by Travis Normand
I got my 2013 Ole Miss media guide in the mail today. Thanks! @CampbellKyle
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John Antonio, Designer of Clemson Tiger Paw, Dies
by Travis Normand
John Antonio, 83, the designer of Clemson’s Tiger Paw logo, died Thursday, May 30 in Greenville after a long bout with cancer.
The native of Greenville, SC designed the logo in the spring of 1970 and it was introduced at six separate press conferences around the state of South Carolina, Charlotte and Atlanta, by Head Football Coach Hootie Ingram, Head Basketball Coach Tates Locke, All-ACC running back Ray Yauger and University Vice President Wright Bryan, on July 21, 1970.
For more: See the official press release from Clemson University, HERE.
See John Antonio’s Wikipedia page, HERE.
Clemson was apparently the first American football team to use a tiger paw logo on its helmet.* Click HERE to listen to the June 5th, 2013 ESPNU College Football Podcast about how and why John Antonio developed the tiger paw logo.
*Note: Other teams (such as the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League) had used animal paw print logos prior to John Antonio’s design at Clemson. One listener of the ESPNU College Football Podcast wrote in to the June 19, 2013 show and said that the BC Lions had paw print logos as early as the 1962-63 season. For this reason, Clemson is credited as the first American football team to use such a logo.
List of SEC head coaching salaries
by Travis Normand
Ole Miss seems to be getting the most value for what they are paying considering the job Hugh Freeze has done. One could also argue that Kentucky is getting great value as well considering how well Mark Stoops has done on the recruiting trail.
In terms of “least value,” I would argue that Arkansas is over-paying for Bret Bielema. He is the fourth highest paid coach in the league, and had better start producing wins right away to justify that pay check.
The following salaries are as of July 26, 2013.
*Franklin’s $3 million is estimated due to the fact that Vanderbilt is a private school.
[H/T: SaturdayDownSouth.com and SportingNews.com]
State of Football – USC AD Pat Haden
by Travis Normand
Baylor’s New Gold Helmets
by Travis Normand
Baylor has always had to find ways to make itself stand-out. I am pretty sure these helmets will do the trick.
Living in the shadow of schools like the University of Texas and Texas A&M cannot be much fun. However, maybe these new gold helmets will garner Baylor a few extra minutes of fame before the 2013 season actually gets started.
6.4.2 Representatives of Athletics Interests . . . it’s not just for donors!
by Travis Normand
Count me among those who previously thought that one had to make a financial contribution in order to be considered a “booster” (for NCAA compliance purposes).
From the NCAA Bylaws:
6.4.2 Representatives of Athletics Interests.
An institution’s “responsibility” for the conduct of its intercollegiate athletics program shall include responsibility for the acts of individuals, a corporate entity (e.g., apparel or equipment manufacturer) or other organization when a member of the institution’s executive or athletics administration or an athletics department staff member has knowledge or should have knowledge that such an individual, corporate entity or other organization:
(a) Has participated in or is a member of an agency or organization as described in Constitution 6.4.1;
(b) Has made financial contributions to the athletics department or to an athletics booster organization of that institution;
(c) Has been requested by the athletics department staff to assist in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes or is assisting in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes;
(d) Has assisted or is assisting in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes; or
(e) Is otherwise involved in promoting the institution’s athletics program.
2013 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 17, 2013
FORT WORTH, Texas – The Davey O’Brien Foundation announced the 2013 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award® Watch List today.
This year’s list, which was compiled by a subset of the Davey O’Brien National Selection Committee, features 34 of the nation’s best college quarterbacks who were selected based on player performance during the previous year and expectations heading into the 2013 college football season.
The 2012 Davey O’Brien Winner, Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M) and 2012 finalist Braxton Miller (Ohio State) join five 2012 semifinalists on the Watch List: Tajh Boyd (Clemson), Teddy Bridgewater (Louisville), Marcus Mariota (Oregon), AJ McCarron (Alabama) and Aaron Murray (Georgia).
Appearing on the Watch List is not a requirement for a player to win the Davey O’Brien Award. Quarterbacks from all 125 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools are eligible for the award until the field is narrowed to 16 semifinalists onMonday, Nov. 4. The Foundation and the Selection Committee will announce three finalists on Monday, Nov. 25. The 2013 Davey O’Brien Winner will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards on Thursday, Dec. 12.
The 37th Annual Davey O’Brien Awards Dinner will be held Feb. 17, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas.
2013 Davey O’Brien Watch List
- David Ash, Texas, Big 12
- Blake, Bortles, UCF, AAC
- Tajh Boyd, Clemson, ACC
- Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville, AAC
- Terrance Broadway, Louisiana-Lafayette, Sun Belt
- Kolton Browning, ULM, Sun Belt
- Derek Carr, Fresno State, MWC
- Rakeem Cato, Marshall, C-USA
- Cody Fajardo, Nevada, MWC
- David Fales, San Jose State, MWC
- James Franklin, Missouri, SEC
- Devin Gardner, Michigan, Big Ten
- Kevin Hogan, Stanford, Pac-12
- Brett Hundley, UCLA, Pac-12
- Chuckie Keeton, Utah State, MWC
- Taylor Kelly, Arizona State, Pac-12
- Jordan Lynch, Northern Illinois, MAC
- Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M, SEC
- Marcus Mariota, Oregon, Pac-12
- Taylor Martinez, Nebraska, Big Ten
- AJ McCarron, Alabama, SEC
- Braxton Miller, Ohio State, Big Ten
- Stephen Morris, Miami (FL), ACC
- Aaron Murray, Georgia, SEC
- Casey Pachall, TCU, Big 12
- Keith Price, Washington, Pac-12
- Bryn Renner, North Carolina, ACC
- Keenan Reynolds, Navy, Independent
- Tyler Russell, Mississippi State, SEC
- Connor Shaw, South Carolina, SEC
- Tyler Tettleton, Ohio, MAC
- Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech, ACC
- Bo Wallace, Ole Miss, SEC
- Keith Wenning, Ball State, MAC
By conference: SEC (7), Pac-12 (5), ACC (4), Mountain West (4), Big Ten (3), Mid-American (3), American Athletic (2), Big 12 (2), Sun Belt (2), Independents (1), Conference USA (1).
2013 Bednarik Award Watch List
2013 Maxwell Award Watch List
BYU & Utah Continuing their Rivalry
by Travis Normand
Utah has moved to the Pac-12 Conference and BYU has become Independent, however, these two schools are working on an agreement that will allow them to continue their annual rivalry game.
It is good to see that conference affiliation and realignment doesn’t have to end a great rivalry.
While the agreement between these two schools is not yet complete, and while the agreement may only add two more games (for now), I hope that Athletic Directors (like DeLoss Dodds) are paying attention.
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