The Reuben Foster Discussion is over

by Travis Normand

Unless he is tweeting fake photos, the discussion of whether or not Reuben Foster will stick to his Auburn pledge (and not change back to Alabama) is over as Foster has apparently gone out and gotten an Auburn tattoo.

The photos/tattoo doesn’t (at least to me) look 100% real, but if in fact it is real, Foster is heading to Auburn.

Check out photos of the tattoo here.

Joe Paterno’s Last Letter, Defending Penn State and its Football Program

Joe Paterno Defends PSU Football
By Mark Brennan
FightOnState.com
Posted Jul 11, 2012

Nearly six months after his death, the longtime coach’s family sends former Nittany Lion players what it describes as an op-ed piece he wrote at the turn of the year.

Editor’s Note: According to Joe Paterno’s family, the following column was written by the former Penn State football coach in late December and early January — less than a month before he died of lung cancer. The story, in the form of a Word file, was forwarded to former Nittany Lion players Wednesday morning.

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ESPN to offer live coverage of Judge Louis Freeh’s Penn State report press conference

ESPN PRESS RELEASE – JULY 11, 2012

ESPN will present live coverage of Thursday’s press conference with Judge Louis Freeh as he discusses his report on ”the investigation into the facts and circumstances of the actions of (Penn State) surrounding the child abuse committed” by Jerry Sandusky.

Coverage from Philadelphia, where the news conference will take place, begins on the live, 9 a.m. ET SportsCenter, with reporter Jeremy Schaap on-site. (The Freeh Report is scheduled for release at 9 a.m. via www.TheFreehReportonPSU.com.)

At 10 a.m., SportsCenter will offer live coverage of the Freeh press conference, which will also be shown on ESPNU and ESPN3. In addition, ESPN.com will have coverage regarding the report’s release.

Live coverage on ESPN will continue when Outside the Lines devotes its entire show to the topic at 3 p .m. followed by College Football Live at 3:30 p.m.

Kevin Steele to join LSU staff

by Travis Normand

Did Les Miles and LSU not watch the 2012 Orange Bowl between West Virginia and Clemson?

Apparently former Clemson defensive coordinator Kevin Steele, who was fired after the 70-33 loss to WVU, is being hired by LSU and will join the football staff in an administrative capacity.

Of course, I am not sure what he will be “administrating” and I can only hope it doesn’t involve the LSU defense.  After all, a 70-33 beat-down on national TV is not exactly the best ringing endorsement of ones capabilities as a defensive coordinator.

Before taking the DC job at Clemson, Steele was the head coach at Baylor (1999-2002) where he compiled a conference record of 1-31 and an overall record of 9-36.

For LSU’s sake, I hope Steele is a good coach who has just had some bad material to work with.  I guess we will see.

H/T: TigerBait.com