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Posted 5 months ago

Purdue confirms coaching staff additions

From Purdue release…

Purdue head football coach Darrell Hazell announced the first six members of his coaching staff, bringing Jon Heacock, Marcus Freeman and Jafar Williams over from his previous stop at Kent State, and adding Jim Bollman from Boston College, Greg Hudson from Florida State and Kevin Sherman from Virginia Tech. Hazell also announced that Tommy Cook will serve as his supervisor of football operations and Doug Davis as the head strength and conditioning coach. Cook and Davis held their respective positions under Hazell at Kent State.

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Posted 5 months ago

2013 #MACtion league match-ups

The MAC announced their 2013 conference match-ups, although dates are still to come. Here they are, as provided by the MAC…

2013 MAC FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
EAST
AKRON
Home: Ball State, Toledo, Kent State, Ohio; Road: Northern Illinois, BGSU, Miami, UMass;
BOWLING GREEN
Home: Toledo, Akron, Ohio, UMass; Road: Eastern Michigan, Buffalo, Kent State, Miami;
BUFFALO
Home: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio, UMass; Road: Toledo, Western Michigan, Kent State, Miami;
KENT STATE
Home: Northern Illinois, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Miami; Road: Ball State, Western Michigan, Akron, Ohio;
MIAMI
Home: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron, Buffalo; Road: Ball State, Kent State, Ohio, UMass;
OHIO
Home: Central Michigan, Kent State, Miami, UMass; Road: Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron, Buffalo;
UMASS
Home: Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Akron, Miami; Road: Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Ohio;

WEST
BALL STATE
Home: Central Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, Miami; Road: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Akron;
CENTRAL MICHIGAN
Home: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, UMass; Road: Ball State, Western Michigan, Miami, Ohio;
EASTERN MICHIGAN
Home: Ball State, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Ohio; Road: Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Buffalo;
NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Home: Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Akron; Road: Central Michigan, Toledo, Kent State, UMass;
TOLEDO
Home: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Buffalo; Road: Ball State, Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron;
WESTERN MICHIGAN
Home: Ball State, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Kent State; Road: Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, UMass;

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Chip Kelly decides to stay with Oregon

For the second straight offseason Oregon managed to keep their head coach from leaving for the NFL.

After interviewing with the Cleveland Browns and the Philadelphia Eagles, Oregon head coach Chip Kelly discovered where his heart truly is. Fortunately for the Oregon Ducks, Kelly does not have the heart to leave the college game at this time. According to reports, Kelly has decided to stick with Oregon instead of continuing to pursue an opportunity to coach at the next level.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, whofirst reported the decision to stay with Oregon, Kelly was interested in the Eagles but was uneasy leaving the Ducks.

Last year Kelly nearly accepted a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before having second thoughts and opting to stay in Eugene, Oregon. The Bucs later signed Greg Schiano, former head coach of Rutgers, for the job. Still, it appeared to be just a matter of time before Kelly would leave Oregon for the NFL. Kelly has never coached in the NFL but his success at the college level with a unique approach on offense will continue to keep him a popular name in some coaching rumor mills moving forward.

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PA Governor, lawsuit challenge NCAA's handling of Penn State sanctions

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The state of Pennsylvania will file an anti-trust lawsuit against the NCAA, seeking a dismissal of all Penn State sanctions levied last summer. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett claimed the NCAA has operated beyond their authority in punishing Penn State following the release of the Freeh Report, an independent investigation paid for by Penn State’s Board of Trustees to detail the responses taken in the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

“I believe that the NCAA has no authority and operated outside of their own bylaws to issue these sanctions,” Corbett said in a stern press conference.

Penn State was punished by the NCAA in the form of significant scholarship reductions, a four-year postseason ban and a $60 million fine. In addition, Penn State was forced to vacate over 100 wins from the NCAA record books, a move regarded by some as a way to punish and tarnish the reputation of former head football coach Joe Paterno, who has been tied to the Sandusky scandal along with former university president, athletic director and official.

“They punished past, present and future students, student athletes, local residents and citizens of Pennsylvania,” Corbett said. “I found myself asking the question: ‘Why would the NCAA involve themselves in something already being handled in the courts?”

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Posted 6 months ago

Insensitive tweet leads to dismissal from football program for D2 player

North Alabama removed long snapper Bradley Patterson from the football program after being informed of inappropriate tweets about President Barack Obama speaking during a memorial service for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut Friday.

The president attended the vigil Sunday night and his speech was aired by many media outlets, including NBC. NBC had been airing the weekly Sunday night NFL game between the New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers but made the decision to move the game to another NBC-affiliated outlet while the president was speaking. On Twitter, a number of users shared their dissatisfaction with the decision and the speech. An alarming number of these comments were inappropriate, including Patterson’s.

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Posted 6 months ago
One of Northwestern’s top players in program history, Otto Graham was born on this day in 1921. Recruited to and offered a scholarship to play basketball Northwestern, Graham quickly became more interested in football on his way to becoming one of the top players of his generation at the next level with the Cleveland Browns. Zoom

One of Northwestern’s top players in program history, Otto Graham was born on this day in 1921. Recruited to and offered a scholarship to play basketball Northwestern, Graham quickly became more interested in football on his way to becoming one of the top players of his generation at the next level with the Cleveland Browns.

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Report: ACC to vote on expansion, Louisville

The presidents and chancellors o the ACC will hold a conference call Wednesday morning to discuss plans to replace charter member Maryland, who will be leaving to join the Big Ten in 2014.

According to a report by ACC Sports Journal, votes on potential candidates will be held Wednesday morning with Louisville indicated to be the leading candidate to fill Maryland’s position in the conference. Any expansion candidate must receive at least 75 percent of the votes to be approved for an invitation to join the ACC.

“Given the way the conversations have gone to this point, either Louisville will be approved for an invitation (Wednesday) or nobody will be approved for an invitation,” a source within the ACC told ACC Sports Journal. “Any other result would be a major surprise.”

The competition to fill the looming vacancy to be left by Maryland has picked up since the decision to join the Big Ten was made. In addition to Louisville, other schools such as Big East members Connecticut, Cincinnati and South Florida have been reported to make a case to join the ACC. Navy has also been tied to some reports suggesting an interest to join the ACC. Navy is scheduled to join the Big East in 2015.

Louisville would seem to be a logical fit for the ACC, with a strong reputation as a basketball school that would fit in immediately among programs like Duke and North Carolina. A rising overall athletic department, highlighted by growth in football, as well as a renewed investment in to athletic facilities have made Louisville a program on the rise with legitimate potential to keep the momentum going. What holds Louisville back in the realignment madness is a lack of a lucrative television market.

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Posted 6 months ago

SEC Championship: Is this the year Georgia comes up big?

Mark Richt’s pursuit for a BCS championship ring could be closer to the finish line, but the last leg of the race is often the most difficult.

No. 3 Georgia returns to the SEC Championship Game for a second straight season hoping to learn from their painful experience last year against LSU. Having gone through this routine and having it fresh in their mind could help as Georgia takes on No. 2 Alabama, the defending BCS champions who are no stranger to the SEC Championship rodeo.

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MAC Championship Game: No. 17 Kent State inching closer to crashing BCS party

The MAC has never sent a team to a BCS bowl game, but Kent State could become the first with a win Friday night against No. 21 Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship Game in Detroit.

Kent State, with an 11-1 record marred by one blowout loss to Kentucky of all schools, moved up to No. 17 in the latest BCS rankings and with this Thanksgiving weekend’s result sin the Big East the Golden Flashes have become the most likely BCS buster with one final week to play.

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On this day in 1931, USC snaps Notre Dame’s 26-game unbeaten streak

Southern California rallies to defeat Notre Dame 16–14 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana, ending the Fighting Irish’s 26-game unbeaten streak, which consists of 25 victories and a tie. The crowd includes the mayors of New York and Chicago and many stage and screen celebrities. The Irish lead 14–0 at the end of the third period, but the Trojans mount a shocking comeback that features two long drives and a pair of touchdowns by quarterback Gaius Shaver.

The second TD comes with four minutes remaining in the contest, but the extra point is blocked, leaving the score 14–13. Southern Cal gets the ball back, however, and Shaver heaves a 50-yard pass to end Raymond Sparling and a 23-yard pass to end Robert Hall, the team’s only completions of the game in 11 attempts. A 33-yard game-winning field goal by Johnny Baker in the final minute lifts the Trojans to the victory.

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