The AAF is in Jeopardy of Folding After Just One Season
The Alliance of American Football is a new developmental league that gives former and aspiring NFL players and hopefuls a chance to showcase their talents, extend their playing careers and provides a path back into the league for those who flamed out or couldn’t cut it. After a hot start to their inaugural season, the young league is in danger of having its promising flame snuffed out in its infancy.
Without the assistance of the NFLPA, the official players union, they
Men’s Basketball’s Lone Senior Reflects on His Time as a Brave
This year’s UNCP men’s basketball team only featured one senior on the roster and that was forward James Murray-Boyles also known as JB for short. The Columbia, S.C. native has spent his entire collegiate career with the Black and Gold and finished his career with 1,369 points, 574 rebounds and played a total of 2,470 minutes.
After playing a key role coming off the bench for the Braves in his first three seasons, he was given the lead role on this year’s team as he fin
UNCP Student Works to Educate Kids in Honduras
Lorena Fuentes-Montiel talking to the kids she serves in Trujillo Colon, Honduras (Photo Credit Lorena Fuentes-Montiel) “You can do service everyday by setting an example for other people,” says Lorena Fuentes-Montiel, a junior and business management major at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Fuentes-Montiel is the founder of the organization Actuemos Por Los Niño’s De Honduras (Lets Act for the Kids in Honduras). With this organization, Fuentes-Montiel provides
SGA Hosts World Hunger Banquet
The Student Government Association hosted an information session on world hunger in the University Center lounge on March 19. Students participated in activities and listened to music of different cultures to gain knowledge about the issue. One of the activities involved students splitting up into groups or “classes”. SGA did this by giving out meals to students such as: spaghetti with French bread to represent the high class, rice and bread to represent the middle class, and
10 Ways a College Student Can Finish the Semester Strong
The end of the semester can be very draining, and it can be tempting to slack off academically. Fortunately, there are many things one can do to finish the semester strong. 1. Don’t stop studying. Keep studying even if it means finding new ways to stay motivated to study. This can mean leading or joining study groups or creating games using your study material. 2. Keep yourself accountable. You can do this by scheduling time to focus on your studies, as well as time to forget
The NFL Finally Made a Rule That Helps Defenders for Once
The annual league meetings are taking place this week in Phoenix, AZ where all of the NFL owners and coaches come together to propose, discuss, debate and vote on whether the competition committe should ratify or add to the rule book for the betterment of the game itself and the players who make up the league.
The NFL has been transitioning from trench warfare to a pass-happy league and it seems like every offseason the top minds in the league come together to create a
Duke’s Daniel Jones Shined Brightly at His Pro Day
Early on in the pre-draft process quarterback Daniel Jones from the University of Duke was one of the prospects garnering a lot of attention and moving up draft boards. After a strong showing at the Reese’s Senior Bowl in the week of practice that proceeded the senior all-star game of which he was named MVP, the former Blue Devil standout was quickly gaining traction as a potential first-round pick.
The buzz around him began to tail off a bit in the last month and a hal
Youth Could Be the Solution to the Recent Officiating Crisis in the NFL
Could younger referees be the answer to the officiating crisis that has been plaguing the National Football League in recent years?
The question isn’t meant to imply that youth always trumps experience, but football is the fastest and most violent game of all of the major pro sports and an injection of new blood in the officiating ranks could prove to be beneficial for the game going forward and in crunch time.
The NFL has seen a new generation of players come i
NFL Draft Talk Volume XXIV
As the NFL draft draws closer and closer here are some questions that are circulating that pertain to prospects and their draft stock as well as their potential and projected impacts at the next level.
Who are the studs and starters that will be taken on day two of the draft?
Every year there are players in the draft that have first round grades on them but because of the way the first round plays out, they fall into the top, middle or late parts of the second and third
Johnny Manziel Shows Glimpses of His Old Self in AAF Debut
Johnny Manziel is officially back playing football in the United States after a brief stint in the CFL with the Hamilton Tigers-Cats and the Montreal Alouettes, he now finds himself on the roster of the Memphis Express of the developmental Alliance of American Football league.
The former 22nd overall pick of the Cleveland Browns in the 2014 NFL draft has another opportunity to continue his playing career and take another step towards his attempt to get back into the Na
