Forget Lance Armstrong. We already know he lied. For the past 24 hours, a new did-he-do-it story has captivated our attention as everyone is trying to digest the Manti Te’o hoax story. Kudos to Deadspin and writers Tim Burke and Jack Dickey. Since their story broke last night, the Te’o hoax has been trending worldwide [...]
Johnny Football. Johnny Heis-Manziel. Whatever you want to call the Texas A&M freshman quarterback, Johnny Manziel will be the winner of the Heisman Trophy this season. Thanks to the play of Manziel, who has amassed a total of 4,600 yards and 43 touchdowns, the 10-2 Aggies are ranked No. 9 in the BCS poll and [...]
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Landry Jones passed for a school record 554 yards and six touchdowns to avoid a West Virginia upset, lifting Oklahoma to a 50-49 win. But receiver running back Tavon Austin and his performance against the No.12 Sooners on Saturday reached new heights, not only in terms of school and conference records, but also his draft stock. [...]
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With both the BCS and Heisman races heading for dramatic conclusions, the tip-off of the college basketball season has seemingly been relegated to the proverbial countryside of the national collegiate landscape. Yet two of the most dominant programs in history squared off Tuesday night in the Champions Classic to ring in the 2012-2013 hoops season. [...]
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It’s pretty amazing the scoreboard at Milan Puskar Stadium is still functioning after No. 9 West Virginia’s 70-63 shootout victory over No. 25 Baylor on Saturday. Equally amazing was the electric atmosphere in a game for the ages. In an unprecedented initiative for the university, the West Virginia crowd of 60,012 “striped the stadium” to [...]
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West Virginia’s Geno Smith is validating his preseason Big 12 Player of the Year designation, and is emerging as possibly the best player in the country. Heading into Week 4, Smith is the frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy, unseating USC’s Matt Barkley after Stanford’s upset of the Trojans. Through two games, Smith has amassed 734 [...]
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The last decade in West Virginia University football has produced some program-defining moments, including three BCS victories. Yet much of what made up those successes is now relegated to the past. Rich Rodriguez’s spread offense that saw Pat White running circles around defenses is now a pass-happy, air-raid system. The late Bill Stewart’s defense that [...]
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Louisville’s Rick Pitino, another supporter of a two-year minimum, points to the academic consequences that can harm not only these players in the long run, but the programs and coaches also. Because the second semester brings an added pressure to prepare for the next level, some prospects are missing class, taking pushover classes online, and, [...]
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