Clawson previews Appalachian State

Greg M Cooper/USAToday Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson, quarterback John Wolford and tight end Cam Serigne spoke about the challenges of playing a non-conference game down the road in Boone against Appalachian State.Head Coach Dave Clawson

Aggie spirit, football, power and politics: History is repeating itself at Texas A&M

Six decades before Tony Buzbee launched the social media torpedos that gashed Kevin Sumlin and shook Aggieland, another Texas A&M regent famously meddled in football coaching matters. The year was 1954. The regent's name was R.H. "Jack" Finney, except back then he and the eight other men governing Texas A&M were called board of director members. Raymond George resigned as football coach after the 1953 season. Texas A&M's athletic council sought Notre Dame assistant Joe McArdle, offering a three-year, $36,000 contract, all the while Finney wooed Kentucky's Paul "Bear" Bryant, ultimately signing him to a six-year, $90,000 deal. It's atypical at most schools around the country for regents to make

Five players at D3 Wheaton College facing felony charges after hazing allegations

Five players at Wheaton College in Illinois are facing felony charges after allegedly hazing a freshman on the team in the spring of 2016. Given the allegations, the word hazing is way too nice of a characterization to use. The player, who the Chicago Tribune didn’t name, told police he was tackled by a group of players and had his hands and feet duct-tape cuffed as he was watching the NCAA tournament in his dorm room.

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  Player charged in Wheaton College hazing 'frustrated' and 'disappointed,' attorney says

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  College of Wooster remembers football player from central Ohio

  The Columbus Dispatch