College Football

In letting Jeremiah Masoli and LaMichael James remain students in good standing at the University, the president and dean of students have demonstrated a casual disregard for the safety of students and the integrity of the University, and shows that the big dollars of NCAA football have trumped common sense. Masoli and James are now convicted criminals who are allowed to attend classes and mingle with students. Perhaps they do not pose a threat because of their supposed character from football ...  

Bob Mattos was the only football coach in Sacramento State history to compile a winning record (84-73-2). Bob Mattos, the spirited, optimistic football coach who re-energized Sacramento State's program and guided the Hornets to their last postseason appearance, died Sunday morning at his home in Rancho Murieta after a battle with brain cancer. He was 68.  

CHARLOTTESVILLE The waiting is over for Mike London. He'll take the field and run the Virginia football players through their first practice of the spring this afternoon. The 3:50 p.m. practice, which will take place at the practice fields in the school's athletic complex -- near the McCue Center -- is open to the public.

There are two individuals that have not met the academic expectations of them, so they're not here with us   -Mike London

 

The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn't necessarily warrant their own postings. Three new mascots have been announced for NCAA Football 11 so far. Oregon's Donald Duck, Texas Tech's "Raider Red", and Stanford gets "The Tree" in.  

It was just a little after 10 a.m. Monday, the temperature in the 40s and the field soaked from rains that had left standing water across Arizona, when Jared Mitchell stepped in to face Dodgers lefty Scott Elbert in a game no one paid to see. Elbert started Mitchell off with an inside fastball and the left-handed-hitting Mitchell jerked it down the first-base line.

You can see why he was a first-rounder   -Greg Walker

 

Ashton Eaton's teammates tried to keep quiet as he approached a world record in the heptathlon -- as if the Oregon senior was somehow unaware of how close he was to Dan O'Brien's mark. "I think everybody thought I didn't know. At least my teammates were trying to be like, 'Shhh, don't tell,'" Eaton said. "I was like, 'Come on, you know something like that.'"

I didn't think I was going to have what it took to get it   -Ashton Eaton

 

Having read the FanPosts about the current events in the Oregon Athletic Department, there has been one missing perspective. We've had the old fart, we've had JonathonPDX, but you're missing the most important perspective: the opposing fan. Never fear, though, for I am here to shed light on the situation.  

Alabama outplayed and outspent Texas at college football's national champi­onship game in January. The Crimson Tide spent nearly $2 million more than the Longhorns in Pasadena, Calif., according to their NCAA bowl expense reports obtained by The Birming­ham News through open-re­cord requests. The Crimson Tide re­ported spending $4,296,631 on an eight-day trip that produced its first national title since 1992.

very accommodating and provided a memorable experience for our travel party.   -Jay Jacobs

 

A. Michigan released a Notice of Allegations last month detailing five infractions the NCAA says it committed. The university has until May 24 to file its official response, and is scheduled to appear before the NCAA Committee on Infractions Aug. 13-14 in Seattle. Q.

is a significant violation as far as the NCAA is concerned   -David Swank