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Party On, Football Schools

Posted: Jul 29th 2009 7:00 PM ET by Clay Travis (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Arizona State, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas, ACC, Big 10, Big East, Pac 10, Campus, Fans, General CFB Insanity

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Florida fans celebratingPenn State garnered top party school honors this year in the annual Princeton Review's ranking of top party schools. The top 20 schools are listed, and as I wistfully scanned the list and daydreamed about a time when all I had to worry about was whether the kegs would make it through the night or whether we'd have to scramble for more cases of Natty Light, I came to a startling conclusion: It's almost as if major college football and partying go together.

Shocking, no?

So in honor of college football's apparent impact on the most important ranking this side of the Harris Interactive Poll, let's run through the 20 party scenes -- including one college you've never heard of, ClayNation style.
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Beanie-less Buckeyes Get a Scare

Posted: Sep 6th 2008 4:17 PM ET by Brian Grummell (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Ohio, Ohio State, Big 12, MAC

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Ohio? O H I O Ohio? Really? Them's the facts and we write them. Ohio State beat Ohio U 26-14 today, and did it without injured back Beanie Wells but hoo boy was it ugly. The Buckeyes were listless in trailing 7-6 at halftime. They later found themselves trailing 14-6 in the third quarter before getting their acts together.

Of no surprise, the Buckeyes' defense saved the day, forcing five turnovers against an otherwise poised Bobcat team. Several methodical offensive drives in crunch time provided the winning margin as Ohio's offense was shut down through most of the second half.

A more dominant Buckeye victory almost assuredly would have set up a No. 1 vs. No. 2 battle next Saturday in Los Angeles against USC. Look for them to drop in the polls, however. The good news for them is that they did emerge victorious and Wells appears to be ready to be cleared to play at some point. The national media will still converge upon L.A. and week three will have its marquee game. All is not lost.

Ohio University Lineman Wins Lottery

Posted: Aug 7th 2008 2:16 PM ET by Tom Fornelli (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Ohio, MAC

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Since the NCAA puts restrictions on it's student-athletes when it comes to earning money and having jobs, players sometimes have to resort to other tactics to make some cash. While some players may turn to committing crimes to make money, there are others who rely on more traditional means.

Like buying lottery tickets.

That's what Ohio senior offensive lineman Michael Eynon did when he walked into a local gas station Tuesday, and I have a feeling lunch is going to be on him for a while.
When most students are starting to think about paying off student loans, Ohio University senior Michael Eynon is considering what to do with a quarter-million-dollar lottery prize.

The Ohio University offensive lineman won $250,000 in the Mega Millions drawing on Tuesday night.

"It hasn't settled in yet," said the senior from Westlake, who is an accounting major. "I've been out throwing footballs, and it's still the same routine."
Eynon will pocket around $172,500 after taxes are taken out, but that's still a pretty healthy prize for a college kid. Of course, when first hearing about this my first thought was how would the NCAA try and take the money away from the kid, but it turns out there's nothing illegal about Eynon winning the lottery.

Well, at least not yet anyway. Give the NCAA a few days, and I'm sure they'll come up with something.