Cincy Bearcats Boot ECU Pirates

Cincinnati head coach Tommy Tuberville has full confidence in his kicker Andrew Gantz but was
wondering if the game winner was a bit out of his range on a bitter cold night.

"Kicking almost a 50 yard field goal in that weather is hard." Tuberville said.  "I was more worried about snapping and the hold. I knew he could get it that far and make it, but that’s really out of his range."

With 15 seconds left Gantz nailed a 47 yard field goal with 15 seconds left to put the Bearcats in front for good 48-46.




"Adrenaline was obviously pumping and he made good contact with it." Tuberville said.  "I don’t watch the officials, I watch our fans. The fans told us it was good."

"He came up to me before we went out there and said, ‘hey it’s me and you, so if you get me down there I’m going to hit’ and ‘I told him I got you man, we’re going to do it.’" Cincinnati quarterback Gunner Kiel said.  "Gantz is unbelievable."

Terrell Hartsfield's 20 yard fumble return for a touchdown provided the final score 54-46.


Cincinnati quarterback Gunner Kiel completed 29 of 44 passes for a career high 436 yards and four touchdowns.

East Carolina quarterback Shane Carden for 418 yards and two touchdowns but was sacked four times by the Cincinnati defense.

Who Knew: University of Cincinnati Football Team Loves to Bowl

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Okay, so apparently the University of Cincinnati's football team is chock full of bowling fanatics.

That's the only impression you can come away with after watching this team video showing their reaction when coach Tommy Tuberville tells them they are heading to the bowling alley.

Of course he prefaced it by telling the team they've been not-so-good in their practices leading up to the other bowling. The Bearcats square off with the North Carolina Tar Heels Dec. 28th in the Belk Bowl.

The only conclusion we can draw is the bowling bowling is more fun than the bowl game bowling. Right?

Alcohol May Be A Factor In UC Football Death

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It appears alcohol is being investigated as a possible cause in the death of a University of Cincinnati freshman offensive lineman...

Late Saturday night, a car driven by Miami University (OH) freshman Sean Van Dyne left the road for an unknown reason. When authorities came to the scene, it was discovered that two individuals were ejected from the car. Two more were trapped in the car.

Ben Flick died at the scene. Van Dyne and two other passengers, wide receivers Mark Barr and Javon Harrison were injured in the crash. All three were flown from the crash site via medical helicopter to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Barr and Van Dyne are in critical condition. Harrison was listed in fair condition and released from the hospital on Monday.

Flick was and Harrison and Barr are student-athletes at University of Cincinnati.

All three were true freshman and didn't dress or travel with the team.

Head coach Tommy Tuberville said in a statement, "As a father and a coach, it's something you hope you never have to go through. Ben was so proud to be a part of this team and University. He worked hard and had shown a great deal of improvement since the summer. His future was bright. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Flick family on their loss. We also hope and pray for Mark and Javon to recover from their injuries."

Here's the early story on the death...
FOX19.com-Cincinnati News, Weather

The Butler County S.T.A.R.T. Unit (Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team) is investigating.

The 911 call is here...

Ex UGA FB Coach Donnan Indicted In Ponzi Scheme

Former UGA head football coach Jim Donnan and a business associate have been indicted on an 85-count grand jury decision over a Ponzi scheme. Donnan and Gregory Crabtree of have been charged with conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud, unlawful transportation of interstate securities, and money laundering.

Donnan was supposed to appear in court today to answer the indictment.

Donnan and Crabtree ran a West Virginia-base company called GLC Holdings that dealt, mainly, in closeout merchandise. Crabtree operated the business and Donnan recruited investors that he allegedly told would get a return on their investment of somewhere from 50-to-200 percent (or, in some reports upwards of 380-percent). Donnan used his star power to recruit sports figures to invest. Some of them included Dennis Franchione, Barry Switzer, Frank Beamer, and Tommy Tuberville.

Between September 2007 and October 2010, the indictment claims the two raised more than $81 million from 94 investors.

In February 2011, GLC was forced to file a voluntary bankruptcy petition. Donnan his wife had to file a personal bankruptcy claim with a reported $40-million debt given to creditors. A bankruptcy court approved a plan for the Donnans to address their debt repayment.

Here's how it was talked about at the time of the indictment...
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DEVELOPING: Tubs To Cincinnati

Okay...

Take this one how you want...

But Tommy Tuberville is heading to Cincinnati to hide in the Big East Conference after his time in Lubbock at Texas Tech...

Texas Tech is going to go public later this afternoon with their thoughts. Tuberville was named the Red Raiders head coach January 9, 2010. In his three seasons at Texas Tech, Tuberville was 20-17, 9-17 in the Big 12/10.

Tommy Tuberville slaps Grad Assistant

Oh boy. This isn't going to end good.

Texas Tech head coach Tommy Tuberville is in deep doo-doo tonight after he was caught on video during the Tech/Kansas game, slapping the headphones off of a Graduate Assistant.

You'll see it about 45 seconds or so into this video. Tuberville appears angry after he was forced to call a time out when his team couldn't get set on a 4th and 1 play.

Tuberville, for his part, said in his post game presser claims he was trying to "Yank" grad assistant Kevin Oliver off the field.

But look again at the video. It sure doesn't look (a) like Oliver is on the field or (b) that it was "Incidental".

Judge for yourself, but if we were the betting types, we'd bet that Tuberville is going to be in a load of trouble. At the very least he owes Oliver an apology, but really, he's going to owe a lot more than that.

And he should.

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So, Now It's A Ponzi Scheme With Donnan...?

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The HQ has reported previously about the impending bankruptcy of former Georgia head coach Jim Donnan...

Now we know that, apparently, he was involved in a Ponzi scheme when GLC Enterprises of Ohio was soliciting funds. Depending on who you believe, Donnan was either a recruiter of fellow college coaches who knew Donnan and not the goals of GLC, or suckers who padded Donnan's bank account...

From Barr:

According to court documents, investors sank nearly $82 million dollars into GLC Enterprises, but less than $12 million was spent on inventory and at least $13 million in investor money remains unaccounted for. With dwindling revenues, GLC eventually used money from new investors to pay old investors, which, according to the court documents, constituted a Ponzi scheme.

GLC is being restructured under new management. The current operators, who filed Thursday's lawsuit, declined to comment, as did their attorneys.

The Donnans and their family members made more than $14.5 million from GLC in the form of "approximately 293 transfers to James and Mary Donnan or their immediate family members," according to the court documents.

Donnan recruited coaches like Frank Beamer, Tommy Tuberville, Dennis Franchione, and Barry Switzer to be involved in the GLC venture over time.

Here's the lawsuit against the Donnan family...

Either way, this doesn't look good for Donnan the family... and while this may be a signature moment for the coach off the field, here's one of the signature moments of Donnan on the field- against Tennessee...
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