Tag Archives: football

Quinn Ewers

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

This story caught my eye. They got played by an 18-year-old. Depending on your sports acumen, hearing the name Quinn Ewers either makes your ears perk up or leads you to ask, “Who?” The former Ohio State quarterback’s name is … Continue reading →

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USFL 2.0

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s all 1985 up in here. Houston will be home to another spring football league. A Fox Sports-backed reboot of the United States Football League, which originally existed from 1983-86, was announced Monday with play starting in April 2022. The … Continue reading →

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There were settlement talks with Watson and his accusers

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

They did not succeed. The attorney representing 22 women suing Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson says settlement talks between the two sides broke down before the NFL’s trade deadline because of language Watson’s legal team insisted they include in nondisclosure … Continue reading →

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Deshaun Watson not traded

Posted on November 3, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

He’s still with the Texans at least though the end of the year. If quarterback Deshaun Watson had been able to settle the 22 civil lawsuits before the NFL’s trade deadline on Tuesday, he would be leaving Houston for Miami, … Continue reading →

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A brief meditation on the Deshaun Watson situation

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Let us pause for a moment and contemplate this John McClain column about the likely football fate for the Texans’ soon-to-be-former star quarterback. Deadlines have a way of initiating action, and if the Texans are going to ship quarterback Deshaun … Continue reading →

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On Rice and the AAC

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a great move for Rice. It also means they will need to step it up in men’s athletics. On the job a few months in early 2014, Rice athletic director Joe Karlgaard met with alumni at a fundraiser in … Continue reading →

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American Athletic Conference to expand

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Time for some more dominoes to fall. The American Athletic Conference is set to consider expansion this week after six Conference USA programs applied for membership on Wednesday. If all six teams are added to the AAC, it would expand … Continue reading →

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COVID and college football

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

We sure these sellout crowds are a good idea? At Virginia Tech last Friday, the packed crowd bounced to “Enter Sandman.” At the University of Wisconsin the next day, fans jumped around to “Jump Around.” College football and its crowd … Continue reading →

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UH officially joins the Big XII

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Long time coming. Hello, Big 12. In a historic day, the University of Houston has accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 Conference. The Big 12’s presidents voted unanimously Friday to formally invite Houston, BYU, Cincinnati and Central Florida … Continue reading →

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The Big XII is finally ready for UH

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Hope it was worth the wait. Five years after a potential match fizzled, the University of Houston and Big 12 Conference are on the verge of uniting after all. UH has emerged as a leading contender to join a reconfigured … Continue reading →

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FBI involved in Deshaun Watson case

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Never a good sign, though there might be a wrinkle in this one. The FBI is looking into sexual assault allegations against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, according to opposing legal parties in the player’s civil court cases. The extent of … Continue reading →

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The PAC-20?

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s one possible outcome for the left behind members of the Big XII. According to multiple reports, the commissioners of the Pac-12 and Big 12 met Tuesday to discuss how the conferences might benefit from working together or maybe even … Continue reading →

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The Austin Bills?

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Noted for the record. Maybe they’re negotiating. But in any negotiation, the negotiators need to be willing to act in order to have any credibility. As to the negotiation between the Bills and Buffalo that has begun with the Bills wanting … Continue reading →

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Big XII visits the Lege

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s something to do, anyway. As the University of Texas prepares for a jump from the Big 12 to the Southeastern Conference, state lawmakers are working to determine how the move will affect the rest of the state — and … Continue reading →

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Big XII accuses ESPN of sabotage

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting! In the long, sordid and divisive history of conference realignment, there has always been feverish levels of mistrust, backroom allegations and message board conspiracies when schools switch leagues. But in the decades of cloak-and-dagger maneuverings, political gamesmanship and rival … Continue reading →

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SEC accepts UT and OU

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Time to start printing the money. The Southeastern Conference voted unanimously Thursday afternoon to invite the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Oklahoma to join their 14-member league during a meeting with the league member’s presidents and … Continue reading →

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More criminal complaints against Deshaun Watson

Posted on July 29, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Yeesh. Multiple women have filed complaints with the Houston Police Department related to Texans’ quarterback Deshaun Watson, according to both sides in the football player’s civil sexual assault cases. Almost half of the 22 women who filed civil claims against … Continue reading →

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UT and OU make it officially official

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Smell ya later, Big XII. After a week of speculation, the University of Texas at Austin announced Tuesday that alongside the University of Oklahoma it has asked to join the Southeastern Conference starting July 1, 2025. The news came a … Continue reading →

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UT and OU make their official move to exit the Big XII

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s just a matter of time now. And money. Always money. The University of Texas at Austin announced Monday morning that it will not renew its sports media rights contract with the Big 12 that is set to end in … Continue reading →

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A Deshaun Watson sighting

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Noted for the record. Deshaun Watson made a shrewd move Sunday when he reported early for training camp with the other quarterbacks and rookies. Watson showed up at NRG Stadium for the first time since the end of last season, … Continue reading →

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The A&M and AAC responses to UT and OU and the SEC

Posted on July 26, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Moving from denial to bluster. Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork has a message for any newcomers to the Southeastern Conference: “We’re ready.” Texas and Oklahoma are preparing to exit the Big 12 and join the SEC, just as A&M … Continue reading →

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One more with UT, OU, and the SEC

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s happening. I know, it’s early, and there’s resistance, and stuff can happen, but come on. It’s happening. Texas and Oklahoma are prepared to inform the Big 12 they will not renew their media rights agreement with the league when … Continue reading →

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Some legislators want to keep UT out of the SEC

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

This is kind of hilarious. As the college athletics world roils over the possibility of the University of Texas and the University of Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 conference, a group of Texas legislators with ties to other universities in … Continue reading →

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Are the college conference dominoes set up for a tumble again?

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

This would be a big deal. A decade after major conference realignment shook up college football, big changes might again be on the horizon. Texas and Oklahoma of the Big 12 have reached out to the Southeastern Conference about joining … Continue reading →

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The ultimate inducement to getting vaccinated

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Winning college football games. I mean seriously, if that doesn’t do it then literally nothing will. SEC commissioner Greg Sankey calls it the “vaccination motivation” — in urging the league’s programs to receive the COVID-19 vaccination before the season kicks … Continue reading →

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How the NFL handles domestic violence and sexual assault charges

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

With great inconsistency, is the short answer. Anyone interested in what may happen with Deshaun Watson should read this. Ray McDonald was playing for the San Francisco 49ers in August 2014 when he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his pregnant … Continue reading →

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Timeframe for Watson depositions

Posted on June 5, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

This is going to take awhile. Deshaun Watson’s attorneys in September can begin deposing plaintiffs in the 22 sexual assault and harassment cases against the Texans quarterback, according to court documents. State District Judge Rabeea Sultan Collier on May 10 … Continue reading →

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One crime Texas isn’t so tuff on

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

And that’s sexual assault, in the category of crimes Deshaun Watson has been accused of. As the Houston Police Department investigates at least one criminal complaint against Deshaun Watson, a review of the allegations made in civil court against the … Continue reading →

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First Watson defense briefs filed

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Just keeping an eye on developments. Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson’s legal team on Monday filed a general denial of the 22 allegations of sexual assault and harassment, including their own claims that some of the massage therapists asked the football player … Continue reading →

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Watson cases consolidated

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

All in one court now, for your convenience. All 22 sexual assault and harassment lawsuits against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson have been consolidated to one Harris County court. Both legal parties agreed on Friday that State District Judge Rabeea Sultan … Continue reading →

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NCAA warns Texas about anti-transgender bills

Posted on April 13, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

It’s not just the voter suppression bills that will do great harm to the state of Texas and its people if the Republicans ram them through. Amid all the talk of boycotts and corporate criticism of election bills going through … Continue reading →

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Watson seeks names of accusers

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

This was going to happen sooner or later. Attorneys for Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson on Thursday urged several state courts to require the disclosure of the names of the women accusing him of sexual assault and harassment — a move … Continue reading →

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A Watson accuser has come forward

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Listen to what she says. The first of 22 women to file a sexual assault and harassment lawsuit against Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson spoke out on Tuesday, coming forward publicly in response to the defense team’s questions over the accusers’ … Continue reading →

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Why lawsuits?

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

If you’ve wondered why the women who have accused Deshaun Watson of sexual harassment and assault have filed lawsuits against him instead of police reports, this Chron story offers some reasons. The 22 women suing Deshaun Watson for allegedly sexually … Continue reading →

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