FSU
Must-read on Myron Rolle
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
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
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
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... »