Official Thread Re Injuries, Suspensions, and Dismissals NOT in Steele

RJ Esq · Jul 13, 2008

Gators lose two defensive backs to ACL injuries

<table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>Florida safeties Dorian Munroe and John Curtis will miss the upcoming season because of knee injuries.
Munroe tore the ACL in his right knee and will have season-ending surgery. The junior played in 26 games the last two years and was a key contributor on special teams. He led the Gators with 13 special teams tackles last season.
Curtis tore his left ACL for the third time. The senior already had two surgeries on that knee, and coach Urban Meyer said the latest injury could end his career.
Curtis played in 17 games the last three years, including 11 last season.
"I'm confident Dorian will battle through the rehabilitation process and come back a better football player," Meyer said. "John has suffered through multiple knee injuries, and the medical staff along with John and his family will need to evaluate his long-term future in football."

RJ Esq · Jul 13, 2008

Michael Lemon Dismissed from UGA

According to the Athens Banner Herald, Michael Lemon has been dismissed from the team. This isn't a shocker. You can't have a felony charge of this severity hanging over your head and participate athletically. Particularly a charge involving violence against another student.

I hope this all gets resolved in way that makes sense for Lemon and his alleged victim.

RJ Esq · Jul 13, 2008

Gators safety tears ACL

By JOSEPH GOODMAN
UF starting strong safety Dorian Munroe tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee Thursday while participating in voluntary 7-on-7 drills.

Munroe, a Miami Coral Reef graduate, was one of two Florida safeties to tear knee ligaments this week during summer workouts. John Curtis, a senior, tore his left ACL.

Florida has lost five safeties this offseason for various reasons, and depth at the position is at a critical level. Only a few players remain at the position to fill this latest void, and all are inexperienced options.
Munroe was practicing with other skill-position players when the injury occured.

''I was doing some extra work with the offense,'' Munroe said. ``I went up for a ball with a receiver and came down wrong. I didn't think it was that bad because I walked off the field, but I had the MRI and they told me my ACL was torn.''

Munroe will seek a second opinion but said he likely will have surgery in two weeks once the swelling in his knee subsides.

Munroe, a junior, was scheduled to be a starter alongsidesophomore free safety Major Wright (Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas). Both players are South Floridians and were eagerly anticipating the Gators' early season game against rivalry Miami.

''Everything happens for a reason, so I'm just going to trust in God and move forward,'' Munroe said. ``I was really looking forward to this season but I'm going to come back even stronger after the injury.''

The losses of Munroe and Curtis add to Gators' woes at the safety position. Junior Jamar Hornsby was arrested for credit card fraud and subsequently kicked off the team earlier this summer. Freshman Jerimy Finch left the program. Incoming freshman Dee Finley, one of the nation's top-rated safeties of the 2008 signing period, did not qualify academically for admission to Florida and is instead enrolling in a prep school.

''Dorian and John were having tremendous offseasons,'' UF coach Urban Meyer said in a statement. ``I'm confident Dorian will battle through the rehabilitation process and come back a better football player. John has suffered through multiple knee injuries and the medical staff along with John and his family will need to evaluate his long-term future in football.''

Bryan Thomas, another safety, is still recovering from minor offseason surgery and will likely be limited when preseason practice begins in three weeks. All of the injuries, dismissals and departures leave only a few players at the safety position.

Munroe said Saturday that redshirt freshman Ahmad Black of Lakeland is the leading candidate to replace him. Black, who was recruited as a cornerback, moved to safety this spring and impressed coaches with his rapid development. ''Ahmad has done a real good job back there and in my mind he is the guy,'' Munroe said. ``Time will tell if Will Hill can come in and help out but right now he's too untested.''

RJ Esq · Jul 14, 2008

Doxey has passed away

  University of Oregon redshirt freshman Todd Doxey, a 19-year-old safety on the football team, died tonight after an accident on the McKenzie River this afternoon, according to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.
Here’s a short news item with a couple more details. I’m anticipating something from Oregon, as well.

RJ Esq · Jul 14, 2008

Hord and Walls leave Notre Dame

July 11, 2008 5:13 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Graham Watson
Notre Dame cornerback Darrin Walls will not enroll for the fall semester and will head home after summer school for personal reasons, the school announced Friday.

Walls, a junior, was a likely starter at the cornerback position opposite fifth-year senior Terrail Lambert. Walls started 11 of Notre Dame's 12 games last season and had 32 tackles and one interception, which he returned 73 yards for a touchdown against Penn State.

"We won't have Darrin with us this season but I hope to have him return for the spring semester," Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said. "Fortunately, cornerback is a position of strength on our team and this will provide opportunities for increased playing time for our corners."

Likely candidates to replace Walls include junior Raeshon McNeil, sophomore Gary Gray and freshman Robert Blanton.

Notre Dame also announced that senior receiver D.J. Hord will transfer to a Division I FCS school. He will be able to immediately play in the fall.

Hord, a senior from Lee Summit, Mo., played in six games and recorded two catches for seven yards last season. He missed all of the 2006 season with an Achilles injury. Hord will have two years of eligibility remaining because he missed all of the 2006 season.

RJ Esq · Jul 15, 2008

</td><td rowspan="3" width="6">

</td></tr><tr><td height="3">

</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Knight</td></tr></tbody></table>Knight, a starter last year at the strongside position, was unable to participate in spring drills with the Crimson Tide after his second heart-related hospitalization occurred in January. His first, a stroke suffered in September of 2006, cost him most of that season while doctors executed a battery of tests. Later, a heart murmur caused by two small holes in Knight's heart was discovered, leading to corrective surgery that allowed Knight to play in 2007.

"He did reach out to us, but it isn't going to happen for him here," Nichols said.

Knight's 2007 season at Alabama was his best. He totaled 64 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, three sacks and two interceptions despite an ankle injury that sapped his effectiveness late in the season. He spent three previous years at wide receiver and defensive end in part-time roles, but emerged as a regular starter as a linebacker last year. There has been no final word on Knight from UA regarding his medical status, though his search for a new school would appear to indicate he still has not yet received clearance.

The Crimson Tide opens fall camp on August 1.

RJ Esq · Jul 15, 2008

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">Quarterback Bass enrolls at Memphis after leaving Maryland

</td><td class="col1">Story Highlights

Bass has enrolled at Memphis after originally signing with Maryland
Memphis announced he will be eligible for the 2008 season

</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Quarterback Tyler Bass has enrolled at the University of Memphis after originally signing with Maryland.
The school announced Tuesday that Bass will be eligible for the 2008 season.
After signing with Maryland in February, he requested and was granted a release by the school.
Memphis said in a news release that Bass will begin practice with the Tigers Aug. 4.
Bass played at Stockbridge High School in Atlanta where he was a two-year starter at quarterback, throwing for more than 2,400 yards and 28 touchdowns. As a senior, he rushed for 606 yards and 11 TDs.

RJ Esq · Jul 15, 2008

Spurrier Half-Heartedly Endorses Beecher as Starting QB

Posted Jul 15th 2008 7:41PM by Ryan Ferguson
Filed under: South Carolina, SEC

Steve Spurrier is well-known for his quarterbacks and how he relates to them. In a nutshell, he can be a tad... rough. You don't go play for the OBC if you're not ready for a constant barrage of, ah, 'constructive criticism' from both near and afar.

From Chris Low's SEC blog:

"If we had to play tomorrow, Tommy Beecher would be our quarterback," Spurrier said. "Tommy Beecher actually has played a little bit better in the spring than Chris Smelley and our other quarterbacks." But in vintage Spurrier fashion, it wasn't exactly what you would call a ringing endorsement.
"Hopefully, someday we're going to have a quarterback here we can all really hang our hat on," said Spurrier, who made no mention of suspended redshirt freshman quarterback Stephen Garcia. "Tommy Beecher is going to get that opportunity first to see if he can be the quarterback of our team. He hasn't played a lot here. He has all the physical and mental abilities to do an excellent job as our quarterback here."

Sort of a win-lose scenario for Beecher: his coach isn't expecting much, nor is anyone else for that matter, so what's to lose? Go out there and play loose, dude. On the flip side, it does sound like Spurrier's keeping the QB seat warm for the more athletic -- and ostensibly more talented -- Stephen Garcia. Despite four separate transgressions in his freshman year at South Carolina, Garcia will be almost certainly be welcomed back by Spurrier and the Gamecocks sometime this season.

RJ Esq · Jul 16, 2008

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">Indiana installing FieldTurf

</td><td class="col1">Story Highlights

Flooding last month ruined the old playing surface at Memorial Stadium
The school expects the field to be ready for the Hoosiers' season opener Aug. 30
Indiana becomes the sixth Big Ten school to have FieldTurf in its stadium

</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Indiana is installing FieldTurf on its football field after flooding last month ruined the old playing surface at Memorial Stadium.
Workers began laying down portions of the turf Wednesday in the stadium's north end zone. The school expects the field to be ready for the Hoosiers' season opener Aug. 30 against Western Kentucky.
The total cost for removal of the old turf and installation of the new field is projected about $400,000, school officials said. Insurance will cover the majority of the expenses.
"Everyone's cooperation in the face of a very unique situation is much appreciated," football coach Bill Lynch said. "We look forward to a great season and to using our new state-of-the-art FieldTurf."
Flooding that hit much of central and southern Indiana on June 7 turned the Memorial Stadium field into what some eyewitnesses described as a floating island of green turf.
When the water finally drained, a hole about 10 inches deep ran from the middle of the field, just inside the end line, to the fence separating the field from fans.
Indiana becomes the sixth Big Ten school to have FieldTurf in its stadium, joining Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State and Wisconsin.
The new style of fake turf is made up of polyethylene fibers that simulate blades of grass, surrounded by infills largely composed of rubber granules, creating a cushion that behaves like a grass field.

RJ Esq · Jul 17, 2008

UCLA Suspends Starting Safety for Tennessee Game

With this blow, the Bruins return only one starter to the secondary... Sounds Familiar, go get em Crompton

RJ Esq · Jul 17, 2008

LSU kicks off OL Jarvis Jones

<table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- LSU offensive lineman Jarvis Jones has been kicked off the Tigers' football squad for an unspecified violation of team rules.
LSU head coach Les Miles announced his decision Thursday.
"The issues we had with Jarvis were internal and ones that we dealt with within the framework of our team," Miles said in a written statement released by the school. "However, we just felt like it was time to go in a different direction. We wish him well in any of his future endeavors."
The 6-foot-7, 294-pound Jones is from Rosenburg, Texas, and played in seven games last year as a true freshman for the Tigers.

RJ Esq · Jul 17, 2008

Meyer: Harvin is ahead of schedule

<table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Florida receiver Percy Harvin is "ahead of schedule" in his return from heel surgery, coach Urban Meyer said Thursday.
Meyer said Harvin, one of the nation's most dynamic players, has started running full speed and should be ready to go when the Gators begin fall practice next month.
"He's doing tremendous," Meyer said at the Florida Sports Writers Association's annual college football media days. "What happens with skilled athletes and you see it all the time -- especially with the race-horse-type guys -- if they hurt a certain part of their body, another part of their body takes over and then you start having the hip flexors, hamstring issues, quad issues. So we're being very cautious."
Harvin had surgery in early April, hoping to relieve years of pain in his right heel that had bothered him off and on since his high school days in Virginia Beach.
It was initially treated as tendinitis at Florida, but the pain persisted and eventually caused soreness in his knee and hip.
Despite the nagging injury, Harvin ran for 764 yards and six touchdowns as a sophomore last season and caught 59 passes for 858 yards and four scores.
The Gators believe he can be even better if he stays healthy.
Harvin hasn't played every game in either of his two seasons, missing time because of an ankle injury in 2006 and sitting out two games last year because of migraine headaches.
He's also sat out countless practices because of a hip pointer, tendinitis in his Achilles' tendon/heel and tendinitis in his knee.
Frustrated by all the injuries, Harvin put in more time in the weight room and became one of the team's strongest players at his position. He opened spring practice around 200 pounds and hoped to avoid further injury, but the heel continued to be a problem, and team doctors decided surgery was the best option.
Now, the Gators hope Harvin can avoid any setbacks.
"It's still early, but we don't anticipate that," Meyer said. "It's been a very good summer for Percy."

RJ Esq · Jul 17, 2008

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">Shannon: Miami set to use two QBs

</td><td class="col1">Story Highlights

Robert Marve and Jacory Harris will both see action
Shannon says it may not be a true platoon situation
Season-opening starter won't be named till late August

</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- When choosing between quarterbacks Robert Marve and Jacory Harris, Miami coach Randy Shannon found there was only one solution that made sense.
He'll play both.
Shannon still hasn't selected a starter, but announced Thursday that both highly touted freshmen will see playing time this season for the Hurricanes, who don't have a single quarterback on the roster with any collegiate snaps on their resume. Marve is a redshirt freshman, Harris a true freshman, and both were Florida high school record-setters before enrolling at Miami.
"Whichever quarterback that we name, we're going to play the other one," Shannon said at the Florida Sports Writers Association College Football Media Days. "We need depth at every position on the field and that's the one position that we don't have depth at because they're young. They're good quarterbacks, but they're young."
Shannon said it won't be a platoon situation. The way he envisions it, one will emerge as the clear starter, and the other will play at certain times to get a feel for game action -- in case that person gets called upon for a bigger role, for injury or any other reason.
Either way, it's a new era for "Quarterback U." The school that produced Vinny Testaverde, Bernie Kosar, Gino Torretta, Jim Kelly, Steve Walsh and Craig Erickson is starting over, at least at the game's marquee position.
"We can't go into the season not getting this other guy any experience and then have something unforeseen happen, like it always does in football," Shannon said. "So we're going to make sure both get reps."
Shannon said he doesn't expect to name a starter until before the Aug. 28 opener against Charleston Southern.
Marve led Tampa Plant High to a state championship and 15-0 record in 2006 after throwing for 48 touchdowns and 4,380 yards. Harris also went 15-0 as a senior, throwing for 49 touchdowns and 3,445 yards. Both were named Florida's "Mr. Football" after their respective senior seasons.
The Hurricanes went 5-7 last season, a year where Kyle Wright and Kirby Freeman took the snaps under center. Wright graduated and exhausted his eligibility; Freeman got his degree and chose to transfer to Baylor for his final season. The offense -- which has undergone several changes in recent years -- simply didn't ever click with either quarterback and Miami struggled offensively throughout 2007.
"We're going to improve," Shannon said.

TheGarfather · Jul 18, 2008

RJ Esq said:
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">Shannon: Miami set to use two QBs

</td><td class="col1">Story Highlights

Robert Marve and Jacory Harris will both see action

Shannon says it may not be a true platoon situation

Season-opening starter won't be named till late August

</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- When choosing between quarterbacks Robert Marve and Jacory Harris, Miami coach Randy Shannon found there was only one solution that made sense.
He'll play both.
Shannon still hasn't selected a starter, but announced Thursday that both highly touted freshmen will see playing time this season for the Hurricanes, who don't have a single quarterback on the roster with any collegiate snaps on their resume. Marve is a redshirt freshman, Harris a true freshman, and both were Florida high school record-setters before enrolling at Miami.
"Whichever quarterback that we name, we're going to play the other one," Shannon said at the Florida Sports Writers Association College Football Media Days. "We need depth at every position on the field and that's the one position that we don't have depth at because they're young. They're good quarterbacks, but they're young."
Shannon said it won't be a platoon situation. The way he envisions it, one will emerge as the clear starter, and the other will play at certain times to get a feel for game action -- in case that person gets called upon for a bigger role, for injury or any other reason.
Either way, it's a new era for "Quarterback U." The school that produced Vinny Testaverde, Bernie Kosar, Gino Torretta, Jim Kelly, Steve Walsh and Craig Erickson is starting over, at least at the game's marquee position.
"We can't go into the season not getting this other guy any experience and then have something unforeseen happen, like it always does in football," Shannon said. "So we're going to make sure both get reps."
Shannon said he doesn't expect to name a starter until before the Aug. 28 opener against Charleston Southern.
Marve led Tampa Plant High to a state championship and 15-0 record in 2006 after throwing for 48 touchdowns and 4,380 yards. Harris also went 15-0 as a senior, throwing for 49 touchdowns and 3,445 yards. Both were named Florida's "Mr. Football" after their respective senior seasons.
The Hurricanes went 5-7 last season, a year where Kyle Wright and Kirby Freeman took the snaps under center. Wright graduated and exhausted his eligibility; Freeman got his degree and chose to transfer to Baylor for his final season. The offense -- which has undergone several changes in recent years -- simply didn't ever click with either quarterback and Miami struggled offensively throughout 2007.
"We're going to improve," Shannon said.

What a nightmarish situation.

RJ Esq · Jul 18, 2008

<table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Powe, Rebels await call from SEC 7/17/2008 4:32:43 AM
Daily Journal
</td> <td valign="top">

</td></tr><tr><td align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff">
</td> </tr></tbody></table></center>

</td></tr></tbody></table> BY PARRISH ALFORD
Daily Journal

Ole Miss football recruit Jerrell Powe has apparently been cleared to play with the Rebels this season, the Daily Journal has learned.

While that may be the case, when an official announcement will come from the university or the Southeastern Conference remains unclear.

The university and the SEC have refused to comment on the matter.

On Tuesday, Powe attorney Don Jackson said he expected an announcement to come "within a day or two."

For Powe, a learning disabled student, the decision ends a journey to major college football that has been on-going since the completion of his All-American career at Wayne County High School in 2004.

The path to this point has included a handful of games while playing at Harvgrave Military Academy in 2005 and a lawsuit against the NCAA in 2006.

That lawsuit was eventually dropped, and in 2007 the NCAA basically let the SEC take the lead on the issue by declaring Powe a "partial qualifier," meaning he could attend school with athletic-based financial aid but could not practice and play with the football team.

In denying Powe a year ago the NCAA expressed concern about the amount of correspondence coursework completed by Powe in a given time frame.

New SEC legislation adopted in the spring softened the league's stance on accepting partial qualifiers and gave commissioner Mike Slive the power to rule on a case-by-case basis.

RJ Esq · Jul 20, 2008

The lede is buried in the story, but this is a dismissal from the team.

BREAKING NEWS: Herd's Johnson arrested for second time in six weeks
by Jacob Messer
Daily Mail sportswriter

HUNTINGTON -- Marshall football player James Paul "J.J." Johnson II has been arrested for the second time in six weeks, according to a law enforcement official.

<link href="http://dailymail.com/mods/common/styles/cnSinglePhoto.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all"> <script src="http://dailymail.com/mods/common/scripts/effects/scriptaculous.js?load=effects" type="text/javascript"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://dailymail.com/mods/common/scripts/effects/effects.js"></script> <style> #gallerycontainer a, #gallerycontainer a:visited { text-decoration:none; color: #006688; color: #006600; } #gallerycontainer a:hover { text-decoration:underline; color: #fff; } #gallerycontainer .enlarge a { color: #333; } </style> Gallery
[+] Enlarge

1 of 2 Photos
Jacob Messer

Marshall football player James Paul "J.J." Johnson II, shown during summer workouts last week, has been arrested for the second time in six weeks, according to a law enforcement official. The senior cornerback was charged with first offense driving under the influence and no insurance -- both misdemeanors -- Sunday morning after he allegedly struck two parked vehicles with a Jeep Cherokee.
Buy This Photo
More Photos »

<script type="text/javascript"> var retURL = window.location.href; var anchors = $('gallerycontainer').select('a'); anchors.each(function(elem, index){ if(elem.id != 'buylink'){ elem.href = elem.href+'?returnURL='+retURL+'&build=cache'; } }); </script>
Cpl. M. Hill of Western Regional Jail said Johnson, 20, was booked at the Barboursville correctional facility Sunday at 4 a.m. on a pair of misdemeanor charges -- first offense driving under the influence and no insurance. Cabell County Magistrate Betty Wolford arraigned Johnson that afternoon, setting his bond at $3,200.
Citing the criminal complaint, Wolford said Huntington police arrested Johnson after he struck two parked vehicles with a Jeep Cherokee. The incident occurred on the 1200 block of 4th Avenue, near The Union Bar and Grill.
"The defendant stated that he does not have insurance for the vehicle," Wolford said, reading from the report.
Wolford said Johnson faces a jail sentence of up to six months for the first offense DUI charge and a fine of up to $500 for the no insurance charge if he is convicted.
No one answered the phone at the Huntington Police Department. There was no way to leave a message seeking comment and additional information.

Johnson's latest arrest will cost him an opportunity to continue his college career at Marshall.

TheGarfather · Jul 20, 2008

That's a bad loss for that team, especially in that conference where every game is a shootout.

JPicks · Jul 21, 2008

Fractured shoulder shelves Aztecs center</HL1></HEDLINE>

<HEDLINE><HL2></HL2></HEDLINE><STORY.DATE>July 19, 2008</STORY.DATE>
<BODY.CONTENT>Fractured shoulder shelves Aztecs center Redshirt freshman center Tommie Draheim, who emerged from spring drills as the starter, has a fractured shoulder and will be out of the lineup indefinitely, San Diego State football coach Chuck Long confirmed yesterday.

Draheim, the center who snapped the ball to projected Aztecs starting quarterback Ryan Lindley at El Capitan High, was able to move up the depth chart during spring drills when sophomore Trask Iosefa, last year's starter, missed considerable time because of academic issues. Long said yesterday that Iosefa has improved his academic standing and will be available when SDSU opens fall camp Aug. 4.

Damian Shankle, a redshirt freshman from Laguna Niguel, was listed as the No. 2 center coming out of spring drills.
Before the injury to Draheim, the Aztecs listed three redshirt freshmen as starters on the offensive line. The others are tackles Mike Matamua and Kurtis Gunther.
Meanwhile, Long said senior linebacker Russell Allen is dealing with a fractured thumb suffered while lifting weights. Allen, who is considered a preseason All-Mountain West Conference selection, is unlikely to miss any practice time.
– MICK McGRANE

RJ Esq · Jul 21, 2008

Looks like the Aztecs sill struggle again, especially early, on offense. Sorry, Horses.

JPicks · Jul 21, 2008

Utah Utes blog

July 21, 2008 | 1 entry | RSS

[URL="http://deseretnews.com/user/blog/comments/entry/1,5482,5000918,00.html"]0[/URL]
Wilson out

Dirk Facer
DeseretNews.com blogger | July 21, 2008 at 11:39 a.m.
Utah coach Kyle Whittingham confirmed that wide receiver Marquis Wilson will not play for the Utes this season.

"Marquis will not play this fall," Whittingham said. "That has been determined."
Whittingham said it was "a combination of things" that led to the decision. Wilson has the option of using a redshirt year or transferring to another program for his senior season.

The former Juan Diego star, who faced drunken driving and possession of alcohol by a minor charges in 2006, made 52 receptions for 832 yards and six touchdowns in 33 games over his career at Utah.

Wilson has indicated a desire to stay with the program. If he does redshirt, however, he won't join the team until after two-a-days and then only as a scout team player.

Whittingham still feels good about Utah's receiving corps, which features veterans Brent Casteel, Freddie Brown and Bradon Godfrey. Whittingham indicated that junior college transfers David Reed and Aiona Key are on track to complete academic requirements and are expected to be in the program before fall camp opens on Aug. 3. Tight end Dudley LaPorte may not. He could end up as a redshirt unless his academic issues are resolved soon, enrolling at the U. as late as next January.

I'd say that most Utah fans are not concerned about the loss even though Steele has him as a SR starter. The two JC guys will be big contributors more than likely.

RJ Esq · Jul 22, 2008

WR Simas declared ineligible

Two others also fail to make grades over summer

By Kyle Ringo
Originally published 04:35 p.m., July 21, 2008
Updated 12:43 a.m., July 22, 2008
"You can't charm your way through college." Markques Simas CU wide receiver

STORY TOOLS

More Football

Share and Enjoy [?]

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/widget/?tabs=web%2Cpost&charset=utf-8&services=reddit%2Cdigg%2Cfacebook%2Cmyspace%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Cgoogle_bmarks%2Cyahoo_bmarks%2Cyahoo_myweb%2Cwindows_live%2Cpropeller%2Cslashdot%2Cnewsvine%2Cmixx%2Cblinklist%2Cfurl%2Cmagnolia&style=rotate&publisher=969c5bc2-856b-4084-89d5-67a23a404fe8&popup=true&embeds=true"></script>ShareThis
Share your video, photos and news tips.

KANSAS CITY --- Big plays on the football field were expected from Colorado redshirt freshman wide receiver Markques Simas this fall, but he will be watching from the sideline instead.
Simas, offensive lineman Sione Tau and linebacker Nate Vaiomounga have been declared academically ineligible following the first summer session at CU and will likely miss the coming season, according to a press release issued Monday by the school's sports information office.
Simas was a four-star prospect when he was recruited from the San Diego area as part of the 2007 recruiting class. He sat out his first season in Boulder last fall redshirting, a practice commonly used to allow players to build strength and get ahead in the classroom. Simas didn't take advantage of the experience, failing three courses during his first full year in Boulder, dragging his grade-point average below the eligible level.
"I think it was just my sense of urgency," Simas said. "I start the beginning of the semester strong and then once I get a rhythm I kind of slack off a little too much. And then at the end, I try to turn it up.
"I did it in high school, but I realize I can't do it in college. The teachers are real strict and they really don't know you all too well like a high school teacher would. I thought I could give them a smile or whatever and get the grade, but then I realized it doesn't work. You can't charm your way through college."
Simas said there is a chance he could regain his eligibility if he can convince one of his professors to change a failing grade to an incomplete. He said that combined with a good grade in the course he is taking in the second summer session would raise his GPA to an acceptable level.
CU coach Dan Hawkins said he does not expect any of the three to be available to play this fall. He said hehopes other players learn from their teammates' experience.
Simas said he remains committed to Colorado no matter how the situation plays out. He said he expects to know whether he will be able to play by the first week of training camp.
"I'm disappointed and I know I let a lot of people down," Simas said. "I let my mom down most importantly, but I let my coaches and my teammates down. So I'm really just trying to get better."
The loss of Tau and Vaiomounga is also significant, but both were expected to serve as backups this fall. Vaiomounga played sparingly as a true freshman last season.
Hawkins also said tight end Riar Geer is eligible to play this season after recently pleading guilty in Boulder County Court to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from a fistfight in March. Hawkins indicated there is a chance Geer could be suspended for at least one game at the beginning of the season as further punishment.
"We'll have to sit down and see where we are with him, but obviously, and rightfully so, he has learned a tough lesson," Hawkins said. "And hopefully that experience will serve him and the rest of our team."
Geer was suspended from the team throughout spring ball and will have a suspension in abeyance hanging over his head, meaning he will be suspended from school if he gets into any further trouble.
Also, former walk-ons Daniel Modrovsky and tight end Kyle Tompane have decided to quit football.
Notable
Hawkins and seniors George Hypolite, Ryan Walters and Daniel Sanders will meet with the media today at Big 12 Media Days here. Hawkins was already busy Monday afternoon making the rounds to 10 different radio stations from assorted Big 12 cities. He did it all carrying a copy of former Nebraska defensive lineman Jason Peter's book "Hero of the Underground." ... The cover of the 2008 CU football media guide features a photo of a Buffalo as the school celebrates the 75th anniversary this season of adopting the Buffalo as the school mascot. ... No new summer injuries have been reported.

RJ Esq · Jul 23, 2008

Kahlil Bell on the Mend

Posted Jul 22nd 2008 10:46PM by Sean Hawkins (author feed)
Filed under: UCLA, Pac 10, NCAA FB Injuries

Talk about a program needing some good news right now. Talented UCLA senior running back Kahlil Bell, who tore his ACL eight games into the 2007 season, was starting to become a big worry for his status heading into 2008. But late word from Inside UCLA's Brian Dohn has Bell looking ready to roll on the eve of fall camp. Now he's not all the way back, participating in seven-on-seven drills and the like, but he's getting there.

Technically, Bell has not been medically cleared to practice, but he told me recently he expects that to happen in early August, when he is examined by the UCLA doctors.

Bell was a big bright spot on the UCLA offense last year, rushing for 795 yards with a team-high 5.6 yards per carry in '07. He's got excellent size at a physical 6-0, 206, and is the best big-play threat on the UCLA offense.

But the real worry is what Bell will see when he actually gets the football in game situations this season. UCLA's offensive line is in tatters, with just one starter back in 2008. The recent loss of projected starting right tackle Sean Sheller only complicated things. Add in QB Ben Olson still slowly coming back from a broken foot, and you can imagine Bell will see nothing but defenses stacking the line of scrimmage to try and take him out of the offensive equation. Norm Chow might be the "Yoda" of NCAA offensive coordinators, but he might start asking what he's gotten himself into with this UCLA job.

RJ Esq · Jul 23, 2008

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">UCLA loses Ramirez, Lockett

</td><td class="col1">Story Highlights

Tailback Christian Ramirez failed to meet NCAA eligibility requirements
He'll have two seasons of eligibility left and can count '08 as a redshirt year
Bret Lockett has been suspended for the opener because of a rules violation

</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>LOS ANGELES (AP) -- UCLA tailback Christian Ramirez won't play for the Bruins this season because he didn't meet NCAA eligibility requirements.
The junior will have two seasons of eligibility remaining and can count 2008 as a redshirt season.
"This is unfortunate for Christian and for our team," first-year coach Rick Neuheisel said Tuesday. "I'm sure Christian will work hard to ensure this situation does not occur again."
Strong safety Bret Lockett has been suspended for the season opener Sept. 1 against Tennessee for violating an unspecified team policy involving academics.
The senior will be able to practice when training camp opens Aug. 5.
"Bret understands that he made a mistake," Neuheisel said.

RJ Esq · Jul 26, 2008

Former A&M kicker Szymanski picks SMU

Published Saturday, July 26, 2008 6:05 AM

By ROBERT CESSNA
Eagle Staff Writer

Printer friendly version |

E-mail to a friend

<table style="float: right; padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="300"> <tbody><tr><td>

</td></tr> <tr><td class="photo_credit" align="right">Eagle photo/Stuart Villanueva</td></tr> <tr><td class="photo_caption">Matt Szymanski connected on 17 of 30 field goal attempts with the Aggies.</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="photo_credit" align="right"> Buy a print </td> </tr> </tbody></table> Former Texas A&M place-kicker Matt Szymanski will transfer to Southern Methodist in hopes of helping first-year coach June Jones turn around the Mustangs' fortunes.
Szymanski plans to start classes at SMU in late August, according to his father, David Szymanski, who is a marketing professor at Texas A&M.
Matt Szymanski, who turns 20 next month, will have two years of eligibility left after sitting out the 2008 season under NCAA rules as a transfer. He will be able to work out with the team as soon as he enrolls.
David Szymanski said Friday his son decided on SMU early in the recruiting process after a quiet search, opting not to take any other visits. Matt Szymanski could have avoided sitting out a season by transferring to a school in the Football Championship Subdivision, formerly known as Division I-AA. SMU, however, had the intangibles he was looking for.
"He really liked Coach Jones and what he's doing with that program," David Szymanski said. "He thought he'd fit in well, and he also liked that he could stay in Texas."
Matt Szymanski asked to be released from his scholarship at A&M on June 6 from first-year head coach Mike Sherman, who granted it while wishing Szymanski well and thanking him for what he'd accomplished.
Szymanski fills a void for the Mustangs, who did not sign a kicking specialist in Jones' initial recruiting class in February.
SMU senior Thomas Morstead is a preseason Conference USA pick at punter. He averaged 44.6 yards on 57 punts, with 21 inside the opponents' 20-yard-line last season. His average led the league and was ninth in the nation.
Morstead also handles placements. He was 13 of 20 on field goals, including three from more than 50 yards. Junior Kellis Cunningham handled SMU's kickoffs last year. He had only five touchbacks in 63 kickoffs.
Szymanski would like to handle all kicking duties, something he did at A&M Consolidated.
"He'll compete for any spot expect quarterback," his father said.
Szymanski punted only once in two years at A&M as the backup to Justin Brantly.
Szymanski averaged 39 yards per punt with a long of 53 as a junior at A&M Consolidated, with 13 kicks inside the opponents' 20. But the 6-foot-1, 194-pounder was recruited primarily as a place-kicker by former A&M head coach Dennis Franchione.
Szymanski made national news when he graduated from A&M Consolidated in the summer of 2006 before his senior season, which allowed him to enroll in college a full school year early. The only other high school football player believed to have done that was former Southern Cal quarterback John David Booty.
Szymanski was rated the nation's best prep kicker heading into the 2006 season by Chris Sailor Kicking. He was 19 of 26 on field-goal attempts as a high school junior, opting not to use a kicking tee in order to prepare for college. He hit a 61-yard field goal in the Class 5A Division I state semifinals against Euless Trinity, which was the longest field goal in 5A playoff history in Texas.
But Szymanski couldn't consistently regain the form at Texas A&M that earned him all-state honors at Consol.
He was 17 of 30 on field-goal attempts at A&M with a long of 45 yards.
Szymanski made 15 of 25 field-goal attempts last year. He struggled from mid- to long range, hitting 6 of 10 between 30 and 39 yards and 2 of 7 from 40 to 49 yards.
Szymanski's strong leg, however, was a weapon for A&M's kickoff team. He had 69 kickoffs as a freshman, 25 of them touchbacks. A&M's kickoff return defense improved 33 spots to 20th in the nation in 2006, allowing an average of 18.2 yards per return. Last year, A&M allowed 20.8 yard per return, which was 48th in the country. Szymanski had 66 kickoffs, 24 of them touchbacks.
Szymanski beat out senior Layne Neumann to be the place-kicker for the 2006 opener. He made 1 of 4 in the first three games, and Neumann took over.
Neumann was 12 of 15 thereafter, but was replaced for the Holiday Bowl by Szymanski, who had gradually improved during the season in practice Franchione said. Szymanski hit a 32-yarder in the second quarter for A&M's last points in a 45-10 loss to California.
David Szymanski said his son is enjoying a rare few weeks of summer relaxation after completing the summer session of classes at A&M.
"He's had four or five straight intense summers," David Szymanski said.
The younger Szymanski will work with veteran special teams coach Frank Gansz at SMU. Gansz spent 24 years as a coach in the NFL and is regarded as one of the league's all-time best special teams instructors.
"This is a good opportunity," David Szymanski said. "He gets a fresh start. I think he's really improved, and grown. We look forward to what's ahead."
The offensive-minded Jones, who built Hawaii into a national power, would rather not see much of his kickers. The Warriors, who were 12-1 last season and lost to Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, attempted 17 field goals and punted only 35 times.
Recently during an online chat, Jones was asked what his strategy would be on going for a first down or punting near midfield with a great punter like Morstead.
"I don't think about punting," Jones told The Dallas Morning News.
Jones was 75-41 in nine seasons at Hawaii. He replaced former A&M player and assistant coach Phil Bennett, who was 18-52 at SMU. The Mustangs were 1-11 last season, including 0-8 in Conference USA. It was the program's worst record since going 0-12 in 2003.
SMU is 54-147 since receiving the NCAA's death penalty in 1987. The Mustangs' last bowl appearance was in 1984.
Szymanski won't be the only former Consol Tiger on the SMU roster. Defensive end Andrew Ellison was part of Jones' initial 28-member signing class, along with Bryan High defensive lineman Torlan Pittman.

RJ Esq · Jul 26, 2008

Running back Yonus Davis gets a 6th year at SJSU

By Laurence Miedema
Mercury News
Article Launched: 07/25/2008 01:38:02 AM PDT

<script language="JavaScript"> var requestedWidth = 0; </script>
<script language="JavaScript"> if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.width = requestedWidth + "px"; document.getElementById('articleViewerGroup').style.margin = "0px 0px 10px 10px"; } </script>
With fall camp less than two weeks away, San Jose State filled a glaring need at running back with the return of the eighth-leading rusher in school history.
Yonus Davis, who missed most of last season because of an ankle injury and whose status was uncertain all summer, has been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, Coach Dick Tomey announced Thursday at the Western Athletic Conference media day in Salt Lake City.
Davis rushed for 1,007 yards as a junior and was a big reason the Spartans made their first bowl appearance since 1990. But he suffered a sprained ankle on SJSU's first offensive play last season and carried the ball just three times. Davis met the NCAA's requirements to receive a medical hardship but also had to address several academic issues to be cleared by the school.
Tomey called Davis' return "welcome news to us." He added that "it's going to take him a while to work his way back into things because he hasn't played in a year."
Without Davis, SJSU had one of the least productive rushing attacks in the nation, averaging 83.8 yards per game. His return also adds stability to a backfield that will open the season with uncertainty and inexperience at quarterback. Davis will compete with juniors Dominique Hunsucker and Chris Reese at tailback in camp.
Tomey also announced that center Justin Paysinger will attempt a comeback. The senior was believed to be suffering from a career-ending back injury and
spent the spring as an SJSU coach. "He will be able to play at least a little bit," Tomey said.

RJ Esq · Jul 27, 2008

Oregon LB Garrett gets suspended

<table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon linebacker Kevin Garrett was suspended indefinitely for breaking team rules.
Coach Mike Bellotti announced the suspension Saturday. Details of the violation were not released.
Garrett, a junior from Harbor City, Calif., was at the top of the depth chart at weakside linebacker heading into preseason practice. He had 21 tackles, 51/2 for losses, in 12 games last season.

RJ Esq · Jul 27, 2008

[FONT=arial, helvetica][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Tech loses Evangel, Northwood standouts[/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman, serif]
By Jim Watson
jimwatson@gannett.com [/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Two local products expected to contribute to Louisiana Tech’s defense this fall apparently will not be on the final roster.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]Former Northwood standout Jay Dudley, a standout in the Bulldogs’ spring game, has been ruled ineligible due to academic reasons.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica]“We’re obviously disappointed, and no one is more upset about the situation than Jay,” Dooley said. “Hopefully this will be a great lesson to him and to all freshmen on the importance of academics.”

Former Evangel Christian linebacker Zach Schreiber, who transferred to Tech from Alabama, has been suspended from the team indefinitely for violating team rules.

“Zach has been battling some personal issues that we have been trying to help him resolve,” Dooley said. “Unfortunately, it’s led to conduct that is not representative of the values that have become the foundation of our program.”

Both Shreveport athletes were expected to provide depth to Tech’s linebacking corps.

In addition to those two losses, freshmen defensive back Jimmie Crawford and freshman running back Ketaraus Stanton were unable to meet NCAA academic qualifications and have been placed in junior colleges.

“We knew when we signed both Jimmie and Ketaraus that they were long shots to qualify,” Dooley said. “Placing them in a junior college will allow them to focus on improving their academics while gaining valuable playing experience.”

Stanton will be playing at Cisco Junior College while Crawford will enroll at Trinity Valley Junior College.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica][/FONT] <hr size="1" noshade="noshade"> <script> if (!window.print) { document.write('
To print this article open the file menu and choose Print.
'); } else { window.print(); } </script>         <script type="text/javascript"> if(typeof gcion_enable_bt != 'undefined') { if(gcion_enable_bt) { document.writeln('<script type="text/javascript" src="http://js.revsci.net/gateway/gw.js?csid=J06575" charset="ISO-8859-1"></s' + 'cript>'); } } </script>  <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">  </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="http://www.shreveporttimes.com/gcicommonfiles/sr/scripts/s_code.js"></script>

RJ Esq · Jul 28, 2008

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">Powe to finally suit up for Ole Miss

</td><td class="col1"> Story Highlights

Jerrell Powe will be a 21-year old freshman for Ole Miss
The defensive tackle has had eligibility issues since signing three years ago

</td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="cnnInlineRight" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>

<script language="JavaScript1.1">var dartval = "football_ncaa"; var re_teams = /(\/+football\/+ncaa\/+teams((\/)*(#.*)?|\/+index\.html.*))$/; if (window.location.toString().search(re_teams) > -1) dartval += "/team"; document.cnnAdInterstitial = ( document.cnnAdInterstitial == undefined ? "ist" : "" ); document.cnnAdTile = (document.cnnAdTile||0) + 1; document.cnnAdRandom = document.cnnAdRandom || Math.ceil(1+1E12*Math.random()); cnnad_createAd( dartval, "spt=football_ncaa;", 300, 250 );</script><script language="JavaScript1.1" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/3475.si/football_ncaa/;spt=football_ncaa;slug=powe;slug=olemiss;slug=ap;path=2008;path=football;path=ncaa;path=07;path=28;path=powe_olemiss_ap;file=index_html?eref=si_ncaaf;rsi=10010;rsi=10018;rsi=10001;dcove=d;sz=300x250;ptile=2;ord=462958400810?"></script> <script src="http://m1.2mdn.net/879366/flashwrite_1_2.js"></script> <object classid="clsid

27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="FLASH_AD" width="300" height="250">

<embed src="http://m1.2mdn.net/1676624/300x250_LiveandLearn_AdX_March.swf?clickTag=http%3A//ad.doubleclick.net/click%253Bh%3Dv8/370c/3/0/%252a/p%253B195604280%253B0-0%253B0%253B25552046%253B4307-300/250%253B25427135/25444992/1%253B%253B%257Eokv%253D%253Bdc_slot%253D7116%253Bsz%253D300x250%253B%257Eaopt%253D0/ff/b04/ff%253B%257Efdr%253D204563720%253B0-0%253B0%253B14111649%253B4307-300/250%253B27019019/27036876/1%253B%253B%257Eokv%253D%253Bspt%253Dfootball_ncaa%253Bslug%253Dpowe%253Bslug%253Dolemiss%253Bslug%253Dap%253Bpath%253D2008%253Bpath%253Dfootball%253Bpath%253Dncaa%253Bpath%253D07%253Bpath%253D28%253Bpath%253Dpowe_olemiss_ap%253B%257Eaopt%253D2/1/b04/0%253B%257Efdr%253D198777772%253B2-0%253B0%253B16726208%253B4307-300/250%253B25427154/25445011/1%253B%253B%257Eokv%253D%253Bdc_slot%253D7116%253Bsz%253D300x250%253B%257Eaopt%253D2/ff/b04/ff%253B%257Esscs%253D%253fhttp%3A//university.phoenix.edu%3Fchannel%3DBANR%26psrc%3DDCADEX%26creative_id%3D300x250_LiveandLearn%26pvp_campaign%3D14610_0957_9_95" quality="high" wmode="opaque" swliveconnect="TRUE" bgcolor="#" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="never" width="300" height="250"></object><noscript>

</noscript>  <script type="text/javascript" src="http://edge.quantserve.com/quant.js"></script> <noscript>

</noscript>
 <script type="text/javascript">adsonar_placementId=1292991;adsonar_pid=770768;adsonar_ps=-1;adsonar_zw=300;adsonar_zh=175;</script><script>cnnad_createSL();</script><script language="JavaScript" src="http://js.adsonar.com/js/tw_cnn_adsonar.js"></script><form id="qas_frm" name="qas_frm" method="get" action="" target=""><input name="ie52_mac_only" value="" type="hidden"></form><iframe name="adsonar_serve536664" id="adsonar_serve536664" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" vspace="0" hspace="0" src="http://ads.tw.adsonar.com/adserving/getAds.jsp?previousPlacementIds=&placementId=1292991&pid=770768&ps=-1&zw=300&zh=175&url=http%3A//sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/ncaa/07/28/powe.olemiss.ap/index.html%3Feref%3Dsi_ncaaf&v=5&dct=Ole%20Miss%20recruit%A0ruled%20el-%20-%20NCAA%20Football%20-%20SI.com&ref=http%3A//www.google.com/reader/view/" scrolling="no" width="300" frameborder="0" height="175"></iframe>

</td></tr></tbody></table> OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- The Southeastern Conference has cleared long-suffering Mississippi recruit Jerrell Powe to play this season, three years after he signed with the Rebels.
Powe will be a 21-year-old freshman when practice begins this weekend after meeting Ole Miss academic requirements and the NCAA's continuing eligibility standards.
"We are pleased that Jerrell will now become a student athlete," Ole Miss athletic director Pete Boone said. "It has been a long process and it is now time to move forward."
The NCAA twice denied the Waynesboro, Miss., native's eligibility before declaring him a partial qualifier last August with the stipulation that he must complete a year of college before joining the team. Powe suffers from the learning disabilities dyslexia and attention deficit disorder which have hampered his ability to meet eligibility requirements.
He passed 24 credit hours during the last academic year and has been cleared by SEC Commissioner Mike Slive to join the team immediately.
Except for a few games at Hargrave Military Academy, the former high school all-American hasn't played football since his senior year.
"We are excited that Jerrell is getting this opportunity and will be able to join the team for preseason practice," Rebels coach Houston Nutt said.
Powe, in a statement released by the university, said he was grateful to Ole Miss and the SEC for the chance "to prove that I can succeed academically and on the football field." Until he's done that, he said he won't give interviews.
"There are other Ole Miss student athletes who are more deserving of your time and interest since they have already proven themselves," Powe said.
"My journey is just beginning."
Ole Miss freshmen report Aug. 2 and preseason practice begins Aug. 4. The Rebels open the 2008 season at home against Memphis.

Schrute · Jul 28, 2008

UVA Football Players Arrested
Posted: <script language="JavaScript">var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate("Jul 28, 2008 11:17 AM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date);</script>July 28, 2008 10:17 AM
Updated: <script language="JavaScript">var wn_last_ed_date = getLEDate("Jul 28, 2008 6:20 PM EST"); document.write(wn_last_ed_date);</script>July 28, 2008 05:20 PM
<table id="wnStoryBox" name="D20" align="right" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="3" width="180"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" align="center">

</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center"> Will Barker
</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center">

</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center">

</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center"> Dave Roberts
</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" align="center">

</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#acd0f9"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <td align="right" width="12">

</td> <td align="left" width="100%">

UVA Football Players Arrested</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#acd0f9"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top"> <table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr valign="middle"> <td align="right" valign="top" width="12">

</td> <td align="left" width="100%">On the Net: Dave Roberts' Player Profile</td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td align="right" valign="top" width="12">

</td> <td align="left" width="100%">On the Net: Will Barker's Player Profile</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>

</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
</td> </tr> <tr> <td>  <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center">

</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"><iframe id="wnsz_20" name="wnsz_20" allowtransparency="true" style="visibility: hidden;" border="1" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="180" frameborder="0" height="150"><SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript1.1'>if (document.layers) {document.write('<SCR' + 'IPT language=JavaScript1.1 SRC=/Global/ad.asp?type=single&cls1=News - Special Coverage&src1=loc&spct1=100&sz1=wnsz_20&callType=script />'); document.close();}</SCRIPT></iframe><script language="JavaScript1.1">coreAdsCreate('wnsz_20', 'loc', '100', 'wnsz_20', 'News - Special Coverage');</script></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center">

</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

</td> </tr> </tbody></table> Two UVA football players have been arrested at a downtown Charlottesville nightclub. Junior offensive lineman Will Barker and redshirt freshman lineman Dave Roberts were picked up at Club 216 on Water Street at 3:45 Saturday morning.
Police say both men admitted to stealing beer from a cooler at the nightclub. Both face larceny charges. Roberts, who is 19 years old, is also charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol and with using a fake ID.
Barker is expected to be a starter on the offensive line after being named a second-team freshman all-American by the Sporting News in 2006. He is one of two returning starting offensive lineman on Virginia's team this year.
Five UVA players have been arrested during the offseason. Five other players have been dismissed from the team due to academic reasons. Training camp for the Cavaliers opens a week from today.
UVA football head coach Al Groh has declined to comment on this story. UVA Athletic Director Craig Littlepage said they are working on addressing the arrests and academic problems across all athletic teams, not just the football team.
Reported by NBC29 Sports

Schrute · Jul 28, 2008

Oh yeah the UVA players were actually arrested in a Yag bar. The one with the bad ass hair is a starting OL

RJ Esq · Jul 29, 2008

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">Spurrier hints that Garcia could return earlier than expected

</td><td class="col1">Story Highlights

He had been suspended by the school from practicing with the team until Aug. 15
Spurrier says he'll know in the next few days if Garcia can return early
Spurrier hopes Garcia will get the green light, but says it's the school's decision

</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is hinting that suspended quarterback Stephen Garcia could return earlier than expected.
Spurrier said Tuesday he'd know in the next few days if Garcia would be there when the Gamecocks report for summer practice later this week. The freshman had been suspended by the university from practicing with the team until Aug. 15.
Spurrier says he hoped Garcia would get the green light to rejoin the team, but would stay out of what is the university's decision.
Spurrier has said that junior Tommy Beecher would be South Carolina's starter at quarterback this fall, no matter who else is in camp.

RJ Esq · Jul 29, 2008

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">Two Arkansas players suspended for first two games after arrests

</td><td class="col1">Story Highlights

Freddy Burton and Marques Wade were both arrested on drunken driving charges
School policy called for one-game suspensions, but Petrino opted for longer bans

</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino suspended linebacker Freddy Burton and wide receiver Marques Wade for the season's first two games after both were arrested on drunken driving charges.
Petrino issued a statement Tuesday, suspending the two from the Razorbacks' opener against Western Illinois and the team's second game against Louisiana-Monroe. He said athletic department policy called for a one-game suspension, but he thought the longer suspensions were appropriate.
Wade, who played four games last year, was arrested Saturday after authorities say he nearly hit a police officer with his car. Police say the 19-year-old registered a 0.11 on a blood-alcohol. Arkansas' legal limit is 0.08.
In a separate case, Burton pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor charges of drunken driving and careless driving that were filed after a June traffic stop. He faces an Aug. 8 sentencing.

RJ Esq · Jul 29, 2008

OU's Auston English has surgery

By Jake Trotter
Staff Writer
NORMAN — Oklahoma just got a little thinner at defensive end this preseason. Defensive end and Big 12 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Auston English is out indefinitely after having emergency surgery last weekend to remove his appendix.

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ ord=Math.random()*10000000000000000; document.write('<script language="JavaScript" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/okp.newsok/sports(articles/ou);kw='+topten_check+','+dblck_att+';sz=300x250;ord=' + ord + '?" type="text/javascript"><'+'/script>'); </script><noscript>

</noscript> 
<script> function hideTabs() { $("dealyTabLink_sports").className = "dealyTabOff"; $("dealyTabLink_daily").className = "dealyTabOff"; $("dealyTabLink_weekly").className = "dealyTabOff"; $("dealyTabLink_comments").className = "dealyTabOff"; $("topTenDaily").style.display = "none"; $("topTenWeekly").style.display = "none"; $("topSports").style.display = "none"; $("topComments").style.display = "none"; } </script>

Today
This Week
Sports
Comments

View More Most Popular Categories...

English is expected to make a full recovery, but it's unknown when he'll be able to join the team on the practice field. He is expected to be back for the season opener Aug. 30 against Tennessee-Chattanooga.
Also, redshirt freshman defensive end David Anderson has decided to leave the team, his high school coach confirmed Monday.
"David is a good kid, he just doesn't want to play football anymore for whatever reason,” said Ernie Manning, coach at Lawton MacArthur. "I don't know if he's going to take the year off or go somewhere else.”
The good news is that if there's a position the Sooners can afford to lose two players during the preseason, it's defensive end.
English's absence and Anderson's departure means that inexperienced but talented players like redshirt freshman Frank Alexander and incoming freshman R.J. Washington will receive more snaps leading up to the season opener.
OU still has plenty of depth at defensive end, thanks to the return of seniors John Williams and Alan Davis and sophomore Jeremy Beal, who came on strong late last season while English was battling a hairline fracture in his ankle.
The Sooners will hold their first practice next Monday.

RJ Esq · Jul 31, 2008

Ole Miss' Laurent has knee surgery

<table class="cnnInlineRight" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>

<script language="JavaScript1.1">var dartval = "football_ncaa"; var re_teams = /(\/+football\/+ncaa\/+teams((\/)*(#.*)?|\/+index\.html.*))$/; if (window.location.toString().search(re_teams) > -1) dartval += "/team"; document.cnnAdInterstitial = ( document.cnnAdInterstitial == undefined ? "ist" : "" ); document.cnnAdTile = (document.cnnAdTile||0) + 1; document.cnnAdRandom = document.cnnAdRandom || Math.ceil(1+1E12*Math.random()); cnnad_createAd( dartval, "spt=football_ncaa;", 300, 250 );</script><script language="JavaScript1.1" src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/adj/3475.si/football_ncaa/;spt=football_ncaa;slug=bc;slug=fbc;slug=mississippi;slug=laurent;slug=ap;path=2008;path=football;path=ncaa;path=07;path=29;path=bc_fbc_mississippi_laurent_ap;file=index_html?eref=si_ncaaf;rsi=10010;rsi=10018;rsi=10001;dcove=d;sz=300x250;ptile=2;ord=512969859713?"></script> <script src="http://m1.2mdn.net/879366/flashwrite_1_2.js"></script> <object classid="clsid

27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="FLASH_AD" width="300" height="250">

<embed src="http://m1.2mdn.net/1873671/FAN_NEON_300250_30k.swf?clickTag=http%3A//ad.doubleclick.net/click%253Bh%3Dv8/370f/3/0/%252a/x%253B205890633%253B0-0%253B0%253B28495914%253B4307-300/250%253B27454168/27472047/1%253B%253B%257Eokv%253D%253Bspt%253Dfootball_ncaa%253Bslug%253Dbc%253Bslug%253Dfbc%253Bslug%253Dmississippi%253Bslug%253Dlaurent%253Bslug%253Dap%253Bpath%253D2008%253Bpath%253Dfootball%253Bpath%253Dncaa%253Bpath%253D07%253B%257Eaopt%253D0/ff/b04/ff%253B%257Efdr%253D206063723%253B0-0%253B0%253B14111649%253B4307-300/250%253B27541354/27559233/1%253B%253B%257Eokv%253D%253Bspt%253Dfootball_ncaa%253Bslug%253Dbc%253Bslug%253Dfbc%253Bslug%253Dmississippi%253Bslug%253Dlaurent%253Bslug%253Dap%253Bpath%253D2008%253Bpath%253Dfootball%253Bpath%253Dncaa%253Bpath%253D07%253B%257Eaopt%253D2/1/b04/0%253B%257Esscs%253D%253fhttp%3A//www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair%3Fncid%3Daolspr00020000000099" quality="autohigh" swliveconnect="TRUE" bgcolor="#" wmode="opaque" allowscriptaccess="never" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="250"></object><noscript>

</noscript> <script src="http://amch.questionmarket.com/adscgen/st.php?survey_num=440021&site=28495914&code=27454168&randnum=7820386" language="JavaScript"></script><noscript>

</noscript>
 <script type="text/javascript">adsonar_placementId=1292991;adsonar_pid=770768;adsonar_ps=-1;adsonar_zw=300;adsonar_zh=175;</script><script>cnnad_createSL();</script><script language="JavaScript" src="http://js.adsonar.com/js/tw_cnn_adsonar.js"></script><form id="qas_frm" name="qas_frm" method="get" action="" target=""><input name="ie52_mac_only" value="" type="hidden"></form><iframe name="adsonar_serve625403" id="adsonar_serve625403" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" vspace="0" hspace="0" src="http://ads.tw.adsonar.com/adserving/getAds.jsp?previousPlacementIds=&placementId=1292991&pid=770768&ps=-1&zw=300&zh=175&url=http%3A//sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/ncaa/07/29/bc.fbc.mississippi.laurent.ap/index.html%3Feref%3Dsi_ncaaf&v=5&dct=Ole%20Miss%27%20Laurent%20has%20kne-%20-%20NCAA%20Football%20-%20SI.com&ref=http%3A//www.google.com/reader/view/" scrolling="no" width="300" frameborder="0" height="175"></iframe>

</td></tr></tbody></table> OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- Ole Miss sophomore defensive tackle Ted Laurent has undergone arthroscopic knee surgery, and no timetable has been set for his return.
University officials say Laurent's procedure on Monday at the Oxford Surgery Center was to repair a torn lateral meniscus in his right knee.
Rehabilitation began immediately, and he will return to the team once the knee is at full strength.
A native of Powder Springs, Georgia, Laurent saw action in seven games as a true freshman last season.

RJ Esq · Jul 31, 2008

Eligibility concerns may delay 7 UM recruits

By JORGE MILIAN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
CORAL GABLES — As many as seven freshmen from Miami's recruiting class may not be on hand when the Hurricanes report to school Thursday.
According to coach Randy Shannon, four incoming freshmen still have issues to resolve with the NCAA Clearinghouse and two other recruits already have enrolled in prep school after they were unable to qualify academically.
<table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><table cellsapcing="4" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="170"><tbody><tr valign="middle"><td bgcolor="#000099"><center> More on the Hurricanes</center></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td bgcolor="#efefef">

Interactive:
UM's competition
Video:Massimino's picks
Men's bracket
Complete coverage

P. B. Lakes' Lewis, 7 others do not report to UM

CORAL GABLES - Former Palm Beach Lakes defensive tackle Jeremy Lewis was one of eight UM freshmen ...
Read posts, share comments
Talk Back:Message board

Latest headlines
Former PB Lakes player among eight UM no-shows
Eligibility concerns may delay 7 UM recruits
Ex-Hurricane grabs 5 TDs in Arena Bowl

All Miami sports

Colleges home
Florida Gators
Florida Atlantic Owls
Florida State Seminoles
More area colleges
Weekly e-mail updates

</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table bgcolor="#000000" border="0" width="168"><tbody><tr><td>

Post your comments on this story below

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="170"><tbody><tr valign="middle"><td bgcolor="#000099"><center>More in Sports</center></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td bgcolor="#efefef">Get the latest news, photos and more for S. Fla. teams.</td></tr><tr type="text/css" href="http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/palmbeachpost/css/social_bookmarks.css" rel="stylesheet" valign="middle"><td bgcolor="#000099"><center>Share This Story</center></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td bgcolor="#efefef">
</td></tr></tbody></table>

</td></tr></tbody></table>New Jersey linebacker Zach Kane is facing criminal charges and will not be allowed to report until the situation is resolved.
Kane was charged with aggravated assault in June after allegedly breaking a bottle over the head of a man during a party.
Shannon did not mention names, but it is known that C.J. Odom, a safety from Fort Myers, and Brandon Washington, an offensive lineman from Miami-Northwestern, have enrolled at Milford Academy, a prep school in New Berlin, N.Y.
Among the four other players with eligibility concerns is Antonio Harper, a linebacker from Memphis, who is expected to join Odom and Washington at Milford.
Brandon Marti, a linebacker from Miami Gulliver Prep, also was being held up by the NCAA but has reportedly resolved his problem and may be at UM for Saturday's start of fall practice.

RJ Esq · Jul 31, 2008

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">Penn State DTs Baker, Taylor kicked off team by Paterno

</td><td class="col1">Story Highlights

Both players were involved in off-field fights last year
Baker and Taylor were disciplined by the school and Paterno last year
A team spokesman said no information was available on why they were booted

</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State defensive tackles Chris Baker and Phil Taylor, two of a handful of players with off-field troubles over the past year, have been kicked off the team.
There was no information on why the players were dismissed, team spokesman Jeff Nelson said Wednesday.
Coach Joe Paterno had previously suspended Baker and Taylor. At Big Ten media day last week in Chicago, Paterno said that he still had not made a final decision on their fates.
Baker was sentenced to two years' probation in May as part of a plea deal in Centre County court covering two cases. One was an off-campus altercation in April in which authorities said two people were hurt, the other a fight at the student union in October in which police said one man was injured.
Baker, who was placed on team probation, was allowed to work out with the squad again in April.
The school barred Taylor from campus, including team activities, from the end of the spring semester to Aug. 15. He was sentenced to one year probation and 100 hours of community service in May as part of a plea deal for his role in the student union fight.
A message left Wednesday for Baker's lawyer, Tony De Boef, was not immediately returned. Taylor's attorney, Ron McGlaughlin, was on vacation this week, his office said Wednesday.
Paterno indicated last week that he was waiting for summer grades on suspended players before deciding whether they would play this season.
"Some I may just let come out and run around a little bit, depending on the status of their grades," Paterno said in Chicago. "I haven't gotten rid of anybody yet until I get the grades ... some things they got to do academically."
Penn State had a turbulent year off the field beginning in April 2007.
Most recently, suspended receiver Chris Bell was kicked off the team in April after police said he charged into a campus dining hall and threatened a teammate with an 8-inch knife.
Bell pleaded guilty last week to a misdemeanor charge of making terroristic threats after prosecutors agreed to drop an assault charge. Prosecutors have asked a judge to give Bell two years of probation at his Aug. 29 sentencing.
"Keep your fingers crossed ... you're always going to have problems when you're dealing with a lot of kids," Paterno responded last week when asked if and why the team had gotten over its off-field issues since Bell's arrest. "I hope I can I always think it through and do what I think is best for the kid."
Preseason practice starts next week. Baker and Taylor were key contributors last year on the defensive line, which is expected to be a team strength in 2008.

RJ Esq · Jul 31, 2008

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">Hyped DT Miller leaves UConn for 'personal reasons'

</td><td class="col1">Story Highlights

Miller was one of the highest-rated recruits the Huskies' have ever landed
The redshirt freshman was expected to compete for a starting job this season
Miller originally signed with UNC, but withdrew and went to prep school instead

</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut defensive tackle Jarrell Miller, one of the highest-rated recruits the Huskies' have ever landed, has left the school.
UConn announced Miller's decision Thursday.
The redshirt freshman out of Richmond, Va., was expected to compete for a starting job this season after being moved from linebacker in the offseason.
The school said Miller left the program for "personal reasons."
Miller originally signed with North Carolina in 2006, but withdrew and went to prep school instead. The NCAA ruled he was ineligible to play for UConn last year, saying he had to be treated as a transfer student.

RJ Esq · Jul 31, 2008

UCLA TB Bell cleared for fall practice

Jul 30, 7:43 pm EDT

<form method="post" action="http://buzz.yahoo.com/vote/" class="buzzvote" target="_new"> <input name="from" value="orion" type="hidden"> <input name="assettype" value="article" type="hidden"> <input name="guid" value="urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaaf,article,ap-ucla-bell:1" type="hidden"> <input name="publisherurn" value="y_sports" type="hidden"> <input name=".crumb" value="DnbBb4TMSv9" type="hidden"> <input name="votetype" value="1" type="hidden"> <input name=".done" value="/article/y_sports/urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:ncaaf,article,ap-ucla-bell:1" type="hidden"> <button type="submit">Buzz Up</button> </form>
Print

LOS ANGELES (AP)—UCLA running back Kahlil Bell, recovering from a knee injury, was cleared for full practice when preseason workouts begin Tuesday.
Bell, who led the Bruins in rushing last season, tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in a 20-7 loss at Washington State on Oct. 27 and had surgery a few weeks later. The senior tailback didn’t participate in spring practice.
Bell had 795 yards rushing last season.
Redshirt freshman tailback Raymond Carter, who injured his right ACL on the second day of fall camp a year ago, was cleared for full practice a few weeks ago.

RJ Esq · Jul 31, 2008

Goodbye Patrick Crump...

Posted by Ian R. Rapoport -- Birmingham News July 30, 2008 11:21 PM

Categories: Football

Saying goodbye...
Before Alabama players officially report Thursday, let's take a sneak peek at some news you'll learn when they do... Patrick Crump, a redshirt freshman lineman from Hoover, has decided he's done playing football. You'll see a note about it in tomorrow's Birmingham News, though Crump told coach Nick Saban a week ago. I spoke with former Hoover Bucs coach Rush Propst (he confirmed it) about it tonight, and he was taking it pretty hard. Crump sat out last year while redshirting, but Propst had high hopes for the 6-foot-3, 267-pounder.
"It disappoints me," Propst told me earlier tonight. "And I think when you're in that position, you let a lot of people down. How many other kids would want that opportunity? It's tough to see a kid, who I think has tremendous ability, just throw it away."
So, I asked, why did he quit?
"From what I understand, his heart wasn't in it," said Propst, who is now the coach at Colquitt County High's in Georgia. "It takes a tough person and a lot of commitment. If you're not committed, you can't do it."
I tried a bunch of times to reach the Crump family this week, but to no avail. UA haven't confirmed it yet. By the way, that means Alabama now has 60 players on scholarship, meaning it can enroll 25 signees. We'll hear more, I'm sure, from Saban about the numbers Thursday morning.

RJ Esq · Jul 31, 2008

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">Hartline to begin camp as UK starting quarterback

</td><td class="col1">Story Highlights

Mike Hartline will begin preseason camp as Kentucky's starting QB
Curtis Pulley's recent legal troubles will keep him out of the job
Pulley and Hartline had been battling to replace Andrae Woodson

</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>

Curtis Pulley's legal troubles will keep him out of the starting quarterback job, at least initially.
Andy Lyons/Getty Images

</td></tr></tbody></table>LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky coach Rich Brooks says quarterback Curtis Pulley's recent legal troubles mean Mike Hartline will begin preseason camp as the starting quarterback.
Pulley was arrested on several traffic charges in Hardin County on July 22. He pleaded guilty to speeding in Hardin County District Court on Wednesday. A charge of driving on a suspended or revoked license was dismissed.
Pulley and Hartline have spent the last few months locked in a battle to replace AndrÄe Woodson. Pulley's arrest -- combined with a citation for marijuana possession in Louisville in June -- mean Hartline has the first shot at the starting job. Brooks said Pulley could miss some playing time, but did not rule out that Pulley could eventually become the starter.
Brooks also said Thursday that he will discipline quarterback Will Fidler internally following Fidler's arrest on disorderly conduct charges outside a Lexington restaurant last week.

RJ Esq · Aug 1, 2008

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">Oklahoma boots incoming freshman Jarboe off team

</td><td class="col1">Story Highlights

Bob Stoops has kicked incoming freshman Josh Jarboe off the team
A video of Jarboe rapping about shooting people has been circulating
Jarboe had been arrested earlier this year on a weapon's charge

</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>

Josh Jarboe's profanity-laced, violent rap has gotten him kicked off Oklahoma's team.
Chris Livingston/Icon SMI

</td></tr></tbody></table>NORMAN, Okla. (AP) -- Oklahoma football coach Bob Stoops said Friday that he had dismissed from the team an incoming freshman player who had been arrested earlier this year on a weapons charge.
The dismissal of wide receiver Josh Jarboe came after the player appeared in a 74-second, profanity-laced video in which he rapped about guns and shooting people. The video is circulating on the Internet and appears to have been filmed in a university athletic dormitory.
"We are disappointed in this outcome, but our complete review and this final decision is in the best interest of our program," Stoops said in a statement.
"We outlined for Josh the expectations we had for and, unfortunately, those expectations have not been met. Josh needs to learn from this experience. We hope he can move forward in a positive manner."
Oklahoma players will begin preseason practice on Sunday.
The 6-foot-3, 195-pound Jarboe was highly recruited before signing with the Sooners in February. In March, he was arrested after an assistant principal at Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Ga., told a school police officer he saw Jarboe grab a gun from a car.
Jarboe was expelled from school, but completed his high school degree online.
He pleaded guilty in late May in Georgia to charges of bringing a gun to school and carrying a pistol without a license. A judge reduced the charges to misdemeanors because Jarboe was a first-time offender and sentenced Jarboe to two years of probation and 80 hours of community service.
The felony charges could have prevented Jarboe from attending Oklahoma.
After Jarboe's guilty plea, Stoops issued a statement saying that Jarboe would remain with the Sooners, but that "we have already stressed to him that his citizenship is of the utmost importance. He understands that anything less than exemplary behavior will not be tolerated."

RJ Esq · Aug 2, 2008

Urban Meyer brings Mr. AK-47 back to campus

Urban Meyer gives Ronnie Wilson another shot (pun intended). Wilson has been reinstated as a walk-on at Florida. He will play defensive tackle and tail gunner for the Gators.

His initial suspension was caused by firing an AK-47 assault rifle into the air in a parking lot following an altercation with another man April 5, 2007. Wilson pleaded no contest to charges of battery and discharging a firearm in public.

So Ronnie "Delta Force" Wilson gets put back on the Florida team at defensive tackle. As Orson Swindle of EDSBS points out, I guess this pretty much confirms the rumors that Omar Hunter's got back / health problems.

When Orson Swindle invented the Fulmer Cup a separate award was created to "celebrate" individual achievement in complete lawless behavior by a football player. Alabama's Jimmy Johns will likely win it this year for allegedly selling cocaine. In 2007, Florida's Ronnie Wilson won the dubious award for Ronnie M. Wilson of Florida, for his AK-47 incident above.

As Orson said to his fellow Gators today:

Purchase smoke machines and military fatigues immediately. We’re da U now, and will have to live with it.

Indeed. Urban is many things, but a guy in pursuit of the top 1% of 1% is not one of them.

RJ Esq · Aug 2, 2008

Phil Steele finally added his injuries and additions list to his website:

http://philsteele.com/Misc Pages/08injuries.html

RJ Esq · Aug 3, 2008

Horns release Hicks; TCU picks him up

By Alan Trubow | Sunday, August 3, 2008, 06:30 PM
The only freshman who didn’t arrive Sunday was wide receiver Antoine Hicks, who was released from his scholarship by Texas for academic reasons.
Hicks enrolled at TCU, where coach Gary Patterson was waiting with open arms.
“Obviously we need help at the wide receiver position depth wise, so we will just see,” Patterson said at TCU’s press conference.

E.T.G. · Aug 4, 2008

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona State offensive tackle Richard Tuitu'u, who finished spring practices No. 1 on the depth chart, has quit the team.
The Sun Devils offensive line lost three starters from a unit that gave up 55 sacks a year ago, and the position is a huge concern as preseason practices start Monday. Tuitu'u was the only returning lineman with experience at tackle. He played in 19 games in two seasons, with one start.
Redshirt freshman Adam Tello, listed at 283 pounds, now moves up on the depth chart.
Coach Dennis Erickson called Tello a good pass blocker.
"I feel good about him," he said.

RJ Esq · Aug 4, 2008

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">Georgia's Richt suspends yet another player, LB Dewberry

</td><td class="col1">Story Highlights

Dewberry has been suspended for the first two games of the season
Dewberry is the sixth player to be suspended or dismissed from the team
Richt is concerned about the team's focus and the damage to UGA's reputation

</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- Georgia's long list of players suspended or dismissed from the team by coach Mark Richt continues to grow.
Only hours before the team's first practice, Richt said Monday junior linebacker Darius Dewberry has been suspended for the first two games of the season. Richt said Dewberry acknowledged he caused damage to property at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens this weekend.
On Saturday night, Richt announced the indefinite suspensions of two players -- snapper Jeff Henson, following his second alcohol-related arrest, and safety Donavon Baldwin, who was injured in a fight in Athens early Saturday.
Eight players have been arrested this offseason. Dewberry is the sixth player to be suspended or dismissed from the team, and Richt said he's concerned about the team's focus and the damage to the team's reputation.

RJ Esq · Aug 4, 2008

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td class="col0">Huskers' Dixon booted from team

</td><td class="col1">Story Highlights

Pelini announced Monday that Dixon is off the team, citing a violation of rules
Police cited Dixon for marijuana possession, but his case was eventually dismissed
Dixon played in all 12 games last season, starting four of them

</td></tr></tbody></table><table class="cnninlineright" align="right" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table>LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- A Nebraska defensive lineman who faced a misdemeanor drug charge has been kicked off the team.
University police cited Kevin Dixon for possession of less than an ounce of marijuana on July 13. His case was dismissed from Lancaster County Court on July 23.
Pelini announced Monday that Dixon is off the team, citing a violation of rules.
Dixon played in all 12 games last season, starting four of them. He had 12 of his 19 tackles in a three-game stretch against Iowa State, Missouri and Oklahoma State.
The preseason depth charted listed Dixon as the top backup at both tackle spots.

RJ Esq · Aug 4, 2008

A Hardy return?

By Alan Trubow | Monday, August 4, 2008, 02:11 PM
Former Longhorn receiver Myron Hardy, a member of the 2004 recruiting class, might end up being current Longhorn wide receiver Myron Hardy, according to a source close to the football team.
Hardy has been talking with Texas coach Mack Brown about returning to the team.
Hardy was last seen on the field in 2006. He was released from the team for academic reasons. Hardy also was charged with a Class A misdemeanor for carrying a prohibited weapon in 2005.
The source said Hardy has done everything Brown asked and could be back on the team in a couple weeks. Hardy would be a senior.
The question is where Hardy would fit and how much playing time he would get. The Longhorns are searching for a few wide receivers to get early playing time.

RJ Esq · Aug 4, 2008

Pencil Earl Thomas into lineup

By Alan Trubow | Monday, August 4, 2008, 10:30 AM
While nothing is set and the Longhorns don’t have an official depth chart, it sounds like redshirt freshman Earl Thomas has jumped to the front of the starting battle at safety.
“Earl Thomas, and then really it’s a toss-up after that,” defensive coordinator Will Muschamp said when asked who the most productive safeties of the spring were.
Thomas, a 5-foot-10-inch, 195-pounder out of West Orange Stark started the Spring game at safety along with fellow redshirt freshman Christian Scott.
Texas is extremely young in the secondary, with players like redshirt freshman Ben Wells and freshmen Nolan Brewster and Blake Gideon competing for playing time.
The lone upper-classman at the safety position is junior Ishie Oduegwu, who has started three games in his career.
“I think that we’ve got athleticism,” Muschamp said. “We’ve got guys who can run vertically and judge the ball downfield, which is key. I think we’ve got guys who can tackle in space. I like our speed. We’ve got the tools. I’d rather be working with this than a bunch of experienced guys who can’t play.”

RJ Esq · Aug 4, 2008

Syracuse football opens camp without kicker John Barker

by syracuse.com Monday August 04, 2008, 7:58 AM

Frank Ordoñez / The Post-StandardJohn Barker, left, celebrates a field goal with Patrick Shadle during SU's loss to Washington in 2007. Barker has been suspended indefinitely.
Syracuse football camp officially opens this morning with the team's annual media day. Practice will begin without senior kicker/punter John Barker, who has been suspended indefinitely for "conduct detrimental to the team."
Still, The Post-Standard's Dave Rahme reports the Orange team is optimistic as camp opens, and is tuning out off-field distractions.

Official Thread Re Injuries, Suspensions, and Dismissals NOT in Steele

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Pretty much a regular

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Pretty much a regular

Pretty much a regular

Prick Since 1974

Pretty much a regular

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Assistant __ ___ Regional Mod

Assistant __ ___ Regional Mod

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

One of trus baby mommas

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Prick Since 1974

Similar threads

Assistant _ Regional Mod

Assistant _ Regional Mod