CECIL HURT: McClain accident revealing in many ways
It could have been bad news for everyone, except for beginner’s luck.
That, as much as anything, is what kept Alabama sophomore linebacker Rolando McClain from being injured when, on his first day with his new motorcycle, he skidded under another vehicle. McClain came away with scrapes and bruises, but no broken bones.
Keeping priorities straight here, let’s say first that it is great news
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CECIL HURT: Dismissing players not a job taken lightly
There are still 17 weeks to go before the college football season officially begins. But it’s possible that the championship race in the Southeastern Conference West Division – maybe the entire SEC –...
CECIIL HURT: APR scores are good news for Bama
The NCAA announced its “APR Honor Roll” last week, recognizing programs that had achieved high Academic Progress Rate scores. The APR, of course, is the NCAA measurement of how well programs maintain...
CECIL HURT: Another year, another Tide player not taken in first round
Later this week, the University of Alabama football program will extend a streak, one which probably irks everyone connected with the UA program .
CECIL HURT: Games against Tide sowed seeds of success for Cornhuskers
University of Alabama fans like to think that the Crimson Tide occupies uncrowded space in the college football universe. It’s a fair supposition — few teams have achieved what Alabama has attained...
CECIL HURT: Deciphering numbers is tricky business
One thing, more than any other, differentiates the modern 21st century world from everything that has gone before. That is the speed with which information – particularly raw data – can be delivered...
CECIL HURT: Tide fans will get an education at today's A-Day
One thing about A-Day: It’s always worth the cost of admission. But even at the usual ticket price — free to all — the 2008 version of A-Day might be a bargain.
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Report: USC guard O.J. Mayo got cash, benefits from promoter
A former associate of USC freshman guard O.J. Mayo claims the basketball star received thousands of dollars in cash and other gifts from an event promoter over the past four years that would violate NCAA rules, ESPN reported Sunday.
5.19pm, 5/11/08
Report: Mayo got cash, benefits from promoter
LOS ANGELES (AP) -A former associate of USC freshman guard O.J. Mayo claims the basketball star received thousands of dollars in cash and other gifts from an event promoter over the past four years that would violate NCAA rules, ESPN reported Sunday.
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Report: Mayo got cash, benefits from promoter
LOS ANGELES (AP) -A former associate of USC freshman guard O.J. Mayo claims the basketball star received thousands of dollars in cash and other gifts from an event promoter over the past four years that would violate NCAA rules, ESPN reported Sunday.
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