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Oregon coaches leading scholarship drive for in-state students
Oregon's coaching staff is involved in a fundraising drive to help one of the school's scholarship programs.
PathwayOregon is a program that gives in-state students the opportunity to go to college if they may not be able to afford it. Oregon coach Mark Helfrich and his coaching staff are pledging up to $250,000 in matching gifts given to PathwayOregon before the Ducks' spring game on May 2.
“Our coaching staff is very excited to join two powerful forces – the passion of our great fans and educational opportunities for Oregonians in need,” Helfrich, an Oregon native, said in a statement. “We benefit every day from the support of the people of Oregon. With a donation to PathwayOregon now, and our match, we all get together for a fantastic cause.”
In case you were wondering, Helfrich's salary in 2014 was $2 million and his assistants' combined salary was over $3.2 million per USA Today's database.
According to the school, 1,700 students benefit from PathwayOregon, which provides tuition, fees and advisment. 63 percent of students in the program are the first in their family to get a degree.
To qualify for the program, students must qualify for the Pell Grant, be a graduate of an Oregon high school within two years, admitted to Oregon as a freshman and have at least a 3.4 GPA in high school.
For more Oregon news, visit DuckSportsAuthority.com.
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In the report, per Kentucky.com, police concluded that EKU’s Colton Scurry threw the first punch in the Jan. 25 incident. Surveillance footage from the bar shows that “Mr. Scurry was the primary aggressor in the altercation. He entered into a crowd willingly (without any physical altercation) and threw a punch at an unidentified male,” the police report says.
A grand jury declined last week to indict the three UK players – quarterback Drew Barker, wide receiver Dorian Baker, and defensive tackle Tymere Dubose. Scurry, an offensive lineman, “suffered a broken nose and other facial fractures” in the incident.
The report said video showed that Scurry was talking with a woman and "appeared to be visibly upset at the female and was yelling or speaking passionately at/to her” when a man walked by Scurry. Though it is unclear if the man said something or just bumped into Scurry, there was a “change in disposition of Mr. Scurry and he (turned) his attention from the female to the male,” the report says.
At that point, the report says, Scurry “charges into a crowd of people and throws a punch at an unidentified person,” sparking the fracas.
Here is video of the bar incident:
Later that night, Barker, Baker and Dubose were at Telford Hall on EKU’s campus when Barker was violently punched by EKU defensive lineman Patrick Graffree, who transferred from UK.
At the 25-second mark of the video, you can see Graffree enter the building, remove his sweatshirt, and deliver a blow to the side of Barker’s head. Barker falls to the floor and Graffree leaves the area. After Barker returns to his feet, the three Kentucky players leave the building.
According to reports, Graffree has not been charged with a crime.
On top of all that, Kentucky hosts EKU in Lexington on Oct. 3. That one could get interesting to say the least.
For more Kentucky news, CatsIllustrated.com.
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The misdemeanor simple battery charge against Thompson, a junior wide receiver, was dropped Wednesday due to a lack of evidence. According to the Gainesville Sun, the State District Attorney’s Office said the alleged victim decided “not to prosecute the case.”
Thompson charged April 1 after being accused of scratching his girlfriend on the arms and neck while attempting to get his cell phone from her. Thompson’s attorney said he had the right to get his phone back after his girlfriend “found a text message” from another woman.
“He was legally entitled to make what is called defense of his property, which in this case was his phone,” said State Attorney Bill Cervone. “That’s what he was doing, and the injuries that resulted were inconsequential.”
Thompson, who had been competing for a starting role, did not play in the team’s spring game on Saturday. The program has not confirmed if or when Thompson will rejoin the team.
"Since obtaining the arrest warrant in this case, (the University of Tennessee Police Department) conducted additional investigation into the matter," Knox County district attorney general Kyle Hixson said, per The Tennessean. "This investigation included discussions with Mr. Thomas and with other witnesses. Following this additional investigation, UTPD concluded that there was a lack of evidence that Mr. Thomas knew that the item was stolen at the time he possessed it."
Thomas’ attorney, Don Bosch, said the felony charge against Thomas was a “rush to judgment.”
"Mr. Thomas did not commit any crime and was unaware that the Xbox and three video games in question had been stolen,” Bosch said in a press release. “He fully cooperated from the first minute he was notified by law enforcement, and it was unfortunate that such a hasty decision to charge Mr. Thomas was made solely by the University of Tennessee Police Department."
According to a police warrant, Thomas, 19, took the Xbox and three games and “sold them at a GameStop store in Knoxville.” Thomas said he did not know the items were stolen when he sold it to the store.
Thomas was suspended from team activities following his arrest. The program has yet to comment on his status with the team moving forward.
For more Florida news, visit InsideTheGators.com.
For more Tennessee news, visit VolQuest.com.
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Mike Mitchell left Ohio State due to father's illness, says it was 'right decision'
Mike Mitchell could have been there with Ohio State as it celebrated the national championship, but a year earlier, he made a decision to leave the program and play for Texas Tech. He didn’t do it because of a coach or because of playing time; he did it to be closer to his family in Texas.
Mitchell’s father, former NFL linebacker Ken Mitchell, suffers from cluster headaches, a syndrome that affects approximately 0.2 percent of the population. There is no known cure.
Ken, 66, suffers from cluster headaches, a rare syndrome that affects an estimated 0.2 percent of the population. He’s tortured three to nine times daily by the condition. Each one feels like a knife to the left side of his brain. Some hit for 30 minutes, some for eight hours. He thought he might die during the worst episode, a 19-hour headache.
"I can be talking to you right here and be fine," he said, "and then five seconds from now, I’m writhing on the floor."
Ken told ESPN that he tried to convince Mike, an expected starter at linebacker, to stay at Ohio State. Mike had other priorities.
“I said, ‘Mike, c’mon, we can get through this.’ But he said this was something he had to do. He said, ‘This is more important to me,’” Ken said.
Ken began having headaches in 2012 and currently documents each one. The worst was a four-month span when he “experienced 736 headaches.” He described the headaches as “having brain surgery without anesthesia.” Despite the debilitating pain, Mike says his dad keeps it to himself as to not be a burden to the family.
“He hasn’t told me much about it. He keeps to himself and doesn’t like to worry me. He keeps stuff to himself. He’s a real tough guy,” Mike said.
Despite the success at Ohio State, Mike, a five-star recruit in the 2013 class, doesn’t regret his decision to leave. He said he’s found a “niche” within the Texas Tech program and is ready to make an impact after redshirting at Ohio State and sitting out last season due to the NCAA’s transfer rules.
“I think I made the right decision. I’ve kind of found my niche. I’m in a good situation.”
For more Texas Tech news, visit RedRaiderSports.com.
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Rutgers' Lord Nelson, a horse, dies at 42
The horse was the first member of the school's mounted police department and also the school's only equine professor emeritus. Which makes sense because if a school has more than one equine professor emeritus things, start to get a little weird.
Why are we writing about a horse? Well, according to the school, Lord Nelson is the only horse to ever be penalized in an NCAA football game. Seriously.
Lord Nelson will also be remembered as the first, and only, horse to ever receive an official football penalty in a NCAA football game. In addition to his time with the student mounted patrol, Nelson also served as the horse that was ridden by the Scarlet Knight at Rutgers football games. During a close game against Army in 1994, Nelson broke onto the field and raced all the way down the sideline to the opposite end of Giants Stadium. Receiving a yellow flag for his “un-sportsHORSE-man like conduct,” he almost cost Rutgers the game.
If you can find any video of the penalty, please let us know. We have come up empty so far.
Rutgers won the game 16-14. The Scarlet Knights were quarterbacked that season by Ray Lucas, who played for the New York Jets. The team's leading receiver was tight end Marco Battaglia, who also played in the NFL. Army was coached by current Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton.
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Alabama CB Cyrus Jones had a hip injury throughout 2014
Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones had a choice before the 2014 season. He could play through a hip injury or he could have surgery in June and end up missing the season.
You know by now that he chose the former.
The injury was a torn hip labrum. The labrum is a ring of cartilage around your hip socket that helps hold your leg in place in your hip. Yes, it's painful, and can especially effect players who have to make quick lateral movements. Like a cornerback.
"As soon as I was diagnosed with it, I knew, eventually, I would need surgery," Jones said via Al.com. "But being as though I got it diagnosed in the summertime during workouts, I couldn't get surgery because that would have meant I would have had to sit out during the season. I just had to deal with it through the season."
Jones was a key part of Alabama's defense in 2014. He had 46 tackles and three interceptions and started all of Alabama's games. He had the surgery in January and has been rehabilitating this spring. He estimated via Al.com that he was 70 percent ready.
"I probably have a couple more months until I'm fully 100 percent," Jones said. "I'm just taking my time with it, not trying to rush anything because I don't want to get back out there and have a setback right away, so that's something that's important."
For more Alabama news, visit TideSports.com.
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