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FSU's Jimbo Fisher should make top recruit Matthew Thomas live up to his commitment
Don't do it, Jimbo Don't bend to public pressure. You might come out looking like a good guy if you do, but you would be setting a very bad precedent. We are talking, of course, about Florida State football coach Jimbo Fisher and the controversy...
Tags: Urban Meyer, Florida State University, Jimbo Fisher, Football, Sports
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Credit O'Leary for UCF's successful NCAA appeal
Running off at the typewriter … Let's give it up for UCF football coach George O'Leary, who recorded his biggest victory four months after last football season ended. UCF won its NCAA appeal on Friday to have its postseason ban overturned and will...
Tags: Orange Bowl, University of Miami, Tracy McGrady, Politics, Florida Gators
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Results of state investigation don't tell whole story of Notre Dame videographer's death
When a Notre Dame student videographer reported to work Oct. 27 on a day gusty enough for the National Weather Service to issue a wind advisory, he claimed video coordinator Tim Collins informed him practice would be outdoors "contrary to his judgment.''...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Butterfly Ballots, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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A look back at spring football in the Sunshine State
Punxsutawney Phil usually predicts the start of spring. Here in the South, spring is marked by the start of football practice. On Saturday, most of the Sunshine State schools wrapped up their spring practices with their annual football games, leaving...
Tags: Social Media, Paul Brown Stadium, USC Trojans, Pacific-12 Conference, Braxton Miller
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Bill O'Brien says perseverance key to Penn State's success
Bill O'Brien remembers the moment clearly. It was July 23, 2012 — five months after he was hired — and the 43-year-old O'Brien was sitting in his office watching the television. There on the screen was NCAA president Mark Emmert, somber...Tags: Joe Paterno, Duke Blue Devils, Bill O'Brien, Nick Saban, Heisman Trophy
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New NCAA rules will turn college recruiting into "the wild, wild West"
If you think it's bad now, just wait. If you think college football recruiting has become too big and too time-consuming and too insanely excessive, just wait. If you think 17-year-old high school football players have become too self-important, too...
Tags: Schools, Telecommunication Service, High School Sports, The Ohio State University, Football
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UCF's O'Leary: NCAA boss should hold himself as accountable as head coaches
Running off at the typewriter. … Excuse me for rolling my eyes and scoffing at the utter hypocrisy of college athletics, but isn't it time for NCAA President Mark Emmert to penalize himself for failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance and...Tags: Social Media, Politics, Bankruptcy, Executive Branch, Bill O'Brien
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I'll have a pina colada and UCF season tickets!
Running off at the typewriter. … I love the fact that UCF wants to build a tiki bar at its football stadium, but I don't think the school is going far enough in trying to create a tropical motif at its games. I'm thinking George O'Leary should...
Tags: Social Media, Sports Illustrated, Lindsay Lohan, Florida Gators, Shane Battier
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Is Ohio State playing video games?
The topic that made some coaches squirm on Tuesday's Big Ten conference call could be summarized as: Sex, Lies and Videotape. Minus the sex and possibly the lies. Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi raised the issue after the Spartans' 17-...Tags: Politics, Ohio State Buckeyes, Football, Illinois Fighting Illini, College Sports
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Dwight Howard could learn something from UCF star Victor Gray
Running off at the typewriter. … If only every athlete – pro or college – could be like Victor Gray, the UCF star who announced earlier this week that his football career has been cut short due to a spinal condition. I asked the...
Tags: Bright House Networks, Dennis Rodman, White House, South Florida Bulls, Barack Obama
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UCF needs C-USA title to energize program, fans
Feel free to roll your eyes or shake your head emphatically if you've heard this one before: The University of Central Florida football team is on the verge of something big. The University of Central Florida football team is on the verge of another...
Tags: Bright House Networks, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, Florida Gators, Football, College Sports
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At last Notre Dame back where it should be
When Notre Dame last won a football game that made the Irish the No. 1 team in the country, 19 long years ago, then-coach Lou Holtz received a congratulatory phone call from President Bill Clinton. "We talked a little about NAFTA," Holtz cracked then....
Tags: College Football, North American Free Trade Agreement, Brian Kelly, Bowl Championship Series, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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