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Notre Dame receiver embraces another type of passing game

Earlier this season, DraftNasty.com lead journalist Patrick Green got a chance to catch up with Notre Dame wide receiver Golden Tate. As he prepares for the NFL Draft in a couple of weeks, Tate has a lot to be proud of during his stay with the Fighting Irish.

Party Crasher: Final Four pick is an unlikely but convincing choice

Here’s your Final Four and at last it gets the attention it so rightly deserves. The road to get there was taxing, with some surprises and disappointments along the way. And after all the speculation, the awe-inspiring moments, the forseeable outcomes, and the unforgettable drama, four were left standing. No, this is not yo...

Loyalty and Negotiations… Compatible or Combustible?

The lofty expectations of being taken in the first round; the well received possibilities of falling to the second; the reasonable hopes of hearing your name at some point in later rounds; and, the acceptable option of signing on as a free agent if nothing else – the prospective outcomes have been washed over and will right...

Speed... Does it kill or just thrill?

Just imagine, in the time it would take the average person to read this statement, Deion Sanders would have completed a running of the 40-yard-dash and been en route to the shower. Try typing this sentence and one might even find Sanders out of the shower and signing autographs for adoring fans smaller than the authentic je...

Reshad Jones 'brings hat' to work: Q & A with Georgia product

University of Georgia standout safety Reshad Jones announced in early January that he was foregoing his senior season in Athens to enter the NFL Draft. The Atlanta native did so with, not only the support of his family, but with the backing of his coaching staff, particularly head coach Mark Richt.

‘Drafting QBs in the 1st Round: An Inexact Science’ Part III: The 2000s

My colleague Corey Chavous recently uncovered a hard truth about the NFL Draft, not hard in that it is literally devastating, but difficult in that it challenges the myth that wins and losses begin with the coveted position of quarterback.

Florida A & M product hopes to rattle Draft expectations

LeRoy Vann has reshaped his approach to the game of football. In this case, he doesn’t wish to be elusive. It’s not his goal to evade anyone, at least not this time. And for his next major performance, he’s not interested in impressing millions of fans.

National Signing Day: Recruits end suspense, choose path

High school libraries across the nation are bustling with activity today, but not for the purpose of doling out the latest edition of the Harry Potter series to literature-crazed students. And near-silent engagement is generally the preferred exchange within this center of learning, yet an outpour of applause or laughter is...

Oh Lineman! Idaho senior looks to throw block party at Senior Bowl

Almost everything about Mike Iupati is remarkably massive, yet as the All-American offensive lineman strapped on his shoulder pads every day this week in Mobile, Alabama, in preparation for Saturday’s 60th annual Senior Bowl, he likely for one of the few times in his life witnessed something more gargantuan than him.

Oklahoma State stands in way of Ole Miss's attempt at back-to-back Cotton Bowl victories

It’s an arduous task in itself trying to find a game bigger than the stadium in which the contest is being played, but not many should be disappointed with the matchup in the 74th AT & T Cotton Bowl Classic, where a formidable Ole Miss will face a resilient Oklahoma State.

Houston looks to soar past Air Force again in Armed Forces Bowl

It would be instinctive to hold the belief that the Air Force Falcons would be right at home competing in a postseason game befittingly titled the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl.

More than the band is playing

What do Jerry Rice, Shannon Sharpe, Walter Payton, and Michael Strahan have in common?

Seymour talks about new chapter for Seminoles

On January 1, 2010, Florida State will face off with West Virginia in the Konica Minolta Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, for one of the most anticipated games of the bowl season.

Sailing away with success

Out of all the foreseeable scenarios that unfolded in this 2009 campaign of the college football season, something remarkable took place. It’s not perplexing that it occurred, only worth noting.