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College Football Hall of Fame takes care of a little old business
By Matt Hinton
The latest class of inductees to the College Football Hall of Fa ... |
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Kentucky lands a pair of No. 1 recruits on the same day.
By Jeff Eisenberg
It has been a foregone conclusion for weeks that Gatorade national pl ... |
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05-29-2010 |
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College Football Hall of Fame takes care of a little old business
By Matt Hinton
The latest class of inductees to the College Football Hall of Fame was announced Thursday, and it is a great honor to the dozen very deserving candidates – ten players and two coaches, Barry Alvarez (Wisconsin) and Gene Stallings (Texas A&M/Alabama) – who made the cut. For fans, it's also as baffling a process as ever, by virtue of the overwhelming number of deserving candidates on the ballot every year.
This year's ballot had 77 names on it, and you could have chosen the ten that made it with a dartboard. Desmond Howard got in, but Eddie George didn't? Jerry Stovall (LSU halfback, 1960-62) makes it, but Eric Dickerson doesn't? Ray Childress (Texas A&M defensive lineman, 1981-84), but not Russell Maryland? Randy Cross (UCLA guard, 1973-75) and Alfred Williams (Colorado linebacker, 1987-90), but not Jonathan Ogden or Lawrence Taylor? No Will Shields? Brian Bosworth? Deion Sanders? Poor Art Monk (Syracuse, 1976-79) finally got into Canton, but his name may be on the wait list for the college hall forever. With a backlog of so many great players, it just seems kind of ... random, which may be one reason that the college edition doesn't generate that much attention.
Two players in the 2010 class, though, stand out as practically automatic entries. One is former Arizona State linebacker Pat Tillman, good enough to warrant nomination as an All-American and Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year in 1997 and guaranteed to enter posthumously as an NFL starter turned fallen war hero. The other is former USC running back Sam Cunningham, who easily ranks among the single most important college football players of the last half-century; yet, before making this year's cut, he had somehow been passed over three times since first appearing on the ballot in 2007, many, many years after he first became eligible under Hall guidelines.
For one thing, Cunningham was good enough as a player for fast-track admission: He was a three-year starter and one of the cornerstones of USC's reputations as "Tailback U.," a 1972 All-American who scored four touchdowns against Ohio State in the '73 Rose Bowl to clinch the Trojans' third national championship under John McKay. But Cunningham really deserves his own wall for a single game, his first as a starter, a 135-yard, two-touchdown romp against all-white Alabama in the 1970 opener that's now considered the moment the long-rising tide (uh, no pun intended) of integration finally breached the dam at its strongest point.
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04-15-2010 |
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Kentucky lands a pair of No. 1 recruits on the same day.
By Jeff Eisenberg
It has been a foregone conclusion for weeks that Gatorade national player of the year Brandon Knight would don a Kentucky cap when he announced his college choice on the first day of the spring signing period.
The timing of highly touted junior Michael Gilchrist's commitment, however, is a far bigger surprise.
By persuading both Rivals.com's top-ranked recruits in the class of 2010 and 2011 to pledge to Kentucky in nationally televised announcements on the very same day, Wildcats coach John Calipari has pulled off a basketball and PR masterstroke.
On the court, Kentucky adds two potential cornerstones of future title runs. Off of it, the Wildcats' Elite Eight loss to West Virginia and the likely departure of five NBA-bound underclassmen suddenly become old news, replaced by a celebration of the imminent arrival of the program's next two stars.
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01-22-2010 |
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)
Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
Team spokeswoman Shelly Poe confirms that Pryor had what she calls routine surgery. She says it will require only minimal rehabilitation and if the Buckeyes had a game next week, Pryor would be available to play.
A heralded recruit out of Jeannette, Pa., Pryor has started for Ohio State the past two seasons.
He capped his sophomore season with a terrific performance in the Rose Bowl last month, passing for a career-high 266 yards and two touchdowns against Oregon. He also rushed for 72 more and threw a 17-yard scoring pass to seal a 26-17 victory
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01-22-2010 |
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Sports Scholarships USA
Press Release:
Agoura Hills, Ca, Jan 19th 2010:
SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS USA HELPS ANOTHER FOOTBALL ATHLETE GET AN OFFER TO PLAY AT THE NEXT LEVEL.
Chris Richards, Director of football operations at Sports Scholarships USA, announces that Glendale College Free Safety, Max Williams, was offered a scholarship by Eastern Michigan University to play football.
Coach Ron English, current head coach of Eastern Michigan (former Defensive Coordinator at the University of Michigan), reviewed several athletes listed on the SSUSA roster, then after reviewing highlight videos posted by SSUSA staff, decided that Max Williams is an athlete who the Eagles want for their program. Coach English flew out to Los Angeles yesterday to meet with Max and to secure his commitment to the Eagles. Max Williams played football for Dorsey High School, located in Los Angeles, California.
Congratulations to all athletes who have selected Sports Scholarships USA as their preference for getting recognized, and who want to get more exposure to college coaches, so they can play at the next level.
More signing to come !!! |
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