This weekend Sarah Thomas became the first woman to officiate a college bowl game, the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (Marshall beat Ohio, 21-17). The Mississippi mother of two is in her first season officiating college football and earned high enough marks to place her in a bowl game. Thomas said:
It was a little uncomfortable at [...]
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First woman to officiate college bowl game
Petty Don Shula roots against Colts, Saints
One of the more annoying “traditions” in the NFL is the 1972 Miami Dolphins popping champagne corks as soon as the last team loses each year. This way, the Dolphins can keep their distinction of being the only team to have gone through a season unbeaten (17-0).
The coach of that team, Don Shula, admits he [...]
Did Heisman get it right?
Mark Ingram of Alabama won the Heisman Trophy over the weekend, becoming the first player from the Crimson Tide to take home the award. He won in the closest vote in history, edging out Stanford RB Toby Gerhart by 28 points. Now comes the second-guessing of not only the decision but the process itself.
Against tougher [...]
Another lying sack bolts for better college job
University of Cincinnati football players are pissed that head coach Brian Kelly quit on them and took the job at Notre Dame. Kelly follows in the proud tradition of Nick Saban and Bobby Petrino, liars who swore there was nothing to rumors just days before bolting.
“The Tuesday before we played Pitt, he was telling us [...]
Congress takes aim at BCS…finally!
While some people are whining that Congress “doesn’t have the time for this,” I couldn’t be happier about it. A House subcommittee has approved the advancement of a bill that would forbid college football from marketing anything as a “national championship” if there isn’t a playoff. Some against the bill say there are “more pressing [...]
Heisman finalists announced. Who should win?
Five finalists have been invited to the Heisman Trophy ceremony this weekend in Manhattan. Four were expected to be there, and it was great to see Nebraska’s defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh invited; Chances are he played himself into the group with a great game against Texas. Toby Gerhart, Mark Ingram, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow [...]
Hot jock: Texas kicker Hunter Lawrence
Texas kicker Hunter Lawrence has an original nickname (“kicker”), his sports hero is NFL kicker Jason Elam, his favorite movie is “Gladiator” and his favorite band is Cross Canadian Ragweed. The 6-foot, 187-pound senior is now a hero to Longhorn fans everywhere after his 46-yard field goal at the gun beat Nebraska, 13-12, to send [...]
Texas lucks into BCS title game against Alabama
If ever a heavy favorite deserved to lose a game, it was Texas against Nebraska. But thanks to a lousy kickoff by Nebraska, a dumb roughness penalty and instant replay, the Longhorns beat the Cornhuskers, 13-12, to win the Big 12 championship and a spot in the BCS title game against Alabama. The Longhorns survived [...]
FSU lineman doesn’t want to move
Just when you think you’ve seen everything in football, a video like this comes out that makes you truly at a loss for an answer. I just hope Zebrie Sanders does the same thing when Florida State is playing Stanford in the Emerald Bowl in a couple weeks.
Video after the jump.
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Jim Harbaugh: I did not say ‘faggot’
Stanford Coach Jim Harbaugh denies he used the word “faggot” while yelling at officials during Saturday’s Notre Dame-Stanford game. Harbaugh told Ted Rybka of GLAAD:
It did not come out of my mouth. It would not come out of my mouth. It’s not in my heart to ever say that.
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Did Stanford’s Jim Harbaugh yell ‘faggot’?
Got an email this morning claiming that Stanford head football coach Jim Harbaugh yelled “faggot” at an official during the Stanford-Notre Dame game on Saturday (which Stanford won). While you can’t hear the audio, it certainly looks like that’s what he’s yelling. Check out the video after the jump at about the 26-second mark.
We’re looking [...]
Toby Gerhart should win the Heisman
Toby Gerhart is Stanford’s running back who carried a mediocre team to an 8-4 record and a bowl berth. He led the nation in touchdowns (26). He was second in rushing yards per game (144.7). He averages 200.3 yards against ranked opponents.
Now, despite being the best player in the nation this year, he has little [...]
College coaches channel their inner Belichick
Did New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick start a trend with questionable decisions to go for it on fourth down instead of punt? Not in the NFL, but maybe in college football if two calls from Saturday are an indication. And like Belichick’s call, these two also flopped and helped their teams lose.
First up came [...]
Weekend Hot Jock: Riley Cooper
Florida has a male model posing as a wide receiver. Riley Cooper has been one of Tim Tebow’s go-to guys this season for the top-ranked Gators. And Cooper, a 6-3, 215-pound senior, is easy on the eyes. He has let his hair grow out since his early years with the Gators and it’s a look [...]
Brian Sims speaks to college athletes
The Daily Local News of Chester County (Penn.) recently ran a lengthy update on out former college football captain Brian Sims, whom Outsports introduced to the world this past spring. Sims, a lawyer, has become an advocate for gay rights and has been speaking at various college athletic departments since our article came out. Those [...]
