Super Bowl XIV

recognizable coach in college football history. He graced the sidelines with his houndstooth hat for 25 years with Alabama and had fourteen SEC Championships and six national championships. He took over the Tide in 1958 and proceeded to reach 24 consecutive bowl games. 2 Knute Rockne He coached from 1918 to 1930 and amazingly won five national championships. Rockne is credited with creating the forward pass and also introduced the T-formation in the backfield. The mark he made on Notre Dame…

For the past few months, the sports media has been embroiled in a fight over “stick to sports.” The phrase comes from a common online rebuke directed at sportswriters and pundits and players and coaches and anyone in the world of sports, really, who takes a political stance on anything that doesn’t occur on a field or a court or in a locker room or front office. The dividing line is predictable: Many jocks and traditionalists argue for a separation of church and state; many young fans say that…

Football, being America’s obsession, is the most popular sport in the United States. Football also happens to be one of the most watched sports in America. Many people play football including women, adults, high school students, and young children. I would let my son play football. Football helps build character, it relieves stress, and boosts their sense of teamwork. I would allow my son to play football because it helps build character mentally and physically. According to John Harbaugh, the…

football Football is a popular sport in North America. Known as football in the United States and Canada, it is often called gridiron or American football in different parts of the world. It evolved from rugby football, and the first game was played in 1869 between Princeton and Rutgers. A lot of people in america play football if it's not professional they play it professional and for fun it is a American Football grew out of English sports such as rugby and soccer and became popular on…

It was a glorious day for Browns fans as they witnessed something that hasn’t occurred since 2007, a victory in Baltimore. It was a rare sighting, but Cleveland pulled off the stunning upset in an overtime thriller. At first, it didn’t look to good for the Browns. After three and outs from both teams, the Ravens struck first. The defense was fooled by the fake hand off to Justin Forsett and Joe Flacco went unscathed to score from one yard out. On the next possession, Josh McCown orchestrated a…

When the Philadelphia Eagles completed the off season trade with the St. Louis Rams for the services of quarterback Sam Bradford, team officials knew they were taking a risk. Bradford was coming off of two injuries, one that prematurely ended his 2013 season and a second one sustained during the 2014 preseason, which left him on the sidelines throughout the entire season. With Bradford slated to be the starting quarterback with an inconsistent Mark Sanchez as his backup, Head Coach Chip Kelly…

and black players. Even on the biggest stage of the year, the Super Bowl, there often is not any exception to this. This year, we saw the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons battle in Houston for the Lombardi Trophy. Fox was on the call, with Joe Buck and Troy Aikman in the booth. Buck was only doing play-by-play, so it was Aikman who was giving these labels to certain players. When talking about white players in the Super Bowl, Troy Aikman often resorted to typical labels. New England…

Tennessee QB circumstance: Stable starter Quinten Dormady drives; dynamic Jarrett Guarantano rising Mike Griffith Mike Griffith @mikegriffith32 Posted 4 hours prior KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee football has a progressing quarterback rivalry, and that is something to be thankful for. Cool-gave junior Quinten Dormady, the unchallenged starter and group pioneer, can deal with the push that redshirt first year recruit Jarrett Guarantano will keep on making as the season advances.…

Tight end Jermaine Gresham has reached a deal with the Arizona Cardinals. The two-time Pro Bowler has signed a one-year deal with the team, but the financial terms have not been made public. Gresham spent the last five seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, after being drafted by the club in 2010. His career numbers include 280 receptions, 2,722 receiving yards, and 24 touchdowns. Last season, the tight end caught 62 passes and five touchdowns. Gresham joins an Arizona Cardinals roster that…

also need to score in the red zone. Kicking woes and missed opportunities has killed us in earlier games. A lot of those stalled out drives can be attributed to play calling. Our offensive line has done a solid job and is likely to produce two Pro Bowl candidates this year.…