Thursday, December 4, 2014

UCF wins on Hail Mary, claims share of AAC

UCF converts Hail Mary to burn East Carolina


Breshad Perriman hauled in a 51-yard touchdown pass on a Hail Mary from Justin Holman on the final play of the game, lifting Central Florida over East Carolina 32-30 on Thursday night to claim a share of the American Athletic Conference title. From ESPN.com - College Football - UCF converts Hail Mary to burn East Carolina


Hail Mary TD pass for win gives UCF a share of the AAC title (GIF)



Central Florida got a share of the American Athletic Conference with an improbable 32-30 win over East Carolina thanks to a Hail Mary pass from Justin Holman to Breshad Perriman.


UCF got the ball with 10 seconds left and completed a 14-yard pass on the first play. The second was this bomb to Perriman, who ECU inexplicably let get behind the coverage to catch the winning touchdown with no time left on the clock.



The Knights turned the ball over on downs with one timeout remaining and 1:47 left on the clock. The comeback win for ECU was pretty much a done deal, right? Wrong.


After East Carolina kneeled the ball down twice, UCF called a timeout with 1:02 seconds left and after a running play and an ECU timeout as the play clock ran to zero before fourth down, ECU QB Shane Carden took a sack on the Pirates' last offensive play as he tried to run more time off the clock.


However, he lost 11 yards in the process and only took six seconds off the clock, setting up Centra Florida's game-winning drive.


UCF was up one point 26-9 after a fourth field goal by Shawn Moffitt. But ECU scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter and took the lead with 2:17 to go when Carden hit Justin Hardy, the all-time leader in receptions at the FBS level, for a 13-yard touchdown.


WIth the win, UCF moves to 7-1 in the AAC and tied with Memphis at the top of the standings. Because the conference has 11 teams it does not have a conference championship game. And with eight conference games, not everyone plays each other. Memphis and UCF didn't meet in the regular season.


Cincinnati, 6-1, has a chance to move to 7-1 on Saturday and join the party at the top of the standings with a win against Houston. The Bearcats didn't play UCF during conference play and lost to Memphis. Per the rules for the conference, if more than one team has the same winning percentage, the teams are declared co-champions.


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From Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo Sports - Hail Mary TD pass for win gives UCF a share of the AAC title (GIF)


No. 20 Iowa St. rolls past No. 18 Arkansas


Bryce Dejean-Jones had 27 points, Georges Niang added 26 with eight assists and 20th-ranked Iowa State never trailed in rolling past No. 18 Arkansas 95-77 on Thursday night. From ESPN.com - College Basketball - No. 20 Iowa St. rolls past No. 18 Arkansas


LSU hands No. 16 WVU first loss of season


Reserve guard Tim Quarterman scored 21 points and Josh Gray made the game-winning layup with 7.4 seconds left to help LSU upset No. 16 West Virginia 74-73. From ESPN.com - College Basketball - LSU hands No. 16 WVU first loss of season


OSU official: UM's Gardner showed 'humanity'


An Ohio State University official has thanked the quarterback at rival Michigan for showing "class" and "humanity" by coming to console the Buckeyes' injured quarterback as he lay on the field. From ESPN.com - College Football - OSU official: UM's Gardner showed 'humanity'


The Dr. Saturday Podcast: Championship Week Edition



Welcome to the Dr. Saturday Podcast!


Throughout the season we'll be talking weekly about whatever is going on in the world of college football. This week, join Graham Watson and Nick Bromberg as we talk about Jim McElwain's arrival at Florida and Mike Riley's unexpected hiring at Nebraska. We also talk about:


• The ridiculousness of "Jim Tressel to [school name here]" rumors


• The weekend's championship games, including the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Mountain West


• Sorry Big 12, we're not picking your games because you can't decide on one true champion


• Wonder if Will Muschamp will have a job as an SEC defensive coordinator in 2015 and more.


Don't worry, this isn't the last podcast of the season. (Or is that depressing information?)


We're on iTunes. Check us out here and subscribe or simply listen in the player below or click here.



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Oklahoma State and New Mexico State agree on logo usage



Oklahoma State and New Mexico State have come to an agreement over usage of the Pistol Pete logo after Oklahoma State filed a lawsuit.


Earlier in 2014, OSU issued a cease and desist order against New Mexico State for the logo, which the school doesn't currently use as its official logo. Oklahoma State said it first had the logo in the 1920s and said it owned federal trademarks for the logo.


New Mexico's version of the Pistol Pete logo is called Classic Aggie.


Per the terms of the agreement, New Mexico State will pay Oklahoma State a $10 a year licensing fee in perpetuity. NMSU will be able to sell or give away up to 3,000 items a year with the logo on it and the merchandise can only be sold through the school's bookstore or its online retailer and gifted through the alumni relations office.


NMSU can't use the Classic Aggie logo for athletics or student recruitment.


“We appreciate our friends at Oklahoma State University and their willingness in helping to resolve this dispute,” New Mexico State President Garrey Carruthers said in a statement. “The Classic Aggie is a piece of NMSU nostalgia and this agreement allows us to continue using our Classic Aggie on items that might be appealing to our alumni and the NMSU community.”



“OSU is pleased to have this matter resolved,” Oklahoma State President Burns Hargis said in the same release. “We appreciate working with President Carruthers and his team to reach an agreement that protects OSU’s long-held interest in its trademarks, while allowing New Mexico State fans to continue to enjoy their school’s Classic Aggie.”


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Columbia players allege mistreatment of concussions and more by coach



In a now-withdrawn letter, 25 Columbia University football players alleged offenses against coach Pete Mangurian, including that he put pressure on players to play with concussions.


The letter was written to Lee Bollinger, the president of the university and to the current and a former chairman of the Columbia Board of Trustees. No reason was given for the withdrawal of the letter and according to the Columbia Spectator, players declined requests for comment.


From the Columbia Spectator:



“Pete Mangurian has consistently denied the diagnoses of concussions,” the letter stated. “There are several players who will speak to the fact that Mangurian told them to return to practice, that they are faking their concussions, and that they are being soft if they sit out for their concussion injury.”



Columbia, which plays at the FCS level in the Ivy League, is in the midst of a 21-game losing streak. Columbia's last win came against Cornell in 2012. Columbia's AD told the Spectator she was aware of the letter.



In addition to blaming him for creating age-based rifts within the team and mishandling concussions, the letter accuses Mangurian of being physically abusive, alienating injured players, imposing drastic and unrealistic weight regimens, and delivering a particularly scathing speech after the team’s 42-7 loss at Albany.




“You are terrible [expletive] people,” Mangurian allegedly told his players after that game—the expletive had been edited out in the copy sent to Spectator by Jake Novak, ’CC 92 and editor of the blog CULions. “The world would be a better place without you.”



Mangurian was hired in 2012 as Columbia's coach. He started coaching college football in 1979 at SMU as an assistant and has coached with five NFL teams. He was most recently the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offensive line coach in 2010 before Columbia.


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Dismissed Missouri WR arrested for stealing, suspicion of burglary



On November 24, Missouri coach Gary Pinkel announced freshman wide receiver Lawrence Lee had been dismissed from the team for what he termed "discipline reasons." We now know what those reasons are.


Wednesday, Lee was arrested for two counts of suspicion of second-degree burglary and one count of felony stealing.


From the Columbia Tribune:



MUPD Capt. Brian Weimer said on Nov. 10 or 11, Lee is accused of stealing a Sony Vaio laptop from someone in South Hall dormitory and, on Nov. 13, stealing PlayStation 4 Call of Duty and NBA 2K14 videogames and a game controller from another person in the dormitory. Weimer said that Lee is also accused of stealing an Apple iPhone 6 from the Mizzou Athletic Training Complex locker room on Tuesday.



Lee posted bond Wednesday evening.


The Tigers have lost three receivers because of disciplinary issues in 2014. Dorial Green-Beckham was dismissed after being involved in an incident with a woman at an apartment and Levi Copelin was suspended for the entire season after taking a legal over the counter supplement that included a substance banned by the NCAA. Copelin, dismissed in September, also had an arrest for disturbing the peace in January.


Lee was a three-star recruit in the class of 2014 from Pensacola, Fla. He had two catches for 13 yards in 2014.


For more Missouri news, visit PowerMizzou.com.


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Reports: Florida to hire McElwain from Colo. St.

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