This Offseason Has Sucked: 2016 Edition

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UAB running back Greg Bryant is in critical condition after he was found shot in his car on Interstate-95 in Miami at roughly 4:45 a.m. Monday.

Bryant, who transferred from Notre Dame last November, was transferred to St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, a former teammateconfirmed to the Palm Beach Post. Hospital spokeswoman Lori Colombino to the Post that he was in critical condition.

 

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sucks. Condolences to his family and friends.

 

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Satellite camps on agenda for ACC coaches spring meetings

The ACC previously restricted its football coaches from working at satellite camps as a way to prevent in-conference competition in the summer months, along with not stepping on the toes of their regional rivals from the SEC. Everybody lived peacefully as a result down south, but that is about to change in a big way with the NCAA overturning a satellite camp ban, which was initially voted for by the ACC. Now, with the ACC spring meetings here, how the coaches respond to the satellite camp topic will be among the big takeaways.

Boston College is already getting in on the fun of satellite camps, although other ACC coaches have opted to stay out this year. The Athletic Directors around the ACC were not pleased with the NCAA overturning the satellite camp ban, but will they have a sudden change of heart? Eh, probably not.

“We finally got the practitioners on the council and it was overturned by the board that is comprised of mostly presidents,” Pittsburgh athletics director Scott Barnes said, according to The Orlando Sentinel. “That’s contrary to what we — NCAA Division I athletics — have been working so hard [on.] Our first crack and the board of directors rescinds it. That’s not good optic for what we’ve spent a lot of time on.”

Considering how some coaches are taking advantage of the option to work at satellite camps — Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh is working 26 of them in June — it should probably be expected talk about refining the satellite camp rules should be on the table. A limit on how many camps a school or coach may attend is a likely discussion point. If the ACC and others cannot prevent coaches from working at satellite camps, limiting how many they can work may be a more realistic option.

 

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Ex-Sooner wide receiver Humphrey announces transfer to Arizona State

It would appear former Oklahoma wide receiver John Humphrey has found a new place to call home. Humphrey announced on his Twitter account he is heading to Arizona State.

 

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Big Ten Network announces 10 primetime kickoffs

A week after ESPN announced its Big Ten primetime slate, the Big Ten Network rolled out 10 games slated for evening kickoffs this upcoming season (which is less than four months away now!).

The BTN games are below, all of which are played on Saturdays. Kickoffs are in Eastern Time.

Sept. 3: Fresno State at Nebraska (8 p.m.)

Sept. 10: Iowa State at Iowa (7:30 p.m.)

Sept. 10: North Carolina at Illinois (7:30 p.m.)

Sept. 17: Duke at Northwestern (8 p.m.)

Sept. 24: Nebraska at Northwestern (7:30 p.m.)

Oct. 1: Michigan State at Indiana (8 p.m.)

Oct. 22: Michigan State at Maryland (7:30 p.m.)

Nov. 5: Iowa at Penn State (7:30 p.m.)

Nov. 12: Minnesota at Nebraska (7:30 p.m.)

Nov. 19: Penn State at Rutgers (8 p.m.)

BTN will also televise games Thursday, Sept. 1 (Oregon State at Minnesota) and Friday, Sept. 2 (Furman at Michigan State).

 

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Ex-Pitt QB Chad Voytik heading to Arkansas State, not FCS

Voytik was originally heading to Eastern Kentucky but changed his mind to join the Arkansas State program after taking a visit over the weekend. He will get on Arkansas State’s campus on June 1 and begin working with the football program this summer.

Voytik will be eligible to play immediately this fall as a graduate transfer.

 

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Police report: Mario Pender refused to cooperate, demanded Jimbo Fisher

A day after Mario Pender was dismissed by the Florida State program, the details regarding his arrest this weekend have started to become reported. Pender was charged with resisting an officer without violence along with his domestic battery charge, and he reportedly refused to get in a police vehicle unless Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisherarrived on the scene. Pender eventually did give in and Fisher did not make an appearance on the scene.

 

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Damn, was hoping he'd make it.

 

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A high school is about to have a nicer stadium than some NFL teams

Voters in McKinney, Texas, have approved the funding for a $62.8 million high-school football stadium, according to The Dallas Morning News. It will be the most expensive high-school stadium in the country.

 

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Hill, football player paralyzed at 13, dies at 18

 

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Alabama to take part in Detroit satellite camp

UA will be represented at the Sound Mind Sound Body Football Academy’s camp in Detroit on June 9-June 10. Nick Saban won’t be in attendance, though, as his special assistant, Bobby Williams will represent the Tide.

Williams took over as Michigan State’s head coach when Saban left for the LSU job, and maintains deep ties in the state.

 

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WR Ryan Sousa decides to transfer from Florida

On his Twitter account earlier this week, Ryan Sousa announced that he has decided to transfer out of the Florida football program. Other than “now it’s time to move on with my career,” the wide receiver gave no reason for his decision to part ways with the Gators.

 

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Alabama announces dismissal of top JUCO signee Charles Baldwin

In a very brief and terse press release, the Crimson Tide announced that Charles Baldwinhas been dismissed by head coach Nick Saban. Other than the standard “violation of unspecified team rules,” no reason for the offensive lineman’s dismissal was given.

 

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Georgia’s Chauncey Rivers arrested on third pot charge, dismissed

In November, Chauncey Rivers was one of two Georgia Bulldogs arrested on misdemeanor marijuana possession charges. In December, Rivers was again arrested on a marijuana possession charge.

Five months later? Rivers has hit the weed trifecta as, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting, Rivers was arrested on multiple charges in the middle of the week, including, you guessed it, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Rivers also, though, is facing a more serious charge of violating the state of Georgia’s Controlled Substance Act, which is a felony.

Additionally, Rivers was charged with two other misdemeanors — parking in a disabled parking spot and keeping drugs in a container.

The December arrest triggered a four-game suspension for Rivers, with the defensive lineman, after sitting out the bowl game, still on the hook for sitting out the first three games of the 2016 suspension. The remaining suspension and any additional punitive measures stemming from his latest arrest are now moot points, however, as Rivers has been dismissed from the football program by first-year head coach Kirby Smart.

 

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Iowa grad transfer Maurice Fleming moves on to West Virginia

On his personal Twitter account Thursday, Fleming revealed that he will be continuing his collegiate playing career at West Virginia. As the defensive back will be joining the Mountaineers as a graduate transfer, he’ll be eligible to play immediately this upcoming season.

 

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Three-star 2016 signee Tre Harbison transferring from Virginia

According to 247Sports.com, Harbison has been granted a release from his UVa. scholarship and will transfer out of the football program. Harbison signed with the Cavaliers as a running back but was moved to fullback for the spring; it’s unclear if that position change played a role in his decision.