Oregon’s New-Look Basketball Court

Grand Opening of a Different Style

In Oregon’s game on January 13 against USC the Ducks broke out their new basketball floor that has a interesting new design that has not been seen before. The floor, designed by Oregon alum Tinker Hatfield who is a vice president for Nike, is named after former Oregon athletic director Pat Kilkenny and is meant to pay tribute to the Pacific Northwest by surrounding center court with forrest firs. Much like Boise State’s blue football turf, the new floor is meant to be iconic and well noticed. Trying to be well noticed is

Suspended Players Lead Ohio State to Bowl Victory

OSU Suspensions

On December 26 five Ohio State University football players were suspended for selling championship rings, jerseys, and awards in addition to receiving improper benefits. QB Terrelle Pryor, RB Dan Herron, WR DeVier Posey, OT Mike Adams, and DE Solomon Thomas are suspended the first five games of the 2011-12 NCAA football season. These five include OSU’s top passer (Pryor), top 2 rushers (Herron, Pryor), and #2 receiver (Posey) from this season.

The controversy occurred on the decision to suspend the players for next season, but not for Ohio State’s BCS Bowl Game against #8 Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl, which took place January 4 and resulted in a 31-26 OSU win. These athletes were recognized for breaking rules, but their punishments