12, SEC
Florida State president weighs in on Big 12 rumors
As Florida State’s future in the Atlantic Coast Conference continued to fuel plenty of rumors and speculation Monday, FSU President Eric Barron spent at least part of his day trying to deliver a message to the university’s alumni, fans and other stakeholders.
read more: usatoday.com
Posted by ccv
on May 15, 2012
in ACC, BCS, Big 12, Big Ten, Business and Sports, NCAA, Pac-12, SEC
USA TODAY Sports’ College Athletics Finances
| Air Force |
Mt. West |
$39,823,782 |
$39,430,241 |
$25,736,400 |
64.6% |
 |
Akron |
MAC |
$25,583,730 |
$25,344,459 |
$19,356,378 |
75.7% |
|
Alabama |
SEC |
$124,498,616 |
$105,068,152 |
$5,235,300 |
4.2% |
|
Alabama A&M |
SWAC |
$6,003,172 |
$6,980,583 |
$4,513,325 |
75.2% |
|
Alabama at Birmingham |
CUSA |
$25,690,048 |
$25,224,426 |
$16,624,135 |
64.7% |
|
Alabama State |
SWAC |
$10,614,081 |
$10,614,081 |
$8,084,904 |
76.2% |
|
Albany |
Am East |
$14,808,197 |
$14,808,197 |
$12,444,324 |
84.0% |
|
Alcorn State |
SWAC |
$5,995,743 |
$5,576,931 |
$4,160,650 |
69.4% |
|
Appalachian State |
Southern |
$17,748,605 |
$15,454,170 |
$8,886,750 |
Read more: usatoday.com
Posted by ccv
on May 14, 2012
in Alabama, BCS, Bear Bryant, Jim McElwain, NCAA, NFL, NFL draft, Nick Saban
Trent Richardson goes from being told he’ll never run again to his goal of becoming the best NFL back that ever lived
BEREA, Ohio — When Trent Richardson wasn’t dodging bullets in his hometown of Pensacola, Fla., he was trying to prove wrong the doctors who told him he’d never run again and cope with being a dad at 16.
At one point, after his second ankle surgery and with a baby girl in his arms, he nearly gave up the game he loved so much. Luckily for the Browns, he didn’t.
“It’s a miracle that I’ve gotten to this point,” he said. “Now that I’m here, I want to be remembered as the most dominant player to ever play the game.”
Read more: connect.cleveland.com
Posted by ccv
on May 11, 2012
in Business and Sports, College baseball, ESPN, fanaticism, Mike Bianco, NCAA, Ole Miss
Rebels eye 2-for-1 deal in righty Hively
OXFORD — R.J. Hively could pitch twice this weekend against Tennessee. At least that’s the hope, and has been the attempted plan the last three weeks.
It would allow Ole Miss to have the best available option fill both of its primary needs: shutdown reliever and Sunday starter.
“That’s the thing we would prefer,” Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco said.
It’s what Bianco wanted to do against LSU last weekend, before Hively ended up throwing six innings in relief (and taking the loss).
read more: clarionledger.com
Posted by ccv
on May 11, 2012
in Alabama, Arkansas, BCS, Big 12, Bob Stoops, Bret Bielema, Business and Sports, College football, ESPN, LSU, NCAA
Tough road lies ahead for playoff debate
The factions are forming.
As the debate continues to rage on about the future of college football’s postseason plan, those involved with making the final decisions are not unanimous with their beliefs.
While everyone appears to be in agreement on a four-team playoff, the selection of those four teams is being hotly contested between the conference commissioners.
The Big Ten’s Jim Delany added more fuel to the fire when he told The Associated Press that he doesn’t believe a playoff should include a team that doesn’t win its division.
read more: blogs.orlandosentinel.com
Posted by ccv
on May 11, 2012
in College baseball, Les Miles, LSU, NCAA, Paul Mainieri
How to win the West?
LSU has won its four Southeastern Conference home series, and if it wins its final one against Vanderbilt beginning Friday night, it will clinch the Western Division.
The Tigers (38-11, 16-8 SEC) have a four-game lead over second-place Arkansas and Mississippi State and would win a tiebreaker with both by virtue of having beaten them in head-to-head series.
LSU has taken a step-by-step approach to put itself in this position. The Tigers began conference play by taking two out of three against Mississippi State. In subsequent home series, they swept Arkansas and Alabama and taken two out of three from Georgia.
Read more: theadvocate.com
