Tweets from USC OL get weird while stuck in a hotel elevator A group of USC offensive linemen found themselves stuck in an elevator Friday night following a dinner with their offensive line coach in Redondo Beach, California. Offensive tackle Zach Banner and seven of his offensive-line friends decided to cram into an elevator that was weight-tested for 2,500. Banner told ESPN the group … [Read more...]

Houston players donate water for flood victims (Photos) A group of University of Houston players donated 24 cases of water to help flood victims in need. Junior offensive tackle Na'Ty Rodgers and his girlfriend spearheaded the effort after classes were cancelled for the second consecutive day due to severe storms that caused massive flooding throughout the area. Rodgers called some of his … [Read more...]

BYU adds 6-foot-10 basketball player Corbin Kaufusi to roster BYU is adding size to its defensive line – a whole lot of it. The school announced Friday that Corbin Kaufusi, a 6-foot-10, 255-pound center for the basketball team, will join the football team. Kaufusi is the son of BYU defensive line coach Steve Kaufusi and the brother of Bronson Kaufusi, who played defensive end for the Cougars … [Read more...]

Mitch Trubisky named North Carolina's starting QB North Carolina is going with Mitch Trubisky at quarterback. Tar Heels head coach Larry Fedora announced Friday morning that Trubisky, a junior, will start under center when UNC opens its season against Georgia on Sept. 3. "I thought Mitch did a good job this spring and didn't just assume he was going to be the starter. He worked extremely … [Read more...]

Illinois adds Cal LB Hardy Nickerson as grad transfer Hardy Nickerson is headed to the Big Ten. Nickerson, Cal’s leading tackler in 2015, announced Thursday that he will transfer to Illinois after he graduates in the summer. At Illinois, he will join his father, Hardy Nickerson Sr., who was hired as the Illini’s defensive coordinator by new head coach Lovie Smith. As a graduate transfer, the … [Read more...]

How a possible 29-year-old man played a season of high school hoops One morning last spring, Gregory Dole received a call from a friend with whom he'd played high school basketball in Tanzania nearly two decades ago. Deng D'Awol asked Dole for help finding a school in Canada that would be interested in a 16-year-old basketball phenom he'd discovered in war-weary South Sudan. "Deng told me, … [Read more...]

Pitt RB James Conner gets fun surprise on 'Ellen' show (Video) With spring practice in the books, Pittsburgh running back James Conner took a quick trip to Los Angeles. The redshirt junior, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma late last year, was a guest on the Ellen DeGeneres show, where he detailed his quest to return to the field and play in the NFL. He was also paid a visit by … [Read more...]

Ban on satellite camps still ruffling feathers The FBS commissioners assembled Wednesday in Dallas for their annual College Football Playoff meeting. There's a chance not much football will be discussed. This will be the first time the 10 have met face-to-face since legislation was passed earlier this month banning satellite camps. If you haven't noticed, the issue has officially turned into a … [Read more...]

Pac-12 commish: UCLA AD didn't vote correctly on satellite camps Washington State coach Mike Leach was right. Following the NCAA Division I Council's vote to ban satellite camps, Leach said 11 of the conference's members wanted to keep satellite camps around. However, the conference, through UCLA athletic director Dan Guerrero, the conference's representative, voted to ban the camps. He did … [Read more...]

Social Hour: An Oklahoma transfer and Oregon State's new starting QB Miss something that happened on Dr. Saturday’s social media presence? Well, we’ve got your roundup right here. Don’t let this happen again. Always be in the know by following Dr. Saturday on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. Oklahoma WR John Humphrey is transferring. He redshirted in 2015. pic.twitter.com/HnlSnCHcTf — John … [Read more...]