Wisch: College Football Could Save Your Sundays This Fall
The NCAA is hypocritical. It's frustrating. And it's fraught more inconsistencies than Alfonso Soriano's swing. Or Carlos Zambrano's head. But the NCAA isn't dumb.
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The NCAA is hypocritical. It's frustrating. And it's fraught more inconsistencies than Alfonso Soriano's swing. Or Carlos Zambrano's head. But the NCAA isn't dumb.
Four years ago, when Terrelle Pryor signed with Ohio State, he was hailed by the sweater-vested faithful as a conquering hero whose arrival in Columbus guaranteed a national championship.
Yahoo! Sports' Dan Wetzel was among the reports who broke the story that Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel knew about player violations before they came to light.
Gene Smith, Ohio State athletic director has returned tot he school's campus and has called a press conference for Tuesday night. There remains a chance that head coach Jim Tressel's job might be in jeopardy.
According to a report, Ohio State head football Jim Tressel knew of some of the infractions that were committed by several of his players.
Ponder this: If Ohio State hadn't tattooed an "L" on the Arkansas Razorbacks Tuesday night in the Sugar Bowl, Ron Zook would have been the 2010-11 Poster Boy for Big Ten Postseason Success.
It seems as is if this year has been dominated by rulings made by league, and sport, officials on everything from rules to eligibility to personal conduct.
The NCAA is the biggest joke in all of sports. A couple of week ago, Auburn quarterback Cam Newton was deemed eligible to play in the SEC Championship game against South Carolina.
Ohio State may have lost to Wisconsin and seen their national championship hopes vanish before their eyes, but they know that there is much left to play for.
Northwestern's Dan Persa has lead the Wildcats to a 5-1 start. He's among an array of quarterbacks across the Big Ten who are redefining what was once a conference dominated by running backs and defense.