There isn’t yet 100 percent confirmation, but the rumor running rampant on social media is Ohio State wide receiver Noah Brown sustained an injury in Wednesday’s practice. Cleveland.com’s Ari Wasserman reports sources are saying Brown broke his leg. Reporters on the scene in Columbus shared details of a somber scene as practice concluded, and that […]
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What To Expect Of Oklahoma With Baker Mayfield at QB
No one tell Katy Perry and risk ruining her #ManCrushMonday: It appears as though Texas Tech transfer Baker Mayfield is starting Week 1 for Oklahoma ahead of Trevor Knight. Breaking: A source tells the Tulsa World that Oklahoma will name Baker Mayfield as its starting quarterback. #Sooners — Eric Bailey (@EricBaileyTW) August 24, 2015 BREAKING: […]
July 26 News: Former WR Great Sees Big Things for Braxton Miller
Ohio State’s Braxton Miller was one of the nation’s best quarterbacks the last time he lined up behind center for the Buckeyes. He may be changing to wide receiver, but he’s still likely to be a standout at his position. So says Keyshawn Johnson, a pretty good wide receiver in his day. Per the Cleveland […]
Football News April 18: 2015 Big for Christian Hackenberg
A veritable smorgasbord of spring games awaits on April 18, the most active Saturday of football since December, and until September. A bevy of sub-plots starring quarterbacks begin to unfold for the college football-watching nation to overanalyze for the remaining offseason. Among Saturday’s most intriguing quarterback story headlines include competitions, like the murky 5-player race […]
East Carolina Would Win the ACC Coastal Division
East Carolina is the best team in the ACC Coastal Division, and it’s not even a member of the ACC. Now in their first season with the American Athletic Conference after moving from Conference USA, the Pirates are 2-0 against teams from the Coastal after upsetting Virginia Tech on the road and thrashing North Carolina […]
American Flexed Its Muscle on ACC when East Carolina Beat Virginia Tech
The American Athletic Conference is something of the conference without a nation, so when East Carolina beat Virginia Tech Saturday in Blacksburg, it’s somewhat fitting that it was a Pirates’ flag flying high over ACC Country.
Steve Spurrier on East Carolina vs. Big Ten Isn’t Trolling, It’s Common Sense
It’s fun for college football media to depict Steve Spurrier as the sport’s Don Rickles. And to an extent, that’s the persona he puts out there publicly when he roasts Nick Saban, Mark Richt and Dabo Swinney (especially Dabo Swinney).
2014 Heisman Sleeper: East Carolina QB Shane Carden
Operating in head coach Ruffin McNeill’s free-wheeling offense, Shane Carden recorded some impressive passing statistics: 4,139 yards on 70.5 percent completions, 33 touchdowns to 10 interceptions. Carden even carried the ball to the tune of 10 scores. But Carden’s most memorable play from the 2013 season was a reception. He broke to the end zone […]
East Carolina, Fresno State Among Leading Non-AQ Banner-Carries Against Power 5
Nick Saban’s suggestion at last week’s SEC meetings that Power 5 conferences only play each other has merit on its face. However, the broad brushstrokes that mandate some leagues as worthy of nonconference dates fail to take into account teams’ strength on individual basis. The conferences without preferred access into the College Football Playoff must […]