Maurice Clarett Returns To Ohio State

(Guess that thing about the SI Cover jinx is pretty legit.)

Maurice Clarett is a maligned yet significant figure in NCAA and NFL history.  The 2005 third-round pick of the Broncos, starred as a freshman at Ohio State and then sued the NFL to gain early entry into the league. Clarett lost his case and failed miserably in his only opportunity to make the team.  He was later imprisoned on robbery and gun charges, and spent 3 years of his life behind bars.

Now 26, Clarett will never play football again but he is a star player in the game of life. Clarett has re-enrolled at The Ohio State University, and is working on his degree. Kudos to a  young man that became notorious for “getting his goose on” (drinking large quantities of grey goose vodka) during his playing days.

Now Clarett is trying get his graduation on, hopefully he has a few girls from back in the day still lingering around campus ready to provide quality knowledge. Clarett might be able to give them some brain in return, but he’d probably just like to be on the receiving end.

Salty Swordfishes: Titans Sue Lane Kiffin & USC

The state of Tennessee has officially lost it. Monday the Titans filed a lawsuit against Lane Kiffin for allegedly stealing away one of their coaches.  The lawsuit accuses USC and head ball coach Lane Kiffin, of “maliciously” intending to induce RB coach Kennedy Pola to breach his contract.

Didn’t Titans head coach Jeff Fisher play football at USC?

This is a bush league (get it?) move by the Titans’ organization, and obviously there are still some open wounds in Knoxville as well as Nashville (or Cashville like Young Buck say). This lawsuit has nothing to do with the Titan’s losing a RB coach, and all to do with the state of Tennessee’s disdain for Kiffin, and the way he left town.

I am no USC fan, but I am not rolling with this lawsuit. Tennessee, stop drink that orange-flavored haterade.

BYD: Best Of UCLA’s Undie Run

Even though it’s winter, which generally isn’t too bad in Los Angeles, UCLA students along with several randoms kept the tradition of the UCLA Undie Run alive despite the school’s attempt to stomp down on the festivities. Never a bad thing to see a bunch of America’s brightest scholars taking it to the concrete for a good cause. Via COED Magazine

More photos after the jump…

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Mark Ingram Cries During Heisman Speech

Even though Mark Ingram was crying during his Heisman acceptance speech, my momma told me to never clown a man that is built like a pit bull dog. Ingram won by the slimmest margin in the history of the award, edging out Stanford running back Toby Gerhart, in what amounted to be a winner-by-default type of situation this year. Mark Ingram definitely did work this year in helping ‘Bama reach the BCS title game but Toby Gerhart was a beast all season. Gerhart also put up way better numbers this season than Ingram, leading the nation in scoring (160 points), rushing yards (1,753) and rushing touchdowns (26)…At Stanford no less. At a school known for squares (some a little more freaky than others), Gerhart dominated defenses with an old school style, and a got his team within a few games of a Pac-10 championship.

Colt McCoy went into Championship weekend the favorite, but his nasty performance against Nebraksa was overshadowed by the dominance of Ndamukong Suh, who came a second short of single-handedly getting his team the upset. For his efforts Suh did win the southwest region vote finishing behind McCoy in the overall voting. Even though he didn’t win the most prestigious award in college football, it can be argued that the signing bonus award he’s going to win for being the top pick in the draft, will probably make him feel a little better.

Florida quarterback Tim Tebow received a courtesy trip to the festivities, finishing fifth in the voting after Florida tricked off their chance to be one of the greatest dynasties in college football history. Tebow still has the chance for redemption with a meeting against a Brian Kelly-less undefeated Cinncinati squad, but crowning him the all-time king of college football is all but a memory now.

UCLA Students Rebel With Watered-Down Undie Run

Via Busted Coverage

Even though school authorities attempted to cancel the recent tradition of the UCLA Undie Run, a few hundred students decided to say “F” the man and went ahead with continuing the event as scheduled. The Unide Run occurs the Wednesday of finals week, and since UCLA operates on the quarter system, there are 3 runs per school year. The final run in the spring quarter generally attracts the largest audience, taking it to the concrete in nothing but panties, boxers and tighty whities. Not a bad sight to see.

Over the course of the last few years, the Undie Run grew from a grassroots campaign started by a few students looking to have a little fun to combat the stress of finals, to an all out event that attracted tens of thousands of participants, many of whom were not actually students of the school. Because of the large amount of non-UCLA attendees and the subsequent ragers that occur before, during and after the festivities, school administrators decided that it was time to give the run the boot.

Even though the school and campus police can try to shut down this now legendary event, the craftier students will keep figuring out a way to make sure that it lives on. The police can only crack down on the Undie Run, they will never be able to prevent it completely.

Check out our video from the last official UCLA Undie Run in the spring of 2009 after the jump…

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College Basketball Preseason Rankings Released

Tis Tough: NCAA Suspends Dez Bryant For Rest Of ‘09

Oklahoma State’s appeal to get stud wide receiver Dez Bryant reinstated for the 2009 season was denied, effectively ending Bryant’s collegiate career. The biggest hypocrites in the world aka the NCAA decided to stomp down on Bryant after he lied to them about having dinner with his boo at Deion Sanders’ crib during the summer.

The school was initially hopeful that Bryant, who has missed the last 4 games since being suspended October 7, would be able to return to the field at some point this season. Even though what Bryant did would not technically be considered a major infraction, he was severely punished for not being honest. The NCAA ruled that Bryant will not be eligible to compete until September 2010, and considering the NFL is headed towards and uncapped season next year, Bryant will probably make his next move his best and get that paper.

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