By: Jon Finkel Thirty-six years later and it still gnaws at him. The best high school running back in the state of Georgia decided to attend … the University of South Carolina? The same South Carolina that Georgia hadn’t lost to in 14 games; that he himself, Mike Cavan, the former quarterback for Georgia, was […]
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Cal’s Legendary Coach: Pappy Waldorf
By: Jon Finkel Among the many forms of endearment that a man can hope for upon exiting his role as an iconic football coach at a major university, the highest honors are clearly the following: A stadium with your name on it, a statue on campus and being the namesake of a local sports bar […]
Ricky Williams’ Magical Run in 1998: Wins Heisman, Sets Rushing Record
Mack Brown didn’t bring a fleet of bulldozers with him to Austin in 1998, but had he put in the order to Caterpillar upon accepting the head coach position at Texas, it would have been justified. The Longhorns had just finished with their worst record in five decades, and a razing and rebuilding job was […]