Tag Archive for: NCAA

Floyd moving on by returning to his roots


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Ask around and it’s not hard to see that Tim Floyd doesn’t have the greatest of reputations on the USC campus. Sure, the former men’s basketball coach — who was hired March 29 to take the helm at the University of Texas at El Paso — compiled a very respectable 85-50 record in his four […]

USC claims all-time bowl victory lead


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USC now holds the most bowl victories for any college football team after Alabama lost an appeal of an NCAA ruling that eliminates football victories from the 2005-2007 season.

Nothing good can come from weekend


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When I’m dealing with a tough situation, I’ve learned to take a simple approach in order to decide what to do. First, I think of the worst-case scenario and imagine that. Second, I think of the best-case scenario and imagine that. Then I decide what to do. Intuitive, I know. Why am I telling you […]

Overstepping bounds with eye black rules


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Who knew that freedom of speech doesn’t extend to facial accessories? OK, so the Bill of Rights doesn’t guarantee one’s ability to provide shoutouts during college football games by writing messages on eye black ­— those small, dark strips you see your favorite players wearing just above their cheekbones. And as history has shown, if […]

McKnight runs into NCAA allegations


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Junior running back Joe McKnight came under fire over the winter break, as accusations of an illegal gift from a businessman, which would be an NCAA violation, became wide-spread. The Los Angeles Times ran an article just before Christmas that looked at McKnight’s use of a 2006 Land Rover that he had been seen driving. […]