SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » ncaa football http://espn1420.com Mon, 20 May 2013 07:47:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 So Apparently, ULM Is Celebrating #CajunHateWeek On Twitter http://espn1420.com/so-apparently-ulm-is-celebrating-cajunhateweek-on-twitter/ http://espn1420.com/so-apparently-ulm-is-celebrating-cajunhateweek-on-twitter/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:31:18 +0000 Sam Stokes http://1079ishot.com/?p=109783 UL's Ragin Cajuns are heading up to Monroe this weekend to take on their in-state Sunbelt Conference rival, but it appears the battle has already begun on Twitter. Check out what some of the ULM fans had to say about the Cajuns on Twitter.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/so-apparently-ulm-is-celebrating-cajunhateweek-on-twitter/feed/ 0 Wesley Hitt, Getty Images LSU Offers Football Scholarship to Eighth Grader http://espn1420.com/lsu-offers-football-scholarship-to-eighth-grader/ http://espn1420.com/lsu-offers-football-scholarship-to-eighth-grader/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:47:00 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=82221 Is the recruiting process getting out of hand?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/lsu-offers-football-scholarship-to-eighth-grader/feed/ 0 Andy Lyons/Getty Images Sport Football Commissioners Getting Closer to Approving Playoff http://espn1420.com/football-commissioners-getting-closer-to-approving-playoff/ http://espn1420.com/football-commissioners-getting-closer-to-approving-playoff/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:06:32 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=66439 Commissioners of the eleven BCS conferences, along with Notre Dame Athletics Director Jack Swarbrick and other officials are meeting in Hollywood, FL this week to try and hammer out details for a four-team college football playoff beginning after the 2014 season.

According to sources, the semifinal and championship games would be played at neutral sites, after discussing the possib

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]]> http://espn1420.com/football-commissioners-getting-closer-to-approving-playoff/feed/ 0 Andy Lyons/Getty Images Sport NCAA Approves 35 Yard Line Kickoffs http://espn1420.com/ncaa-approves-35-yard-line-kickoffs/ http://espn1420.com/ncaa-approves-35-yard-line-kickoffs/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:36:08 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=50869 The NCAA is following the lead of the NFL and moving kickoffs to the 25-yard line, effective this season.

Studies have shown the highest percentage of injuries in football are on special teams.  This rule is designed to provide more touchbacks.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/ncaa-approves-35-yard-line-kickoffs/feed/ 0 NCAA Moves Kickoffs Up To 35 Yard Line http://espn1420.com/ncaa-moves-kickoffs-up-to-35-yard-line/ http://espn1420.com/ncaa-moves-kickoffs-up-to-35-yard-line/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:58:38 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=50182 Kickoffs in major college football have officially been moved up 5 yards from the 30 to the 35. It's not the only rule change regarding special teams. In addition...

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]]> http://espn1420.com/ncaa-moves-kickoffs-up-to-35-yard-line/feed/ 0 Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images Kicker Gets Call To Join Team an Hour Before Kickoff http://espn1420.com/kicker-gets-call-to-join-team-an-hour-before-kickoff/ http://espn1420.com/kicker-gets-call-to-join-team-an-hour-before-kickoff/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:50:00 +0000 Kathy Landin http://guyspeed.com/?p=7956 Imagine pre-gaming at your fraternity house an hour before your school’s football team is about to play and you get a phone call from the coach to join the team for the game. That’s exactly what happened to University of Tennessee student, Derrick Brodus.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/kicker-gets-call-to-join-team-an-hour-before-kickoff/feed/ 0 Wade Rackley/ UTADPHOTO 10 Observations on the NCAA Conference Realignment Issue http://espn1420.com/10-observations-on-the-crazy-conference-realignment-in-ncaa-sports/ http://espn1420.com/10-observations-on-the-crazy-conference-realignment-in-ncaa-sports/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:00:08 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://guyspeed.com/?p=7751 The landscape in college sports continues to go through more changes than Lady Gaga’s wardrobe during an awards show, with no signs of conference realignment slowing down anytime soon.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/10-observations-on-the-crazy-conference-realignment-in-ncaa-sports/feed/ 0 Eric Francis, Getty Images LSU Tops First BCS Standings http://espn1420.com/lsu-tops-first-bcs-standings/ http://espn1420.com/lsu-tops-first-bcs-standings/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:05:47 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=22045 It shouldn't come as a shock that schools from the Southeastern Conference are #1 and #2 in the first BCS Standings released Sunday evening.

Two Big 12 schools, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, were #3 and #4.  Oklahoma State was #1 in the computer rank

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]]> http://espn1420.com/lsu-tops-first-bcs-standings/feed/ 0 North Carolina Self-Imposes Penalties http://espn1420.com/north-carolina-self-imposes-penalties/ http://espn1420.com/north-carolina-self-imposes-penalties/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:36:36 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=18789 In anticipation of its October 28th appearance before the NCAA Committee on Infractions, the University of North Carolina has imposed penalties upon its football program.

The school will vacate all wins from the 2008 and 2009 football seasons.  The team will also suffer a reduction in three sch

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]]> http://espn1420.com/north-carolina-self-imposes-penalties/feed/ 0 Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Sport From the Bird's Nest: Five Intriguing Games This Week http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-five-intriguing-games-this-week/ http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-five-intriguing-games-this-week/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:39:16 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=17721 Besides the Cajuns heading to Kent State for a crucial game this week, there are some other games that I'll be keeping an eye on for various reasons.  I could have listed a couple more, but have capped it at five:

ARIZONA AT OKLAHOMA STATE (-13

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]]> http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-five-intriguing-games-this-week/feed/ 0 FIU Coach Mario Cristobal/Jamie Squire/Getty Images Sport From the Bird's Nest: Games I'm Curious About in Week One http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-games-im-curious-about-in-week-one/ http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-games-im-curious-about-in-week-one/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:00:41 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=16579 Finally.

College football season has arrived.

No more talk about Ohio State-gate, North Carolina-gate, Miami-gate.

And, hopefully not much more talk about Shady's Bar.

Nope....now it's time to talk football.  Real footba

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]]> http://espn1420.com/from-the-birds-nest-games-im-curious-about-in-week-one/feed/ 0 Janzen Jackson Dismissed by Vols http://espn1420.com/janzen-jackson-dismissed-by-vols/ http://espn1420.com/janzen-jackson-dismissed-by-vols/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:21:49 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=15772 Tennessee has dismissed talented defender Janzen Jackson.

Jackson, who began his high school career at Carencro High before his family moved to Lake Charles, has had a troubled career at Tennessee

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]]> http://espn1420.com/janzen-jackson-dismissed-by-vols/feed/ 0 Andy Lyons/Getty Images Sport AP Poll: Oklahoma Starts at the Top…Again. http://espn1420.com/ap-poll-oklahoma-starts-at-the-top-again/ http://espn1420.com/ap-poll-oklahoma-starts-at-the-top-again/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:01:04 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=15365 The Associated Press has released its preseason college football poll and Oklahoma is their top choice.

It's the tenth time the Sooners have been rated preseason #1 by the AP, the most of any school

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]]> http://espn1420.com/ap-poll-oklahoma-starts-at-the-top-again/feed/ 0 Christian Petersen/Getty Images Sport Ohio St. Vacates All 2010 Wins http://espn1420.com/ohio-st-vacates-all-2010-wins/ http://espn1420.com/ohio-st-vacates-all-2010-wins/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 22:56:22 +0000 Steve Peloquin http://espn1420.com/?p=11879 The Ohio St. Buckeye football program now has a winless football season on their resume. Well, technically, anyway.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/ohio-st-vacates-all-2010-wins/feed/ 0 College Football is One Big Mess http://espn1420.com/college-football-is-one-big-mess/ http://espn1420.com/college-football-is-one-big-mess/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:38:09 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=10543 USC gets stripped of its BCS title, while the latest BCS champion is being investigated.  Tennessee appears before the NCAA Committee on Infractions.  Bill Stewart has to resign at West Virginia

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]]> http://espn1420.com/college-football-is-one-big-mess/feed/ 0 courtesy ncaa.com Terrelle Pryor Will Skip Senior Season at Ohio State http://espn1420.com/terrelle-pryor-will-skip-senior-season-at-ohio-state/ http://espn1420.com/terrelle-pryor-will-skip-senior-season-at-ohio-state/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 23:29:39 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=10225 After already being suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season, Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor announced today he will not return for his senior season.

In a statement through his attorney, the scandal-ridden quarterback said the decision was in the best interest of his teammates

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]]> http://espn1420.com/terrelle-pryor-will-skip-senior-season-at-ohio-state/feed/ 0 Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Sport "Oversigning" could become a thing of the past in the SEC http://espn1420.com/oversigning-could-become-a-thing-of-the-past-in-the-sec/ http://espn1420.com/oversigning-could-become-a-thing-of-the-past-in-the-sec/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:31:25 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=9832 In any given year, a Division I school can give out as many as 25 football scholarships.

Yet, for many years, schools "oversigned," meaning they would sign more than 25, knowing that some of them wouldn't qualify academically

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]]> http://espn1420.com/oversigning-could-become-a-thing-of-the-past-in-the-sec/feed/ 0 courtesy southeastern conference Tressel resigns at Ohio State http://espn1420.com/tressel-resigns-at-ohio-state/ http://espn1420.com/tressel-resigns-at-ohio-state/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 14:17:06 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=9709 Jim Tressel, whose Ohio State football teams have won six consecutive Big 10 titles, has resigned as fallout continues from his failure to be truthful with the NCAA about improper benefits to players

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]]> http://espn1420.com/tressel-resigns-at-ohio-state/feed/ 0 Jamie Sabau/Getty Images Sport NCAA notice of allegations specifically names Coach Jim Tressel http://espn1420.com/ncaa-notice-of-allegations-specifically-names-coach-jim-tressel/ http://espn1420.com/ncaa-notice-of-allegations-specifically-names-coach-jim-tressel/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:55:55 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=8166 The NCAA has sent a "notice of allegations" to Ohio State University and has spefically named head coach Jim Tressel as having committed "potentially major violations."

Tressel has already been suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season after admitting that he knew of improper benefits to five players for several months before the payments came to light.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/ncaa-notice-of-allegations-specifically-names-coach-jim-tressel/feed/ 0 Jamie Sabau/Getty Images sport New rules for college football for 2011 http://espn1420.com/new-rules-for-college-football-for-2011/ http://espn1420.com/new-rules-for-college-football-for-2011/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:50:29 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=7921 The NCAA has approved several rules changes for college football for the 2011 season.

The changes include adopting the "ten second runoff" in the final minute of each half, similar to what the NFL does

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