Andy Dalton led TCU to it’s first ever Rose Bowl victory, but his draft stock remains uncertain just days before the NFL’s marquee event. Despite coming from a school of just 8,000 students, it is not Dalton’s experience that has scouts worried but instead his hair color.
An unnamed director of personnel told Sports Illustrated, “Has there ever been a red-headed quarterback in the NFL who’s really done well?” a coach asked one reporter last week. “It sounds idiotic, but is there any way that could be a factor? We’ve wondered.”
It’s good to know NFL teams keep their priorities straight when it comes to scouting… a player who takes bribes and money illegally- no problem! But a red head? That’s a different story!
Ohio State has supsended Jim Tressel for two games for the 2011 NCAA football season. The news comes just a day later after Yahoo! Sports reported that Tressel knew his players were selling memorblia in April. Tressel and Ohio State’s original story was that the coach did not know about the violations until December, when the school was approached by a local US Attonery’s office.
Although Cam Newton was found innocent by the NCAA of any wrong doing, Alabama radio host Scott Moore says he’s got the tapes to prove otherwise. Moore claims the tapes reveal that Cam was present during meetings with his father Cecil 
When Dallas Maverick owner Mark Cuban said he was making an alternative to the controversial BCS system, not many people took him seriously. But the notorious NBA owner is taking steps to create a competitor to the college bowl game system.