Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has been fired. The Penn State Board of Trustees met Wednesday and made the announcement that Paterno had been let go after 46 seasons as the school’s head coach. He was informed of his firing through a phone call after the day started …
Read More »Paterno Announces Retirement
Legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno has announced that he will retire at the end of this season. The Nittany Lions are currently nationally ranked and are facing nationally ranked Nebraska this weekend. Paterno released a statement today saying that he has come to work at Penn State for …
Read More »Paterno Forced To Leave Penn State?
As the scandal grows around the Penn State athletic program amid allegations a former long time assistant coach had sexual relations with young boys, it is being reported that long time Penn State football coach Joe Paterno may be on his way out. A press conference to be held by …
Read More »FSU Beats Boston College; UCF Loses
The Florida State Seminoles continue to play good football after rolling over Boston College 38-7 Thursday night. The Seminoles have now won four straight to improve their record to 6-3 overall and to 4-2 in ACC play while BC falls to 2-7 and to 1-5 in the league. FSU quarterback …
Read More »Georgia Suspends Running Back Crowell, Others
The University of Georgia announced it has suspended freshman starting running back Isaiah Crowell and two others for unspecified violations of team rules. One week after beating arch rival Florida, Georgia prepares for New Mexico State this week without Crowell and fellow running backs Carlton Thomas and Ken Malcome for …
Read More »Big East Set To Invite New Members
The struggling Big East Conference, raided by other bigger conferences, will look to add new members in a very short time. Several sources say the conference is set to invite UCF, SMU, Navy, Houston Air Force and Boise State to join its league within the next several days. Boise State, …
Read More »LSU, Alabama Remain Top Two In BCS Poll
LSU and Alabama remain the top two teams in the latest BCS poll released Sunday night as the two teams head for a huge showdown game Saturday night in Tuscaloosa. Unbeaten Oklahoma State is third and Stanford makes a big jump this week to fourth after a triple overtime win …
Read More »Another Conference Move: West Virginia To Big 12?
ESPN and other sources are reporting today that it is only a matter of time before West Virginia is accepted as a member of the Big 12. This move was apparently made with the thinking in mind that Missouri is going to leave the Big 12 to join the SEC, …
Read More »Sparse Weekend For Top College Football Matchups
With the Gators having a bye week in football this week, there won’t be a great deal of big games to watch on television as well. In the SEC, Auburn and LSU go at it in a battle of ranked teams and with LSU having three star players benched because …
Read More »LSU Suspends Three Players For Auburn Game, Including RB Ware
The LSU Tigers, currently the number one team in the BCS poll, will face Auburn Saturday without three players who have reportedly been suspended for the game. The Daily Reveille, a student newspaper, says starting running back Spencer Ware, starting defensive back Tyrann Mathieu and defensive back Tharold Simon will …
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