by Kent Sterling When I filled in for Michael Grady last Thursday and Friday, Joe Staysniak and I didn’t take many calls, and there was one I didn’t take on purpose. The call screen gave a name and the question he wanted to ask, “What if Johnny Football was black?” Click Here to follow Kent […]
by Kent Sterling John Sharp is the chancellor of Texas A&M University, and he is now my favorite bureaucrat of all time. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter Normally, university administrators like Sharp toe the NCAA company line and tend to say the right things – unless we’re dealing with former Ohio State President Gordon […]
by Kent Sterling It’s hard to list the ways the NCAA is losing control of big money college athletics and the kids whose efforts comprise the product. The NCAA, schools, coaches, and local businesses make fat cash because kids work tirelessly to compete on Saturdays in the fall. The kids are allowed to attend classes […]
by Kent Sterling It’s pathetic. It’s ridiculous. It’s weak. And ultimately it’s unfair to LSU running back Jeremy Hill has been reinstated to the LSU football team because the lesson that could have been taught here was foregone in favor of serving the needs of a coach to continue to win at a program that […]
Indiana Football – Kevin Wilson Talks About the Biggest Difference Between 2012 and 2013 Teams
by Kent Sterling Kevin Wilson is a football coach. There are other guys who run programs speaking in platitudes, quoting Vince Lombardi, and trying to make the media laugh. When Wilson speaks, he talks about pad level, work to be done, and how players need to grow up and pay the price for wearing a […]
IU Football – Kevin Wilson Position Breakdown – Running Backs
by Kent Sterling IU football coach Kevin Wilson is a plain speaking guy. What he believes, he says. It’s not flowery or poetic, but it’s informational. If he speaks this way to the media, I can only imagine the way he lays things out for players. I’m guessing the feelings of the players are not […]
by Kent Sterling “I am not a parent to these young men, and cannot monitor their behavior at every moment of every day. I am a football coach, and we educate our student-athletes about compliance with NCAA rules, but if Johnny Manziel signed autographs for money I don’t know anything about that. My focus is […]
by Kent Sterling The NCAA is reportedly investigating Johnny Manziel for taking a payment in exchange for signing his name a few dozen times. If they find Manziel took one dollar, his eligibility at Texas A&M will likely be permanently lost. No big deal for Johnny Football as he has tweeted that being a Heisman […]
by Kent Sterling Escape comes in many forms. Former quarterback phenom Todd Marinovich told us yesterday that he sought relief from fame through drugs. It appears Johnny Manziel has found another means of crippling his own collegiate career. The reason it’s always best for athletes to stay quiet is to keep from being a target […]
by Kent Sterling Once upon a time, there was a Sports Illustrated cover story about a high school phenom who was said to have been built as a quarterback by a doting father. Sports Illustrated published a piece, “Bred To Be A Superstar,” that pealed back the curtain on the young stud. Click here to follow […]