(Source) The Rhodes Scholarship scandal at Yale that already cost football coach Tom Williams his job has taken another bizarre and unexpected turn.

The New York Times is reporting that QB Patrick Witt, who made national headlines for having to decide between a final interview for the scholarship or playing in the Harvard game (he chose “The Game”) had already been disqualified for the scholarship due to a sexual assault accusation against him; the accusation was not taken to the police.

Just last fall, Witt was supposed to be the epitome of a student athlete and one newspaper described him as the “perfect antidote” to the rampant scandals in college football in 2011 at the likes of Miami (FL), Ohio State and Penn State.

Witt announced on Nov. 13 that he had elected to play against Harvard (a game Yale lost, 45-7) over the final interview, but The Times is reporting that his candidacy had already been suspended days earlier over the sexual assault allegation.

By that point, his coach, Williams, had already proclaimed he had faced a similar decision when picking between a Rhodes Scholarship final interview and a chance in the NFL while at Stanford in 1992. After The Times discovered Williams was never a Rhodes finalist, Williams resigned in December.

Witt is reportedly no longer enrolled at Yale and has yet to graduate; The Times reported that the school would not comment on whether his status was related to the accusations. He will play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl this Saturday in Carson, CA.

We hope he’s prepared to answer plenty of questions.

So not only is he a liar, he’s a shitty quarterback too. I mean, how do you lose to Harvard 45-7? If you can’t put more than 20 points on the board against Harvard you might as well hang up the cleats and let a real quarterback take charge. The dude didn’t even graduate from Yale. Hell, at least I graduated from a University, fucker.

Rudo 1, Yale quarterback 0.

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This is suppose to be the highlight of young Landon Collins but his mom decided to taint the experience by showing how unsatisfied she was with his decision. Seriously.

I never knew a mother could get so upset over her son getting a full scholarship to the #2 football school in America. You’re bitchness is probably why he wanted to move to Alabama to get away from you.

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I really don’t get the whole picking and eating booger phase some kids go through- I don’t hold against them though cause they are kids but this guy has no excuse. For nose picking sake, man…Get a tissue or wipe it on a players uniform. Don’t frickin eat it! I know the weirdos have you beleveing that the world is going to end this year but that doesn’t mean to go all out and start eating whatever you pick.

So uncouth.

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There are alot of rules that one probably has to know about when they decide play football but probably the easiest to remember is that you must take a fuckin knee if you want don’t want to take the ball out. It’s simple. Catch ball, fall to a knee.

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Did this guy choose Texas Tech just because the color red? Is this the singer Simply Red? Does he not know that they just got their red asses handed to them? Someone should have dropped kick him. That’s all I’m saying…

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I would be pissed too if I was getting my ass handed to me by 35 points before the 2nd half. I blame the steaker though for starting all this chaos but props to him for having the balls such an awesome stunt.

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Check out the amusing story from KEZI in Oregon. You can’t stop the DP mob, you can only hope to contain it.

EUGENE, Ore. — Security at ESPN’s College GameDay in Eugene on Saturday will be on the lookout for more than the usual safety threats and foul language on signs. Now, they have references to radio host Dan Patrick’s broadcast to watch out for.

Last Saturday when GameDay was in Dallas, Texas for the Red River Rivalry between Oklahoma and Texas one sign in particular snuck through the crowd without oversight. The sign read: “Chris in Syracuse.”

For those unfamiliar with Mr. Patrick and the meaning of the term, the sign seems relatively harmless. For regular listeners of the show — and ESPN — the sign goes against what Patrick claims has been previously allowed in the crowd. On his show Patrick said that fans at the Oklahoma vs. Texas games were being turned away if they had signs or cutouts with obvious references to him or his show.

Patrick was an anchor at ESPN from 1989 to 2006 and his show was part of the ESPN family until 2007. He helped coin the nickname for ESPN’s flagship program SportsCenter with fellow anchor Keith Olbermann, calling it “The Big Show”. Patrick has stated several times that ESPN often does not allow current employees to appear as guests on his current radio show.

So what does “Chris in Syracuse” mean? The sign references a listener of Patrick’s show who calls in to offer his opinion on a daily basis. The caller — Chris, from Syracuse, New York — is part of the Dan Patrick Show canon of running gags and bits.

Patrick has made reference this week to the sign being held up on last Saturday’s show and seems to be encouraging his listeners to take part in trying to sneak past the College GameDay defenses repeating a simple message on today’s show, “Occupy GameDay. Eugene, Oregon.”

What signs and running gags can Eugene residents expect to see that may be related to Patrick’s followers? Here’s a list from the show’s WikiPedia page:

-Height and weight of a given person or player, a bit on the show.

-References to “Passion Bucket”, a running gag involving a quote from UCLA Bruins head football coach Rick Neuheisel.

-The quote “Against the Grain” a popular segment on the show.

-The phrase “What did we learn today?” another segment from the show.

-The “Best and Worst of the weekend” a segment from the show.

-References to “a well-listened-to radio show” a running gag based on a reporter reference to the Dan Patrick Show.

-References to “The Danettes” by group or by name (Patrick’s producers and employees): Paulie Pabst, Seton O’Connor, Andrew Perloff and Todd Fritz (Fritzy).

-References to nicknames on the show including: McLovin (Perloff), Sequin/The White Swan/Soft O’Connor (Seton O’Connor) Danny Jawface (Patrick).

-”ROAR!” the result of a lost bet on the part of O’Connor wherein he must shout “ROAR!” before speaking on microphone during the show.

I’m hoping someone, someday will make a “Bang Biscuit!” sign. I got $50 for anyone that does. bang.biscuit@yahoo.com…Do it!

Don’t forget to like Occupy GameDay on Facebook, tell them Bang Biscuit sent you.

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Deadspin does an excellent job of breaking it down:

The video’s above, but first, some background: Ron Morris, the reporter in question, is a sports columnist for the State who is often critical of Spurrier and his Gamecocks—which is, technically speaking, his job. He downplayed No. 18 USC’s 54-3 win over Kentucky on Saturday, for example, by pointing out that the offensive burst came against a “hopeless” team. A week earlier, following a 16-13 loss to Auburn, Morris wrote a column with the title “In the end, Spurrier coached poorly.” Still, though, it was nothing out of bounds. As Spurrier says in today’s pre-conference speech—after calling him “a negative guy…that tries to hurt our football program”—Morris has “got a right to do that.”

On Garcia

“Being a student-athlete at the University of South Carolina is a privilege, not a right,” athletic director Eric Hyman explained in a statement.

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Enter fuckin Sandman.

With one last play and Miami with a way to go, the music man at Lane Stadium decided to turn up the heat on Miami’s ass with the ‘Enter Sandman’. Watch as the crowd pushes the limit on the Lane Stadium, jumping up and down and raising hell! There is no better song that this one to let motherfuckers know that they better bring thunder and lighting.

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