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Purdue wide receiver Antavian Edison faces felony charge

May 8th, 2012 by

The leading receiver for the Boilermakers in 2011 was arrested on a concealed weapons charge while in Fort Myers, Fla.




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Penn State prosecutors change key allegation date

May 8th, 2012 by

Prosecutors didn’t have all the facts before filing charges in the Penn State sex abuse case, lawyers for the men said.




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Texas players arrested after stop for pizza

May 8th, 2012 by

Alex Okafor, Kenny Vaccaro and Barrett Mathews all were cited by police after refusing to leave a restaurant Sunday night.




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Sandusky accuser’s name posted online by Pa. AG (Yahoo! Sports)

May 8th, 2012 by

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A prosecution document in Jerry Sandusky’s child sexual abuse case is back online minus an attachment that named at least one accuser.
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Mike Leach uses Reddit to talk pirates, Craig James and Bill Snyder’s sorcery

May 8th, 2012 by

Mike Leach might have a new head coaching job, but he’s still the same unfiltered personality that people grew to love during his two seasons away from the field.

On Monday, Leach put that infamous personality on display via Reddit and took all questions and answered them in the only way Leach knows how — honestly and with a dry sense of humor.

Here’s a little taste of Leach’s Q&A:

How much do you hate Craig James, I mean seriously?
I think my opinion is consistent with most of the rest of America’s. This is illustrated by a poll done in the Dallas Morning News where people were asked who they would vote for senator: Mike Leach or Craig James. I got 96.5 percent of the vote.

Which Big 12 team was your favorite to play? Least favorite? On a possibly related note, is Bill Snyder really a sorcerer?
“I liked playing all of them. Really enjoyed going to Kyle Field to play Texas A&M, really enjoyed playing Nebraska. Playing someone difficult is tough and can be discouraging, but if you beat them the payoff is huge!

I suspect Bill Snyder may be a sorcerer…he’s one of the coaches that I admire most!”

Who is your favorite historical pirate? If you were to hoist the Jolly Roger and take to the seas, what would be the name of your ship?
“The most exciting is Black Beard. Perhaps my favorite with regards to efficiency and execution would be Barthlomew Roberts. Don’t forget about Sir Francis Drake though. Henry Morgan is interesting but he betrayed his men.

I am open for suggestions in naming my ship!”

It’s a long transcript — and a little difficult to follow because it’s basically a series of comments under an initial post — but a fun read if you have a few minutes.

Leach talks about taking two years off from coaching and “the dubious actions of others early on had a chilling effect on my ability to get a job.” He gives marriage advice, talks about being a lawyer, and describes his decision to start using the spread offense.

Overall, the back and forth between Leach and fans really epitomizes who Leach is as a person and as a coach. He’s easily the most personable and accessible coach in the country. How many other coaches would spend a Monday answering uncensored questions on Reddit?

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Big East Commissioner John Marinatto resigns (Yahoo! Sports)

May 8th, 2012 by

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2011, file photo, Big East Commissioner John Marinatto speaks to reporters during Big East football media day in Newport, R.I. Marinatto resigned Monday, May 7, 2012, after less than three years on the job and a wave of departures by high-profile schools. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

STORRS, Conn. (AP) Big East Commissioner John Marinatto, facing pressure from school presidents upset by his handling of the departure of several high-profile programs, resigned Monday after less three years on the job.



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Postmortem: Texas staggers off the mat

January 12th, 2012 by

A season in review.

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Be careful what you ask for. The general consensus on the starting quarterback in August was “Anyone but Garrett Gilbert,” and the wish came true: Gilbert was benched in the second quarter of the second game, never to be seen again after being ruled out with a shoulder injury. (He eventually settled on a transfer to SMU.) Immediately following Gilbert’s exit from the lineup, the Longhorns a) Rallied from a 13-0 hole against BYU behind sophomore Case McCoy and true freshman David Ash, b) Trounced UCLA in the Rose Bowl, 49-20, on a 13-of-15, two-touchdown effort by McCoy, and c) Won comfortably at Iowa State to extend their record to 4-0 heading into the annual date with top-ranked Oklahoma on Oct. 8.

Five turnovers and three defensive touchdowns later, any illusions about the “chemistry” of the Ash/McCoy ticket had been permanently shattered. The back half of the season was a chaotic pas de deux that resolved nothing and repeatedly answered the question “Have the Longhorns found the quarterback of the future?” with a firm “Not really.” In five losses, Texas had more than twice as many turnovers (17) as offensive touchdowns (7) and barely averaged 14 points per game; in late wins over Texas A&M and Cal, two of the ‘Horns’ three touchdown passes came via the arm of freshman receiver Jaxon Shipley on trick plays. After the Holiday Bowl, they ranked eighth out of ten Big 12 teams in scoring and ninth in pass efficiency, leaving UT no closer to a permanent answer at the most important position than it was in August.

I complained about the passing game, until I met a man with no healthy tailbacks. The book on first-year offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin suggests a heavy dose of misdirection, throwbacks and other hocus pocus he imported from Boise State, and the tricky stuff was certainly there. When the offense was working, though — that is, in back-to-back midseason blowouts over Kansas and Texas Tech — it was a smashmouth affair: In those two games alone, the ‘Horns kept it on the ground an incredible 126 times for 880 yards and 11 touchdowns, outscoring the Jayhawks and Red Raiders by a combined 75 points. They also went over 200 rushing against UCLA, Oklahoma State and Baylor.

buffett.jpgOf course, all five of those defenses ranked 90th or worse against the run, giving up somewhere in the neighborhood of 200 yards on the ground as a matter of course. (Considering they play in the most pass-happy conference, Texas Tech and Kansas were arguably the two worst run defenses in the nation.) But if anyone has a future on the offense, it’s freshman tailback Malcolm Brown, who was well on his way to fulfilling the five-star hype before he was struck down with the dreaded turf toe on the heels of back-to-back 100-yard games in October. He was joined shortly thereafter on the injury list by ailing backfield mates Fozzy Whittaker and Joe Bergeron, and UT limped through the last five games — losing three — with no offensive identity and virtually no firepower to speak of.

Something old, something new. Reviews were considerably better for first-year defensive coordinator Manny Diaz, who kept the torch lit by Florida-bound predecessor Will Muschamp burning at the top of the Big 12 rankings. Texas led the conference in total defense for the fourth year in a row and slung the moribund offense on its back for the late wins over Texas A&M and Cal, thanks in large part to four seniors — defensive tackle Kheeston Randall, linebackers Emmanuel Acho and Keenan Robinson and safety Blake Gideon — whose steady presence belied the overall youth movement. Make no mistake: With four other players back next year who qualified for a first or second-team All-Big 12 nod — defensive ends Alex Okafor and Jackson Jeffcoat, cornerback Quandre Diggs and safety Kenny Vaccaro — this unit isn’t going anywhere in 2012.

Return of the Mack. The quarterback situation is still in flux, there are no reliable playmakers at the skill positions and almost half the starting defense will be new. The only certainty in 2012: Head coach Mack Brown, who’s about to get another contract extension to fend off rumors of his imminent retirement, locking him in (on paper, anyway) for the foreseeable future. After 13 wildly successful years, Brown was forced to overhaul the entire operation after the 5-7 disaster in 2010 with two new coordinators and an almost entirely new coaching staff. Their first campaign together was a small step forward, and recruiting is still going like gangbusters, as always. If McCoy or Ash (or an as-yet unidentified blue-chip) develops into a reliable starter, the overall talent level is where it was when Colt McCoy was leading the Longhorns to BCS bowls in 2008 and 2009.

As of right now, there is no indication that Ash or McCoy is going to raise his game to that level, and the only candidate for the title of “rising blue-chip” — incoming recruit Connor Brewer, a four-star prospect from Scottsdale, Ariz. — would force the offense to spend another year in the development phase. At age 60, Brown insists he still has the patience to see the rebuilding cycle through. Until they find a way to upgrade under center, Longhorn fans should probably follow his lead.

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Roof, Hixon to join O’Brien’s PSU staff (AP)

January 12th, 2012 by

Defensive coordinator Ted Roof is leaving Central Florida after a month to take over the same position at Penn State under new coach Bill O’Brien, a person familiar with the hiring said. The same person also confirmed Wednesday night to The Associated Press that O’Brien was adding Buffalo Bills receivers coach Stan Hixon to coach the same position with the Nittany Lions.
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Emmert: NCAA continues to work on Penn State investigation

January 12th, 2012 by

Penn State has been “very, very forthcoming” as the NCAA looks into the sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the school since November, association …




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NCAA closes loophole that allowed Cam Newton to play

January 12th, 2012 by

The measure expands its definition of an agent to encompass third-party influences who directly or indirectly market an athlete for profit.




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