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Must-read on Myron Rolle

Thursday, February 25, 2010
By Jason A. Staples

ESPN’s Outside the Lines has done a pretty good piece on former Florida State safety and Rhodes Scholar Myron Rolle. It’s well worth the read. I’ve spent a good bit of time with Myron’s brother McKinley, and I have a great deal of respect for the Rolles. I’ll say this: don’t doubt Myron in... »

Interview about ESPN Report on the FSU Academic Scandal

Wednesday, January 13, 2010
By Jason A. Staples

A while back, I did a brief interview for a blog article examining ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” report on the Florida State athletic department’s academic scandal; since I was both a former player (albeit briefly) and a former tutor in the athletic department, I was able to see both sides of the academic support... »

Bobby Bowden Postgame and Remembering Coaches’ Humanity

Friday, November 13, 2009
By Jason A. Staples

It’s important to remember the humanity of these coaches. By having had the opportunity to be closer to Bowden than many (first as a player—though a walk-on who didn’t get to spend much time with Bowden—then as a member of the media covering the ‘Noles), I’ve noted for some years that Bowden’s best, freshest... »

Repost: My NoleDigest FSU-BYU Preview

Monday, September 21, 2009
By Jason A. Staples
Repost: My NoleDigest FSU-BYU Preview

After so many on the national scene have been surprised by Florida State’s beatdown of BYU in Provo this weekend, I thought it might be appropriate to reprint my FSU-BYU Friday NoleDigest subscribers-only preview to show that what we saw was exactly what should have been expected. I was a bit conservative with my... »