College players selling school items.

Six student-athletes on The Ohio State University football team have been suspended for NCAA violations, the school said Thursday.

Mike Adams, Dan Herron, DeVier Posey, Terrelle Pryor and Solomon Thomas will miss the first five games of the 2011 season and must repay money and benefits, the school said.

In addition to sitting out the first five games of the 2011 season, five Ohio State football players, including Terrelle Pryor (pictured) must repay the following to charity:
Pryor
• Repay $2,500 for selling 2008 Big Ten championship ring, 2009 Fiesta Bowl sportsmanship award, 2008 Gold Pants
Daniel Herron
• Repay $1,150 for selling jersey, pants and shoes for $1,000 and receiving discounted services worth $150
Devier Posey
• Repay $1,250 for selling 2008 Big Ten championship ring for $1,200 and receiving discounted services worth $50.
Mike Adams
• Repay $1,000 for selling 2008 Big Ten championship ring.
Solomon Thomas
• Repay $1,505 for selling 2008 Big Ten championship ring for $1,000, 2008 Gold Pants for $350 and receiving discounted services worth $155.

Cam Newton finally projected high in the nfl draft

most football anaylist have said from the beginning that cam newton would not go high in the draft but instead go low first round or even early 2nd round. cam went to prove them wrong which he did and improved his rank to 3rd draft pick in the first round and overall number 1 of the quarterback draft class.

#3:  Buffalo Bills: Cam Newton, QB, Auburn  

I have this feeling this pick is going to happen. The Bills are a franchise that has been floundering in mediocrity the past decade. They need a leader to seize control of the team and lead them to the playoffs for the first time since 1999. Question Cam Newton's intelligence and pro-readiness all you want, but he's a tremendous leader. 

Buffalo also has a fairly new regime that has not obtained "its guy" yet. Buddy Nix and Chan Gailey know that they'll never sniff the postseason if they don't have a franchise quarterback. And Newton has the mobility that Gailey covets for his offense. 

Unfortunately, Newton's not ready for the NFL just yet. Sure, he'll use his scrambling ability to win some games, but he was a one-year starter in college who never had to make multiple reads in his offense. Newton has the potential to evolve into a very good NFL quarterback, but it'll take some time. Ideally, he'll sit behind Ryan Fitzpatrick for a year or two, but if he's chosen this high, he'll probably see the field right away. 

the new jayhawk freshman recruiting class of 2011

im sharing a list of the new freshman additions to the kansas jayhawk football team today. so feel free to gaze at the new guys turner gill brought in. im excited to see these guys in action next season and hopefully a successful season this fall.

KU class of 2011 quick hits

By State

Texas: 9, Kansas: 7

Arkansas: 2, Illinois: 2

California: 1, Colorado: 1

Florida: 1, Georgia: 1

Missouri: 1, Oklahoma: 1

Virginia: 1

By Position

Offense: 13

QB: 2, RB: 3, WR: 2, OL: 6

Defense: 13, DL: 4, LB: 5, DB: 4

Specialists: 1

PK: 1

Class of 2011, alphabetical:

Dylan Admire, OL, 6-3, 264

Tunde Bakare, LB, 5-11, 215

Brock Berglund, QB, 6-4, 205

Travis Bodenstein, OL, 6-5, 295

Michael Cummings, QB, 6-0, 196

Javonte Daniel, DE, 6-4, 215

Phil Ford, OL, 6-6, 320

Collin Garrett, LB, 6-1, 205

Ben Goodman, DE, 6-2, 225

Julius Green, DE, 6-7, 260

Ben Heeney, LB, 6-1, 195

Jason Hensley, LB, 6-2, 225

Marquis Jackson, WR, 6-0, 205

 Jake Love, LB, 6-0, 195

Luke Luhrsen, OL, 6-5, 275

Damon Martin, OL, 6-5, 265

Alex Matlock, DB, 6-2, 190

Alex Mueller, K, 5-10, 155

Darrian Miller, RB, 5-10, 181

Bryan Peters, OL, 6-5, 305

Anthony Pierson, RB, 5-11, 175

Michael Reynolds, DE, 6-4, 220

Chris Robinson, DB, 5-9, 170

Adonis Saunders, DB, 5-11, 185

JaCorey Shepherd, WR, 5-11, 170

Victor Simmons, DB, 6-1, 185

Dreamius Smith, RB, 6-1, 210

njoy courtesy of kusports.com

Fantastic future? KU football coach Turner Gill ecstatic with No. 34 recruiting class in country

 Throughout his first 13 months on the job, Kansas University football coach Turner Gill demonstrated one thing above all else: He’s as steady as they come.During KU’s 3-9 season last fall, Gill never got too pumped about the highs nor too down about the lows. Instead, he remained focused on his task and talked often about striving to build a winning program.Wednesday, inside Mrkonic Auditorium at the Anderson Family Strength and Conditioning Center, Gill slipped ever-so-slightly and showed a little extra enthusiasm when announcing the recruiting Class of 2011, his first full class since taking over at Kansas. “This is a great class,” said Gill of the 27 players who signed national letters of intent to join the Jayhawks. “This is a great class because they have speed, they have good character and they all do well academically. We just have to put it all together.” Doing that will take time. Gill made sure to point that out. But it also will be easier now that the players who will wear Kansas across their chests and Jayhawks on their backs are Gill’s players, shaped in his mold, ready to play his style of football.That starts and ends with speed. “Absolutely,” Gill said. “Speed was the No. 1 thing that we wanted to get addressed at every position, and we did that. We believe that we did that at every position. We were very fortunate and blessed this year that we had a lot of numbers; we were able to have 27 scholarships available; that’s probably not going to happen again as we go along.” There were a couple of areas in which speed was the major focus for this year’s class and Gill and company delivered in both. In running backs Darrian Miller (Blue Springs, Mo.), Anthony Pierson (East St. Louis, Ill.) and Dreamius Smith (Wichita), Gill inherits three dynamic ball carriers. “We were definitely trying to find some people who would be explosive, who would be able, any time they touched the football, to find the end zone,” Gill said. “As you research these guys, they found the end zone, many, many, many times.”

The other position where speed was of prime importance was linebacker, where the Jayhawks were woefully undermanned throughout the 2010 season. Class of 2011 linebackers Tunde Bakare (the only junior college prospect in the class), Ben Heeney (Hutchinson), Jason Hensley (Alma, Ark.), Collin Garrett (Beaumont, Texas) and Jake Love (Tonkawa, Okla.) all have serious wheels. “These guys have shown that they can go from sideline to sideline,” Gill said. “They can hit people, they can splatter people, they can knock the ball out. They showed that.”

Though speed was important, it wasn’t the only factor Gill and his coaching staff considered. Another big element was creating competition. This class, which includes players from 11 different states — coast to coast — and is made up of 13 offensive players, 13 defensive players and one special teamer, will bring that to Gill’s roster. “We talked about size, we talked about speed, we talked about explosiveness and then we looked to get depth throughout our football team,” Gill said. “And I know we accomplished that. There will be competition at every single spot.” And in some areas, that competition will lead to playing time for plenty of freshmen. Last season, Gill chose to play just three true freshmen — Keba Agostinho, James Sims and Keeston Terry. KU’s second-year coach said that number could increase dramatically in 2011. “If I had to guess, out of this class of 27, I would say that over half will play this year,” Gill said. “Again, they could go one way or the other, but I can say anywhere from 15 to 16 of these guys will play this year. They may not all be starters on offense or defense initially, but they may help right away on special teams and then, as they mature and are able to move forward, they can help us on offense or defense.” KU’s most recent recruiting class was ranked 34th in the nation by Rivals.com, as of Wednesday night. It includes two four-star prospects (Miller and Pierson), 22 three-star prospects and three two-star recruits. Most of them come from winning programs and Gill said that was one of the things his staff was searching for while on the road recruiting. “This class is full of football players who know how to win,” Gill said. “And when you’re building a football program, as we are, and you want to build a winning program, you need to have people who know how to win, who have experienced winning and (who) understand and thrive on competition. That was kind of the common theme: Have they been on a successful football team? Can they run? And can they overcome adversity? Because that’s what a champion is. These guys have shown that.”

courtesy of kusports.com

Kansas Jayhawks New Coach

turner gill head coach of Kansas

as you all know by now i hope. Kansas has a new football head coach. him name is turner gill from Nebraska. he had a rough first season and a lot of disappointed fans because the display the team and himself showed during the season. having the worst record in the big 12. 

         A new era of Kansas football began when Turner Gill was named the Jayhawks' head football coach on Dec. 13, 2009. After turning a one-win Buffalo program into a conference championship team in three short years, Gill, a former Nebraska standout player and assistant coach, returns to his Big 12 Conference roots to take over the Jayhawk program.

Gill was a highly successful quarterback at Nebraska and then spent most of his coaching career with the Huskers helping the program to 13 bowl games in his 13 seasons (1992-2004) on the coaching staff.

After a year in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers (2005), Gill became a head coach, taking over a Buffalo program which had produced more than two wins in just one of the previous seven seasons.

TFL (tiny football league)

how many have heard of TFL? if not ill fill you in. pretty much tfl is a league for little kids to play tackle football. the age ranges from 3rd grade to older. these kids are tough. im sure some of you wish you had tiny football league when you were younger. most of us missed out. i have a video to show some of the highlights of tfl. i hope you all enjoy. 

Big 12 fading away????

im sure by now everyone has heard that the big 12 conference will be decreasing in size next season. this fall will be the first time that everyone in the big 12 will play everyone. since Nebraska and Colorado both are leaving the big 12 after this year. this may be a good thing for some big 12 fans seeing how there wont be that much competition for the big 12 title. 

some may hate the decision because it makes everyone play each other next fall and create a tougher schedule. so it varies with fans.