Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Southern Miss football center now patrolling campus as university police officer 2005 USM grad Adam Kelly used to play center on the football team. Now he patrols campus as a university police officer. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs Subscribe Today Log In Subscribed, but don't have a login? Activate your digital access. Ellen Ciurczak, American Staff Writer Published 5:00 a.m. CT May 1, 2018 | Updated 4:26 p.m. CT May 1, 2018 CLOSE Southern Miss officer Adam Kelly patrols the Hattiesburg campus as he works for the Southern Miss police department. Susan Broadbridge and Ellen Ciurczak/Hattiesburg … [Read more...] about Southern Miss football center now patrolling campus as university police officer
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Three Former UConn Football Players Join League That Allows Fans To Call Plays Through An App
In three separate stints with NFL teams, former UConn defensive lineman B.J. McBryde never made an active roster. So the dream of seeing his likeness in a video game eluded him.But thanks to a fledgling pro football league and its corresponding app, McBryde, 26, will get to experience a similar, albeit stranger, phenomenon. Your Call Football features two teams of real players led by real coaches whose actions on the field are guided in real time by smartphone-wielding fans. Users vote on their favorite of three offensive plays dialed up by the likes of former Packers coach Mike Sherman or former NFL running back-turned-ESPN analyst Merril Hoge.Coaches do, of course, have the ability to veto a play call, and cash prizes, worth upward of $50,000, incentivize successful choices. So while the allure of chucking it long on first down might always be there, users are reined in by football realism.“Having the fans pick is almost like — I could compare it to a real-life Madden … [Read more...] about Three Former UConn Football Players Join League That Allows Fans To Call Plays Through An App
Salah beats De Bruyne to football writers’ award
LONDON (AP) — Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been voted as the footballer of the year by the Football Writers' Association, the latest accolade for the English Premier League's top scorer.The award comes a week after Salah was voted as player of the year by his fellow professionals.He leads the scoring chart on 31, four more than nearest rival Harry Kane.The Egypt international beat Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne to the football writers' award, with the winning margin fewer than 20 votes. He becomes the first African winner of an award that has been running since 1948. Salah has 43 goals in 48 appearances in all competitions this season.Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Sign up for BREAKING NEWS Emails privacy policy Thanks for subscribing! Tags: newswires associated press sports newswires … [Read more...] about Salah beats De Bruyne to football writers’ award
Study: CTE, other brain diseases can start earlier if tackle football played before age 12
Share This Story! Let friends in your social network know what you are reading about Facebook Email Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Pinterest Study: CTE, other brain diseases can start earlier if tackle football played before age 12 Researchers from VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston University released a new study that showed on average, those who played tackle football before age 12 had cognitive issues arise 13.39 years earlier. Sent! A link has been sent to your friend's email address. Posted! A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Join the Conversation To find out more about Facebook commenting please read the Conversation Guidelines and FAQs A.J. Perez, USA TODAY Sports Published 11:00 a.m. CT April 30, 2018 | Updated 8:22 a.m. CT May 1, 2018 CLOSE SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' Peter Barzilai discusses the ramifications of the findings that Aaron Hernandez had severe CTE. USA TODAY Sports CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN … [Read more...] about Study: CTE, other brain diseases can start earlier if tackle football played before age 12
New Jersey football coach claims he was fired due to too many black players
A New Jersey high school football coach claims he was fired over the “ratio of black to white students” on his football team, with minorities making up half the roster. Nick Strom told the Courier-Post on Monday that he was informed by Camden Catholic High School President Mary Whipkey and Principal Heather Crisci on Friday that his teaching contract would not be renewed, and asked him to resign from coaching. Strom also coaches golf at the school. Strom told the paper he was informed of his termination as football and golf coach as well as being placed on administrative leave Monday evening. Strom believes his firing stemmed from “not conforming with their viewpoints on what they want the student body and the football team to look like.” “I’ve tried to build this program into one that’s based on kids being of ability, high character and high grades,” he said. Strom argued that “from day one, the administration told me they did … [Read more...] about New Jersey football coach claims he was fired due to too many black players