- ABC News
PSU coach Franklin has one eye on present, other on future
Restoring Penn State's reputation and returning its star near the top of the college football galaxy once again should have earned James Franklin some long-term job security. The fourth-year coach isn't taking any chances. Expectations are high in Happy Valley after the Nittany Lions went 11-3, won the Big Ten title and turned up in the Rose Bowl last season. That performance, coupled with the return of Trace McSorley and Saquon Barkley — one of the best returning quarterback-running back tandems in the land — has Nittany Lions fans talking about a Top-10 or even Top-5 spot in the preseason ranking. Like the Penn State faithful, Franklin can't wait to see what comes next. But unlike the rest,
- NBC Sports: CollegeFootballTalk
Ex-Michigan State football player suing Draymond Green
An incident involving one former Michigan State football player and one ex-Spartans basketball player continues to make headlines a year later. In mid-July last year, former MSU hoops star hoops star and current Golden State Warrior Draymond Green was arrested and charged with assault following an altercation at an East Lansing drinking establishment. According to police reports at the time, the target of the alleged assault was Spartans cornerback Jermaine Edmondson. Fast-forward a little over 12 months later, and Edmondson, along with his girlfriend Bianca Williams, has filed a civil lawsuit in California against Green. Per mlive.com, the attorney representing the plaintiffs “declined to
- Yahoo Sports
Jim Harbaugh's antics could wear thin at Michigan if team keeps coming up short
We are living in the Golden Age of Harbaugh Infallibility, an era devoid of media skepticism, lauded through self-promotion and defined by the inevitability of Michigan football domination. Jim Harbaugh can say whatever he wants, wear whatever he wants and act however he’d like with complete impunity, feeding his relentless attention addiction one tweet at a time. The reality is that Michigan projects for a third consecutive third-place finish in the Big Ten East, Harbaugh’s third consecutive loss to Ohio State and another season spent futilely chasing what Michigan feels is its rightful place atop the Big Ten.
Headlines
- Thamel: Uncommitted QB Fields drawing comparisons to Cam Newton
- Saban suggests big schools play a Power Five-only schedule
- Pac-12 to try out shorter halftimes, fewer commercial breaks
- USC pegged as Pac-12 champion, Washington picked to win North
- Harbaugh's antics could wear thin if Michigan doesn't start winning
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