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      Former High School Player of the Year winner Mustain arrested

      February 2, 2011 /

      Former PARADE High School Player of the Year winner Mitch Mustain was arrested on Tuesday for selling prescription drugs. Kind of ironic that this news broke on National Signing Day.

      From Arkansas Sports 360:

      Sportscaster Roger Lodge of KLAA-AM 830 in Los Angeles is reporting today that former University of Southern California quarterback Mitch Mustain was arrested by Los Angeles police Tuesday evening on charges of selling prescription drugs online.

      The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department website confirms that a white male named Mitchell Mustain fitting the quarterback’s physical description and having the same birthday was booked at 10:44 p.m. PST on Tuesday. Charges for the arrest are not listed on the site. Bail was set at $30,000. It is not known at this time if Mustain is still being held.

      What a shame. Mustain was the starting quarterback for the West team in the 2006 U.S. Army All-American Bowl and was named the 2005-06 Gatorade National Player of the Year and the USA Today National Player of the Year, which was awarded to the first player ever from the state of Arkansas. He went 8-0 as a true freshman at the University of Arkansas in 2006, but he later transferred to USC because Casey Dick eventually replaced him as a starter.

      But his situation didn’t improve at USC. Due to NCAA transfer rules, he had to sit out the 2007 season and then watched Mark Sanchez play in ’08. He competed with Aaron Corp and Matt Barkley for the starting job in ’09, but he lost out to Barkley. He even tried out at punter in order to contribute to the team in some way.

      Now, with his football career likely over, he becomes the second former USC player to be arrested in the last two days. The good news is that he wasn’t tased like former Trojan and current Viking Everson Griffen was on Monday. Yiiiiikes.

      College Football, External Sports

      Blake Griffin isn’t the only Clipper who dunks like a madman [video]

      February 2, 2011 /

      He doesn’t get the press that Griffin gets (for obvious reasons), but DeAndre Jordan is quietly having a solid third season. Here are three dunks he had against the Bucks on Monday night.

      Jordan is averaging 7.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 25 minutes of playing time, and the 6-11 center is only 22 years old.

      External Sports, Fantasy Basketball, NBA, Video

      Florida officially cuts ties with Urban Meyer to avoid violations

      February 2, 2011 /

      The SEC and NCAA was suspicious when Urban Meyer signed a deal to become a college football analyst less than two months after he resigned from Florida. So to avoid being USC’d, the Gators officially cut ties with Meyer on Wednesday.

      From the Orlando Sentinel:

      Meyer had remained on UF’s payroll in an undefined role since resigning as coach in December. But earlier this week when he signed a deal to become a college football analyst for ESPN, it raised red flags with the SEC and NCAA. After UF contacted those organizations about the potentially problematic situation, the wheels were set in motion for Meyer to being taken off the university’s payroll.

      It would have been a dicey situation for UF and possibly against NCAA rules had Meyer, who is appearing today on ESPN’s coverage of National Signing Day, publicly discussed potential recruits as a paid employee and representative of UF.

      Former coaches join TV networks all the time, so it’s not surprising that Meyer would do the same after resigning as head coach at Florida. But one would think that UF was paying him more than ESPN, right? Not that he needs the money, but this wouldn’t be Meyer’s way of forcing Florida to cut ties with him so he would be free to sign with another school, would it?

      Nah, you’re right. He’s not that devious. No way he doesn’t resurface at Ohio State in a couple of years…

      On a semi-related note, did a bitter Gator fan write the intro for Meyer’s Wikipedia page? Check this out:

      Urban Oscar Meyer, III (born July 10, 1964) is a college football analyst for ESPN, a retired American college football coach and former bench warmer…He is best known for his exclusive, romantic relationship with quarterback Tim Tebow, as well as coaching the Florida Gators to two BCS National Championship Game victories during the 2006 and 2008 seasons…

      Former bench warmer? His exclusive, romantic relationship with quarterback Tim Tebow? Ouch.

      Hey, I’m not saying those two references aren’t statements of fact. I mean, look at that photo up above and tell me you know exactly where Meyer’s hands are (and aren’t). But one would think that someone with Meyer’s best interest at heart wouldn’t have painted him in that light.

      College Football, External Sports

      Brady only received half of the votes for OPOY? Whaa?

      February 2, 2011 /
      New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady yells during stretches with his team before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts on November 21, 2010. UPI/Matthew Healey

      It’s not surprising that Tom Brady was named AP Offensive Player of the Year. The two-time recipient of the award led the league in touchdowns, fewest interceptions, passer rating and hasn’t thrown an interception in 355 regular season attempts (which is a record).

      What is surprising is the fact that he received less than half the votes (21 out of 50). Michael Vick received 11 votes, Arian Foster received seven, Philip Rivers received five, while Roddy White, Aaron Rodgers and DeSean Jackson received two apiece.

      All of those players deserve recognition but none of them accomplished what Brady did this past year. How does Vick receive 11 votes? Did people think they were voting for comeback player of the year and not offensive player of the year? I know he had a great season, but he missed four games due to injuries and after getting off to a MVP-like start, he struggled some down the stretch. (All six of his interceptions came in his final five games of the season.)

      Rodgers also had better overall numbers than Vick and he only received two votes. He threw seven more touchdowns, had a higher passer rating by (albeit by a slim margin), threw for nearly 1,000 more yards and completed a higher percentage of passes. Granted, Vick did have five more rushing touchdowns than Rodgers but again, I think voters were still in a trance over what Vick was able to accomplish two years after being released from prison.

      In the end, it doesn’t matter how many votes a player receives as long as the most deserving player wins. And honestly, I’m not sure if the award should be held for signal callers. Quarterback stats will usually hold more importance than rushing and receiving yards, because the position is held in higher regard. Of course, the argument against my argument is that Brady was clearly the most productive offensive player this season, so why shouldn’t he win the Offensive Player of the Year regardless of what position he plays? Still, I think it’s a bit of an unfair advantage.

      External Sports, NFL

      Forrest Griffin Interview

      February 2, 2011 /

      Spencer Kyte of HeavyMMA.com chats with former TUF winner (and former light heavyweight champ) Forrest Griffin about hepatitis, being heckled by teenage girls and fighting Rich Franklin.

      Heavy: I’ll be sure to include the fact in the interview.

      Griffin: That is important.

      Heavy: So that everybody is aware and everybody knows, Forrest Griffin does not have hepatitis.

      Griffin: Actually, you just go ahead and tell all the single women that I do have hepatitis so they stay away.
      Heavy: Perfect. I think my wife might want me to share that plan from now on too.

      Griffin: Just drop it casually, like, whenever you’re talking to women. What I always do is the “you know my wife” thing, just to make sure it doesn’t get awkward. Then you can just drop my hepatitis things too.

      Heavy: In the year-and-a-half I’ve been married, I’ve become very skilled at the “my wife and I” any time there are single women around. She’ll be glad to read that.

      Griffin: Well there is some exciting news for me, are we recording this, because this is the good shit?

      Heavy: I am, we are; we’re ready to go.

      Griffin: Good. Alright, well, I actually just had a very uncomfortable experience. I guess I was going to Starbucks the same time the school here let out, and I got cat-called by a bunch of teenage girls. It wasn’t as fun as you would imagine. It was actually kind of degrading.

      Read the full interview.

      External Sports, Mixed Martial Arts, UFC

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