This was not a school doing the right thing. This was a school doing the politically expedient one, deciding the bad pub was no longer worth the Ws and cash influx.
Art Briles and Baylor failed to handle the price of success and became the latest cautionary tale for other programs trying to catch up with the bluebloods.
Alabama has won at least 10 games since 2008 and Ohio State is 50-4 under Urban Meyer. So naturally Vegas calls for 9.5 and 8.5, respectively, in 2016.
With Ronald Jones II and Justin Davis, USC is loaded in the backfield. But the Trojans aren't the only ones: Stanford has Christian McCaffrey and Oregon has Royce Freeman.
Linked to several student-athletes’ rape cases in the past few years, the private Baptist university presents a disheartening example of the extreme lengths certain elite football programs are willing to go to by potentially violating federal law.
The president of Penn State University says in a letter that he is "appalled" by the way media has reacted to new allegations that longtime football coach Joe Paterno was aware of sexual assault complaints against convicted pedofile Jerry Sandusky.
The university said late Friday it cannot evaluate a recent claim that former coach Joe Paterno ignored accusations of molestation against assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
Joe Paterno remains a demigod in State College, and newly revealed allegations dating to 1976 won't change that. They should give the faithful pause, though.
The junior watched several defensive teammates reach their NFL goals last week. Now it's time to continue pursuing his: having fun, winning games and being the best.