college football
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Georgia Tech Football Player Died During Step Practice, Authorities Rule Out Foul Play
Georgia Tech football player Brandon Adams died while practicing step dancing, possibly in connection to his candidacy for membership with black fraternity Omega Psi Phi, according to an Atlanta Police report. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution first reported the development. “Nothing in Mr. Adams’ autopsy by the GBI on Monday pointed to foul play and we have…
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Exclusive: Clemson’s Black Players Refused to Accept Donald Trump’s Invitation to the McCookout
When Filet-O-Fish aficionado Donald Trump invited the Clemson Tigers to enjoy the White House’s first Presidential Value Meal, most of Clemson’s national championship football team members jumped at the opportunity to meet the original cheeseburger-swallowing clown. But The Root has learned that Clemson’s black players, some specifically citing racism and their disdain for Trump’s divisive…
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The Criticism of Jacob Copeland’s Mom Is Unfair (and a Tiny Bit Racist, Too)
The entire spectacle of national signing day is an exercise in absurdity. It’s absurd that major-conference college football is such a behemoth that the decisions made by 17- and 18-year-olds are nationally televised events with press conferences, pep rallies and parades. It’s absurd that these decisions matter enough to create (and end) jobs and shift…
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Kendrick Lamar Is Doing 1st-Ever Halftime Show for College Football Championship. I Cannot Wait
We gone be aiight. … Especially when Kendrick Lamar Duckworth performs the halftime show for the College Football Playoff National Championship between Georgia and Alabama at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday—the first-ever halftime-show performance in championship-game history. No, it’s not the NFL (nor is it Taylor Swift, the rumored performer before Lamar was chosen), but…
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Here’s Why No One Cares About University of Oklahoma Quarterback Baker Mayfield Grabbing His Dick on National TV
While “alt-whites” are fuming over the the shoplifting exploits of three teen UCLA players who happened to include ultra-free black man LaVar Ball’s middle son LiAngelo Ball, the Christian God’s favorite collegiate pocket passer and Heisman hopeful, University of Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield, grabbed his dick on national television while yelling, “Fuck you,” to Kansas’ players.…
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Pa. College Football Quarterback Kicked Off Team After Kneeling During National Anthem
As the NFL protests continue and teams and the association at large continue to argue about how to deal with players kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and black oppression, school football players—across high schools and colleges alike—are also showing their solidarity and their own morality by choosing to take a knee.…
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55-Year-Old Becomes Oldest College Football Player Ever
Age ain’t nothing but a number—even in the rough-and-tumble world of college football. On Saturday, with a 3-yard gain, a 55-year-old became the oldest walk-on running back ever to play Division I college football. South Carolina State running back Joe Thomas Sr., the 55-year-old father of Green Bay Packers linebacker Joe Thomas Jr., took the…
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2 Students Reportedly Attacked at University of Southern Miss. for Refusing to Stand for National Anthem
Students at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Miss., gathered for a peaceful campus protest Monday afternoon to show support for two female students who said they were attacked and called racial slurs for refusing to stand for the national anthem, WDAM reports. The two students reported that the incident happened Saturday night at the USM-vs.-Rice University football game.…
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ESPN Host John Saunders Dead at Age 61
Beloved ESPN host John Saunders has died at the age of 61, ESPN reports. Saunders covered college football, basketball and the NHL for the network and was the anchor of SportsCenter and The Sports Reporters. Saunders, who was born in Canada, was an all-star defenseman in the junior hockey leagues of Montreal and also played at Western…
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La. District Attorney Drops Charges Against University of Ala. Football Players
A Louisiana district attorney, Jerry Jones, has declined to bring charges against two University of Alabama football players, citing insufficient evidence to prosecute the case, KNOE-TV reports. Athlete Cam Robinson had been facing charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance and illegal possession of a stolen firearm, while Laurence “Hootie” Jones was facing charges…