College football

There are many things that make a college football team worthy of a playoff spot and a chance to compete for a national championship. There are many reasons as to why a college football team should get to go to the playoffs but for this essay, I will be focusing on four main points that make a team playoff worthy. The first is schedule, next is the team’s record, followed by a number of losses, and finally a conference title. The first thing to look at to determine if a team is playoff worthy is

to intend to Mizzou football players stand down. Actually, there had a vary events and protests before this one, but all of them wasn’t seriously hit the University of the Mizzou till the boycott. Why this boycott hit the board and make them cut the president down. The reason quickly was figure out by the Washington post. According the Washing post, the boycott will potentially cost at least one million

Paying College Football Players Have you ever wondered how hard is it is as a college athlete, or the struggles as a college football player? Or do you have a future as a college athlete but is not familiar with the life style, time planning, and financial support ? Surveys show that college athletes have around the range of 3 hours of free time and are not provided any money. This shows that students rarely have any time and are left with no money. So as common sense would have most people wondering

On November 6, 1869 what was coined as the first college football game was played between Rutgers and Princeton. Later in the 1880s, Walter Camp, a rugby player from Yale, helped shape the rules that we now have in American Football. From then the game has evolved immensely and I want to help you understand it. The basic rules are the most important part of every game, but are extra important in football. Every drive for the offense will start with the opposing team kicking the ball off. If

Cathy Toretto Justin Grant ENC1101 1 December 2014 Should Division I College Football Athletes Be Paid? Should the NCAA allow college football athletes be shown the money…or not? This is a debatable question facing college sports. College football players generate billions in revenue for the NCAA and intercollegiate athletic departments of their respective universities, yet are only compensated by colleges through athletic scholarships that cover tuition, room and board, and books. The National

Although college football is the third-most-popular sport, the majority of schools lose revenue on athletics. The National Collegiate Athletic Association, also known as the NCAA, is promoting beneficial ideas to help players in need while increasing academic standards. As stated in the article, “On some LSU teams, Martin said, half of the players are “special admits””, which means multitudes of players do not achieve the same levels of academic success as “normal” students. As long as academic budgets

‘’Booom...booom..booom!’’ As the jets went flying over the football stadium, the wind pushed against my face, like a bird going straight into a plane's engine. It was one of the oldest rivalries in college football. About 50,000 people were there. The game was between Notre Dame “the fighting Irish” and Michigan State “the spartans”. ‘’Let's go Notre Dame,’’ my dad shouted. ‘’Fighting irish rule,’’ I screamed while I was waving a flag.. as the game was about to start, I heard ’’boooom...booom..

what you want in life, son”, my dad expressed to me. Throughout my life I’ve had many people tell me I can’t do this or I can’t do that. One situation i’ve encountered that stood out to me, was when one of my teammates said “You will never play college football, because you are to little”. From That point forward i’ve always had a hard working mentality. I’m from Kansas City, Missouri

College football is a major part of many peoples' lives, especially here in the South. Whether we or someone we know is an alumni, we plan to go there in the future we think the uniforms are cute, or whatever reason, we always have one favorite team we cheer for. sometimes fans of a team will wear a shirt with the team's logo and that is as far as their loyalty goes. Others may attend a few games a season, but there are also those die hard fans that never miss a game or always tailgating, screaming

“Sunny and 75 with bright blue skies today is a great way to start off the college football season”, says a sports analyst on the tv from a tent in the tailgating section. Walking down the strip peeking through the trees seeing a glimpse of the arena reminded me of a modernized colosseum. Approaching the main entrance greeted by a metal statue and a stadium with a dark shade of brick with countless of doors and glass windows. Many Lovie Smith propaganda is seen around the stadium along with the array