Friday, December 5, 2014
No. 3 Oregon routs Arizona 51-13 to win Pac-12
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Oregon claims Pac-12 title and first College Football Playoff spot
The first ticket to the College Football Playoff has been punched.
Oregon, which was ranked No. 2 in the playoff rankings, humiliated Arizona 51-13 in the Pac-12 championship game to claim it’s place in history as one of the top four teams to make the inaugural College Football Playoff.
Now, the Ducks will have to wait out Saturday’s games to learn where it will be seeded.
However, Friday’s performance should play well for the Ducks, especially after they settled down late in the second quarter and into the second half following a start that included three field goal attempts.
The Oregon offense started to roll behind quarterback Marcus Mariota, who might have sealed a Heisman win with 346 total yands and five total touchdowns, but it was the Oregon defense that really opened eyes. It limited Arizona to 25 total yards on 25 plays in the first half and knocked starting quarterback Anu Solomon out of the game.
The second half wasn’t much better for the Wildcats, who needed a busted coverage touchdown pass to Cayleb Jones to score its only points of the game. Otherwise, the Wildcats were stifled all evening.
Oregon ultimately outgained Arizona 627-199.
Oregon’s dominance was the antithesis of the types of games these two teams had played in their recent histories. Arizona won the last two contests with a strong defense that forced the Ducks into turnovers. That Wildcat defense was present early in the game, but as the offense continued to go three-and-out, the defense started to wear down and Oregon capitalized.
Not sure this win will give Oregon enough juice to jump No. 1 Alabama without help, but it certainly creates some conversation. Overall, Alabama has played the tougher schedule, but Oregon was able to avenge its only loss.
In the end, all that matters for Oregon is that it’s in. After stumbling a bit in each of the past few seasons and missing out on national championship opportunities, the Ducks are finally back to the top of the college football heap. Now, it’s a matter of what it does with the opportunity.
For more Oregon news, visit DuckSportsAuthority.com.
For more Arizona news, visit GOAZCats.com.
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N Illinois routs Bowling Green 51-17 for MAC title
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Northern Illinois wins MAC title in 51-17 rout of Bowling Green
There would be no upset this time around.
One year ago, Bowling Green spoiled the BCS dreams of an undefeated Northern Illinois squad in the MAC Championship Game. The Huskies got some revenge Friday night at Ford Field in Detroit in a 51-17 demolition of the Falcons to win their third conference title in four years.
Using an extremely effective blend of run and pass, the Huskies racked up 552 yards of total offense while the defense forced four Bowling Green turnovers. Sophomore quarterback Drew Hare threw for 218 yards, ran for 60 yards and combined for three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing).
In addition to Hare’s strong performance, the Huskies rode the three-headed rushing attack of seniors Cameron Stingily and Akeem Hunt and sophomore Joel Bouagnon to reel off a whopping 334 yards on the ground. Stingily led the way with 116 yards and two scores while Daniels and Bougnon added 76 and 57 yards, respectively, completely wearing down Bowling Green’s defense as the game went on.
The final score could have been even more lopsided, too.
The Huskies twice settled for field goals deep in Bowling Green territory early in the first half and despite completely controlling the game in yardage, NIU’s lead was just 20-10 at halftime.
The second half was a different story.
NIU scored two touchdowns and a field goal on its first three possessions of the second half, ballooning the lead to 37-10. Meanwhile, the Huskies’ defense made life miserable for the Bowling Green offense.
Falcons’ sophomore quarterback James Knapke (12-of-21, 151 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT) struggled all night and was eventually replaced by freshman Cody Callaway late in the third. The switch made no difference as the Huskies added two more scores and grinded out the clock en route to a lopsided win.
The win is the seventh straight for coach Rod Carey’s Huskies to improve the team’s record to 11-2 heading into a bowl game. The GoDaddy Bowl seems like a likely destination for the Huskies, but there is a slim chance NIU could represent the Group of Five (AAC, C-USA, MAC, MWC and Sun Belt) in a College Football Playoff bowl game.
If No. 22 Boise State loses in Mountain West title game to Fresno State on Saturday, Northern Illinois could potentially emerge as the top-ranked team from the Group of Five conferences in the College Football Playoff selection committee’s final rankings. That would give NIU a berth to New Years bowl game.
In the program’s first season under Dino Babers, the loss drops Bowling Green to 7-6 on the season with a bowl game on the horizon.
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Baylor’s Bryce Petty will be ready to go for Saturday night’s huge game against No. 9 Kansas State.
Petty, the sixth-ranked Bears’ star senior quarterback, suffered a concussion during the third quarter of last weekend’s win over Texas Tech. BU coach Art Briles said Thursday that he passed initial concussion tests but needed to be further evaluated, leaving his status for this weekend unknown.
Now, according to the Waco Tribune’s John Werner, Petty has been cleared to play in the regular season finale.
Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty has officially been cleared to play against Kansas State after suffering mild concussion last week.
— John Werner (@JohnWernerTrib) December 5, 2014
At 10-1, Baylor’s hopes of winning the Big 12 and landing a spot in the College Football Playoff are on the line against the Wildcats, so Petty’s presence is huge for the high-powered Bears’ offense.
In 10 games this season, Petty has thrown for 2,893 yards, 25 touchdowns and five interceptions.
For more Baylor news, visit SicEmSports.com.
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Nebraska Chancellor: School never talked with Bret Bielema
Nebraska chancellor Harvey Perlman wants everyone to know that the school was not looking to hire Arkansas coach Bret Bielema to replace the fired Bo Pelini.
Wednesday, a report surfaced that Nebraska was in talks with Bielema. Thursday morning, Nebraska announced it had hired Mike Riley, who was at Oregon State. Perlman said Friday morning that Nebraska had never talked to Bielema and the following came from his Twitter account Friday afternoon, echoing what he had said earlier in the day.
To all you doubters. You don't hire a coach (Bielema) who just moved a year ago. If he came could you be confident he'd stay? YOLO
— Harvey Perlman (@Harvey_Perlman) December 5, 2014
We love the usage of YOLO. Well done.
Here's what Perlman said earlier Friday, via HuskerExtra.com.
"Mike Riley was the first choice. We never talked to Bielema," Perlman said. "It seems odd that you would even think that we would. Here's a coach that, and I'm not saying anything about Bret, but he left Wisconsin last year for Arkansas. If he came here, do you think we'd have much confidence that he would stay? He didn't, obviously, so I'm not being critical of him. To think we would go after a coach who'd just moved after one year tells you that if he is going to move, it's not the character we want."
Bielema, who coached at Wisconsin through 2012, moved to Arkansas before the 2013 season.
For more Nebraska news, visit HuskerOnline.com.
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Bowls will spend over $5 million in gifts to players
A new bowl season means a new list of bowl swag for college football players.
According to the Sports Business Journal, bowls will spend at least $5.4 million on gifts to players this year. It's up 11 percent from the previous year, but there are also new bowl games like the Bahamas Bowl and Camellia Bowl, as well as the Miami Beach Bowl and the Boca Raton Bowl.
• Players are allowed to receive up to $550 in gifts from bowl games You can click the link above for the full breakdown. Here are some highlights:
• Players in eight bowl games get Fossil watches. We need to see if we still have ours buried somewhere.
• The Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl is giving away a "Big Game football" and a backpack and a beanie. And, presumably, lots of fried chicken.
• The teams that go to the Belk Bowl get a shopping trip to Belk, not Kohl's.
• Holiday Bowl participants get a $445 Best Buy gift card. The Russell Athletic Bowl and Citrus Bowls give away a $447 gift card. The $2 could be the difference in a 50" and a 50.1" TV.
• Military Bowl players get an XBox One and an Under Armour backpack.
• Players in the Bahamas Bowl get an Ogio Marshall backpack and a New Era hat. Oh, and a trip to the Bahamas.
• Predictably, the New Era Pinstripe Bowl only gives out New Era products. However, according to SBJ, they wouldn't identify the products. The Goodyear Cotton Bowl and College Football Playoff Championship Game also declined to say what would be given away, though in the case of the CFP game, players will have already received gifts from either the Rose Bowl or Sugar Bowl.
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3 Faulkner athletes charged with murder in death of another athlete
Three athletes at Faulkner University are charged with murder in the death of a football player as the four were robbing a residence.
According to affidavits in the case, Ryan Brooks, Tabias Russell, Marshall Wall III and Ronnie Williams committed second degree robbery at Franklin Williams' house Wednesday evening.
Franklin Williams was home during the disturbance and fired a shot in self-defense towards the four. The shot hit Brooks, who was pronounced dead at the scene. If you're wondering why the other three are being charged with murder, we'll let WSFA explain the Alabama law.
A space on the affidavits for 'damage done or property attacked' is filled out with the listing "narcotics".
Wall, Williams and Russell face the murder charge, despite not being the ones who pulled the trigger, because Brooks was killed during the commission of a robbery attempt in which they are suspects. [Read State Statute Section 13A-6-2] They were arrested Thursday and transported to the Montgomery County Detention Facility where they are being held on bonds of $75,000 each.
Brooks was listed as a freshman fullback on the Faulkner junior varsity team. Both Ronnie Williams and Russell are listed as JV defensive linemen. Wall is a freshman midfielder on the soccer team. All four are 19 years old.
"In its 72-year history, Faulkner University has never had a shooting involving a student," Faulkner President Billy D. Hilyer said during a press conference on Thursday via Al.com. "The safety and well-being of our students is paramount at this university."
According to WSFA, Faulkner University officials deny the robbery had anything to do with a hazing ritual. Faulkner is an NAIA school located in Montgomery, Ala. It has an enrollment of 2,400. According to Faulkner's Vice President of Student Services, the school had no known issues involving the four before Wednesday night.
"Our records show there have been no real issues with the students in question," Dr. Jean-Noel Thompson said.
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Championship Week: Dr. Saturday’s picks for the weekend
Welcome to Championship Week.
Shortly, we'll not only know the champions of all of college football's conferences, but the four teams which will make up the inaugural College Football Playoff. Will Alabama, Oregon, TCU and Florida State, the four teams currently in the top four, be the ones in the playoff? Or will one or more lose, setting up for a wild Sunday morning of discussion leading into the College Football Playoff selection show?
Here's how Dr. Saturday editors Graham Watson and Nick Bromberg see the seven conference championship games (and Baylor-Kansas State!) playing out (spoiler alert, we both think TCU wins).
Mid-American Conference Championship Northern Illinois (-5) vs. Bowling Green, 7 p.m. ET
I'll be honest, I'm still scarred from watching Bowling Green's clock management against Toledo in November. I can't pick the Falcons to repeat what happened last year in Detroit. NIU turns the tables this year and wins.
Prediction: NIU 27, Bowling Green 17
Neither one of these teams have been terribly impressive in the past few weeks, so I’m not expecting that great of a game. I think Northern Illinois’ ground game with QB Drew Hare and RB Cameron Stingly will be too much for the Falcons to overcome.
Prediction: NIU 35, BGSU, 24
Pac-12 Championship Arizona vs. Oregon (-15.5), 9 p.m. ET
The line here feels inflated due to Oregon's reputation and the revenge factor. While you can't disregard the latter, Arizona is going to hang with Oregon throughout the entire game. In the win in Eugene, Arizona ran the ball 55 times. The Wildcats haven't attempted that many rushes in a game since. Arizona's two losses have both come with Anu Solomon throwing a ton of passes and the Wildcats will try to avoid that formula. It's not enough, but this isn't a walk for Oregon.
Prediction: Oregon 38, Arizona 30
It’s no coincidence that Arizona has been effective against Oregon and QB Marcus Mariota the past few years. Mariota has six turnovers against the Wildcats in his career, more than any other team he’s faced. It’s easy to look at this as a revenge game, but Arizona isn’t going to let Oregon walk all over it. I like the Wildcats to keep this close.
Prediction: Oregon 42, Arizona 35
Conference USA Championship Louisiana Tech vs. Marshall (-9.5), 12 p.m. ET
Mad Marshall? Mad Marshall. If Boise State loses, Marshall has a shot to sneak into a New Year's Bowl with a win. Just kidding. Sorry Marshall fans. Your team will pile up the points once again, but you're probably going to the Liberty Bowl.
Prediction Marshall 45, Louisiana Tech 27
A lot of me wants to take Louisiana Tech because I think it’s more like the team that whipped Rice by 45 points than the one that lost to Old Dominion. That said, the Bulldogs erratic play is to hard to predict and while I think they could give Marshall a game, Marshall is the better team here. I think the Thundering Herd roll.
Prediction: Marshall 42, Louisiana Tech 27
SEC Championship Alabama (-14.5) vs. Missouri, 4 p.m. ET
Last year, Missouri's vaunted defense got ripped apart by Auburn in the SEC Championship Game. This year, Missouri's defense is just as vaunted (maybe even better), but this Alabama team doesn't have many style resemblances to Auburn. The Tigers' defense keeps this game within reach, but for an upset to happen, Maty Mauk is going to have to go over 200 yards passing for the fourth time in conference play. The good news is that the previous three times have all come in the last three games. He's playing much better.
Prediction: Alabama 26, Missouri 20
Missouri’s defense has carried it almost all season and while I think it will be a big asset in this game, I think its small stature is going to have a really tough time with Alabama’s beefy offensive line. It seems like Blake Sims really found himself in the Iron Bowl and that offense was really clicking. Missouri’s offense has been spotty at best this year. I think the Tigers have had a tremendous year, but Alabama runs away with this game.
Prediction: Alabama 35, Missouri 17
ACC Championship Florida State (-4) vs. Georgia Tech, 8 p.m. ET
Keep the first half shovels away from the field, Seminoles. If FSU lets Georgia Tech get out in front early, it could be bad news given the Yellow Jackets' ability to sustain drives and control the clock. While Florida State doesn't blow the doors off GT like it did to Duke last year, it won't be classified as an escape either.
Prediction: Florida State 31, Georgia Tech 27
OK, OK, I’ll bite. I’ll be the sucker who thinks Georgia Tech is the team that can actually make Florida State and Jameis Winston pay for mistakes and lackadaisical play. The Georgia Tech defense is just as good, if not better, than Florida’s defense and the Tech offense is far more opportunistic. GT is missing its top receiver, but I think of all the teams FSU has played this season, the Yellow Jackets have the killer instinct not to let Florida State crawl back into a game.
Prediction: Georgia Tech 31, Florida State 24
Big Ten Championship Wisconsin (-4.5) vs. Ohio State, 8:17 p.m. ET
The Buckeyes need to show that they were more than J.T. Barrett to impress the committee enough to have a chance at the top four barring an upset. Even then, Cardale Jones needs to show in an extremely limited sample size that there's not a big dropoff from Barrett. But let's go with Melvin Gordon in a squeaker.
Prediction: Wisconsin 27, Ohio State 24
This is a tough game to pick because Cardale Jones is such an unknown commodity at quarterback. It’s one thing to read about his work ethic and drive and all that, it’s another to watch him put it into action in the biggest game of Ohio State’s season. Let’s not forget that J.T. Barrett wasn’t exactly amazing in his first start. I think Ohio State makes this a game, but Melvin Gordon owns it. He goes off for 200-plus yards and the Badgers win.
Prediction: Wisconsin 31, Ohio State 17
Mountain West Championship Fresno State vs. Boise State (-23), 10 p.m. ET
The Bulldogs are 6-6, hence why this line is so big. This game is at Boise too, which further lessens the chances for an upset, which were standing pretty close to zero. When in doubt, take the points, and that's the plan here. Welcome to the Fiesta Bowl, Boise State.
Prediction: Boise State 45, Fresno State 30
After watching each of these teams in the past few weeks, there is nothing in me that thinks Fresno State can keep up with the Broncos. And let’s not forget, Boise State isn’t just playing for a conference title, it’s playing for a fancy bowl berth. Boise State won’t let that opportunity slip. The Broncos end this game early.
Prediction: Boise State 56, Fresno State 21
BONUS PICK Kansas State at Baylor (-7), 7:45 p.m. ET
There's nothing Baylor can do to jump TCU if the Horned Frogs don't win. Even a repeat of 2012, when Baylor blitzed Kansas State won't suffice. And this game ends up close, as the wizard Bill Snyder has some tricks up his sleeve. Sorry Baylor, hopefully a New Year's Bowl treats you better than last year.
Prediction: Baylor 34, Kansas State 31
Kansas State has been largely ignored in the Big 12 while the nation has focused on the race between TCU and Baylor. I think Kansas State takes that personally and I think it takes it out on Baylor. QB Jake Waters is an underrated player, as is receiver Tyler Lockett. The Wildcats still have an outside chance of making the College Football Playoff and I think they take advantage of the opportunity.
Prediction: Kansas State 31, Baylor 24
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Arizona star LB Scooby Wright says Cal told him to 'look at Sacramento State' during recruiting process
Coming out of Santa Rosa, California in the class of 2013, Scooby Wright had just one scholarship offer. For Arizona, that offer has certainly paid off.
Wright, who was ranked just a two-star recruit by the major recruiting services, committed to the Wildcats. Two years later, Wright racked up 139 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, and six forced fumbles and was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year as a true sophomore.
During the recruiting process, Wright attended a camp at Cal. The feedback was not positive.
“They told me to go look at Sacramento State,” Wright said, per InsideBayArea.com.
The Cal staff, then under Jeff Tedford, told Wright he wasn’t “fast enough” or “strong enough.”
Cal wasn’t the only program to make that mistake. Schools like Washington and UCLA also showed interest in Wright, but did not offer.
Wright, who said the recruiting process was “really weird and stressful,” was unsure of his future until Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez offered him a scholarship.
"It was like, 'You mean, nobody is recruiting this guy?'" Rodriguez told the Associated Press of his reaction at the time. "It was one of those deals where you watch and you're like, 'He's got size, he's a tough guy, he runs around ... let's offer him and hope no one else does. Can we keep it a secret?'"
Now, Wright uses the snubs from other Pac-12 schools as motivation.
“It fuels me every day,” Wright said.
Wright will use that fuel as he and the Wildcats square off against Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship Game on Friday night.
For more Arizona news, visit GOAZCats.com.
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Jim Harbaugh is Lloyd Carr's choice for next Michigan coach
With Brady Hoke out of the picture as of Tuesday, the Michigan coaching search is a few days under way. One man who knows a few things about coaching the Wolverines – former UM head coach Lloyd Carr – has one man in mind to lead the program into the future: current San Francisco 49ers head coach and former Michigan quarterback Jim Harbaugh.
“Everyone has an opinion, and I am no different,” Carr said Thursday, per the Detroit News. “If I had a choice, I would choose Jim Harbaugh. But it will be (interim athletic director) Jim Hackett’s decision, and that is as it should be.”
Harbaugh is said to have had a somewhat tumultuous tenure with the 49ers. He’s in his fourth season with the franchise following his four-year stint as Stanford’s head coach from 2007-2010.
Harbaugh has been linked to the head-coaching gig at his alma mater for some time and seems to be a fan favorite to land the position. Carr knows him well. Carr, who was the head coach from 1995-2007, served as a defensive assistant when Harbaugh was in Ann Arbor from 1983-86. The endorsement from Carr is an important one in the Michigan community.
Still, with more than a month left in the NFL season, any Harbaugh-to-Michigan scenario would be down the road. In a week where Florida and Nebraska ended their coaching searches in very quick fashion, the Michigan fan base could understandably grow a bit impatient.
Former Michigan quarterback Brian Griese, now with ESPN, said Thursday that Michigan’s decision will be “a little more deliberate” than that of Nebraska’s.
"Jim Hackett, the athletic director is going to go through a more funneled process and whittle the candidates down,” Griese said. “Because of the fact he doesn't have a whole lot of experience or any experience in intercollege athletics in conducting a search for a new coach it's not going to be a (Florida athletic director) Jeremy Foley hop on a plane and sign somebody."
For more Michigan news, visit TheWolverine.com.
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Navy AD wasn't too happy Army couldn't make it to press conference
Amry and Navy were scheduled for a joint press conference on Wednesday before the annual game between the two on December 13. However, Army couldn't make it to the media event.
Army athletic director Boo Corrigan, coach Jeff Monken and players Larry Dixon and Joe Drummond were on a flight that was grounded because of thick fog in the area. The weather left Navy as the only team to answer questions in Baltimore.
A teleconference was scheduled for the msising Army participants, but Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk expressed his displeasure at their absence.
"I would be remiss if, with the appreciation I have for the city and the Ravens, I did not apologize for the other athletic director and the other head football coach not being here. It’s just unfortunate that they could not find a way to be here to be as respectful to you all as you’ve been to us, to make it down I-95 or whatever it takes to speak a little bit to the importance of this game,” Gladchuk said via the Annapolis Capital Gazette. “I don’t speak for Army, I don’t intend to speak for Army, I’ll never speak for Army, but I need to speak for the athletic directors who were very instrumental in bringing this contest to this facility and this city and I feel I owe you, at a minimum, an apology for the other contingent not being here.”
Corrigan said Army had no intention of skipping out on the press conference, which is a regular occurrence in the host city before the game that Navy has won 13 consecutive times. Army's last win was in 2001 and Navy now holds a 10-game lead in the history of the series.
“The intent was to be there. We all got up early, got shaven and everything else. We were ready to come, but we can’t control the weather," Corrigan said.
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Georgia OL allegedly carries disorderly patron out of strip club
Georgia offensive lineman Zach DeBell carried a disruptive customer out of an Athens, Ga., strip club early Thursday morning per a police report of the incident.
According to the report, obtained by The Athens Banner-Herald a man, Joseph William Kirkland, exposed himself to a dancer as she was dancing for him in a room at the club. She asked him to not expose himself, but he didn't comply.
The dancer then alerted Kim and other employees, who attempted to remove Kirkland from the club, police said. While being ushered through the club, witnesses told police that Kirkland punched and elbowed Kim in the bar area.
That’s when UGA’s 298-pound offensive lineman Zach DeBell stepped in to help the employees.
DeBell “carried Kirkland out of the bar by his belt and collar and had placed him on the sidewalk outside the front doorway,” according to the police report.
Kirkland was then allegedly punched by the bouncer, Andrew Ho Kim, as he was outside the club and on his stomach. Both Kirkland and Kim were arrested.
DeBell is a senior from Tarpon Springs, Fla. Georgia, 9-3, is awaiting to see where it will play in a bowl game.
For more Georgia news, visit UGASports.com.
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Nebraska DE bit by raccoon while trying to take picture with it
This raccoon did not want to be photographed.
Thursday, Nebraska defensive end Jack Gangwish saw a raccoon on the side of the road while driving. So, like any one of us would do, he pulled over and decided he wanted to get his picture taken with it.
We'll let the Lincoln Journal-Star take it from there:
The 21-year-old got out of his 2002 Chevy Duramax pickup truck and tried to take a photo with the animal using his cellphone, but the raccoon attacked, biting Gangwish in the calf.
“It was a raccoon selfie gone completely wrong,” Gangwish said Thursday evening, laughing.
He posted a picture of the wound to Twitter and was having fun with the mishap.
Guys... I got bit by a raccoon... It just looked so soft and friendly I couldnt help it! http://ift.tt/1ywb75M
— Jack Gangwish (@jackgangwish) December 4, 2014
Dang coon must not have known that some of my best friends are raccoons. http://ift.tt/1zuuni5
— Jack Gangwish (@jackgangwish) December 4, 2014
He had the presence of mind to realize the raccoon should be tested for rabies, so he got a crescent wrench out of his car, though as he tried to subdue it, according to the paper, he would up bringing it to its demise.
The raccoon's body is currently being tested.
Gangwish had 18 tackles in 11 games this season for the Huskers. We sincerely hope the raccoon doesn't have rabies, though do think Gangwish faking rabies on the field in Nebraska's bowl game would be a very solid intimidation tactic.
I googled Rabies symptoms.. Irritability, muscle spasms, aggressiveness, confusion? I think football gives you Rabies http://ift.tt/1tYUidg
— Jack Gangwish (@jackgangwish) December 4, 2014
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