0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/14/2012
The latest developments coming out of North Carolina are not pretty (this seems almost trivial to say after the Penn State incident, but we move on). The News Observer went to town on the academic scandal that continues to unfold with details linking to former Tar Heel Julius Peppers. According to this report, the transcript […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/10/2012
LSU has removed star defensive back Tyrann Mathieu from the team just weeks before opening up what looked to be a promising 2012 season. Mathieu was shown the door as a result of violating what Les Miles confirmed to be team and school rules, although the details of the reasoning at this point are noting […]
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They say no good news is released on Fridays. That certainly seems to be the case in Baton Rouge this afternoon. LSU defensive back Tyrann Mathieu, nicknamed The Honey Badger and one of the top defensive players heading in to the upcoming season, has been removed from the roster of the defending champions and preseason […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/7/2012
We knew that one day this was going to have to happen, regardless of the circumstances, but that day has finally arrived. Penn State will wear names on the back of their jerseys as well as a blue ribbon this football season. This is the first time, and perhaps the only time, names will be worn on […]
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"You think I played three years for nothing?" Editor's note: All week, CBR's writers will be offering up their national championship picks for the upcoming season. Allen Kenny picked Alabama for the back-to-back championships, but today Kevin McGuire sees a different outcome for the Crimson Tide. There are plenty of reasons to like Alabama's chances […]
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Welcome back to the Morning Playbook, a somewhat daily briefing of college football news and notes from around the country. After taking some time off to make some stops along the east coast for media day events and regrouping, we are happy to have this back and ready to roll for you. A lot has […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 8/3/2012
Well, we almost got out of the week without hearing from the Paterno family. Oh so close, but oh so far. This time the Paterno family is formally going after the NCAA. According to Onward State, lawyers representing the Paterno family sent an official appeal letter to the NCAA offices responding to the sanctions handed […]
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We have been passing the crystal ball around for the past eight weeks to take a look in to the future of the 2012 college football season. Today the ball lands in my hands and I could not wait to get a glimpse in to week nine of the season. After seeing what unfolded […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 7/26/2012
Should Silas Redd stay or go? It is a tough question for Penn State’s top running back. Getty Images. The NCAA is allowing Penn State players a free transfer without having to sit out a season. The severity of the situation at Penn State may have drawn some criticism and debate over the penalties handed […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 7/20/2012
This man has ideas people. SEC media days wrapped up in Hoover, Alabama just in time for everybody to flock to their local movie theaters for the midnight release of the latest Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. Alabama’s Nick Saban has already risen to become the coaching icon the college football world needs at […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 7/19/2012
Does this man look stupid? After a great start to SEC media days on Tuesday, what did we have to look forward to on Wednesday? John L. Smith. He did not disappoint. The energetic and charismatic Arkansas head coach is enjoying the ride after replacing Bobby Petrino, and he did seem to get a little […]
0 comments by Kevin McGuire on 7/18/2012
Kevin Sumlin was cool under the pressure of his first SEC media day event. “It’s a pretty damn hard league.” That was Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin’s response when asked about the difficulty of the SEC schedule, which will pit the Aggies against the past six BCS champions. It was one of the first […]
