Archive for September, 2014

Cincinnati Professor Jokes He Will Fail Any Student Wearing Ohio State Gear

Posted by Kyle Newport on September 23 2014 Add Comments
With a big game against intrastate rival Ohio State this weekend looming, people at the University of Cincinnati are taking football more seriously than ever. If any student wears Ohio State gear to professor Steve Fuller's classes this week, he or she will be failed. That's the warning that Fuller recently sent out on Twitter. All right, as much as he might want to, he's not going to do that. Fuller did, however, say that he would do ...

Mississippi State Lineman Dillon Day Suspended for Stomping on LSU Players

Posted by Tyler Conway on September 23 2014 Add Comments
The Southeastern Conference has suspended Mississippi State center Dillon Day for the team's Oct. 4 game against Texas A&M for stomping on two defensive players in the Bulldogs' 34-29 win over LSU last Saturday. Day, a senior, was shown on video leaping up and then stomping hard on LSU defensive tackle Davon Godchaux's stomach in one instance and the groin of cornerback Rashard Robinson in another instance, forcing the latter to be removed from the game. SEC commissioner ...

Softest Remaining Unbeatens Heading into Week 5

Posted by Brian Leigh on September 23 2014 Add Comments
Not all undefeated teams are created equal. Some (such as Texas A&M) have won road games against teams ranked in the national top 10, and others (such as Oregon) have proved their worth against the reigning Rose Bowl champion. Their records don't belie how well they've played. For other post-Week 4 undefeateds, that is not the case. This list is not a simple aggregation of the undefeated teams with the softest schedules. Who each team has played was ...

Is Notre Dame Ready for Big Boy Football vs. Stanford?

Posted by Team Stream Now on September 23 2014 Add Comments
Circle your calendars for Week 6 of the college football season when the Stanford Cardinal will travel to South Bend, Indiana, to square off with Everett Golson and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.     Bleacher Report College Football Analysts Michael Felder and Adam Kramer look ahead to the matchup featuring the two storied programs. Who will come out on top?  Watch the video and let us know!   Read more College Football news on BleacherReport.com

Stat Correction Gives QB Blake Sims the Alabama Record for Most Yards in a Game

Posted by Brian Leigh on September 23 2014 Add Comments
Blake Sims made history against Florida in Week 4, throwing for more yards (445) than any quarterback Nick Saban has ever coached. As it turns out, that is not the only mark he set. An ex post facto stat correction credited Sims with 27 extra rushing yards, giving him 484 total yards on the game. That is the most by one player in the history of Alabama football. Andrew Gribble of AL.com explains what happened: On his second-quarter ...

Jalen Coleman to Illinois: Illini Land 4-Star PG Prospect

Posted by Adam Wells on September 23 2014 Add Comments
Illinois' already-strong early recruiting class for the 2015 season got another boost Tuesday with the addition of 4-star point guard Jalen Coleman.    Coleman made the decision official with an announcement on Twitter, proclaiming that he was excited to win championships and secure his academic future:According to Shannon Ryan of The Chicago Tribune, Coleman was also considering UNLV before ultimately deciding on the Fighting Illini.  He was also considering UNLV but sealed the deal with Illinois after visiting the ...

5 Takeaways from Urban Meyer’s Appearance on HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

Posted by Ben Axelrod on September 23 2014 Add Comments
Urban Meyer is a notoriously private person, so when it emerged that the Ohio State head coach was going to be the subject of a segment on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel on Sept. 23, many were surprised. In fact, Meyer himself can't recall exactly why he agreed to willingly appear on the show. "Oh, I don't know. Good question. I don't know why I did that," Meyer responded Monday when asked why he conceded to ...

Ohio State Basketball: What to Expect from Transfer Anthony Lee

Posted by Scott Polacek on September 23 2014 Add Comments
The Ohio State basketball program may actually have some interior depth during the 2014-15 season, thanks largely to the addition of Anthony Lee. The 6'9" Lee decided to transfer to the Buckeyes from Temple after considering the likes of Indiana, Louisville and Notre Dame along the way. This was one of the most important developments for Thad Matta and his coaching staff in what can only be described as an offseason of transition. Aaron Craft, Lenzelle Smith ...

Michigan Basketball: Ranking the Wolverines’ 5 Most Interesting Games in 2014-15

Posted by adam biggers on September 23 2014 Add Comments
It's football season, but if you're a Michigan fan, you can't wait for coach John Beilein's Wolverines to take the court at the Crisler Center this winter. Coming off an impressive run to the Elite Eight, Michigan returns a cast of heavy hitters that includes Caris LeVert, Zak Irvin and Derrick Walton, and it'll debut a crop of promising new talent that boasts Kameron Chatman and D.J. Wilson. From Big Ten rivalries to nonconference showdowns, the 2014-15 ...

Alabama Football: What Needs to Happen for Amari Cooper to Win the Heisman?

Posted by Marc Torrence on September 23 2014 Add Comments
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Amari Cooper is off to a torrid start in college football, and that’s putting it lightly. He’s been well over 100 receiving yards in every game he’s played, caught double-digit balls in three of Alabama’s four games and has been the focal point of the Crimson Tide’s game plan week in and week out. This explosive start to the season has put Cooper squarely in several pundits’ Heisman conversations. Odds Shark gives him 20-to-1 ...