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Carson King, a 24-year-old fan of college football, helped raise more than $1 million for charity after he held up a sign at a game asking for donations to his Venmo so he could buy more beer. The sign read, “Busch Light Supply Needs Replenished,” and when the money started to come in, he pledged to […]
You think you know ticky-tack penalties watching the NFL week-in and week-out. Then a call comes along on the college level to remind you that they are also the laboratories for absurdity. The most recent example is USC getting flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct over a high five during their game against Utah last night. Granted, that high five was […]
The first week of college football is always full of headlines. But one of the craziest things to take place didn’t even come from an athlete. HBCU forces Jackson State and Bethune-Cookman faced off to open their seasons on Saturday. In the third quarter, Jackson State quarterback Jalon Jones delivered a strike to Warren Newman for a touchdown. During the play, Newman […]
Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey has only been in the NFL for three seasons, but he has already developed a reputation for being the best trash talkers in the game today. While it appeared that Ramsey was operating at his peak trash talk powers in his August 2018 GQ interview where he picked apart nearly every starting quarterback, he admits to […]
Few things seem more natural than being paid for the use of your likeness, at least if you aren’t in charge of the NCAA. But that might soon change, as the collegiate athletics association is considering making some changes. The NCAA is forming a committee to explore the ways in which athletes might be compensated. […]
On Sunday, Georgia Tech announced that defensive lineman Brandon Adam died at the age of 21. According to reports, the Brentwood, Tennessee native passed this Saturday while on Georgia Tech’s campus. Although no cause was given, it is said that Adams was going through off-season workouts in preparation for spring practices when he died. In a tweet announcing the news, […]
For the duration of the NCAA Tournament you can expect to see this commercial put together by DeVry the NCAA showing their idealized depiction of dual-life as both a student and athlete: Taking exception with this ad were a number of student-athletes who would appear to be calling its accuracy into question: there’s a […]
NFL Network analyst and former NFL general manager Charley Casserly was quite critical of Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray in the wake of a reported disappointing showing at the Combine. “Leadership? Not good. Study habits? Not good. The board work? Below not good,” Casserly said, per Yahoo Sports. “Not good at all in any of those areas and raising major concerns […]
Donald Trump‘s meeting with Clemson football players was newsworthy, but not in the way that most of Trump’s attempted fetes for sports champions have been. While Trump has repeatedly made headlines when players refused to visit the White House, particularly in the NFL where Trump has made a point of inserting himself into the debate, the most recent […]
Donald Trump welcomed the Clemson Tigers to the White House Monday following their College Football Playoff National Championship victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide last week. Clemson was greeted by the sight of a banquet of “great American food” consisting of burgers from McDonald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s, among other fast food items. Early Monday morning, Trump revealed plans to […]
