Today Albert Means will watch his young high school boys engage in play during Physical Education at White Station High School in Memphis, Tennessee, his home town and may wonder how his life might be different if he was that age again, but could take his wisdom back with him. He is their P.E. teacher. Means was poised to be a college star with sure professional future ahead of him. Yes, as a high school student, ...

After a disappointing 2010 season, the Georgia Bulldogs look to regain national prominence in 2011. Head coach Mark Richt proved once again to be an excellent recruiter, as the Bulldogs brought in 2011's No. 5 ranked recruiting class (according to Rivals.com and Scout.com).  Since Richt was hired in 2001, Georgia has made a bowl appearance in each of his 10 seasons, including three BCS bowl games. As for 2011? Well, Georgia loses 15 players to the NFL Draft, including ...

Jim Tressel is now the latest Buckeye to be handed a five-game suspension to start the 2011 college football season. Previously, the university had issued a two-game suspension for his knowledge of what's known as Ink-gate in Columbus. However, before the NCAA could rule on his punishment, Tressel decided to take the same as his players, stating: "Like my players, I am very sorry for the mistakes I made. I request of the university that my sanctions ...

According to Columbus Dispatch editor Ben Marrison and confirmed by other sources, Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel requested and got his suspension extended to five games by the NCAA today. In addition, the appeal for the Suspended Five to have their suspensions reduced has been denied as well. While Tressel still has to have a formal meeting with the NCAA Committee on Infractions, this is another step in the right direction for the embattled coach of ...

Although the 2011 college football rankings are not set in stone, they are pretty obvious. With this said, just about every team in the top-25 will lose at least one game this year. However, there may be a couple of undefeated teams at the end of the season. Here are the most likely games in which the top-25 teams will lost first. Begin Slideshow

Watching film can tell you a lot about a player's athletic abilities. One look at Travis Blanks' film will put the viewer in awe of his facemask bending, open-field tackles and his incredible angles of pursuit. Talking to Blanks, one gets a whole different story; he is just as proud of being a member of the National Honor Society as he is of the 29 offers that he has from major universities across the country. At ...

The Houston Cougars (7-5, 0-0 C-USA) split two games at home in midweek before heading on the road for a series against the Texas State Bobcats. On Tuesday night, the Cougars fell to the McNeese State Cowboys (8-6, 0-0 SLC), 10-2. The Cougars could only manage three hits in the game and committed three errors. They sent four pitchers to the mound, with starter Datota Dill facing nine batters in a mere 1.2 innings, giving up two runs, both earned, and ...

With Selection Sunday one day away, the time is almost near as March Madness 2011 is ready to begin. This week has been " do or die" for many of the teams looking for a bid in this year's tournament. There were also many teams that are vying for high seeding and hoping to use their conference tournaments as a way to boost up their resume. The tournament picture is becoming much clearer by the day, but what ...

The first day of tournament action from Greensboro was full of excitement.While the national contenders weren't playing, there was still plenty to be seen in the middle of basketball country. The lower two-thirds of ACC competition played amongst themselves to advance; some teams obviously came to play, and things may be looking up.However, others didn't—and it became clear that there may be some difficult times ahead for some programs.Begin Slideshow

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities   This is Jim Tressel’s darkest moment as Ohio State's head football coach. Major NCAA violations have been committed, a two-game suspension has been levied and a fine of $250,000 must be paid. The NCAA will conduct its investigation and could impose a stiffer penalty.  Before the story broke, Tressel was promoting his new book Life Promises for Success: Promises from ...