The natural tie-in to the Johnny Manziel autograph story is the debate over whether or not athletes should be allowed to profit off their name, image and likeness.
Some links from around college football on a Tuesday... -- George Schroeder of the USA Today does it again with an insightful look into Alabama’s program, and how Nick Saban teaches his players the power of consequences. -- The South Florida Sun-Sentinel takes a look at Drew Tieman, the man mentioned in the latest Johnny Manziel story. -- NCAA guru John Infante says Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin is not under the microscope for Manziel’s alleged actions. -- The Aggies will honor their teammate Polo Manukainiu, who passed away in a car accident last week, this Saturday. -- Pat Forde of Yahoo!
Kevin Sumlin wouldn’t comment extensively on it Monday, but Texas A&M is lawyering up as allegations that quarterback Johnny Manziel received money for signing memorabilia have surfaced over the past day.
Despite sustaining a major knee injury toward the beginning of the year, Virginia Tech cornerback Antone Exum had hoped to return to the field in time for the Hokies’ season opener against Alabama.
On the heels of projected starting lineman Tayo Fabuluje leaving TCU for personal reasons, Horned Frogs coach Gary Patterson announced Monday that linebacker Joel Hasley has also decided to depart the program.
True or not, “Outside the Lines’” story last night alleging Texas A&M quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel signed memorabilia in exchange for a five-figure payment this past January is apparently just the beginning.
It’s been a whole seven days since Johnny Manziel was in the headlines for doing Johnny Manziel things -- almost all of which have been generally harmless.
Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze confirmed this past week that talented wide receiver/defensive back Nick Brassell was no longer on the Rebels roster because of academic reasons.
Some links from around college football on a Sunday... -- Rotoworld takes a look at the top 50 players in next year’s draft (quarterbacks are listed separately). -- Here’s an interesting piece on YouTube and their pursuit for, among other things, live sports broadcasts.
As if losing running back Wes Brown to a year-long suspension wasn’t enough, Maryland also had to issue a suspension for one its projected starting lineman.
Some links from around college football on a Saturday... -- Oklahoma is happy with how Sooner Sports TV did in its first year. -- Alabama is dealing with some issues at the tight end (suspension) and defensive line (medical disqualification) spots. -- Auburn got a big-time verbal commitment from a highly touted running back on Friday. -- But the Tigers lost a backup tight end as well. -- Northern Illinois is pushing for more publicity for quarterback Jordan Lynch. -- Nebraska linebacker David Santos is looking to move on from an offseason fight that led to the dismissal of two teammates. -- Okay, so this isn’t exactly the same game of “football”, but this video from NBC Sports for Premier League coverage is hilarious. -- You think Oregon and Alabama have jaw-dropping facilities?
