Upsets Happen Because of the Faith and Determination Which Jimmy V Described at the ESPY’s  “Don’t give up!  Never, ever give up!”  Those were the famous words spoken by former NC State head men’s basketball coach Jim Valvano at the inaugural ESPY Awards in New York City on March 4, 1993, just eight weeks before … Read more

Long Range Shooter Hits 100th Trey Allison Beasley is a lot tougher than she looks.  The 5’10” shooting guard from Carolina Day School in Asheville, NC, proved that as fact last summer when, following a knee injury suffered during an AAU tournament, she went after rehab like a young woman possessed.  Surprising everyone, including her rehab instructors, Allison … Read more

All this past weekend, college champions in the NCAA and NAIA were crowned on campuses and in sports facilities across America.  In particular, NCAA DII deserves accolades for their Division II National Championships Fall Festival which took place in Louisville, KY.  The DII Festival is a superb idea which has been going on for a number of years.  … Read more

A “W” is a “W”, but to be sure it was tough going for Oklahoma against Nebraska Saturday evening in the Big 12 Championship Game.  Faced with a relentless Husker defense, Sooner QB and former NSR prospect Landry Jones continued to successfully move OU between the 30’s, but the high-powered Oklahoma offense was only able to punch the ball over … Read more

As Coaches Take Time from the Grind, Tap On Their Window The recruiting season, and college coaches, will slow down a bit when the Christmas break comes along later this month.   In fact, December 20 through January 3 is a dead period for NCAA coaches.  There can be no in-person contact between NCAA coaches and you. … Read more

The Wait is Over and Cam Comes Out Unscathed The NCAA has ruled that embattled Auburn quarterback Cameron Newton is eligible to play in the SEC Championship game on Saturday and presumably in the team’s follow-up bowl game as well.  An NCAA investigation was launched in early November to determine if activities surrounding Newton’s recruitment … Read more

Setting a Plan and Sticking to It is the Key Everyone else may be headed for a few weeks off when the holiday break comes, but there’s no such thing as a break for serious college prospects.  Certainly, there’s relief from the academic grind of day-to-day classroom work, but while others may be gorging on … Read more

It is 1,770 miles from Fort Worth, Texas, to Providence, Rhode Island.   That’s the distance between the TCU campus and The BIG EAST headquarters, but apparently distance really does make the heart grow fonder.  TCU’s announcement this week that the school’s athletic programs would leave the Mountain West Conference and join the BIG EAST has been widely met with … Read more

Upsets, Title Runs and Even the Tough Losses Keep Us Coming Back There’s something in the air and it has the not-so-subtle aroma and sound of a gymnasium, but don’t we just love it?  Wood floors, steel beam ceilings, and hard bleachers make for noisy atmospheres, raucous cheering and boy, oh, boy we’re ready.  Yep, … Read more

Record-setting Performance and 2-TD’s in 26 Seconds Save Sooners With their backs firmly against the wall, the Oklahoma Sooners turned to one of their key players on Saturday, former NSR prospect and OU’s sophomore QB, Landry Jones.  In a cross-state grudge match in which the outcome carried considerably more weight than in previous years, Landry equaled a school … Read more