The Sport Formerly Known as Football
Football is Americas sport, more people tune-in to The Super Bowl than any other program. Everybody looks forward to those fall Sunday afternoons when there is nothing to do but kick back and watch...
View ArticleJohnny Manziel: Hero or Villain?
I strongly disagree with more than half of the traffic laws in L.A.. I think that they are, for lack of a better word, dumb. In fact, I would go even as far to say that some of these laws are wrong,...
View ArticleWeek One of College Football: Buckeyes Still Need Time to Grow
It’s that wonderful time of the year again when certain college campuses like Ohio State get more to think about than the doom and gloom of classes. Week one of college football has come and gone and...
View ArticleCP3 is in Jay-Z’s Fantasy Football League
This week marks the start of the NFL season and along with it comes the joy, tears, and tremendous amount of fun that is fantasy football. By nature, fantasy football is an activity that can quickly...
View ArticleUEFA Transfer Window 2013: The Aftermath
Another year and another batch of questions and concerns have been raised by the end of the UEFA Transfer Window 2013, which closed Monday, September 2. The top teams in Europe have been making moves,...
View ArticleRutgers Game Day Fashion For The Ladies!
If you’re a student at Rutgers University, you’re going to want to go to the football games. Being in the stands and supporting your team is all well and good. Whether or not football is your thing...
View ArticleFootball: The Most Dangerous Game
Photo via nydailynews.com I’ll get this out of the way at the beginning: I love football. I love that, starting this weekend, I can look forward to football until February. In high school, I joined the...
View ArticleFootball and Politics, Why they Really Aren’t that Different
Photo from Flickr.com by Elvert Barnes I love football season. So much excitement fills the air, as fans gather around the TV or fill the stadium to support their team. On all levels football has this...
View ArticleExplosive offense propels Maryland to 2-0
Maryland improves to 2-0 for the third time in four years With dual-threat quarterback C.J Brown and explosive receiver Stefon Diggs, Maryland knew they had the potential to be explosive on offense...
View ArticleFemales, Fall and Football: A Great Combination
The sisters of Alpha Xi Delta at UMD love a good football game. There are many stereotypical connections made with women and the fall season. Pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks, leggings, Steve...
View ArticleWhat should the Washington Redskins do with Robert Griffin III?
It’s no surprise. It’s not a shock. It’s not even hard to see. Despite what Washington Redskins’ QB Robert Griffin III says, he isn’t healthy. What we were all so accustomed to seeing from the Rookie...
View ArticleUniversity of Mississippi Football Team Shamelessly Heckles Actors
Garrison Gibbons, the only openly gay actor in the University of Mississippi’s production of The Laramie Project, was shocked. “To be ridiculed like that was something that really made me realize that...
View ArticleShould the Washington Redskins change their name?
USA Today columnist Christine Brennan refuses to call the Washington Redskins by their given name in any of her writings. “It’s not a cause, just a column,” Brennan said at a panel discussion at the...
View Article13 Awesome College Sports Traditions
One of the first college football games I ever went to was Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (better known as FAMU) against the University of Miami. The game was played at the late...
View ArticleIs Football Destined to Become a “Sissy” Sport?
Remember the NFL bounty scandal in 2011? Remember when the league fined players, suspended coaches, and took away draft picks, all in an attempt to quell violence? Presumably, the goal here was to...
View Article7 Signs That You’re an Ohioan
Ohioans are known across the country for some basic stereotypes. Some are weirdly hilarious typecasts, while others are shockingly too familiar. So here it goes: seven signs you are a true Ohioan. 1....
View ArticleThanksgivukkah: What Happens When Two Holidays Collide
Co-written by Hayley Grunebaum and Hannah Gross. Thanksgiving: The one time a year when it is socially acceptable to unbutton your pants at the dinner table; a day of pounding shots with uncle Larry...
View ArticleParents Weekend: When The ‘Rents Come to Town
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of entertaining my favorite campus visitors: My parents. No, I am not being sarcastic, and, yes, I do have friends my own age. They’re here!!!! Before you peg me...
View ArticleTackling Tolerance: The NFL and Homosexuality
This spring, the sports arena buzzed with rumors about one, or several NFL football players who were planning to come out publicly. The National Football League was on the cusp of exciting, radical...
View ArticlePromising Outlook: The Ohio State Defense in 2014
There’s no way to sugarcoat it: the 2013 version of the Ohio State defense was flat out awful. They seemed to make a habit of giving up big play after big play, especially in their final two games....
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