This week’s 18-unit curriculum is dedicated to the student-athletes at Kansas, who have
Introduction to Environmental Studies -- After the beautiful Georgia campus was buried under 70 tons of trash on Sept. 12, in honor of the Bulldogs’ home opener against South Carolina, school officials have asked tailgaters to behave more responsibly. In addition, the university will distribute 12,000 trash bags around the Athens campus and pay a company $40,000 per game to begin collecting the garbage bags as the game begins, rather than waiting until it concludes and the crowds clear out. No word yet on what they plan to do about all the purely biodegradable waste that was being left in public when nature called.
Eastern Geography -- In 1995, the College Football Hall of Fame moved from Cincinnati to South Bend, Indiana. Today, it was officially announced that it’ll slide down to Atlanta in 2012. The deal struck by the Chick-fil-A Bowl calls for the museum to remain in the Big Peach for 30 years. Of course, the National Football Foundation’s contract with South Bend called for a 40-year stay, but a change needed to be made. Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue referred to Atlanta as the “college football capital of the south.” At least a dozen cities in the region would gladly argue that point, but this move makes a lot of sense. Atlanta is actually a place that people visit.
THREE-UNIT COURSES
Modern American History -- The Sporting News has announced that former USC quarterback Matt Leinart has been selected as the magazine’s “College Football Player of the Decade.” Is it just me or is the decade still going here? Wouldn’t this sort of honor be more appropriately handed out this time next year? If that were the case, I wonder if a certain Florida quarterback would sub in for Leinart.
Ethics in Journalism -- A recent survey by the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State has revealed that more than 40 percent of sportswriters participate in sports betting and nearly five percent admit to wagering on sports they cover. In an article published by Covers.com, columnist Mike Hlas of the Cedar Rapids Gazette said that he didn’t know of any college football reporters who are currently gambling on games involving the teams that they cover. Our quotes would have been different if interviewed.
TWO-UNIT COURSES
Human Anatomy and Physiology -- Kentucky defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin knows his stuff, but he’s never seen legs on a quarterback like the ones that power Florida superman Tim Tebow. Lumpkin will surely be doing his best to get several good looks at them up close in the Gator backfield on Saturday in Lexington.
Efficiency Analysis -- Texas A&M wide receiver Uzoma Nwachukwu handled the football four times in last Saturday’s 38-30 victory over Utah State and scored a touchdown each time. His four scoring touches accounted for 140 all-purpose yards. Can’t do much better than that.
(photo by Tom Ritch/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
