college football
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Sorry, Donald Trump, But It's Looking Like College Football Is a Wrap
As I’m sure you’re all familiar with by now…Donald Trump lives to lie. His latest flirtation with brazen dishonesty involves college football since apparently he’s feeling some type of way that it’s increasingly unlikely that student-athletes will be taking the field this fall. On Monday, he tweeted, “Play College Football!” after insisting that college players…
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Mid-American Conference Postpones Fall Sports; NFL Could Take Over Saturdays If College Football Is Gone
Mere days after UConn became the first major college football program to graciously bow out of playing this season due to the coronavirus, the Mid-American Conference—yes, an entire conference—will follow suit. In a statement posted on Twitter, the conference announced that it will postpone its football season until the 2021 spring semester in order to…
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UConn Becomes the 1st Major College Football Progam to Pull the Plug on Its Season Due to the Coronavirus. It Won't Be the Last
College football is in a precarious situation. Unlike the NFL and MLB, who are moving forward with their seasons despite COVID-19 infiltrating their ranks, the NCAA’s pool of players is entirely comprised of unpaid amateur athletes. Sportscaster Bob Costas said it best when he recently addressed the expectation that student-athletes should risk their health and…
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University of Iowa Football Program Found to Have Racial Bias and Bullying Problem
After multiple former players spoke out last month about instances of racism and bullying, an inquiry found that a culture of racial bias and bullying has persisted within the Iowa football program. ABC News reports that the University of Iowa hired Husch Blackwell law firm to interview 111 former and current players. Their review found…
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Oklahoma State's Chuba Hubbard Threatens Boycott, Calls Out Coach for Supporting One America News: 'I Am a Young Black Man That Wants Change'
Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy has promised to “make some changes” after his poor choice in attire led to a damn near mutiny within his football program. On Monday, Gundy’s star running back, Chuba Hubbard, put him on blast for rocking a One America News Network t-shirt in a recent photo and threatened…
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College Football Has a Serious Coronavirus Problem and the Season Hasn't Even Started Yet
The NCAA is massive. With well over 100 college football teams and thousands of players among its ranks, steering clear of a global pandemic is nearly impossible. To that end, athletes are finally being allowed back on campus for the first time since March and at the University of Alabama, at least five of them…
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College Football Coach Says He’d Like to Have Dinner With Hitler, Gets Suspended Because Obviously
There are a few things you probably shouldn’t say, like, ever really. Tonight, we’re going to talk about one of those things. According to NBC News, Grand Valley State University’s newly hired offensive coordinator, Morris Berger, was suspended on Monday. Why? Well, it’s just this small matter of him being asked by a student paper…
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The NCAA Is Big Business for Everybody but Black Players
The NCAA is big business. Since its humble beginnings in 1910, it’s blossomed into a juggernaut; organizing athletic programs, regulating over a thousand conferences and institutions, and generating over a billion dollars annually since 2016. The bulk of that revenue comes from two primary sources: television and marketing rights fees, with ticket sales from its…
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Trump Is Reportedly Heading Down to Alabama to Watch the Footballs. They Need to Boo Him Down There, Too
In what seems to be an ongoing quest to not get booed at a major sporting event, Donald Trump will head down to Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday to watch the Crimson Tide face off against its SEC rival and the current top-ranked college football program in the country, Louisiana State University. Shortly after Trump’s trip…
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NCAA Throws a Temper Tantrum After California Passes Bill to Stop It From Continuing to Exploit Student-Athletes
The NCAA is a lot like Death Row Records. Sure, the fanfare is intoxicating, but at the end of the day you don’t own shit, you make no money, and quite literally everybody is caking off your hard work but you. However, player empowerment has become en vogue in the NBA and thankfully, has begun…