Category: Articles
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Lang’s World: Wagering on college football isn’t quite for me, but it can turn even blowouts into nail-biters
I understand why people bet on college football. It gives games another layer, gives people another reason to watch or not to watch. It’s legal now – at least I think it’s legal, thanks to a recent court ruling. So there’s no need to sneak around.
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MikeCheck: For Conley, methodical path back to health has been a mental, spiritual and physical journey
Good luck to anyone attempting to stay in front of Conley these days. Eight months removed from heel surgery that limited him to just 12 games and shut down his season, Conley is back on solid footing and eager for a bounce-back campaign.
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MikeCheck: Memories of record-setting receiver and Hall of Famer resurface as FAMU honors past football champs
FAMU is celebrating the anniversaries of three different championship teams from its storied football history over the course of this season. For last weekend’s home game against Jackson State, the school recognized the 40th anniversary of FAMU’s 1978 NCAA Division I-AA national champions, the only team in Black College football history to win a mainstream…
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Lang’s World: College football mascots and nicknames provide unique window into a program’s competitive soul
MEMPHIS – This past weekend, the University of Kentucky followed up their big upset of Florida with a game against Murray State. That would be the Murray State Racers, a small school in western Kentucky. Murray State lost the game 48-10, but that was really beside the point. Because moreover, Murray State lost a perception…
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Lessons from Lifelong HBCU Football Connections and 2018 Power Rankings
Michael Wallace previews his new HBCU Football article on grizzlies.com and explains why it means so much to him. Read the article at: http://bit.ly/MikeCheckHBCU Follow Mike Wallace on twitter for his latest posts and Grind City Media content: http://www.twitter.com/MyMikeCheck —-…
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MikeCheck: Lessons from lifelong HBCU football connections at heart of GCM new ‘Power Poll’
For me, Black College football is where it all started. Now 30 years later, it if feels only right, only natural, only complete that we circle back to the foundation on which my sports media career, social mindset and love of culture and history were nurtured.
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Lang’s World: What to expect when your expectations are a bit too high for your favorite college football team
All college football fans want is to know that they have a chance. And until they lose, they do. But the college season is here, and losses have come along as well. Prepare to be disappointed.
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Lang’s World: 10 Takeaways from a weird and wild Week 1 in college football
College football coaches are always looking for a good idea, and any original thought that seems to resonate with a coach’s players will immediately go viral.
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Grind City Football: Norvell’s Tigers embracing task to build on championship momentum entering season opener
The anticipation for the University of Memphis’ football program has reached an all-time high. Let’s call it the peak of Tiger fever.
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Grind City Football: Norvell’s Tigers embracing task to build on championship momentum entering season opener
The anticipation for the University of Memphis’ football program has reached an all-time high. Let’s call it the peak of Tiger fever.