Showing posts with label Football. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Football. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Ohio State Receiver Makes Amazing One-Handed Catch (VIDEO)


It's no secret that the Ohio State University has recently made some significant changes atop the coaching staff of its football team. Former coach Jim Tressel, who had directed the squad from within various sweater vests since 2000, is out. His replacement is Luke Fickell. Although Fickell had been a member of the Buckeyes' staff for years and undoubtedly has a terrific grasp for the game, it seems that a key piece of coaching advice may not have been imparted to one of his freshman receivers.

Watching this highlight-reel play by Ohio State's freshman wideout Evan Spencer, one might wonder if he knew that NCAA rules permit players to use two hands to catch passes. The aforementioned rules may not allow a player to trade autographs for tattoos, but two-handed catches are totally on the up and up.

In the fourth quarter of the Buckeyes' shutout victory over Akron, quarterback Braxton Miller slung a pass to Spencer who was sprinting down the right sideline. Just inside the 10-yard line, the Vernon Hills (Ill.) native separated himself from the defender and had his back to the end zone. Caught in an awkward position, Spencer jumped off his right foot and made an incredible one-handed 33-yard catch. Even after he got his right hand on the ball, he didn't bring his left paw over to wrap it up as he went to the ground.

Monday, September 5, 2011

Watch Southern Methodist vs Texas A&M Football Live Streaming

The Texas Longhorn Network that pushed rival Texas A&M out the door of the Big 12 has quickly become a model for other conference schools. Missouri is the latest Big 12 member to join the digital realm, alongside Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas State.

Texas A&M is leaving the Big 12 and likely will eventually join the SEC. Tonight's a good opportunity to showcase itself to the best conference in college football. The Aggies, coming off a 9-4 season and Cotton Bowl berth, meet old Southwestern

Two teams with high hopes both on and off the field open their respective College Football seasons when they meet in College Station, Texas on Sunday night. Ninth ranked Texas A&M begins its final Big 12 season hosting

Texas A&M's decision to leave the Big 12 Conference is just the latest move in what has become the Jenga of conference realignment. Increasingly unstable, the Big 12 may take another hit after reports surfaced this week that Oklahoma and Texas might be

Friday, September 2, 2011

Alex Schooley, Louisville High School Football Player, Penalized For Tribute To Dead Friend (VIDEO)


A high school football player's tribute to a deceased friend in last Friday's season opener may have cost his team the game. After Louisville High School receiver Alex Schooley scored the go-ahead touchdown to put his team up 26-24 with 1:15 left in the game against Walsh Jesuit in Ohio, he pointed to the sky as a tribute to a close friend who died in a car accident last week.

The referee, however, threw a flag after in the middle of the gesture and penalized Schooley for excessive celebration, giving Walsh Jesuit excellent field position. They drove down the field and scored a 29-yard field goal to win the game.

According to Cleveland’s WJW-TV, many in Louisville thought the call was inappropriate. But Assistant Ohio High School Athletic Association Commissioner Henry Zaborniak said the correct call was made because "any prolonged gesture that draws attention to himself is a foul."

He made "a simple gesture to heaven," a grandparent of a Louisville player told the Associated Press.

In the NFL, players have also been fined or prevented from paying tribute to friends and loved ones who they have lost.

In 2008, Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark etched the number 21 in his eye black as a tribute to the late Sean Taylor, his former teammate when Clark was a Washington Redskin. The league fined him $5,000.

After Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry passed away, then-teammate Chad Ochocinco planned on wearing his jersey as a tribute. But the league rules prohibit it and wouldn't let the NFL Players Association reimburse him for any fine that he would have received.