Tag: College Football
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Mike Leach, unique sports personality, dies at 61
Mike Leach, the head football coach at Mississippi State died today at the age of 61. Leach’s passing has sent ripples throughout the college football world. It’s obviously always sad when a person passes away. But I’ve tried to reflect today on what it was that made Leach so beloved among football fans. I think…
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Purdue super fan Tyler Trent passes away
We don’t control the cards we’re dealt. All we can do is play what we have. Tyler Trent passed away on Tuesday. The Purdue student had battled a rare form of bone cancer. He had become a sensation in college football and Big Ten circles as being someone the Purdue football team rallied around this…
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What great coaches can teach us about life
Relentless effort (not talent or intelligence) is the key to achieving great things in your life. Struggle is part of the process. It is hard and often painful. But it’s also necessary, because it’s in the struggle that great things are achieved. -Urban Meyer, in Above the Line Tonight, one of the greatest college football coaches…
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What the Alabama quarterbacks can teach us about life
If you can get Nick Saban chocked up, you must be a pretty special person. I love the life lessons that can come to us from the sporting world. This weekend, Alabama was playing Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. The Crimson Tide were trying to continue one of the most dominating seasons in college…
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Ohio State dominates Wolverines in “The Game”
Easily their best game since USC last year, but this game reminds me more of the 2014 Wisconsin game. Playing a good team, playing as an underdog, and just imposing their will. Dominating the game in every facet. But Urban Meyer takes this game to another level. Ohio State’s defense had been widely (and justifiably)…
Josh Benner 