This Offseason Has Sucked

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JUCO WR Jarvis Baxter gets release from LOI at USF, walking on at Oklahoma | CollegeFootballTalk

Junior college wide receiver Jarvis Baxter set his sights on joining the South Florida Bulls this fall, but academic concerns forced him to try and back out of a letter of intent. USF’s loss will be Oklahoma’s gain. Baxter will reportedly walk-on with the Sooners and report to fall camp this coming week.

According to a report from Scout.com, Baxter will meet the academic requirements to enroll at Oklahoma and intends to join the program on Tuesday when players report to camp in Norman. The academic hang-up with USF stemmed from having too many summer credits to count toward his GPA in Tampa. Those extra credits do count at Oklahoma.

 

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Mountain West Conference moves to 8-man officiating crews in 2015 | CollegeFootballTalk

There will be one more body on the field when you watch a Mountain West Conference game this season, and neither team will be flagged for too many men on the field. This week the Mountain West Conference confirmed the officiating crew will now consist of eight officials instead of seven. The conference experimented with the 8-man crew at times last season, and apparently it was deemed a successful trial run.

“Love it. Absolutely love it,” Air Force head coachTroy Calhoun said, per The Denver Post. “I think there are certain expenditures you carry out that are prudent, that make sense, that make for a more quality game. That’s one of them. That’s a good investment.”

Coaches are not the only one applauded having more eyes on the field to monitor the game. The officials are on board as well.

 

[BoiseMike19]

For anyone looking to see a shootout, Baylor v. TCU just started on ESPNU.

 

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Bama, Ohio State among those going to the (uniform) dark side? | CollegeFootballTalk

Andrew Lind is a reporter for the Tidewater News and, apparently, some sort of a uniform connoisseur. In that latter capacity, Lind has tweeted some very jarring news: a handful of the most prestigious college football programs in the country will be sporting black alternate uniforms at some point during the 2015 season.

A total of nine teams, Lind reports, will be going to the dark side this coming year: Alabama, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas.

PDATED 3:19 p.m. ET: By way of Oklahoma senior associate athletics director/external operations Kenny Mossman, one football program has denied they will be going alternate black jersey for a game this season.

UPDATED 4:29 p.m. ET: And we have yet another denial from one of the teams mentioned in the original report.

 

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Wisconsin new home for former Clemson/Oklahoma/Michigan LB | CollegeFootballTalk

Kellen Jones began his collegiate career in the Big Ten… continued it in the Big 12… continued it further in the ACC… and will now, reportedly, finish it in the conference in which he started.

247Sports.com reported late this past week that Jones has decided to transfer out of the Clemson football program and transfer into the one at Wisconsin. Jones made his decision after taking an official visit to Madison earlier in the week.

Because the linebacker has already graduated from Clemson, he will be eligible to play immediately in 2015 as long as he enrolls in a grad program not offered at his now-former school.

 

[Texas Jefe]

Bama, Ohio State among those going to the (uniform) dark side? | CollegeFootballTalk

I saw this as well, and I know Texas fans were in a tizzy...has to be t-shirts worn underneath the jerseys. No way Texas, Bama and some of those others are wearing those as jerseys...I think.

 

[bamafan4evr12]

I saw this as well, and I know Texas fans were in a tizzy...has to be t-shirts worn underneath the jerseys. No way Texas, Bama and some of those others are wearing those as jerseys...I think.

There would be riots all over Alabama if Alabama wore that shit in a game as a jersey

 

[Texas Jefe]

There would be riots all over Alabama if Alabama wore that shit in a game as a jersey

Indeed.

Our AD would be tarred and feathered, the marched down the Drag while people pelted him with rotten tomatoes and the like.

 

[Texas Jefe]

 

[bamafan4evr12]

Indeed.

Our AD would be tarred and feathered, the marched down the Drag while people pelted him with rotten tomatoes and the like.

There is honestly no telling what our fans would do...

 

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Pitt suspends WR Tyler Boyd for season opener | CollegeFootballTalk

One of the top offensive players in the ACC will have to sit out the season opener. On Monday, Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi announced the suspension of wide receiver Tyler Boyd from the September 5 home game against Youngstown State. Sophomore defensive linemanRori Blair will also sit out the game due to disciplinary action.

“In addition to their game suspensions, Tyler and Rori have been, and will continue to be, subject to internal discipline and accountability,” Narduzzi said in a released statement. “The situations were very disappointing and both young men have expressed their regret. Our expectation is that each of them, as well as our entire team, will learn from their mistakes and be better for it moving forward.”

 

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Notre Dames (and Cincinnatis and Marylands) new uniforms from Under Armour revealed | CollegeFootballTalk

 

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ESPNs GameDay pulling double duty in Week 1 and returning to Army-Navy Game | CollegeFootballTalk

 

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UNC reinstates DB Malik Simmons, who failed to show up in court | CollegeFootballTalk

North Carolina defensive back Malik Simmons did not appear in court Monday morning when his name was called for a misdemeanor citation for resisting a public officer and possession of marijuana. Where was he? Football practice, as he has now been reinstated by the program to resume football activities.

Simmons was indefinitely suspended by head coach Larry Fedora on July 24 following his second arrest of the summer. Simmons reportedly resisted arrest and later paid a $1,000 bond to be released from holding. Simmons had previously been charged for a misdemeanor marijuana possession offense, which was why he was due in court Monday morning. Fedora confirmed Monday Simmons has been reinstated by the program.

Fedora said UNC is now “waiting to see the thing play out,” before making any other decisions regarding the future of Simmons in Chapel Hill. However, lifting the suspension would seem to indicate there is a good feeling not much else will come of this legal infraction.

 

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Rutgers wide receiver Leonte Carroo says hes the best in the Big Ten | CollegeFootballTalk

“I’m the best receiver in the Big Ten,” Carroo said at Big Ten media day, perAsbury Park Press. “I say that confidently. I say that proudly.”

 

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Bama, Ohio State among those going to the (uniform) dark side? | CollegeFootballTalk

Those look pretty cool for like practice, no way they wear that in a game.

 

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Notre Dame Running Back Suspended

After reportedly earning a four-game suspension for the first four games of 2015, the news got even worse for Notre Dame running back Greg Bryant on Tuesday.

The junior is academically ineligible for the 2015 season and will not report to fall camp on Friday with the rest of the 11th-ranked Irish, coach Brian Kelly confirmed Tuesday.

This will have an effect on the depth the Irish had at running back. I hope the kid gets his (academic) life in order - not so much so he can play, but so that he can leave with a degree.

I can also not help but believe that this would never have happened at North Carolina.

 

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After leaving Cal football for Cal rugby, Sione Sina moves on to Utah | CollegeFootballTalk

Multiple media outlets have reported that Siena has transferred into the Utah football programand will play for the Utes. Because he has already graduated from Cal, he will be eligible to play immediately in 2015.