ACC preview: Hokies and UVA meet conference foes

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CAA preview: Dukes head to Delaware

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Time for the Washington Redskins to Stop Talking About How Good They Are and Prove It

We have heard a lot of talk about the Redskins and how good they are, but we have yet to see it on the field. Click here for a story on why it is time for the Redskins to put up, or shut up.

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Tom Wilson is Quickly Earning a Shot with the Washington Capitals

Tom Wilson is making a name for himself in camp this summer. Will he make the roster? Click here for the whole story.

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ACC preview: Terps look to end WVU's streak

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CAA preview: Tribe hosts Rhode Island

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Operation Patience Part 2: Why Benching RG3 for Kirk Cousins is a Really Bad Idea

An 0-2 start for the Redskins has some people calling for Kirk Cousins. Click here to find out why that would be a really bad idea.

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Redskins Need to Accept Life Without Meriweather

Brandon Meriweather made his 2013 debut on Sunday, but left in the second quarter with a concussion. It is time for the Redskins to look elsewhere for help with their secondary. For the full story, click here.

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Why RG3 needs to keep playing

The Washington Redskins meet the Green Bay Packers this Sunday and the question on everyone’s mind is whether Robert Griffin III will be back to normal.

After Week 1, it was clear he was playing with full confidence. Numerous replays showed he was not following through on his throws or putting on weight on his front leg. Many have argued that this performance showed he came back too early and should not have played. I think it shows exactly the opposite.

What’s holding Griffin back now is his own confidence. He has been medically cleared, but still does not have confidence in his knee. That is a mental hurdle, not a physical one. Griffin has to play because that is the only way he can overcome that.

Compare his first half performance to his second half. In the first half, he threw two interceptions, botched a toss to Alfred Morris, and the offense was completely out of sync. In the second half, he did not turn the ball over at all and threw for two touchdowns.

Griffin will begin to play like his old self when he overcomes the mental hurdle that is holding him back. The solution is to keep playing, not to continue hiding him away.

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Redskins Need to Avoid Same Offensive Mistakes to Beat the Packers

The Washington Redskins will meet the Green Bay Packers this Sunday and if they hope to win, they'll have to do fix some problems on offense. Click here to read more.

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Oklahoma State, SEC player scandals reveal state of college football

Amid all the allegations against Oklahoma State and the new allegations against several former SEC player, I have noticed a very sad prevailing feeling among fans: who cares?

So the players were paid, you think this doesn’t happen at other schools? So they players smoked marijuana, they’re in college. So the players were given easy classes and easy grades, most of the stars get that.

What a devastating commentary this is on the state of college football.

When someone breaks the rules, the fact that others are breaking the rules as well does not does not justify the person or institution that was caught.

Let me preface this by saying none of this has been investigated by the NCAA and we essentially are taking several former players at their word. These allegations may not be true. Having said that, if it turns out that these things did happen, it is further evidence of how broken the NCAA system is.

College football is not minor league football. It may be the closest thing there is to minor league football, but a college institution does not work for the NFL. Its purpose is to educate and prepare its students for adult life. Its priority should be towards education and not football.

Regardless of whether or not you believe the players should be paid, as of right now it is against the rules. For a program to turn a blind eye when these things happen, to implicitly teach their students that they do not need to follow the rules is just plain wrong.

Schools cannot turn a blind eye to players accepting money, doing drugs, or blowing off their academics and they certainly cannot do so because they think it is happening at other schools.

I am shocked that everyone is simply looking at these allegations and dismissing them as business as usual. Where is the outrage? Oklahoma State, again allegedly, is recruiting kids, kids by having young women in their hostess program have sex with recruits. That’s not ok regardless of whether you think this is widespread.

It is not ok for schools to cheapen their degrees by bumping up grades or putting players in fake classes.

I am sure these problems are widespread. I am sure that agents and boosters are throwing money around trying to manipulate the players like the leeches that they are, I am sure teaches give players better grades, and I am sure coaches turn a blind eye to a lot of the things their players do, but that does not make it ok.

The fact that the NCAA seems more concerned with what kind of jam schools put on their bagels and better equipped to punish these infractions than the very real and serious violations brought to light by these investigations is further evidence that the NCAA is broken.

The answer is to fix it, not ignore it.

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ACC preview: Edsall faces former team

Randy Edsall will return to UConn for the first time since leaving to coach the Terps. Also, can Boston College pull off the upset, can Virginia Tech avoid the upset, and can Brandon Connette handle the starting job at Duke? Click here for my Week 3 ACC preview.

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CAA preview: Blue Hens headed to Annapolis

The Blue Hens head to Annapolis and Albany gets its CAA debut. For the Week 3 CAA football, click here.

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Washington Redskins: RG3 Shows Us Why the Preseason Matters

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Should the Nationals sit Bryce Harper?

Bryce Harper was sent home from Miami to receive further tests on an injured hip, the latest injury on a laundry list of ailments he has suffered in 2013. With only 20 games remaining in the Nationals’ season, should the Nationals sit Harper for the remainder of the season?

Many analysts are asking that question today, but it strikes me as a bit hasty. The mere fact that Harper was sent home shows that the injury is not nothing, but we still do not know exactly how serious it is. It would be a mistake for the team to prematurely shut him down only for a doctor to declare that there is nothing significantly wrong.

Being the competitor that he is, Harper obviously will not like being shut down for any period of time. He will take issue if he feels he can play but is forced to sit.

The Nationals also want to be careful about developing a reputation. With last year’s shutdown of Stephen Strasburg, if the team were to shutdown Harper they may start to be seen around the league as overprotective.

The fact that the Nationals want to protect their players is great, but being overprotective could be detrimental.  Older players could be hesitant to sign if they have an injury history and eager young players could worry about being held back for a title run that may never come.

The Nationals may not be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, but they trail Cincinnati by eight games with only 20 remaining. There will be no postseason baseball in DC. Playing it safe with Harper is smart, but only if he risks further injury.

Let’s wait to see what the doctors say before we start screaming for Harper to sit. No point in angering one of the team’s young stars or developing a reputation before we even know how serious this injury is.

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Washington Redskins: Three Things RG3 Must Do in Week 1

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ACC preview: Oregon comes to visit

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CAA preview: more FBS upsets on the horizon?

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Pat White for the scout team?

The Redskins took the unusual step of keeping four quarterbacks on their 53 man roster and that has lead to plenty of speculation as to why. An interesting theory is that the team kept Pat White to simulate Michael Vick on the scout team. White is a speedy, mobile quarterback that can simulate Vick in practice and help the team prepare for the Eagles in Week 1.

Is that enough to keep him on the final roster? No.

The fact that White can run the scout team offense is a benefit, but Mike Shanahan would not keep him just for a Week 1 matchup with Philadelphia. The Redskins faced Vick and the Eagles twice last season and won both games. Even though this is Chip Kelly's first year as head coach, worry over a Week 1 matchup would not justify keeping an extra quarterback.

If the Redskins knew for sure that Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins were 100% healthy, would White still be on the roster? Definitely not.

Vick and Kelly present a tough challenge for Week 1, but not tough enough to keep a quarterback for the sole purpose of running the scout team.

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Washington Redskins Offer Some Surprises With Their Final 53

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