Archive for August, 2013
Retro Saturday: The Ole Miss ‘Screaming Marine’ Denies a TD Celebration
Gunnery sergeant Stephen Roberts earned Internet fame by screaming "NOOO!" accompanied by a head bob to shoot down a Texas wide receiver's touchdown celebration.
When Longhorns WR Marquise Goodwin scored on a 69-yard pass to put UT up 17-7, it looked like he might be coming to mockingly salute Roberts. But in an interview with SB Nation's Steven Godfrey, Roberts indicated that Goodwin nearly did something much worse:
As he ran toward me, I could see him ...
College Football QBs Who Will Surpass 3,000 Yards Passing in 2013
You're in Las Vegas and a man, properly credentialed, approaches you with a contest. Pick any eight quarterbacks in all of college football, and if the entire list passes for 3,000-plus yards, he'll pay you out a tidy cash prize.
A guy who throws for 4,000 yards does nothing for you over a guy with 3,001. All you need are the eight safest bets to cross that 3k threshold—everything else is moot.
How would you put together ...
Every BCS Conference’s Game of the Year in 2013
If you could only pick one college football game from each conference to watch this season, which would it be?
Oh, decisions, decisions.
There are rivalries, rematches, potential classics, storylines galore and way too much college football to pick just one game that always seems to end too quickly. But as crazy as it may sound, there is always one game that towers over the rest, one game that every college football fan has circled on his ...
NCAA Basketball Recruiting 2014: The Biggest Plus of Each Jahlil Okafor Suitor
Jahlil Okafor is, without question, the best player in the talented recruiting Class of 2014.
Okafor combines immense size (6’10” and 270 lbs) with exceptional skills. He will automatically make the team he chooses a title contender.
Here is a quick look at the biggest pluses of the eight schools on his short list.
Each one of these programs has different qualities that could be the tipping point for the No. 1 player in the current group of ...
Marqise Lee Injury: Updates on USC WR’s Status
The status of USC leading receiver and preseason Heisman Trophy candidate Marqise Lee is up in the air, as the junior wideout left Friday night's practice early due to an apparent shoulder injury.
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Predicting Each Loss on Arizona State Football’s 2013 CFB Schedule
Arizona State has high hopes for 2013 and if all goes according to plan, they will be the champions of the Pac-12 South.
While every college football team enters the season with hopes of finishing undefeated, few teams actually accomplish this feat.
ASU is no different, as they know an undefeated season, coupled with their tough schedule, would mean they have a shot at the BCS National Championship.
It is highly unlikely that ASU runs the table however.
A best-case ...
College Basketball: Wright State Gets Late Commit for Class of 2013
College basketball is focused mainly on recruiting right now, with the offseason in full swing. Schools vie for the commitments of players who will graduate high school next year, in the hope that they will come in roughly a year from now and begin making a difference for that program.
Some schools, though, need a little more immediate help and turn to unsigned members of the Class of 2013.
Wright State became the latest team to pick ...
Texas A&M Football: The Aggies Are in Good Hands with Kevin Sumlin
A year is a long time in college football and Texas A&M is the proof. This time last year, Kevin Sumlin was not exactly a household name and almost nobody outside the state of Texas knew who Johnny Manziel was. Moreover, most people believed the only thing the Aggies could add to the SEC was a large TV Market.
Fast forward one year, the Aggies are considered a legit threat to be the next SEC team ...
Syracuse Basketball: Likely Breakout Candidates in 2013
Last season, Syracuse made the Final Four despite having lost Scoop Jardine, Dion Waiters, Kris Joseph and Fab Melo from the year before. This year's team is in a similar position, having to deal with the losses of Brandon Triche, James Southerland and Michael Carter-Williams.
Can the 2013-14 Orange be as successful? Some experts seem to think so. In early preseason polls, CBS Sports ranked the Orange 11th in the nation heading into this season, and ...
Top College Football Figures as Breaking Bad Characters
When the final whistle blew in Miami last year, and Alabama was again crowned BCS National Champion, it began a seven-month drought without the two best programs on television: college football and Breaking Bad.
Fortunately, the latter returns to AMC this Sunday for the second half of its final season, drawing to a close the epic saga of Walt, Jesse, Saul and everyone unfortunate enough to know them.
And then, starting on the last weekend of August, ...