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A few days before Christmas, Ohio State AD Gene Smith met with his new $4-million-a-year coach of less than a month. Even today, Urban Meyer's richly appointed office bookshelves aren't quite filled. Back then the Buckeyes' fortunes looked especially empty and bleak.
"He got up from the table and paced around," Smith said, recounting how he told Meyer that his team would not be eligible for postseason play in 2012. "It was amazing. He came right back to, 'OK, let's figure out how to make it this year.'
Greg: "So what is this article going to be about?" Me: "Well, my goal is to humanize you and give people an idea of what the last five years have been like for you. You might not realize it, but you're one of the biggest... more »
Football players are killing each other. The death sentence isn't immediate, but it's there -- and we all know it. Whether they die from dementia or Alzheimer's or their own hand, NFL players are dying too ... more »
When Big East Commissioner John Marinatto resigned Monday, the battered league was left at another crossroads. It could either crumble or find itself a billion-dollar television deal in September. The Big East, scheduled to... more »
On Tuesday night, four eminences in sports and culture met at NYU’s Skirball Center to debate the question: Should college football be banned? According to the crowd of New Yorkers at the final Slate/Intelligence Squared... more »
A secret affair. Hidden payoffs. A bungled cover-up. The John Edwards trial? Not exactly. More like the worst week in the life of Arkansas football this spring. In fact, I can't remember an early college offseason that was less... more »
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