Archive for the 'NCAA Football' Category

Florida safety Tony Joiner arrested for burglary

Florida safety Tony Joiner was arrested Tuesday on a burglary charge, and you bet — it’s a boneheaded one. Joiner must be really loyal to his girlfriend, because he broke into the impound lot where her car was being stowed pending a towing bill. Joiner tried to drive the car out, but a witness stopped [...]

Former Penn State footballer gets life for murder

Ex-Penn State defensive lineman LaVon Chisley was found guilty of murder on Friday and sentenced to life in prison. Chisley was kicked off the football team after the 2004 season for academic reasons, and he’s had terrible problems ever since. Chisley racked up huge amounts of debt and had 2 kids, and the murder was [...]

Rutgers professor, critic makes racist remarks about student athletes

Professor William C. Dowling, a longtime critic of Rutgers athletics, really let fly with some racist comments in Wednesday’s paper. Here’s a sample: “If you were giving the scholarship to an intellectually brilliant kid who happens to play a sport, that’s fine,” Dowling said. “But they give it to a functional illiterate who can’t read [...]

Louisville LB Williams dismissed from team after arrest

Louisville linebacker Willie Williams was dismissed from the team after being arrested Wednesday. Williams has had all kinds of trouble with the law, piling up 11 arrests since his teenage years! On Wednesday, Williams was charged with driving without a license, tampering with evidence (felony), and marijuana possession. Williams got pulled over for blasting music [...]

Ohio State third QB Antonio Henton solicits prostitute

Ha, this one is good — third-team QB Antonio Henton was arrested for prostitution charges Monday night. Henton, who pleaded not guilty, will miss at least one game and will be fined if convicted, with possible jail time. Now that’s the kind of role model you want on your team!

Arkansas RB Smith arrested for using stolen credit card

Arkansas RB Michael Smith was suspended indefinitely by Coach Nutt for his arrest. Apparently, a friend owed Smith some money, and he lent him a stolen credit card to use for gas and a couple other things. We definitely have a boneheaded couple of friends at work here — one steals a credit card, and [...]

Colorado linebacker Mike Sipili suspended for semester for fight

Colorado linebacker Mike Sipili was suspended from school for the fall semester on Friday, stemming from an incident that happened over the summer. Originally, Sipili was only being suspended the first 3 games of the season, and he was to play on Saturday. The school changed their ruling Friday, so now Colorado will be without [...]

OK State Coach Mike Gundy Fired Up

Here’s some background on this tirade, but you have to see it for yourself: last week, Coach Mike Gundy benched quarterback Bobby Reid for not playing well. A reporter for The Oklahoman then wrote an article questioning the toughness of this QB, but OK State went out this week and upset Texas Tech. Instead of [...]

Florida State players suspended for fight

Two Florida State players were suspended by the school after being arrested for a bar fight Friday.  Fullback Joe Surratt struck a police officer and faces a felony battery count, and linebacker Geno Hayes had to be tased and faces 3 misdemeanor counts.  Why can’t student athletes just behave?

Tulane RB Ray Boudreaux arrested for attempted murder

Tulane runningback Ray Boudreaux was arrested on Friday for stabbing 5 people on Bourbon Street last weekend! What the hell? The fight was caught on video, and Boudreaux faces 5 counts of attempted murder, while also being suspended from the school and the team. Pretty unbelievable for a college athlete to do something like that!