Ham Murabi
Plumbing the Depths
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If you watch college FB, you know this is big news.
I'm going to miss watching him play.
BTW, the honey badger video narrated by Randall is hilarious.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu was kicked off LSU's football team Friday for breaking an athletic department rule, a blow to the Tigers' national championship hopes three weeks before their season opener.
MANDEL: LSU can still contend
The junior defensive back - nicknamed Honey Badger for his tenacious style, small stature (5-foor-9, 175 pounds) and blonde streak of hair - rose from obscurity to become one of college football's biggest stars last season.
He was a sleeper Heisman candidate as the Tigers won the Southeastern Conference championship and reached the BCS title game. They are among the favorites to win the title this year, and remain so even without Mathieu.
At a news conference Friday, coach Les Miles would not specify the reason Mathieu was dismissed.
"We'll miss the guy," Miles said. "The football team's got to go on. We'll have to fill the void."
Athletic Director Joe Alleva said Mathieu, who was suspended for a game in 2011 after failing a drug test, violated an athletic department rule and had his scholarship revoked.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...su-tyrann-mathieu.ap/index.html#ixzz23CDhoSmK
I'm going to miss watching him play.
BTW, the honey badger video narrated by Randall is hilarious.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- Heisman Trophy finalist Tyrann Mathieu was kicked off LSU's football team Friday for breaking an athletic department rule, a blow to the Tigers' national championship hopes three weeks before their season opener.
MANDEL: LSU can still contend
The junior defensive back - nicknamed Honey Badger for his tenacious style, small stature (5-foor-9, 175 pounds) and blonde streak of hair - rose from obscurity to become one of college football's biggest stars last season.
He was a sleeper Heisman candidate as the Tigers won the Southeastern Conference championship and reached the BCS title game. They are among the favorites to win the title this year, and remain so even without Mathieu.
At a news conference Friday, coach Les Miles would not specify the reason Mathieu was dismissed.
"We'll miss the guy," Miles said. "The football team's got to go on. We'll have to fill the void."
Athletic Director Joe Alleva said Mathieu, who was suspended for a game in 2011 after failing a drug test, violated an athletic department rule and had his scholarship revoked.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...su-tyrann-mathieu.ap/index.html#ixzz23CDhoSmK
