PHOENIX — The sponsorship deal between the Fiesta Bowl and Tostitos is coming to an end, according to a report. SportsBusiness Journal reported that the chips company told ESPN it would no longer underwrite the BCS game. Tostitos had sponsored the game for 18 years. Another sponsor, Discover, which had provided support for the Orange […]
The Fiesta Bowl announced Mike Nealy as the game’s new executive director Monday. Nealy, 48, has served as the president and chief operating officer of the Phoenix Coyotes since July of 2010 and has been with the organization for eight years. Nealy will oversee the community-based Fiesta Bowl organization, which operates the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, […]
Arizona will host the College Football Playoff championship in 2016 and Tampa, Fla., will be the site of the 2017 title game. The conference commissioners who oversee the playoffs announced Monday their choices for the sites of the second and third championship games in the new postseason system that goes into effect next season. “This […]
Last week I talked about how ridiculously easy Alabama’s schedule is and how it inflates their status as defending champion. Pretty easy to beat Georgia State and Chattanooga in the same season. One-loss SEC teams are considered equal to undefeated teams in any other conference and that is complete bull. Alabama could lose at home […]
We’re a third of the way through the college football season, and I’ve been having a blast watching games and posting these articles. There is nothing I like writing about more than my favorite players and why I enjoy watching them on the field. I usually make these lists before and after seasons, but since […]
This past weekend was one of the most lopsided I have ever seen in college football, and it will hopefully be the last of its kind. There were three shutouts in the Top 25: Ohio State, Louisville and Washington scored an average of 68 points apiece to demolish their much lesser opponents, Florida A&M, Florida […]
Glendale, Ariz., is one of at least four cities that will bid on the 2016 College Football Playoff championship game, according to ESPN. Glendale will also host a semifinal in 2017. Sept. 27 is the deadline to submit requests for proposals to bid on the 2016 and 2017 title games, and the 10 Football Bowl […]
The Arizona State Sun Devil softball team, ranked fifth in the nation, hopes to bounce back when they host third ranked Oregon for the final series of the season this weekend.
Former Chaparral High School wide receiver Davonte’ Neal has officially decided to transfer from Notre Dame and move closer to home. The sophomore wide receiver’s decision came about after the birth of his first child with his long-time girlfriend back in February. Neal’s father, Luke, confirmed his transfer with 247Sports.com’s website BlueandGold.com, stating he has […]
After the release of the Freeh Report and the conviction of Jerry Sandusky on 45 counts of sexual abuse, the NCAA issued punishment against Penn State Monday. While the feared “Death Penalty” was avoided, the university’s football program is hardly in stable condition. The sanctions are as severe as they are numerous: a four-year postseason […]
Monday, in the wake of Jerry Sandusky’s conviction on 45 counts of sexual abuse and the release of the Freeh Report, the NCAA handed down Penn State’s penalty. Although the “Death Penalty” was avoided, the sanctions were severe. The football program was slapped with a $60 million fine, vacation of 112 wins from 1998 to […]
The Insight Bowl is no more. Starting in 2012 the game, which matches teams from the Big 12 and Big Ten at Sun Devil Stadium, will be known as the “Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.” Buffalo Wild Wings is a restaurant chain known for its tasty wings as well as other food. “Buffalo Wild Wings has […]
In this July 26, 2011, file photo, Pac-12
Commissioner Larry Scott talks during the
Pac-12 NCAA college football media day in Los
Angeles. The BCS commissioners, including
Scott, are backing a playoff plan with the
sites for the national semifinals rotating
among the major bowl games and a selection
committee picking the teams, Notre Dame
Athletic Director Swarbrick said Wednesday,
June 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
The pairings for this year’s bowl season were announced on Sunday, and it’s a safe bet that many folks with Oklahoma driver’s licenses will be making their way to the Valley of the Sun in late December and early January. That’s because both the Oklahoma Sooners and Oklahoma State Cowboys have been selected to play […]
Could the Pac-12 Network come to you via your computer, phone or tablet instead of your television in the fall of 2012? If meetings the conference has held over the last few weeks with major players in Silicon Valley are any indication, it could be a real possibility. According to the San Jose Mercury News’ […]
The topic of paying student-athletes seems to be an annual debate that goes nowhere productive. Some believe that the student-athletes, who generate so much money for the school, deserve to be paid, while others believe that the athletes already receive a free education along with the many other perks that come with being a collegiate […]
Talk about disappointing. No not the Suns. No not the Cardinals. No not Espo’s complete over use of argyle. I’m talking about the Sun Devils new look. I am a jersey dork. I like to love a good one, and I love to hate others. (And I hate all basketball jerseys so we don’t even […]
PHOENIX — The possibility that the Cotton Bowl and Jerry Jones’ showplace stadium in Texas might replace the Fiesta Bowl in the Bowl Championship Series is being bantered about in the sports world in the aftermath of a scandal that led to the firing of Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker. Junker was fired Tuesday after […]
With the news today of the Fiesta Bowl firing John Junker, there is not one shred of shock or surprise. Junker and the bowl have been under numerous investigations for over a year now. The BCS culture as a whole has come under scrutiny for how it does business, how it crowns a national champion […]
A $1,200 strip club bill, a $13,000 honeymoon in British Columbia, and a $30,000 birthday party. What are three things that should have nothing to do with college football? That’s probably how Johnny Carson’s Carnack the Magnificent would describe the scandal that rocked the Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday and caused the firing of bowl CEO […]
The first weekend of March Madness is wrapped up. The Madness held true — as it always does — with upsets, small schools taking down legendary programs and new household names emerging. What was your instant reaction from the weekend? Doug Franz: If Nebraska lost the Big 12 Football Championship because the replay showed a […]
TUCSON, Ariz. – The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament stormed through the small town of Tucson with flair, memories and a showcase of eight of the best teams in college hoops. The talent was on in full force and I was witness to some great action. The action was elevated in part due to the close […]
Having a local legend is hard enough to come by, so when you find one hang on tight. In Arizona legends are few and far between, but one name is synonymous with winning: Lute Olson. He is the sheriff and has been even after his exit in 2008 for health and family reasons. When he […]
