Oklahoma had about one quarter of its recruiting days this season taken away by the NCAA on Friday as punishment for committing major violations while the men’s basketball program already was on probation. Â The NCAA Division I infractions committee reduced the Sooners’ recruiting days from 130 to 100 and also put Oklahoma on probation for three years, vacated all 13 wins from the 2009-10 season, took away one scholarship and eliminated two of the school’s 12 allowed official visits this year. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
Obama Watches as the Tar Heels Defeat the Spartans Aboard the USS Carl Vinson
The nation’s basketball-fan-in-chief appeared to enjoy the first college basketball game on an active aircraft carrier. Â President Barack Obama sat courtside and watched No. 1 North Carolina beat Michigan State 67-55 on Friday night in the Carrier Classic on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
Penn State’s Mike McQueary Will Not Coach Saturday Due To Threats
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary will miss Saturday’s game against No. 19 Nebraska after the school said he received “multiple threats.”
(Video & Photos) Chaos Erupts After Joe Paterno Firing
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl Students and State College, Pa., community members fill the streets in protest after Penn State’s Board of Trustees announced the firing of head football coach Joe Paterno. Paterno and school president Graham Spanier lost their jobs amid allegations of sexual abuse against former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. Check some of the pics after the jump…
Joe Paterno Has Been Fired as Penn State Football Coach & School President Graham Spanier Dismissed
Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl Both football coach Joe Paterno and president Graham Spanier are out at Penn State in the wake of a disturbing child sex abuse scandal involving a former assistant coach.
