by Kent Sterling Writing the life story straight up to the end for Johnny Manziel isn’t difficult, and the brief NFL career he will enjoy won’t be the longest or most interesting chapter. Manziel’s gift for prolonging plays in college is compromised by the speed of the defenders in the NFL, and his comparative inaccuracy […]
by Kent Sterling It was kind of cool to go buy EA Sports College Basketball video game for PlayStation and play as the Loyola Ramblers. My son was a Rambler from the 2007-2008 season through 2010-2011, and coach Jim Whitesell didn’t play him a lot. I did – and do. Sure, I usually lose, but […]
by Kent Sterling There are very few nights that are anticipated by sports fans with more glee than the NFL Draft. Because no one can anticipate all the movement among teams, no one can accurately predict who will go where. ESPN’s Mel Kiper gets paid big bucks to analyze the draft, and I am as […]
by Kent Sterling Time magazine’s cover piece this week champions the righteousness of paying student athletes for the value they create for universities. I’ve long thought that to exclude athletes who fill stadia and arenas from the market economy that benefits virtually every other human being in America, but that Time called for it caused […]
by Kent Sterling When I saw the discomfort of Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin during the postgame press conference following the win over Rice, I said, “He needs to cut Johnny Manziel.” The noise needs to stop for Sumlin to effectively lead his team, but the reaction I thought appropriate was not the right course […]
by Kent Sterling More than 4,000 retirees and families from the NFL will share in a $765 million settlement of a lawsuit against the NFL brought by those who have suffered long-term head trauma playing pro football. That’s roughly $180,000 each, minus the attorney fees. If someone offered you $180K to live with dementia, would […]
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 “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 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 […]