Visit ESPN.com for the complete story. From ESPN.com - College Basketball - Hurricanes Crush Blue Devils
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Fans welcome back Buckeyes after winning title
The national champion Ohio State football team is back home. From ESPN.com - College Football - Fans welcome back Buckeyes after winning title
No. 4 Duke handed second loss as Miami rolls
Miami dominates after halftime to stun No. 4 Duke 90-74 From ESPN.com - College Basketball - No. 4 Duke handed second loss as Miami rolls
Rape trial begins for ex-Vanderbilt players
A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday that a group of former Vanderbilt football players ruined the life of a promising young neuroscience student when they raped her in a dorm in January 2013. From ESPN.com - College Football - Rape trial begins for ex-Vanderbilt players
NCAA loses bid to nullify law covering PSU fine
A federal judge on Tuesday declined to throw out a state law that requires the $60 million fine Penn State has been paying over the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal be spent to address child abuse within the state. From ESPN.com - College Football - NCAA loses bid to nullify law covering PSU fine
Harris: Best early 2015 CFB title bets
Alabama (8-1) not a smart play; Auburn (25-1), others offer value From ESPN.com - College Football - Harris: Best early 2015 CFB title bets
No OT needed: No. 1 Kentucky routs Mizzou
No. 1 Kentucky has its way against Missouri, 86-37 From ESPN.com - College Basketball - No OT needed: No. 1 Kentucky routs Mizzou
Kansas tops OK State to stay perfect in Big 12
No. 9 Kansas holds on to beat No. 24 Oklahoma State, 67-57 From ESPN.com - College Basketball - Kansas tops OK State to stay perfect in Big 12
Tennessee holds on to sink No. 19 Arkansas
Josh Richardson scored 20 points and Tennessee withstood a furious Arkansas comeback to hang on for a 74-69 victory over the 19th-ranked Razorbacks on Tuesday night. From ESPN.com - College Basketball - Tennessee holds on to sink No. 19 Arkansas
Ducks junior DL Armstead to enter NFL draft
Oregon junior defensive lineman Arik Armstead will forgo his senior year and enter the NFL draft. From ESPN.com - College Football - Ducks junior DL Armstead to enter NFL draft
Wisconsin's Kaminsky (concussion) cleared
No. 7 Wisconsin is getting its leading scorer back after 7-footer Frank Kaminsky was cleared to return to practice on Tuesday following a concussion. From ESPN.com - College Basketball - Wisconsin's Kaminsky (concussion) cleared
Source: Prescott to return to Mississippi St.
Mississippi State junior quarterback Dak Prescott will return to school as expected, a source confirmed to ESPN's Joe Schad. From ESPN.com - College Football - Source: Prescott to return to Mississippi St.
LSU names Alabama LB coach Steele new DC
LSU names Alabama LB coach Steele new DC From College Football News : CBSSports.com - LSU names Alabama LB coach Steele new DC
LSU hires Bama's Steele as D-coordinator
LSU has hired Alabama assistant coach Kevin Steele as its new defensive coordinator, the school confirmed on Tuesday. From ESPN.com - College Football - LSU hires Bama's Steele as D-coordinator
LSU hires Alabama LB coach Kevin Steele to be its defensive coordinator
After a few reports surfaced, LSU Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette confirmed that head coach Les Miles has hired Alabama linebackers coach Kevin Steele to replace Chavis.
The 56-year-old Steele has spent the last two seasons with the Crimson Tide as director of player personnel in 2013 and as linebackers coach in 2014. Previously, Steele was the defensive coordinator at Clemson from 2009-2012 and at Alabama in 2007 and 2008.
Additionally, Steele served as the head coach Baylor from 1999-2002 and has had other stops as an assistant at Florida State, Nebraska, Tennessee, Oklahoma and New Mexico State. He also coached linebackers with the Carolina Panthers from 1995-98.
LSU ranked ninth nationally this season in total defensive, giving up an average of 316.8 yards per game. The Tigers were also fifth in scoring defense (17.5 points allowed per game).
For more LSU news, visit TigerBait.com.
- - - - - - -
Sam Cooper is a contributor for the Yahoo Sports blogs. Have a tip? Email him or follow him on Twitter!
From Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo Sports - LSU hires Alabama LB coach Kevin Steele to be its defensive coordinator
Ex-Oklahoma St. star Hill enters not guilty plea
Tyreek Hill, an all-Big 12 return man who was dismissed from Oklahoma State's football and track teams after he was charged with domestic abuse last month, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Payne County District Court. From ESPN.com - College Football - Ex-Oklahoma St. star Hill enters not guilty plea
Schlabach: TCU No. 1 in Way-Too-Early Top 25
Horned Frogs bring back loaded team; Ohio State, Baylor, USC round out top four playoff contenders for 2015. From ESPN.com - College Football - Schlabach: TCU No. 1 in Way-Too-Early Top 25
Can You Guess The Most Common Names For NYC Taxi And Limo Drivers?
Can you guess the most popular first name of an NYC taxi driver? If you answered some variant of the name “Muhammad,” congraulations you’re a... From College Life, Hot Girls, Funny Pics, Sexy Cheerleaders: COED - Can You Guess The Most Common Names For NYC Taxi And Limo Drivers?
Urban Meyer promised to get a tattoo if Ohio State won the national title
According to USA Today, Meyer told several of his players that he’d get a tattoo if the Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff National Championship. The promise was made after OSU’s Sugar Bowl upset win over Alabama and now that the Buckeyes are national champions, his players definitely won’t let him forget about it.
Time to follow through on that promise, coach.
“He promised us after we beat ‘Bama in the locker room that if we won the next one, he’d get a tattoo,” tight end Jeff Heuerman said. “I’ll supervise it,”
Heuerman said Meyer’s new ink was the “first thing that went through (his) head” after the win.
“Trust me. I’m going to be right next to him,” Heuerman said. “Coach Meyer’s getting a tattoo.”
Defensive end Joey Bosa said he’ll be “bugging him” until he gets it done. Meyer even mentioned that the tattoo could end up being the school’s Block O logo.
“I’ll go with him,” Bosa said. “I’ve already got my Block O. We have core values, and honesty is one of them, so he better not be lying.”
The 50-year-old Meyer did not specify where he’ll get the tattoo, but we’re expecting to see it on social media soon. Don’t let us down, coach.
For more Ohio State news, visit BuckeyeGrove.com.
- - - - - - -
Sam Cooper is a contributor for the Yahoo Sports blogs. Have a tip? Email him or follow him on Twitter!
From Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo Sports - Urban Meyer promised to get a tattoo if Ohio State won the national title
Va. Tech re-shuffles schedule, adds Rutgers
Va. Tech re-shuffles schedule, adds Rutgers From College Football News : CBSSports.com - Va. Tech re-shuffles schedule, adds Rutgers
The Best Actual Advice For Sorority Recruitment
Booze, boys, bucks, Bush, and beliefs should all be off limits. From Gossip, Fast Fashion, Female Lifestyle, Sex & Love: CollegeCandy - The Best Actual Advice For Sorority Recruitment
Hot Games of the Week Reviewed: January 13th
There’s a decidedly retro feel to this week’s slate of games. What’s old is new again, with old-time Grand Theft Auto clone Retro City Rampage... From College Life, Hot Girls, Funny Pics, Sexy Cheerleaders: COED - Hot Games of the Week Reviewed: January 13th
Indiana loses Mosquera-Perea indefinitely
Indiana forward Hanner Mosquera-Perea will be out indefinitely with a knee injury he suffered during practice on Monday, Indiana announced Tuesday. From ESPN.com - College Basketball - Indiana loses Mosquera-Perea indefinitely
The Perfect Cat Eye Is Possible Thanks To These Foolproof Liquid Liners
We love a messy smokey eye as the much as the next girl, but when it comes right down to it, there's nothing quite as sophisticated or ladylike as a good cat eye. From Gossip, Fast Fashion, Female Lifestyle, Sex & Love: CollegeCandy - The Perfect Cat Eye Is Possible Thanks To These Foolproof Liquid Liners
Florida State DB Jalen Ramsey wants Braxton Miller to transfer to FSU
You probably already know the details.
Braxton Miller, the Buckeyes’ two-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year went down with a severe shoulder injury in the preseason and redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett stepped in. Barrett overcame early struggles and became a Heisman candidate before fracturing his ankle in the season finale against Michigan. Third-stringer Cardale Jones then stepped in and improbably led the Buckeyes to a Big Ten title win, a College Football Playoff semifinal win and a CFP title.
All three can return, but rumors have swirled that Miller may pursue a graduate transfer for his final season of college football.
The rumor mill has linked Miller to various schools in need of a quarterback, including Florida State.
Based on these two tweets (the first reads “Braxton to Tally” – as in Tallahassee, not “Braxton totally”) Florida State cornerback Jalen Ramsey certainly seems to be in favor of that move coming to fruition.
— Jalen L. Ramsey (@JR8_Noles) January 13, 2015
Iron sharpens iron @BraxtonMiller5 #GreatnessAwaits
— Jalen L. Ramsey (@JR8_Noles) January 13, 2015 After Monday night’s game, Miller told ESPN that he hasn’t made a decision about his future yet and is continuing to rehab his shoulder. If he did decide to transfer, Miller would not have to sit out for a season because he has already graduated.
Meanwhile, Barrett told SI.com that he doesn’t think any of the three will leave. Jones, a redshirt sophomore, could enter the 2015 NFL Draft and has until Jan. 15 to decide, though he did say on Tuesday that he's "not ready for that level yet."
“I’m not leaving. I don’t think Braxton is leaving. I don’t think Cardale is leaving. That’s being honest,” Barrett said. “With that, I mean, it’s just competition. It’s part of football. It’s what we’re about to do.”
For more Ohio State news, visit BuckeyeGrove.com.
- - - - - - -
Sam Cooper is a contributor for the Yahoo Sports blogs. Have a tip? Email him or follow him on Twitter!
From Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo Sports - Florida State DB Jalen Ramsey wants Braxton Miller to transfer to FSU
Needle point: Meyer promised tattoo with win
If he lives up to his promise, Urban Meyer will get more than a ring for leading the Ohio State Buckeyes to a national championship: He'll get a tattoo. From ESPN.com - College Football - Needle point: Meyer promised tattoo with win
Low: Urban Meyer's chase for greatness
Another national title puts Urban Meyer among coaching elite From ESPN.com - College Football - Low: Urban Meyer's chase for greatness
Elliott, Jones lead Ohio State to emphatic finish
A second-year RB and a third-string QB guide Ohio State to an improbable title From ESPN.com - College Football - Elliott, Jones lead Ohio State to emphatic finish
Ohio State No. 1 and TCU No. 3 in final AP poll of 2014 season
The four teams that made the College Football Playoff are in the top five of the final AP poll, but to are behind a team that missed out.
Ohio State finishes the year atop the AP poll after beating Oregon 42-20 in for the national title Monday night and TCU, which demolished Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl, jumps up to No. 3 from No. 6 in the pre-bowl poll.
TCU was at No. 3 in the next-to-last set of College Football Playoff rankings but fell out of the top four in the final rankings after Baylor beat Kansas State and Ohio State beat Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship.
Oregon finishes the year at No. 2 and Alabama is at No. 4. Florida State, which lost to Oregon in the Rose Bowl, is at No. 5 in a tie with Michigan State.
After beating Mississippi State in the Orange Bowl, Georgia Tech moved up to No. 8. The entire poll is below.
1. Ohio State (59 first place votes)
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Alabama
5. Florida State
5. Michigan State
7. Baylor
8. Georgia Tech
9. Georgia
10. UCLA
11. Mississippi State
12. Arizona State
13. Wisconsin
14. Missouri
15. Clemson
16. Boise State
17. Ole Miss
18. Kansas State
19. Arizona
20. USC
21. Utah
22. Auburn
23. Marshall
24. Louisville
25. Memphis
- - - - - - -
Nick Bromberg is the assistant editor of Dr. Saturday on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!
From Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo Sports - Ohio State No. 1 and TCU No. 3 in final AP poll of 2014 season
Ohio State No. 1, TCU No. 3 in final AP poll
Ohio State is No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll, and TCU finished third, in front of two teams that made the College Football Playoff ahead of the Horned Frogs. From ESPN.com - College Football - Ohio State No. 1, TCU No. 3 in final AP poll
Oregon made too many mistakes to come away with its first national championship
Players were congratulating each other on a tremendous season while battling immense disappointment. Oregon had a chance to win the program’s first national championship, but a mixture of poor play and poor execution on offense and defense stopped the Ducks from achieving that goal.
“I think this team battled,” offensive coordinator Scott Frost said. “They battled through injuries, battled through people doubting them early in the year. Honestly, they probably overachieved. We had some special players and we were missing a bunch of them. I think if a few things go another way, this game could have been closer or different.”
It’s hard to pinpoint the exact thing that plagued the Ducks because when one thing went wrong, things seemed to snowball. Despite scoring on their first drive of the game and forcing Ohio State to punt on its first possession, the Ducks offense stalled much of the contest. And when it stalled, the Ohio State offense chewed up the clock with its running game. Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 246 yards and four touchdowns, and averaged 6.8 yards per carry. Elliott continuously found holes in the Oregon defensive line as he broke through arm tackles to get into the second level.
“We just had self-inflicted wounds,” defensive lineman DeForest Buckner said. “We kept making mistakes on defense, offense, special teams and you can’t make mistakes against a good team like that. We didn’t tackle really well, yards after contact. We just didn’t get it done.
“We weren’t ourselves. We weren’t tackling well. A lot of guys just tried to do too much, not just their job.”
Oregon did manage to force four Ohio State turnovers, which was really the only reason Ohio State didn’t make this a bigger blowout than it was, but managed just 10 points off those turnovers.
Frost said the problems with Oregon started with the second and third offensive possessions. Both drives were stalled because of a dropped pass on third down. If those passes are complete, Oregon’s offense gets into a rhythm.
“I think if we could have scored another time in the first quarter, I think the game would have looked a little different,” Frost said. “Whether or not we would have won, I don’t know. But we executed really well the first drive and then started executing well the second and third drive and had some things kind of backfire on us and that would have changed things a little bit.”
The Oregon offense converted just two of its 12 third-down attempts and had the ball for just 1:52 in the third quarter while it was attempting to make a comeback. Oregon’s defense was on the field so much that it got to a point where it didn’t have the legs to stop Elliott or quarterback Cardale Jones, who was not only battering the line with his rushing ability, but also making pinpoint passes to receivers that seemed to catch everything thrown their direction.
Even when Oregon started to gain a little momentum, Ohio State would do just enough to steal it and change the flow of the game back into their favor.
Oregon’s team relies on flow and at no point during the game was it ever able to achieve it.
“We just didn’t execute,” receiver Keanon Lowe said. “That first drive we executed pretty well and then we just didn’t execute. When you’re playing a team like that, you’ve got to execute. You can’t give them any sign of life and make mistakes. You know, we made mistakes and we were still in the game, obviously. But they’re a very opportunistic team.”
For more Oregon news, visit DuckSportsAuthority.com.
For more Ohio State news, visit BuckeyeGrove.com.
- - - - - - -
Graham Watson is the editor of Dr. Saturday on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email her at dr.saturday@ymail.com or follow her on Twitter! Follow @YahooDrSaturday
And don’t forget to keep up with all of Graham’s thoughts, witty comments and college football discussions on Facebook
From Dr. Saturday - NCAAF - Yahoo Sports - Oregon made too many mistakes to come away with its first national championship
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)