In art and literature, the Devil is often outwardly portrayed as a hideous beast with horns and goat-legs and flame-red skin. Some renditions of the Devil show him more like Nosferatu, drawn and gaunt, with a twisted face and coal-black eyes. Often the beast wears tattered robes or nothing at all to help portray a lack of civility that somehow departs from the humane. Always, the creature is meant to look frightening. In real-life however, the devil ...

In the NCAA, the multitude of scandals is troubling. It normally results from coaches providing unlawful benefits that manipulate an appealing superstar to develop a relationship with one of the premier programs. It could also, however, result from coaches making illegal phone calls to recruit athletes. Normally, though, it involves coaches tampering with recruits unjustly in some shape or fashion, all to obtain talented prospects. Flirting with athletic stars is one (wrong) thing, but violating academic rules are pehaps even more grievous ...

In an unbelievable turn of events in Lincoln, Bo Pelini has dismissed running back Quentin Castille from the team for a violation of team rules. Pelini wouldn't elaborate on the infraction, but stated it was, "a clear violation of team rules." This is truly a big blow to the Cornhuskers' running game and can't be understated. Castille was coming off an outstanding performance in the Gator Bowl and was reportedly in even better shape this spring and ...

After last season's 9-4 season the Jacket's are looking to take the next step. In my ACC Team Preview, I had the Jackets going as good as 11-1, and at worst 7-5. Let's see how the schedule shapes up.1) @Florida State Seminoles, Oct. 10, 2009 The Yellow Jackets had a lot of trouble slowing down the 'Noles offense last year, and that was with three NFL Draft choices on the defensive line. The Jackets gave up nearly ...

The 2009 Florida Gators defensive line depth chart is one of the most impressive in the nation. The roster is splitting at the seams with talent and experience. Linemen as far down as third string have had starting experience in their careers and the fresh faces taking over are bursting with ability. It is an embarrassment of riches for the UF faithful, and one opposing offenses would rather be distributed to the rest of the NCAA. ...

Head Coach Gary Pinkel could barely do enough to contain his glee over his team's practice Friday morning. Following the first session of what was the Tigers' final two-a-day, a glowing review of the morning's proceedings was posted by an individual who may or may not be Pinkel on the program's official Twitter page: "We just had our best practice of the year thus far. Leadership on the team provided a great amount of enthusiasm, and made ...

Starting in 2010, the Big East will end their arrangement with the Gator and Sun bowls and begin sending their second best team to the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando. This change comes with a lot of mixed feelings for Big East fans.Pros: Orlando is a far more desirable destination than Jacksonville or El Paso. It's easier to get to than either city and very family-friendly. For 20-somethings like myself who are looking to party, Tampa ...

Written by Ryan Crutchfield, Gatorsfirst.com Contributor Talk about fiending football... (JB): what do you think about Rainey in the NFL? My buddy and fellow Florida alum JB and I have already gone through so many Gator topics that now we’re thinking about the pro chances of backup running backs. That inspired me to think about the pro prospects of other lesser-hyped players on the 2009 Gators. We’ve already all heard plenty about the NFL futures of Tebow, Spikes, ...

Welcome to Part VII of this 10-part series.As previously stated, I will continue to repost the opening few paragraphs from Part I in all ten segments in the event that a new reader who may have missed a previous segment begins to follow along so if you've been following from the beginning, please bear with me and thanks! First off, let me say this article is not for die-hard Ohio State fans. I suspect you will ...

State of the Irish will be a nine-piece miniseries analyzing Notre Dame football from top to bottom, also predicting what's ahead for the team.   Defensive End Starter: No. 89, Kapron Lewis-Moore, Freshman-RS (6'4", 270) Moore did the first part of his job by adding the necessary weight to play at the college level. He now needs to fulfill the second task by producing from the end spot. Penciled in as a starter without seeing the field once as ...