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A College Football Player Dislocated His Knee, and It Bent Backwards

Landon King — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:15:15 +0000

University of South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore suffered a HORRIBLE knee injury on Saturday, where his leg actually bent BACKWARDS. The official word is he dislocated it, and also suffered ligament damage.

A Soldier Returned Home and Surprised His Family at Mid-Field Before a College Football Game on Saturday

Landon King — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:59:40 +0000

We've seen videos like this before, but they just don't get old: If you haven't seen it yet, the Georgia Bulldogs and South Carolina Gamecocks played on Saturday. And before the game, an Army sergeant named Scott Faile surprised his family by showing up while they were being honored at mid-field for being the, quote, "Military Family of the Game."

NCAA College Football – Week Five Recap

Joe Student — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:30:38 +0000

The top seven ranked teams asserted their dominance in week five as each rolled to convincing victories. Meanwhile eight ranked teams suffered losses as the list of undefeated teams was trimmed. #1 LSU 35, Kentucky 7 LSU rolled up a 35-0 lead en route to an easy 35-7 victory over Kentucky in Baton Rouge. The [...]

The Average College Football Player Should Be Paid $120,000?

Landon King — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:14:35 +0000

Scandals aside, college students who play football and basketball don't get paid. They receive scholarships. That's all the compensation they get until they turn pro. But the issue of whether college athletes should be paid legally is always a hot debate. So Drexel University did a study to find a player’s fair-market value. Read the results on the next page.

College Football Top 25 Weekend Recap – Week Two

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 21:31:58 +0000

While many of this weekend’s games were just tune-ups for showdowns to come, there were several great battles to keep things exciting, including Michigan’s last-second win over Notre Dame, South Carolina’s shootout victory over Georgia and Auburn stuffing Mississippi State at the goal line to win their 17th straight game.

With that, here are the highlights from the top 25 and other games of interest this week:

2011 NCAA College Football Week Two Preview

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:09:40 +0000

As you might expect this time of year, there are not a lot of marquee games and only one matchup between top 25 teams (#3 Alabama vs. #23 Penn State). But there are still a lot of intriguing matchups that will start to tell us who are contenders and who are pretenders. Here’s a look: [...]

College Football Top 25 Weekend Recap

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:30:52 +0000

The college football season is underway. Week one was mostly a humdrum affair, with Notre Dame and TCU suffering the biggest upsets among ranked teams. Here’s a complete look at how the top 25 did:

#1 Oklahoma 47, Tulsa 14
Junior walk-on RB Dominique Whaley rushed for 131 yards and four touchdowns in the top-ranked Sooners’ season opener. Any chance Tulsa had in the game vanished