Tyrann Mathieu, the former star cornerback for the LSU Tigers, attended the Senior Bowl practice on Monday as a spectator, with aspirations of speaking with NFL teams to convince them he is a changed person. Mathieu was dismissed from the Tigers football program by coach Les Miles last August after failing a drug test. He [...]
Alabama Rolls Over Irish to Claim BCS Championship
January 8, 2013 | Posted by
Alabama rolled over the Notre Dame Monday night, 42-14, to easily claim its second straight national championship and third in four years and reinforce its position as the top program in the nation. From beginning to end, the Crimson Tide dominated and sent the resounding message that the SEC reigns above all conferences. To wit: [...]
Tyrann Mathieu Drug Arrest: A Strong Wake-up Call
January 6, 2013 | Posted by
Tyrann Mathieu, the former LSU star cornerback, says his arrest for possession of marijuana in October was a strong wake-up call about his future. “Sitting in that jail cell, it clicked,” Mathieu told ESPN’s Joe Schad this week. “Looking at those people, just staring at me. ‘You don’t belong in here.’ They wanted to come [...]
Oregon’s Kenjon Barner Runs To Heisman Front-Runner Status
November 4, 2012 | Posted by
Oregon’s Kenjon Barner stamped his name into the record books, while also cementing his status as the unquestioned Heisman Trophy front-runner with Saturday night’s record-setting performance against USC. The speedy senior running back treated a national audience to a show to remember at the LA Coliseum, goring a stout Trojans defense for a school-record 321 yards [...]
Former LSU Tigers Tyrann Mathieu Arrested
October 26, 2012 | Posted by
Former LSU Tigers cornerback Tyrann Mathieu has all but sure eliminated the possible return to the team after being arrested Thursday on drug-related charges along with three former Tigers. In a statement from the Baton Rouge Police Department, former LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson and Mathieu were charged with simple possession of marijuana. Former Tigers linebacker [...]
Wisconsin’s Montee Ball: ‘I Had Nothing To Do With Fight’
August 13, 2012 | Posted by
Montee Ball, the Wisconsin star running back who was beaten by three men about two weeks ago, said, in his first statements about the attack, that it was an unprovoked assault. Ball sustained a concussion in the attack. Reports have surfaced that it might have been a retaliation from an earlier fight involving Badger football [...]
Robert Griffin III Still Does Not Have Contract
July 17, 2012 | Posted by
A funny thing happened on Robert Griffin III’s way to become a leader of the Washington Redskins. He has not received a contract. And so, Griffin, and third-round draft pick Josh LeRibeus, are absent from the team’s five-day mini-camp. It would seem the team would have made it happen by now. After all, Griffin, the [...]
