The two Penn State University NCAA football players’ defensive tackle Phil Taylor and linebacker Navorro Bowman pleaded guilty on Friday for the campus fight charges that were levied upon them last year. The Center County Judge Bradley after hearing the arguments sentenced the players for one year probation and 100 hours of community service. Both the players were sent out off the team following the campus fight and there has been no decision made yet off their status in the team. Both the players have expressed their willingness to put this behind them and start playing football again. The Penn State fans will be rushing to get their tickets to witness these players play during the forthcoming NCAA football season.

The offensive lineman of Montana and a promising NCAA football player J.D. Quinn has not been going smooth with the police lately, as he was arrested last week on charges of drunken driving, making this his second offense within one year. The 22 year old promising player who was transferred into the side from Oklahoma was arrested after pulling over for a traffic stop and posted a $500 bail while pleading to be not guilty on the charges levied on him. He is awaiting trial for a DUI charge against him last July. The team management has suspended Quinn from the team until further reviews so that a clear picture crops out and they can subsequently take further actions on him.

In less than a year, JD Quinn who was Montana’s offensive lineman was apprehended last week after being found drunk behind the wheel. It is his second consecutive DUI charge. The 22 year old player was brought in by the law at a traffic stop when he refused to cooperate by breathing into a breathalyzer. Instead, his lawyer revealed that he wanted a blood test conducted. Quinn did not manage to complete either and he quickly paid the $500 bail money and promptly pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charge before 24 hours was over. As a result, the senior who was also an All Big Sky selection previously was suspended and not allowed to participate in team activities until further told to.

The head coach of the Clemson’s team Tommy Bowden has revealed that linebacker Cortney Vincent will not be competing in his team for the 2008 NCAA football season. The coach in a news release last Monday said that the player did not meet the team requirements at the spring practice session and hence he has decided to sack Vincent from the Clemson team. Vincent, a player with good reviews from all quarters, had also been suspended from the spring practice sessions as he did not comply with the team’s rules. The Clemson Tigers are of the point that Vincent will have to change to a Division II or Division III school if he fancies himself to play in the upcoming season.

Peter Rose, a first team quarterback and voted as the Associate Press Virginia Player of the Year, was charged along with six other of his school mates for undercover dealing of the drugs over a period of over 10 months inside the school. Upon investigation, it was found that 18 drug purchases were made by students that included seven operations within 1,000 feet of the school campus. The Virginia Tech University NCAA football recruit Peter Rose and his associate Jody Ramsey are currently being held at the Amherst County Jail and have been charged on two counts for distribution of drugs within school campus and two counts for distribution of marijuana.

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. 

Jamar Hornsby the 21 year old junior safety of the Florida NCAA football team has been kicked out off the team owing to fraudulent use of the gas credit card of a dead woman. A judge had issued a warrant to arrest Jamar for charges of misuse of the credit card of the dead woman, Ashley Slonina, a 21 year old Florida student, for the past six months. Hornsby surrendered and was let out of jail after several hours on his own surety. The misuse of the credit card amounted to $3,000 and further investigations and review meetings are being carried out to get into the deep roots of the case.

Billy Canon was among the 15 members who were elected to the College Football Hall of Fame by the National Football Foundation and the irony is that Canon is being elected to the College Hall of Fame for the second time. The first time that Canon was voted into the Hall of Fame was in the early 80’s, but had to forfeit the honor after he was charged and arrested for federal counterfeiting. He was sentenced to five year imprisonment and served for 2 ½ years in jail.

This time round Billy Canon has expressed him willingness to participate in the December’s induction banquet in New York and said that he was happy that he has been selected to the Hall of Fame. Canon said that there were several players in the 1958 national title winning team who needed to be elected to the Hall of Fame. Canon has received good reviews and accolades for his play during his stint at the NCAA football championships. 

It looks like Georgia Southern have got into the NCAA’s bad books recently when their football team failed to secure three scholarships. NCAA will be penalizing the team as they are not performing up to standards set by the strict organization. They also did not reinforce rules to keep their athletes academically-inclined. In comparison, Georgia Tech and University of Georgia were praised when statistics show that they exceeded the NCAA’s minimum academic development rate for every sport. Cal State Sacramento also received warnings and punishments when seven of their overall teams did not meet the NCAA’s standards for churning out optimal athletes.

The Wolverines former offensive lineman Justin Boren is to take the field for the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2009 season and this will further intensify the existing rivalry between the Ohio State and Michigan camps. The NCAA transfer rules permitted Boren to sit out the entire 2008 season and according to the coach of Ohio State, Jim Tressel, Boren is eligible to play in the 2009 season. The offensive footballer feels that the family values have now been lost in the Michigan camp and said that he is very much excited to be in Central Ohio.

Boren said that he was looking forward to playing for the Ohio State and is ready to put in his maximum to help his team attain greater heights in the 2009 season. It is very sad for the Michigan team to miss one of its strong offensive players as he has received several rare reviews for his speedy offensive runs and football skills from many former greats.