Failed drug tests administered last week were the reason Georgias leading rusher, Isaiah Crowell, and two other Georgia tailbacks were suspended for Saturdays game against New Mexico State, according to two people familiar with the results. The tests were administered last Wednesday night and the results were confirmed on Tuesday. Isaiah Crowell leads the Bulldogs [...]
Posted on November 3rd, 2011 by admin
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A Democratic congressman compared the NCAA to the Mafia over how it controls the lives of student athletes. “I think theyre just one of the most vicious, most ruthless organizations ever created by mankind,” Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush said of the NCAA at a congressional forum on college sports Tuesday. “I think you would compare [...]
Posted on November 2nd, 2011 by admin
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Tight end Zach Ertz will most likely be sidelined for at least two weeks for No. 4 Stanford with a lower right leg injury, leaving one of the teams most productive units shorthanded. The school announced Monday that Ertz is expected to miss Saturdays game at Oregon State and the Nov. 12 matchup against sixth-ranked [...]
Posted on November 1st, 2011 by admin
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QB Andrew Luck (right) celebrates Stanfords hard-won victory over USC with his teammates. (Getty Images) Stanfords first win of the season against a ranked team helped Andrew Luck and the Cardinal move up in the BCS standings. BCS Standings School (Record) BCS Avg 1. LSU (8-0) .9734 2. Alabama (8-0) .9591 3. Oklahoma State (8-0) [...]
Posted on October 31st, 2011 by admin
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CBSSports.com Landry Jones and Ryan Broyles put Oklahomas season back on track. Now, Kansas State will see if it can bounce back from its own loss. Jones threw for a school-record 505 yards and five touchdowns Saturday, his All-American wide receiver caught 14 passes for 171 yards and a score, and the 11th-ranked Sooners took [...]
Posted on October 30th, 2011 by admin
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The uncertainty that has engulfed the North Carolina football program for 15 months is finally nearing an end. North Carolina officials appeared before an NCAA infractions committee Friday regarding violations. The school already has imposed penalties following the NCAA investigation into improper benefits and academic misconduct, which led to the firing of head coach Butch [...]
Posted on October 29th, 2011 by admin
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CBSS A fake field goal. A halfback option for a touchdown. A 53-yard catch-and-run on a screen for a score, and 78-yard reception by a running back who slipped out wide for another. and needed every one of them to beat Miami. Michael Rocco passed for 226 yards and two scores, running back Perry Jones [...]
Posted on October 28th, 2011 by admin
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James cares a lot about this team, says a Tech teammate. When he talks, everybody listens. (US Presswire) Even with Texas Tech ahead at halftime 24-7 over No. 1 Oklahoma, the Red Raiders needed someone to remind them to keep fighting. After all, they were only a week removed from squandering an eight-point halftime lead [...]
Posted on October 27th, 2011 by admin
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The tattoo parlor owner whose purchase of Ohio State memorabilia triggered a far-reaching football scandal appears before a federal judge for sentencing Wednesday. The prison term Edward Rife receives will depend on how cooperative hes been with prosecutors looking into central Ohio drug trafficking. The 31-year-old Rife never faced any charges connected to the football [...]
Posted on October 26th, 2011 by admin
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NCAA President Mark Emmert says he supports a proposal to allow conferences to increase grants to student athletes by $2,000, “to more closely approach” the full cost of attending college, beyond the athletic scholarships athletes receive for tuition, fees, room, board and books. Emmert told the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics on Monday that the [...]
Posted on October 25th, 2011 by admin
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