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Nike Is Better Than Adidas At Making Uniforms
When Barry Alvarez was offered the job at the University of Wisconsin, he wanted to mold his Badgers team after his alma matter, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhuskers. He grew the walk-on program at Wisconsin and started heavily recruiting the in-state talent as much as he could. Little did he know that nearly ten years [...]
TweetNFL Draft: 2013 TE Rankings
There is no elite TE prospect in this class, but there is solid depth from top to bottom. UCLA’s Joseph Fauria looks like the total package and with a solid 2012 should cement himself as the top TE and a 2nd/Early 3rd Round grade. Auburn’s Phillip Lutzenkirchen and Ohio States’s Jake Stoneburner aren’t flashy, but [...]
TweetKyle Prater Eligible to Play Immediately for Northwestern
Kyle Prater is ready to roll this fall. After transferring from USC earlier this year, Prater applied for a residence waiver from the NCAA to be eligible this season for Northwestern. After waiting for quite some time to hear if he’d be able to play, Prater got the good news. With the waiver, Prater will [...]
TweetPenn State Uniforms to Include Player Names and Blue Ribbons This Season
One of the most iconic football uniforms in college football is going to look a little different next season as the Penn State uniforms will no longer simply be the unadorned, navy blue-and-white classic look. The uniforms have been enduringly simple during a time of novelty and change amongst other schools designs but that will [...]
TweetColorado and Purdue Football Talking Home and Home Series in 2017-2018
Despite the Big Ten-Pac 12 conference deal falling through last month, the Colorado and Purdue football programs are still finalizing a deal for a home and home series in 2017-1018. The deal is not finished so the schools are not announcing it just yet but it should be completed in the next week or so. [...]
TweetIMG College: Quiet College Football Devil
Welcome to Tin Foil Cap Corner, where today we’ll discuss incredibly coincidental events that may or may not be nominees for “World’s Greatest Conspiracy Theories Lifetime Achievement Award.” Today, we dig into this thesis. “ESPN, in conjunction with IMG, wanted superconferences, and has done everything possible to make them a reality.” Ready? Consider these cobbled-together [...]
TweetThe 25 Questions of the 2012 College Football Top 25 Rankings
Thursday morning was one of the many signs that College Football Season is fast approaching as the annual USA Today Coaches Poll, a list of the 2012 College Football Top 25 Rankings as voted by the coaches was released. Here is a look at the biggest question marks for those teams that may mean the [...]
TweetNFL Draft: Montee Ball Scouting Report
Montee Ball has been one of the more productive RB’s in the NCAA the past several seasons, and continues in a long-line of NFL caliber RBs who come from the University of Wisconsin. As a sophomore in 2010, Ball was in a crowded backfield and still finished with 996 yards and 18 TDs despite splitting [...]
TweetRant Sports Preseason All American Team: Special Teams
We come to the end of our Rant Sports Preseason All American Team with our special teams performers. Let’s jump right into it with our All American punter. Brad Wing, Punter, LSU: Wing burst onto the national scene as he averaged 44 yards per punt and that was as a redshirt freshman. Wing has a [...]
TweetPenn State Exodus: WR Justin Brown To Join Oklahoma Sooners
Another Penn State football player is on the move. Senior wide receiver Justin Brown has decided to transfer to Oklahoma to become a Sooner, confirmed the school Sunday morning. Brown will report to the Sooners on Monday and is expected to make an impact immediately. Oklahoma returns only one wide receiver with game experience, making [...]
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