Big 12 bowl lineup could get a new look too

By Ben KerchevalMay 15, 2013, 6:16 AM EDT

ESPN’s Brett McMurphy reported yesterday that the Russell Athletic Bowl was likely to move up and pick the next available ACC team after the Orange Bowl beginning in 2014 — the same year as the first College Football Playoff.

Expect the Big 12’s bowl lineup — and other conferences’ as well — to be modified in the not-too-distant future too. Chuck Carlton of the Dallas Morning News reports that the Alamo Bowl could pick the next available Big 12 team after the Sugar Bowl since the Cotton Bowl will be part of CFP’s six semifinal site rotation. From the story:

While nothing is finalized, multiple industry sources contacted Monday indicated some key details are coming into focus. Among them:

The Alamo Bowl is the front-runner to replace the College Football Playoff-bound Cotton Bowl for the Big 12’s top team not in the playoff or the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

The Alamo Bowl has been slotted just below the Cotton Bowl and offers a solid management reputation as well as appeal as a three-day destination center.

A final plan should be close to completed, if it’s not completed, by the end of this month at Big 12 spring meetings.

Additionally, though not surprisingly, expect the Big 12 to trade the Holiday Bowl — the Big Ten should take the Big 12’s spot — for the Russell Athletic Bowl against the ACC. Also, the Liberty Bowl could become part of the Big 12’s yearly rotation with the conference getting out of the Pinstripe Bowl.

Utah State player upgraded to fair condition after collapse

Associated PressMar 25, 2023, 1:50 AM EDT

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Utah State redshirt freshman wide receiver Josh Davis is in fair condition on Friday, one day after collapsing at spring football practice following sudden cardiac arrest, the university announced.

Davis, initially was listed in critical condition, was breathing on his own. He is in the intensive-care unit at McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah.

Davis’ parents arrived in Utah on Thursday evening.

The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Davis, who is from Carlsbad, California, collapsed at Merlin Olsen Field and was immediately treated by the training staff, the university said. He was taken to Logan Regional Hospital.

The university said Davis was stabilized in the Logan hospital before being moved to Ogden.

Alabama suspends freshman defensive back after drug arrest

Associated PressMar 20, 2023, 10:32 PM EDT

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama freshman defensive back Tony Mitchell has been suspended from the team following his arrest on a drug charge.

Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said Monday after the first practice of spring that Mitchell was suspended from the team “and all team activities until we gather more information about the situation and what his legal circumstance is.”

The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office arrested Mitchell and another man, Christophere Lewis, last week on a charge of possession of marijuana with the intent to sell or deliver, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page. Lewis also was charged with carrying a concealed gun without a permit.

“Everybody’s got an opportunity to make choices and decisions,” Saban said. “There’s no such thing as being in the wrong place at the wrong time. You’ve gotta be responsible for who you’re with, who you’re around and what you do, who you associate yourself with and the situations that you put yourself in. It is what it is, but there is cause and effect when you make choices and decisions that put you in bad situations.”

Mitchell, who is from Alabaster, Alabama, was a five-star prospect rated the 34th-best player and No. 3 safety in the 247Composite rankings.

Mitchell was driving the vehicle during a traffic stop. After deputies smelled marijuana, Mitchell picked up a baggie of marijuana from the passenger floorboard, according to the department’s Facebook post.

Sheriff’s deputies found “an additional significant amount of marijuana, a set of scales, a loaded handgun between the passenger seat and center console, and a large amount of cash,” according to the department’s Facebook post.