16 May
2008
The dismissed LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux is on the hot favorite list of many schools and Coach Rick Comegy of Count Jackson state is going all out in an attempt to pursue Perrilloux to visit the campus so that he could be signed on to play for their team. The NCAA football player Perrilloux can start playing once he transfers to a Football sub divisional team and is about to finish his spring semester at the LSU that will make him eligible to play during the next season. There are reports that Alabama and Valdosta State along with Jacksonville State are going all out to sign Perrilloux into their team for the next season.
04 Apr
2008
Florida state NCAA football wide receiver Percy Harvin will miss the rest of the spring practice sessions due to the heel injury and it seems that it might need a surgery on his heel to set it right. The Florida coach Urban Meyer has said that the team doctors arte taking advice from specialists on how to go about with this heel injury. The coach said that it is a special type of an injury which is not very commonly seen. The coach said that even if Harvin undergoes a surgery, he will be only back in playing mode for the fall practice in August.
The heel soreness was felt by Harvin during his high school days and it has aggravated as the years passed by and last season is when Harvin felt unbearable pain in his right heel. The team doctors, after reviewing the situation, have come to a conclusion that it is a bone related injury, and were initially treating it for tendinitis. Harvin has not played for Florida in every game of the last two seasons owing to various physical problems.
31 Mar
2008
The Mississippi state football players, defensive tackle Quinton Wesley and left tackle Michael Brown, were shown the doors by the Mississippi team management and were also dismissed from the university after reports of their arrests last Thursday night. The two promising young players were arrested for possessing two handguns inside the college campus. Police recovered the guns from the campus and arrested Brown with charges of possession of a fire arm and Wesley was charged with intensified assault and both the offenses are law breaking ones.
Brown was a key member of the Mississippi offensive line and had been on top of his game for his state last season. He received tremendous support and rare reviews for his performance as well and had started in 18 of the 19 games for his state football team. Wesley had played in 21 games with one start and was to get considerable playing time during the next season as a defensive line rotation player.
24 Mar
2008
The running back of Virginia Tech Branden Ore has decided to step out of the Virginia Tech team next year and has had a lot of deliberations with his coach Frank Beamer before arriving at this decision. He said that it was his life decision at the moment and will do what he feels is right to him. The Virginia tech coach said the team acknowledges the services rendered by Branden for Virginia Tech. The coach wished him well in all his future endeavors.
There was no answer from the Sports Information officials as well as the player regarding the quitting matter. One of Ore’s friends was convicted by a federal court for possession of crack cocaine that he intended to distribute. Ore was once involved in a drug trafficking case when he was found to be in possession of two bags of drugs riding in a car along with his friend Tony Majette of Christiansburg in 2006 and was asked to appear in the court for giving explanation. Ore was not charged in the end.
14 Mar
2008
The Michigan University, in the wake of a veteran’s paralyzed group suing them for lack of facilities to the disabled people, has decided to improve the wheel chair accessibility in the nation’s biggest football stadium. A deal was signed by the US District Judge Sean Cox that the school will provide all the facilities in an attempt to avoid a trial. This season will see an addition of 96 accessible seats along with companion seats at the eastern side of the stadium. By the start of 2010 season, 329 accessible and companion seats as well as seats in the student section will be made available.
The agreement signed by the district judge says that the court will oversee the facilities provided by the University for a period of 5 years. The disabled fans will be able to watch the football games at the Michigan stadium in the same manner as the other fans and they will also be able to enjoy themselves, as per the attorney of the Paralyzed Veterans of Michigan State. The university also has plans to work with architects in order to improve wheelchair accessibility of restrooms, parking lots and access routes. The stadium earlier had a separate enclosure of 90 seats for the disabled people but the school is planning to have these seats distributed throughout the stadium.
10 Mar
2008
Andy Christensen, the Nebraska offensive lineman, was accused of sexually exploiting a woman in a bar and has been put behind the bars for the same. The incident happened in the early hours of Saturday at the brass rail bar. A 23 year old woman has alleged that Andy had approached her from behind and put his hand underneath her clothing. The woman told what has happened to the police and Andy was arrested outside the bar. The charges that were framed against Andy Christensen are first degree sexual assault on a woman, failure to comply with the police officers and resisting the arrest, according to the Police Captain Joseph Wright.
The policeman Wright said that it was unclear whether Andy was under the influence of alcohol when the incident occurred and said that all the formal charges will be framed on Monday as the prosecutors are yet to decide on the type of the charges to be levied on him. Nebraska coach Bo Pelini is totally upset at what has happened and has suspended the junior player from his team. He said that he will review the suspension order when more things come to light about the incident and said that this type of unruly behavior is not what he warranted from his offensive linebacker.
07 Mar
2008
Defensive back player, Carlos Thompson has lost his place in the South Carolina’s football team. The player was suspended indefinably by team coach Steve Spurrier. The coach hinted that the suspension was due to breaking of team’s rules. No exact reason was given for the suspension and even the head coach did not elaborate on why he meted the suspension. Last year Thomson played as cornerback. He started 6 games out of a total of 20 appearances in the last three seasons with the school team. He made about 17 tackles and broke up six passes.
The player weighs 192 pounds and is 5-ii inches. He was with College park before joining the South Carolina. In a related development, coach for Penn University’s football, Joe Paterno has suspended the defensive tackle player Phil Taylor. Phil was recently charged with serious assault and disorderly conduct. The police accuse Taylor as well as Chris Baker and Bowman Navorro for beating up a fan. Baker, Navorro ware able to lock de bolt your car. The culprits have been charged and a preliminary hearing is to be held in the university on March 11th.
27 Feb
2008
Three senior Michigan state players and a junior player have accepted the invitation to play in the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine to be held from 20th to 26th of February at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. The running back Michigan State player Jehuu Caulcrick, safety Nehemiah Warrick and tight end Kellen Davis along with Devin Thomas, the junior wide receiver, are the Spartan players who will play in the 2008 Scouting Combine.
Jehuu Caulcrick who owns a school record of rushing for 872 yards and 21 touch downs in 2007 is well known for his powerful running. Caulcrick is ranked 8th in the league for his rushing and he is virtually unstoppable when he is in full flow. The tight end Kellen Davis, a 6-6, 246 pound man, is a well known Spartan player who has a career record of 513 receiving yards, 6 touchdowns, and 32 receptions in 2007 season, of which 18 out of the 32 catches coming in the last five games he has played. He can be utilized as a possession receiver as well as a play maker. Devin Thomas was ranked as the fifth best receiver in the 2008 NFL Draft and is selected in the 32 prospects by Scouts, Inc.
25 Feb
2008
The super Bowl remains the most followed and anticipated sport event in America. The NFL has just voted that the venue for the 2011 super Bowl event would be the Arlington Stadium in Texas. The Arlington is the new home stadium of the Dallas Cowboys currently under construction. The stadium is expected to be ready in time for the 2009 season and thus would be early way before the 2011 super Bowl date. The stadium is expected to have a seating capacity of at least 100,000 fans. This would allow a further 20,000 tickets to be sold to fans who would be able to watch the match via large wide viewing screens to be placed at each end zone.
The bid to host the 2011 Super bowl Event had been narrowed down to be between the Arlington Stadium of Dallas cowboys and the Arizona stadium. After a number of considerations the bid was won by the Arlington Stadium of Texas. The stadium is estimated to cost about $1 billion and would replace the Texas Stadium which was opened in 1971. When open it would host all home games of the Dallas Texas. The stadium would on completion be the most expensive sport venue ever constructed.
20 Feb
2008
Tyrone Willingham, head coach for the University of Washington Huskies, has hired a new assistant coach, Brian White. White is a former national assistant coach of the year and served as an offensive coordinator in the Big Ten and the Big East. He will begin in his new position now and be coaching the tight ends or other special teams that may be needed depending on Willingham’s needs.White graduated from Harvard University and received his Master’s degree from Notre Dame. He spent the last two years as offensive coordinator for Syracuse University.
For eleven years, he was the running backs coach at the University of Wisconsin. He also served as an offensive coordinator as well. He also served as offensive coordinator at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas in the early nineties for three years. He has been named Assistant Coach of the Year by the Division I American Football Coaches Association. H went on to mentor Ron Dayne, a 1999 Heisman Trophy winner. He also coached Anthony Davis, the 2001 Big Ten Freshman of the Year. With his great track record, he should lead the Huskies to a new season of winning and getting ahead of everyone else.