Loading... Kurt Warner’s uncharted path to the NFL is more impressive to me than his actual stats, MVP awards, or Super Bowl ring. Although most of us would kill to have just one of these accomplishments, could we survive all the setbacks Warner endured?
Every kid who loves playing football dreams of playing in the NFL. [...]
Chicago Bears defensive lineman Gaines Adams is pictured in this file photo taken during 2007 NFL Draft in New York on April 28, 2007. The Bears announced on January 17, 2010 that Adams was pronounced dead at Self Regional Hospital emergency room in Greenwood, South Carolina. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/Files
The unbelievable news rippled through Tiger town Sunday [...]
College coaches are changing zip codes faster than websites can be updated. But none more abruptly than Lane Kiffin at Tennessee. From one football legacy to another, the Volunteers say good riddance to a spoiled brat and hello to a southern gentleman.
Enter, Derek Dooley. Dressed to impress, at his first news conference. He looked court [...]
Andrew Goudelock. Ever heard of him? Neither had I, until Monday. He’s a guard for the College of Charleston basketball team, who released the miracle 3-pointer at the end of regulation sending the Cougars into overtime, against the TarHeels. A victorious OT against the ninth ranked team in the country. How could anything, ever again, [...]
My disrespect for Meyer, the coach, is simple. He has the reputation for running up the score after soundly defeating a team. My opinion for Meyer changed when I heard the reason for his resignation. Any coach who puts his family and health before football, is a class act to me. I was married to [...]
CJ Spiller left everything on the field. Four personal TDs and 234 yards rushing weren’t enough to bring the ACC championship home to Tigertown. But, it was enough to earn him the MVP of the game. Spiller fans, including myself, were sure this performance would seal his invitation to New York. We were wrong.
Five invitations [...]
Just ask John Wall, Jr., or Michael Oher, or Daniel Ruttiger. Our culture loves sports heroes. I remember sitting in the movie theatre shouting RU-DY, RU-DY, when Notre Dame practice player, Daniel “Rudy” Ruttiger, sacked the Georgia Tech QB, in the first and only game he was ever allowed to play. After seeing “The Blindside” [...]
Yes, it’s bowl season. That time of year when awards are accepted, conference champs have been named, and bowl eligible teams wait their post-season fate. Outside of the strictly regulated BCS bowl bids, which factors determine a coveted invitation? Yes, records and conferences come into play, but isn’t it really all about money?
The number of [...]
