Kevin Tresolini, Wilmington News Journal: The NCAA barred Delaware member schools from hosting playoff football games along with postseason events in any other sport because the state is about to implement legalized single-game sports betting. The move came a day after a federal district court denied an injunction request filed by the NCAA and the four major pro sports leagues, all of whom have sued Delaware to stop its sports betting operation. A spokesman for governor Jack Markell called the NCAA's action "retaliatory," adding that "this new policy only serves to punish the very students the NCAA claims to be trying to protect."
Jason Morton, Tuscaloosa News: The Southeastern Conference is expected to release new rules next week that ban news media from posting video from games, practices and press conferences on websites and limit televised highlights from games. Restrictions on TV broadcasts include limiting news stations to clips of no longer than three minutes and allowing highlights for only 72 hours after the conclusion of a game.
Brent Schrotenboer, San Diego Union-Tribune: Former San Diego State offensive lineman Lance Louis is facing a possible felony battery charge in a case that has raised questions about the way former coach Chuck Long handled the incident. Louis is being investigated for allegedly battering starting safety Nick Sandford in a team meeting room Nov. 5. Sandford suffered a concussion, broken eardrum and fractured cheekbone.
Joseph Goodman, Miami Herald: Funny audio of Florida freshman quarterback Jordan Reed, who answered every question with the same stock answer after being instructed to do so by position coach Scot Loeffler.
Angelique S. Chengelis, Detroit News: There is plenty of blame to go around for the Big Ten's 9-20 record in bowl games the last four seasons.
Ray Glier, New York Times: The spread offense's influence grows, even in the talent-rich SEC.
Timothy Williamson, SEC Fans.com: Breaking down the impact of the SEC-ESPN contract and comparing it to deals for other leagues.
Andrea Adelson, College Gridiron 365: The Capital One Bowl continues negotiations to keep ties with the SEC and Big Ten. The bowl is also hoping to keep its game on ABC.
Dennis Dodd, CBS Sports.com: The all-decade first team team does not include Matt Leinart or LaDainian Thomlinson.
Jon Solomon, Birmingham News: Tricks of the trade: How coaches get their rosters down to 85 scholarship players.
Charles Goldberg, Birmingham News: Auburn has only 75 players on scholarship.
Michael Silence, Knoxville News-Sentinel: Tennessee will spend roughly $42,000 on hotel stays for its team on Friday nights before its eight home games.
Jon Johnson, Dothan Eagle: Auburn has yet to play a game under Gene Chizik, but athletic director Jay Jacobs is already defending his hire of the former Iowa State coach.
Honolulu Advertiser: The state Ethics Commission is closing its review of travel expenses rung up by Hawaii in its trip to New Orleans to play Georgia in the 2008 Sugar Bowl.
Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times: Notre Dame could be a championship contender, Tim Tebow might be on his way to being the greatest college quarterback ever and Texas has the most motivation to win the title.
Marc Morehouse, Cedar Rapids Gazette: Former Iowa starting quarterback Jake Christensen has transferred to Eastern Illinois.
Joe Person, Columbia State: South Carolina running back signee Ben Axon shares his story about being arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to sell.
Curtis Eichelberger, Bloomberg: Sports endowments have plunged at Ivy League schools and athletics departments have been cut to the core. Thanks to Ben Maller.
Bud Withers, Seattle Times: Washington State defensive end Cory Mackay, who is without lower-body movement after a car accident in May, is working to walk again.
Associated Press: Months after a car accident left him partially paralyzed, Oklahoma receiver Corey Wilson has set a goal to walk again by the end of the Sooners' season.
The Quad: Paul Myerberg's countdown continues with No. 26 West Virginia.
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"The NCAA barred Delaware member schools from hosting playoff football games along with postseason events in any other sport because the state is about to implement legalized single-game sports betting."
What will the NCAA do when Bawney Fwank makes online sports betting legal in every state in America?
It's easy for them now, because Delaware, Montana, Nevada, and Oregon are all ranked in the bottom half of U.S. states by population. Maybe the schools need to recruit the Vice President (who is from Delaware) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) to lean on the NCAA.
Posted by: Penn State Clips | August 07, 2009 at 05:02 PM
The new SEC media "policy" stinks. This follows a really annoying trend taking shape among all sports. Every single league feels like they need to start their own channel for some reason. And instead of letting the channel speak for itself, they choose to limit everybody else's access to the product. How in the world does this help your league?
Look at the Mountain West. Who in the world is going to go out of their way to pay for a channel that ONLY broadcasts Mountain West sporting events? Are you kidding me? Granted, the SEC is a bit more attractive than the Mountain West, but at the end of the day all they are doing is limiting their exposure - which I thought was a bad business model.
It angers me as a fan, and worst of all it seems to be against the best interests of the conference long-term. How do you expect to draw in new fans by limiting the access to your product? It seems completely backward.
Posted by: J.Pike | August 08, 2009 at 12:42 AM
If the wagering format in Delaware is as they seem to be promising, i.e. single game wagering against the point spread, and (I believe) money lines, and totals, and maybe teasers too (I hope), then I have a prediction to make right now: They're going to have a serious parking problem at Delaware Park on Sundays, and probably Saturdays too! Because maybe fifty thousand bettors (maybe more, I'm serious) are going to drive down there for the action. Who knows how many are going to take the bus or Amtrak. And I think it's great! Because Nevada Vegas has had this unfair monopoly long enough. Why should we on the East coast travel more than half way across the country for legal sports book action, when Delaware is so easy to get to? They should start thinking about how they're going to handle the traffic overflow at Delaware Park, and about how they're going to fit all those bettors into the simulcast room... and about how they're going to handle all that money! Because that's what's going to happen Saturdays and Sundays there, the handle is going to go through the roof!
Posted by: Coach | August 08, 2009 at 08:41 AM