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Todd Grantham brings everlasting chip on shoulder to Mississippi State
Edward Aschoff ESPN Staff Writer Close ESPN.com SEC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2011. Graduated from the University of Florida. Follow on Twitter Todd Grantham loves being the underdog. Ever since his grind-it-out high school lineman days in Pulaski, Virginia, Grantham has felt compelled to have some sort of edge in his game and personality. At every stop (more than 25 years of combined experience at the college and NFL), Grantham has weighed himself down with a figurative chip as a way of motivation and persistence. Now, as he readies for his first year as Mississippi State's defensive coordinator -- and a return to the SEC -- Grantham's chip has grown. He's challenged with turning around one
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Texas Tech gets commitment from ex-Arkansas WR Jojo Robinson
JoJo Robinson‘s winding college football road will apparently take him next to Lubbock. Using his Twitter account as a microphone, Robinson announced that, “with a lot of prayer and support,” he has decided to continue his playing career at Texas Tech. The wide receiver had spent the 2016 season at a junior college, thus making him eligible to play immediately in 2017. Including this season, Robinson will have two years of eligibility remaining. Originally a Florida State verbal, Robinson ultimately flipped to Arkansas to become a four-star member of the Razorbacks’ 2014 recruiting class. He was suspended for one game his first season in Fayetteville after he was arrested for armed robbery after
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Nova, Auburn’s live eagle mascot, grounded for 2017 season
Auburn will be forced to go to a backup when it comes to its famed pregame mascot flights. The university announced Monday that’s live eagle mascot, War Eagle VII, has ben grounded for the entire 2017 season. The university stated that its College of Veterinary Medicine faculty diagnosed the 18-year-old golden eagle with cardiomyopathy, a chronic disease of the heart. The diagnosis was made following what was described as a routine checkup. Below are the comments of the veterinarians in charge of the care of an eagle who has been a part of gamedays on The Plains since 2004. Nova has been diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, indicated by an enlarged left ventricle, decreased systolic function and supraventricular
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