The North Jersey Spartans play the same game as any other collegiate football team, but they don’t all attend the same college. OAG’s Dave Grunebaum reports on coach Kevin Moss and his unlikely band of players, all of whom are trying to stay out of gangs and in school.
Ezekiel “Ziggy” Ansah grew up playing soccer in Ghana, dreamed of playing NBA basketball, ran track at Brigham Young, and now plays football. He’s also a likely first-round NFL draft pick. Jeff Benedict profiled Ansah for Sports Illustrated. Both Ansah and Benedict join Bill to discuss a highly unusual path to sports success.
Maryland and Rutgers are jumping to the Big Ten Conference. What does this mean for college football? Bill speaks with Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports.
Notre Dame football started the season 10-0 and there’s excitement among the faithful fans in South Bend. Eric Hansen of the South Bend Tribune joins us to discuss Notre Dame’s return to form and their chances of winning the national championship.
We’re familiar with student-athletes getting kicked off their teams for various rule violations—but student managers? This week, USC’s student manager was relieved of his duties for letting a little air out of the team’s footballs, and Bill Littlefield comments on the rarity of such incidents.
In 20 years as the head football coach at the University of Texas, Darrell Royal never had a losing season and guided the Longhorns to three national championships. Royal died Wednesday at the age of 88. John Wheat, a historian at the University of Texas, co-authored Royal’s autobiography and joined Bill to remember the legendary Texas coach.
The International Cycling Union stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France wins, making the winner of those races…nobody. Bill Littlefield looks at the recent history of rewriting the sports history books.
The International Cycling Union stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France wins, making the winner of those races…nobody. Bill Littlefield looks at the recent history of rewriting the sports history books.
As college teams battle for a top-25 designation, Bill Littlefield comments on the nature of college football, the dynamics of the season, and how players feel about their roles as student-athletes.
On Tuesday, 68-year-old former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison. Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports was there, and talks with Bill about the impact of Sandusky’s courtroom appearance.
