Portland State Football Coach Offers Free Beer for Fans, Hit With $14,448 Tab

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Imagine what the tab would be for an SEC school...especially one that loves to give beer showers! Tap below to read the article by Andrew Gastelum for Sports Illustrated. https://www.si.com/college/2021/09/22/portland-state-free-beer-fans-bruce-barnum

Mississippi State fans won’t be allowed to bring cowbells vs. Memphis at Liberty Bowl

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LIberty Bowl says no cowbells allowed this weekend. Tap below to read the full article by Evan Barnes the Commercial Appeal. https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/2021/09/13/memphis-mississippi-state-football-no-cowbells-allowed-liberty-bowl-stadium/8318934002/?fbclid=IwAR0uDRgAqly0Rn6C6dhebl-qJlxzgQpv2sQ6EDpKW9JhrrPXi1xVJ8J4XIg

Cam Newton believes his ‘aura’ would have been a distraction without being starting QB for the Patriots

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And in the NFL today, $cam Newton blames his "aura" for getting him cut by the Patriots. Tap below to read the report by Jared Dubin for CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cam-newton-believes-his-aura-would-have-been-a-distraction-without-being-starting-qb-for-the-patriots/

Giants’ Will Bednar Notches first promotion

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Looks like the "Man from Mars" Will Bednar has been promoted by the San Francisco Giants already. Tap below to read the article by CBSSports https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/giants-will-bednar-notches-first-promotion/

FTX exchange gets naming rights to Berkeley stadium as crypto, NCAA football collide

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Stadium naming rights at Cal Berkeley go crypto. What's next? Tap below to read the article by Dani Romero from Yahoo Finance. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ftx-exchange-gets-naming-rights-to-berkeley-stadium-as-crypto-college-sports-collide-151852734.html

Legendary USC star FB Sam ‘Bam’ Cunningham, credited with role of integrating football in South, dies at 71

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RIP Sam "Bam" Cunningham. Watched him play for USC and the Patriots. Hard runner who never let up. Tap below to read the article by Barrett Sallee of CBSSports. https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/legendary-usc-star-fb-sam-bam-cunningham-credited-with-role-of-integrating-football-in-south-dies-at-71/

The best 2022 college Draft prospects are …

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Ran across this article by Jim Callis for MLB.com mentioning two Diamond Dogs as top 20 draft prospects for next year's draft. Who? Tap below to check it out! https://www.mlb.com/news/best-2022-college-draft-prospects

Kirby Smart ‘concerned’ as Georgia football program deals with spike of COVID-19 cases

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Apparently Covid-19 is becoming a concern for Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart. Tap below to read the article by Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald for the USAToday. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/sec/2021/09/06/georgia-football-covid-19-spike-kirby-smart/5747529001/

College Football Week 1 Results Show Potential Risk of NIL Deals

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Interesting article by Darren Rovell of the Action Network on NIL deals in college football. Tap below to read the full article. https://www.actionnetwork.com/ncaaf/college-football-week-1-results-potential-risk-nil-deals