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It's no secret that Johnny Manziel is Outkick the Coverage's favorite SEC football player of all time. But even we continue to be amazed by his feats of athletic excellence. Last night he homered during San Diego Padres batting practice while wearing jeans and boat shoes. Then he executed one of the most amazing first pitches in history. How so? He reenacted his fumbled touchdown pass against Alabama. Really, he did. Watch. |
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May
17
All That and a Bag of Mail: Manziel's Epic First Pitch
Written by: Clay TravisMar
22
Florida Gulf Coast Destroys Your Bracket With This Dunk
Written by: Clay Travis|
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White men can jump. Earlier this week we found out that Florida Gulf Coast University's Andy Enfield was married to a supermodel and inducted him into the OKTC hall of fame. Tonight we found out that Andy Enfield has sold his soul to the devil, how else to explain a double digit win for a 15 seed over a 2 seed. This may be the greastest white man to white man alley oop in NCAA history. Certainly it's the only one that didn't involve Duke. And certainly it was the only alley oop to come in the midst of a 15 seed upsetting a 2 seed. Simply. Amazing. Chase Fieler with the dunk, Brett Comer with the pass. |
Mar
22
All That and a Bag of Mail: Did Jessica Biel Outkick Her Coverage Edition?
Written by: Clay TravisMar
21
Inside the Mind of the Lady Who Will Win Your Bracket Challenge
Written by: Karen HowellMar
20
Katherine Webb Survives Splash Debut, Becomes Twitter's First Star
Written by: Clay Travis|
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Seventy-one days ago the only people who knew who Katherine Webb was were Outkick the Coverage readers. That's because we introduced Webb to the college football masses on December 27th of 2012. Webb had around 150 followers on Twitter then and after I posted this article she Tweeted me to update her employment history. I'd written that she was every man's dream becaue she was a beauty queen, SEC fan who worked for Chik-fil-A. She wanted me to know that she no longer worked at Chik-fil-A, but she did it in a funny way. Flash forward to the BCS title game and Webb's star turn on ESPN. The moment Brent Musburger and Kirk Herbstreit commented on her, Webb's life changed forever. But Webb's life didn't change because of television, it changed because of social media. In particular, it changed because the media had a tangible storyline to follow, the immediate and inexorable rise of Webb's Twitter followers. When I asked AJ McCarron after the game what he thought about LeBron James following his girlfriend, the story was everywhere. Yes, Alabama dominated Notre Dame and established itself as a college football dynasty, but that story was boring -- Webb's rise to fame was a more fascinating angle, a Southern girl who showed up in the stadium a relatively anonymous fan and left it a social media star. |
Mar
20
Florida Gulf Coast University's Coach Outkicked His Coverage In a Big Way
Written by: Clay TravisMar
20
Las Vegas Survival Guide for March Madness
Written by: Todd FuhrmanMar
19
Jim Delany, Grumpy Old Man, Threatens to Make Big Ten D3
Written by: Clay Travis|
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Every few months Jim Delany, in his role as collegiate athletics most grumpy old man, picks up the baseball that the little kids have knocked over his fence, brings it next door, and lectures the kids on the need for them to play more carefully. This is that month. SI.com's Andy Staples included Jim Delany's declaration in support of the NCAA in the Electronic Arts player lawsuit that could bankrupt the NCAA. You can read that declaration here. In pertinent part Delany argues that if the players are certified as a class-action group and go on to win their lawsuit -- as a practical matter the NCAA would try and settle as soon as the case was certified -- that the Big Ten would leave behind the present intercollegiate model in favor of one more akin to Division 3 sports. In case you're not aware, D3 sports do not provide scholarships for their athletes. Yes, Jim Delany really said the Big Ten would stop giving scholarships if the American court system ruled that the NCAA had violated American law. (SEC football fans immediately responded, "The Big Ten gives out scholarships?") It's truly an amazing position, the conference commissioner equivalent of threatening to take your ball and go home after you struck out swinging in a game of wiffle ball when you were six years old. |
Mar
19
Tournament Odds and Ends
Written by: Todd Fuhrman|
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If you're not betting the NCAA tournament in some capacity, you're in the American minority. Between props, futures, straight bets, and single game betting, getting an action fix during the madness is easier than ever. The king of Superbowl prop betting, LVH, has once again come up with a bevy of wagering options this March for the contingent of college basketball diehards headed west. |


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