Northington changed the game long before Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame induction
Nate Northington, a running back and defensive back for the Kentucky Wildcats in the 1960s, changed the game forever when he entered the Sept. 30, 1967 game against Mississippi. With his three minutes and 17 seconds of playing time, Northington became the first African American player to participate in a Southeastern Conference football game. Last year, Northington was honored for his achievements with an induction into the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame.
A historic end to a historic college rivalry: The last Johnnie-Tommie football game ever
The Johnnie-Tommie game is one of the best college football rivalries in the history of the sport. This November, the last-ever game of the Division III rivalry will be a historic one.
UNH football coach McDonnell returns after battle with cancer
After a battle with cancer made him step away from his head coaching job before the start of last season, Sean McDonnell has returned as head coach of the UNH football team.
Bengals make Logan Wilson highest-drafted Cowboy who is also Wyoming native
Former two-way Natrona County High School football star Logan Wilson was also one of the best linebackers to ever play for the University of Wyoming. Now he’s headed to the NFL to play for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Utah football awards scholarship to former DIII walk-on
London Bartholomew spent time at a Division III program and three seasons as a walk-on at Utah before being awarded a football scholarship from the Utes.
Irish punter moving from dairy farm to Georgia Tech
Townsfolk weren’t the only ones curious about what David Shanahan was up to with the funny-looking brown ball. Trading Gaelic footballs for American footballs, Shanahan was booting the pigskin on his uncle’s dairy farm in southwest Ireland. “I had a lot of young calves watching me curiously,” he said. “Every now and then a ball […]
ACC Commissioner John Swofford stepping down after 24 years
Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner John Swofford is retiring after the 2020-21 academic year, ending his tenure after 24 years. The ACC announced Thursday that Swofford will continue as commissioner until his successor is in place and assist with the transition. Swofford said in a statement he and his wife, Nora, had been planning for “some […]
Filing: Victims deserve ex-quarterback’s concussion funds
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Multiple individuals defrauded in a scheme perpetrated by an ex-Ohio State and NFL quarterback and his accomplice should receive money from the former player’s share of a national concussion settlement, an Ohio prosecutor is arguing. At issue is the case of former star player Art Schlichter, now serving a nearly 11-year […]