College Stuff for Real Men: 07/24/14

Thursday, July 24, 2014

UNC inviting athletes back to finish degrees

North Carolina is inviting former scholarship athletes who left before completing coursework to return and earn their degrees. From ESPN.com - College Football - UNC inviting athletes back to finish degrees

UNC inviting athletes back to finish degrees

North Carolina is inviting former scholarship athletes who left before completing coursework to return and earn their degrees. From ESPN.com - College Basketball - UNC inviting athletes back to finish degrees

Football careers over for two Cincy players injured in crash that killed teammate

Two Cincinnati football players who were passengers in the car crash that killed Bearcats offensive lineman Ben Flick in September won’t play again.

Per Tom Groeschen of the Cincinnati Enquirer, head coach Tommy Tuberville said Wednesday that the playing careers of wide receivers Mark Barr and Javon Harrison are over, but the players will remain on scholarship.

Both players were severely injured in the September 21 single-car crash that killed 19-year-old Flick and the driver, 18-year-old Sean VanDyne, a student at Miami (Ohio) who had been best friends with Flick since elementary school. The group of four was driving back from the Cincinnati-Miami (Ohio) football game in Oxford when the car ran off the road. The three players were redshirting and did not dress or travel with the team to the game.

Barr was held in the intensive care unit for a month after the accident, and then was released in October. Harrison was released from the hospital in the days following the crash. Harrison had reportedly returned to the practice field during the spring, while Barr continued his rehabilitation process.

Barr, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was a three-star recruit who committed to the Bearcats in 2013 over other offers from Boston College, Indiana, Mississippi State and others. Harrison was also a three-star recruit. The Dayton, Ohio native picked Cincy over offers from Air Force, Boston College, Ohio and Toledo.

In addition to Barr and Harrison, Tuberville also announced that the careers of defensive backs Marcus Foster and Drake Bruns were also over due to injury. Foster and Bruns, both three-star recruits in the 2012 class, will also remain on scholarship.

For more Cincinnati news, visit BearcatReport.com.

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Tired of Top 40? 15 Under-the-Radar Musicians You Need to Know Now

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Hautelinks: Week of 7/24/14

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Top 20 Sexiest Instagram Photos of the Day: Thursday, July 24th

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Former Baylor WR Robbie Rhodes transferring to Bowling Green

Former Baylor wide receiver Robbie Rhodes is headed to the MAC.

After being dismissed from the Baylor program in June following multiple drug-related violations, Rhodes, a former top 100 recruit, is transferring to Bowling Green. Rhodes’ father Reggie Rhodes confirmed the move to ESPN.com.

Rhodes will have to sit out the 2014 season due to NCAA transfer rules and will have three seasons of eligibility to play for the Falcons, a team recently picked by the media to repeat as MAC champions. He won’t face much of a learning curve at his new school. New Bowling Green head coach Dino Babers coached the wide receivers at Baylor from 2008-11 and has said that he plans to install a system that is very similar to that of Baylor coach Art Briles.

“Coach Babers talked to him and laid down everything that would be good him,” Reggie Rhodes told ESPN.com. “The offense fits him so there’s no transition to a new offense; everything is exactly the same. He wanted to go somewhere where he can go in and make an impact and be the No. 1 receiver.”

Rhodes was arrested on charges of marijuana possession and tampering with physical evidence after being pulled over in early May. The arresting officer found 5.8 grams of marijuana in a baggie under the front seat. Rhodes also allegedly attempted to hide the drugs.

The McLennan County District Attorney declined to pursue those charges against Rhodes, but the wideout was still disciplined by the school. After what his father called “another mistake” in June, Rhodes was dismissed by Briles.

Rhodes, a sophomore, caught 10 passes for 157 yards in an injury-plagued freshman season in 2013. Before his dismissal, he was expected to compete for a starting role with the Big 12 champion Bears in 2014.

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From Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo Sports - Former Baylor WR Robbie Rhodes transferring to Bowling Green

10 Life Lessons From Candidly Nicole

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Alexandria Morgan Is Back On The Beach—In Slo-Mo [VIDEO]

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Here’s How A 23-Foot Long Python Gets Its Yearly Physical [VIDEO]

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Beauty By The Stars: Your Sign’s Must Have Beauty Product [Part 2]

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Mack Brown and Butch Davis join ESPN as analysts

After 16 seasons of roaming the sidelines as head coach at the University of Texas, Mack Brown finally has a new gig lined up. Though it was first reported in early June, the news was officially announced by ESPN Thursday that Brown will join the network’s college football coverage as an in-studio analyst.

Brown, who coached the Longhorns to a BCS National Championship and two Big 12 titles, will provide commentary on shows like SportsCenter, College Football Live and ABC’s College Football Countdown. On Countdown, Brown will join host John Saunders and former Florida State quarterback Danny Kanell.

“I’m so excited and grateful to be joining ESPN’s college football coverage team,” Brown said in a release. “We’ve been talking about it for a few months, and I think it’s a great opportunity to continue to be an active part of a game I love so much. People who know me know I’m a football junkie, so I’m really looking forward to watching and studying teams, sharing thoughts, and talking football with all of the passionate college football fans across the country each and every week.”

After coaching at North Carolina for nine years, Brown took over at Texas in 1998. In his 16 seasons in Austin, Brown compiled a 158-48 overall record and won the 2005 National Championship. Brown coached the Longhorns to another BCS title game appearance in 2009, but then won just five games in 2010.

Brown could never elevate the program back into a national title contender and announced that he would resign in December after an eight-win campaign in 2013.

In addition to Brown, ESPN also announced the hiring of former Miami and North Carolina Butch Davis in a similar role. According to a release, Davis will join ESPN2’s day-long coverage every Saturday as an in-studio analyst.

“I’m thrilled with the opportunity to be an analyst on a sport that has been a part of my coaching life at every level,” said Davis. “My wide-ranging career experiences – from being a head coach at the high school, college and professional level to being an executive with two NFL teams – provides with me an ability to give fans an inside perspective on a vast array of subjects.”

In addition to coaching the Tar Heels and Hurricanes, Davis was also the head coach of the Cleveland Browns and had stints as an assistant with Oklahoma State and the Dallas Cowboys.

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Ohio St. fires band director in harassment probe

Ohio State fired its band director on Thursday following a two-month investigation into sexual harassment of students, according to the Columbus Dispatch. From ESPN.com - College Football - Ohio St. fires band director in harassment probe

21 Awesome Conversation Starters to Use During Sorority Rush

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Bowling Green gets former Baylor WR Rhodes

Former Baylor wide receiver Robbie Rhodes is transferring to Bowling Green, his father told ESPN.com. From ESPN.com - College Football - Bowling Green gets former Baylor WR Rhodes

Washington QB Cyler Miles suspended for season opener against Hawaii

Washington coach Chris Petersen has added to the punishment for quarterback Cyler Miles — a one-game suspension.

Miles will miss the season opener against Hawaii, according to the Seattle Times.

Miles missed spring practice after being linked to two post-Super Bowl assaults on the Washington campus on Feb. 2. Although Miles wasn’t charged in either incident, he did serve a three-month suspension for the Huskies.

One of the incidents involved former Washington receiver Damore’ea Stringfellow, who said he was “backing up his quarterback” when he knocked down a woman during a post-Super Bowl bonfire. The woman briefly lost consciousness.

After the bonfire, Stringfellow and Miles, according to court documents, got out of a car and chased and assaulted a Seahawks fan. Miles was wearing Denver Broncos attire. According to the Seattle Times, prosecutors did not pursue the case because of insufficient evidence.

Stringfellow transferred.

Miles started one game during his career and led the Huskies to a 69-27 win against Oregon State. He’s appeared in eight games and completed 37 of 61 passes for 418 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions.

Petersen will choose between sophomore Jeff Sundquist and redshirt freshman Troy Williams for the starting role on Aug. 30.

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From Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo Sports - Washington QB Cyler Miles suspended for season opener against Hawaii

Mack Brown joins ABC as studio analyst

Former Texas coach Mack Brown will serve as a studio analyst for college football games on ABC. From ESPN.com - College Football - Mack Brown joins ABC as studio analyst

Washington QB Miles suspended for opener

Washington quarterback Cyler Miles has been suspended for the team's season opener against Hawaii, according to a school spokesman. From ESPN.com - College Football - Washington QB Miles suspended for opener

USC briefly fools Twitter followers with picture of white and silver helmet (Photo)

Welcome to our Dr. Saturday feature titled "Random offseason tweet of the day." With real games still weeks away, coaches and players will be tweeting about non-football-related things as the season approaches. In this space, we'll try to find the funniest and goofiest tweets of the day. If you see something, don't hesitate to send it to us.

USC, which has one of the most iconic color schemes and images in college football, decided to play a little joke on its Twitter followers Wednesday, and post a picture of what it claimed to be a new helmet.

USC unveiled new helmets for the 2014 season at #pac12fb. Check them out here! http://ift.tt/1z3ivUR

— USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) July 23, 2014

Of course, the Trojans foiled the joke before it could even get started by hashtagging the picture “#kidding,” though it did get some good initial responses.

USC actually wasn’t the only team to have a strange silver on white helmet, the Pac-12 did them for each team as part of the league’s media days this week.

White helmets on display at #Pac12MediaDay http://ift.tt/1oijZaj

— Beto Duran (@DuranSports) July 23, 2014

Some of them actually don’t look too bad and we fully anticipate seeing Oregon bust its helmet out sometime this season.

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Fine for Nick Marshall's marijuana citation has been paid, case closed

Nearly two weeks after he was cited for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, the case against senior Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall has been officially closed by police in Reynolds, Ga., according to Al.com.

The fine for the citation – which was “approximately $1,000” – was paid by Marshall’s mother, Shalena Cliett. Marshall was also fined $100 for having an illegal tint on the windows of his car. The tinted windows caused Marshall to be pulled over in Reynolds on July 11 and officers subsequently found “8-9 grams” of marijuana in his car.

Reynolds, Ga., police chief Lonnie Holder said that Marshall was “very regretful” and “very apologetic” when he received his citation.

“He seemed like he was disappointed in himself. He did get a little teary-eyed as we had the conversation. I think sometimes what those kids need, they need somebody to talk to them and say, hey, you made a mistake, don’t let it happen again,” Holder said.

If the fine had not been paid, Marshall, a preseason first-team All-SEC selection at quarterback, would have had to appear in court on September 10.

Before the citation occurred, Marshall was scheduled to represent Auburn at SEC Media Days on July 14, but head coach Gus Malzahn pulled the plug on his appearance following the incident. Malzahn told reporters that day that he had not reached a decision on disciplinary action concerning Marshall.

“We have high expectations for our players, but specifically our quarterback, being the face of our program,” Malzahn said. “Up until (July 11), Nick has been a model student, teammate, and citizen. Nick made a mistake and he'll have to deal with the consequences. I'm not ready to say what those consequences are at this time, but he will deal with it. I know he's regretful and he feels very bad about it.”

Malzahn has yet to announce if there will be any sort of discipline for his star quarterback.

For more Auburn news, visit AuburnSports.com.

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From Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo Sports - Fine for Nick Marshall's marijuana citation has been paid, case closed

Washington State QB Connor Halliday wants to limit interceptions to 'one or two' a game

Even though Washington State coach Mike Leach has had some of the best quarterbacks — statistically — they’re not always considered the nation’s best quarterbacks or even the best quarterbacks in their particular league.

Leach thinks Connor Halliday can change that.

Last season, Halliday threw an astonishing 714 passes for 4,597 yards and 34 touchdowns while leading the Cougars to their first bowl game since 2003.

“He's a very talented guy, and he's steadily improved and with a young supporting cast ended up fourth in the country in passing,” Leach said during Pac-12 media day on Wednesday. “So clearly he's one of the best quarterbacks in the entire nation like the debates and media faces. You might be rooting for your guy, and I don't care what you think, he's better than your guy is.”

Halliday ranked third nationally in passing yards and Washington State was fourth in the country with 368 passing yards per game. Halliday had just two games where he attempted fewer than 41 passes and he threw the ball 89 times — completing 65.2 percent — against Oregon, which broke an FBS record.

But the one thing that held Halliday back — aside from the Cougars’ 6-7 record — was the turnovers. Despite his stellar numbers, Halliday threw 22 interceptions, which was at least seven more than any other quarterback ranked in the top 5 passing nationally.

On Wednesday, Halliday chalked up his interceptions to the number of passes he threw last season, but he also acknowledged that the key to his success — and to Washington State’s — was cutting down the turnovers.

“The biggest deal is limiting (interceptions) to one or two times a game. Not having the four picks against Oregon or the three picks against Auburn,” Halliday said. “Limit it to one or two and bounce back right afterward. Don’t let it frustrate me for the rest of the game or the rest of the drive.”

Leach said a bigger offensive line and having the entire receiving corps back would only help Halliday finish with better numbers.

And if Halliday can cut down on those turnovers and bring the Cougars more wins, he might have a place among the Pac-12’s best quarterbacks.

“Do it better, and just keep working,” Leach said of ways for his quarterback to progress. “If he keeps working and they become familiar with each other, they'll get better and better at working together.”

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From Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo Sports - Washington State QB Connor Halliday wants to limit interceptions to 'one or two' a game

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Janet Layug Wins 2014 Miss Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant [PHOTOS]

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