LSU QB race could have a new challenger approaching: Notre Dame QB Everett Golson

By Jan 5, 2015, 3:06 PM EST
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LSU head coach Les Miles has already made it clear he fully expects to open a quarterback competition between Anthony Jennings and Brandon Harris. But could there be one more ingredient in the quarterback competition? Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson has reportedly reached out to LSU about a possible transfer.

The Times-Picayune reports Golson initiated the contact with the Tigers, doing so just after Notre Dame defeated LSU in the Music City Bowl. Perhaps Golson took note of the instability under center and evaluated the situation in South Bend now trending in favor of Malik Zaire with the Irish in 2015. Golson struggled down the stretch of the 2014 season for the Irish, and head coach Brian Kelly started to give Zaire more of a chance to take the job, which he did for the most part in the bowl victory against the Tigers.

If Golson does transfer from Notre Dame to LSU (or anywhere else for that matter), he will be scheduled to be eligible to play right away in 2015. Golson is expected to graduate from Notre Dame this spring, which would mean he can play anywhere in the fall, although a move to LSU would require an extra step in the process compared to a normal graduated player transfer. Because Golson was previously ruled academically ineligible at Notre Dame (costing him the 2013 season), LSU would need to have a waiver approved by the SEC to allow for the transfer to be completed.

Golson will have one final year of eligibility.

UPDATE (3:53 p.m. ET): Then there is this tweet from Golson…

Vick, Fitzgerald and Suggs among stars on College Football Hall of Fame ballot for 1st time

Associated PressJun 5, 2023, 9:04 PM EDT
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Michael Vick, Larry Fitzgerald and Terrell Suggs are among the college football stars who will be considered for induction to the Hall of Fame for the first time this year.

The National Football Foundation released Monday a list of 78 players and nine coaches from major college football who are on the Hall of Fame ballot. There also are 101 players and 32 coaches from lower divisions of college football up for consideration.

Vick, who led Virginia Tech to the BCS championship game against Florida State as a redshirt freshman in 1999, is among the most notable players appearing on the ballot in his first year of eligibility.

Vick finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1999. He played one season of college football before being drafted No. 1 overall by the Atlanta Falcons in 2001. Vick’s professional career was interrupted when he served 21 months in prison for his involvement in dog fighting.

Fitzgerald was the Heisman runner-up in 2003 to Oklahoma quarterback Jason White. He scored 34 touchdowns in just two seasons at Pitt.

Suggs led the nation in sacks with 24 in 2002 for Arizona State.

The 2024 Hall of Fame class will be chosen by the National Football Foundation’s Honors Court and announced in January. Induction into the Atlanta-based hall is the following December.

Alabama freshman DB Mitchell says he wasn’t sure he’d get to play again after arrest

Associated PressJun 5, 2023, 8:59 PM EDT
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama defensive back Tony Mitchell said he feared his football career was over after his arrest on a drug charge.

The Crimson Tide freshman said in a video posted Sunday on social media that he knew “something much bigger could have happened.”

A judge in Holmes County, Florida, sentenced Mitchell to three years of probation with a fine and community service on May 24 after Mitchell pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of more than 20 grams of cannabis.

“I didn’t know if I’d be able to play football again, but I continued to work out and stay close with the Lord and those who love me unconditionally,” Mitchell said. “During those times, it helped me to keep my mind off it. But when I was by myself looking at social media, what everybody had to say about it, it just felt like it happened again.

“I didn’t sleep at night.”

He was suspended from the Alabama team following the arrest, but Mitchell’s father, Tony Sr., posted on Facebook last week that the defensive back had been reinstated. An Alabama spokesman declined to comment on Mitchell’s status.

Tony Mitchell Sr. shared his son’s video on Facebook, saying it was filmed during a talk to youth.

“I was doing things I knew I shouldn’t to try to fit in,” the younger Mitchell said, “but not everybody’s your friend.”

Mitchell, who is from Alabaster, Alabama, was a four-star prospect and the 15th-rated safety in the 247Composite rankings.

He had been charged in March with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell after a traffic stop when authorities said he drove over 141 mph (227 kph) while trying to evade deputies in the Florida Panhandle. A deputy had spotted Mitchell’s black Dodge Challenger traveling 78 mph (125 kph) in a 55 mph (88 kph) zone on a rural highway north of Bonifay.

He also received 100 hours of community service and paid a fine of $1,560.

Mitchell and a passenger were both charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to sell or deliver, according to a Holmes County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. The other man also was charged with carrying a concealed gun without a permit.