Exclusive: Tony Yazbeck is set for a key recurring role opposite Josh Andrés Rivera, Lindsay Mendez and Patrick Schwarzenegger in Ryan Murphy’s FX anthology American Sports Story, Deadline has learned.
American Sports Story, a new extension of Murphy’s “American Story” franchise, is a scripted anthological limited series focusing on a prominent event involving a sports figure and re-examines it through the prism of today’s world, telling that story from multiple perspective.
The first installment, written by Stu Zicherman, is based on the podcast Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc from the Boston Globe and Wondery. It charts the rise and fall of NFL superstar Aaron Hernandez, played by Rivera, and explores the connections of the disparate strands of his identity, his family, his career, his suicide, and their legacy in sports and American culture. Schwarzenegger portrays Hernandez’s friend, former college teammate and fellow former NFL star Tim Tebow.
American Sports Story, a new extension of Murphy’s “American Story” franchise, is a scripted anthological limited series focusing on a prominent event involving a sports figure and re-examines it through the prism of today’s world, telling that story from multiple perspective.
The first installment, written by Stu Zicherman, is based on the podcast Gladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc from the Boston Globe and Wondery. It charts the rise and fall of NFL superstar Aaron Hernandez, played by Rivera, and explores the connections of the disparate strands of his identity, his family, his career, his suicide, and their legacy in sports and American culture. Schwarzenegger portrays Hernandez’s friend, former college teammate and fellow former NFL star Tim Tebow.
- 11/14/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
To borrow a rhetorical device from ESPN’s great sports documentary series 30 for 30: What if I told you there exists the most dramatic college football team of all time?
Said football team was filled with enough off-the-wall stories and colorful characters to make any would-be documentarian salivate. These characters and their stories include: a megalomaniacal head coach who got fired from his first NFL job mid-season for feeling up an undergrad at a steakhouse named after him, a star defensive end who was arrested for a DUI just days before the NCAA Southeastern Conference Championship game, and a tight end who committed literal murder.
That team is real. It was the 2005-2010 University of Florida Gators. Now, what if I told you there is a just-released docuseries about said team … that completely omits all of the dramatic information cited above and more? That docuseries is also real.
Netflix‘s...
Said football team was filled with enough off-the-wall stories and colorful characters to make any would-be documentarian salivate. These characters and their stories include: a megalomaniacal head coach who got fired from his first NFL job mid-season for feeling up an undergrad at a steakhouse named after him, a star defensive end who was arrested for a DUI just days before the NCAA Southeastern Conference Championship game, and a tight end who committed literal murder.
That team is real. It was the 2005-2010 University of Florida Gators. Now, what if I told you there is a just-released docuseries about said team … that completely omits all of the dramatic information cited above and more? That docuseries is also real.
Netflix‘s...
- 9/6/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
After just one week atop Netflix’s English-language TV charts, Depp V. Heard has been bumped to No. 2 in favor of Who is Erin Carter?
Audiences flocked to the thriller limited series, which is about a British expat schoolteacher living in Spain, racking up 13.2M views in its first few days on the streamer from August 21 to 27.
Depp V. Heard still managed a fairly strong week, though, with 8.3M views. That brought Painkiller in at No. 3 on the list with 5.6M views.
Untold: Swamp Kings came in fourth place during its first week on Netflix with 5M views on the series about the Florida Gators’ heyday under coach Urban Meyer. It was joined by another unscripted series, The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On Season 2. Rounding out the list were My Dad The Bounty Hunter, At Home With The Furys, The Lincoln Lawyer and Gabby’s Dollhouse.
As for the film side of things,...
Audiences flocked to the thriller limited series, which is about a British expat schoolteacher living in Spain, racking up 13.2M views in its first few days on the streamer from August 21 to 27.
Depp V. Heard still managed a fairly strong week, though, with 8.3M views. That brought Painkiller in at No. 3 on the list with 5.6M views.
Untold: Swamp Kings came in fourth place during its first week on Netflix with 5M views on the series about the Florida Gators’ heyday under coach Urban Meyer. It was joined by another unscripted series, The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On Season 2. Rounding out the list were My Dad The Bounty Hunter, At Home With The Furys, The Lincoln Lawyer and Gabby’s Dollhouse.
As for the film side of things,...
- 8/29/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Sports documentaries are the current rage. Netflix itself has many documentaries in this genre, and two of its flagship shows are considered some of the best. We are talking about The Last Dance and Drive To Survive. These two documentaries set a benchmark for how compelling stories about sports and the people involved should be presented for the world to enjoy and understand.
Untold: Swamp Kings is all about the famous American college football team called The Florida Gators, which at one point was considered the most successful team and bragged about having some insanely talented star players and a highly motivated coach named Urban Meyer. The documentary begins with the Florida Gators football team hiring Urban Meyer. The first episode is about Urban as well as Tim Tebow, who joined the team as a rookie player.
Tim Tebow, who has a brilliant voice, talks about his journey from being...
Untold: Swamp Kings is all about the famous American college football team called The Florida Gators, which at one point was considered the most successful team and bragged about having some insanely talented star players and a highly motivated coach named Urban Meyer. The documentary begins with the Florida Gators football team hiring Urban Meyer. The first episode is about Urban as well as Tim Tebow, who joined the team as a rookie player.
Tim Tebow, who has a brilliant voice, talks about his journey from being...
- 8/23/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Netflix’s Untold: Swamp Kings examines the Florida Gators football team’s success under coach Urban Meyer. The four-episode docuseries, which just released a teaser trailer, tells the story of Meyer’s reign via exclusive interviews with those intimately involved in the team.
“The players’ stories are unfiltered, deeply personal, and often full of humor. They describe what it’s like to hear the roar of the crowd, to feel the sweat dripping down their backs, and to know they’re at the center of it all. The joy of beating a rival, the glory of winning a national title,” explained director Katharine English.
English added: “But as well as the adoration of Gator Nation and near-celebrity status, the players also suffer adversity and heartbreak along the journey. What emerges is a human story. It is a story about more than football – it’s a story of brotherhood, relentless effort,...
“The players’ stories are unfiltered, deeply personal, and often full of humor. They describe what it’s like to hear the roar of the crowd, to feel the sweat dripping down their backs, and to know they’re at the center of it all. The joy of beating a rival, the glory of winning a national title,” explained director Katharine English.
English added: “But as well as the adoration of Gator Nation and near-celebrity status, the players also suffer adversity and heartbreak along the journey. What emerges is a human story. It is a story about more than football – it’s a story of brotherhood, relentless effort,...
- 8/18/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Gal Gadot as Rachel Stone in ‘Heart of Stone’ (Photo Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2022)
Netflix’s August 2023 lineup of movies and TV shows includes the four-part Untold documentary series, season two of Heartstopper, and the release of the second half of The Lincoln Lawyer season two. The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge cooks up (hopefully) tasty treats, and the limited series Painkiller delves into the origin of America’s opioid crisis.
The streaming service’s August schedule also includes the debut of the live-action One Piece series, based Japan’s highest-selling manga series in history. Plus, Gal Gadot stars in Heart of Stone, an action thriller premiering on August 11, 2023.
August 1, 2023
Untold: Volume 3 – (New Untold stories weekly)
The critically acclaimed docuseries Untold returns with Volume 3, a four-week summer event that pulls back the curtain on epic tales from the wide (and wild) world of sports. From boxing to football to doping scandals,...
Netflix’s August 2023 lineup of movies and TV shows includes the four-part Untold documentary series, season two of Heartstopper, and the release of the second half of The Lincoln Lawyer season two. The Big Nailed It Baking Challenge cooks up (hopefully) tasty treats, and the limited series Painkiller delves into the origin of America’s opioid crisis.
The streaming service’s August schedule also includes the debut of the live-action One Piece series, based Japan’s highest-selling manga series in history. Plus, Gal Gadot stars in Heart of Stone, an action thriller premiering on August 11, 2023.
August 1, 2023
Untold: Volume 3 – (New Untold stories weekly)
The critically acclaimed docuseries Untold returns with Volume 3, a four-week summer event that pulls back the curtain on epic tales from the wide (and wild) world of sports. From boxing to football to doping scandals,...
- 7/27/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Jake Paul in Netflix’s ‘Untold volume 3’
Netflix’s four-part documentary series Untold Volume 3 delves into the short-lived career of Johnny Football and also explores the rise of the Florida Gators under Coach Urban Meyer. Controversial YouTuber Jake Paul opens up about his life in an episode of Volume 3, and the Balco Laboratories steroid scandal is examined in-depth.
The docuseries, which has already been renewed for Volume 4, drops a new episode weekly beginning on August 1, 2023.
Volume 3‘s directors include Andrew Renzi, Ryan Duffy, Bryan Storkel, and Katharine English. The documentary series was developed by executive producers Chapman Way and Maclain Way, with Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Isabel San Vargas, Ryan Duffy, Doug Banker, Mike Seander, Louise Norman, and Tom Sheahan also executive producing.
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
Premieres August 1, 2023
Directed by Andrew Renzi
At 26, is Jake Paul the boxing world’s new savior or a “delusional” promoter...
Netflix’s four-part documentary series Untold Volume 3 delves into the short-lived career of Johnny Football and also explores the rise of the Florida Gators under Coach Urban Meyer. Controversial YouTuber Jake Paul opens up about his life in an episode of Volume 3, and the Balco Laboratories steroid scandal is examined in-depth.
The docuseries, which has already been renewed for Volume 4, drops a new episode weekly beginning on August 1, 2023.
Volume 3‘s directors include Andrew Renzi, Ryan Duffy, Bryan Storkel, and Katharine English. The documentary series was developed by executive producers Chapman Way and Maclain Way, with Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Isabel San Vargas, Ryan Duffy, Doug Banker, Mike Seander, Louise Norman, and Tom Sheahan also executive producing.
Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child
Premieres August 1, 2023
Directed by Andrew Renzi
At 26, is Jake Paul the boxing world’s new savior or a “delusional” promoter...
- 6/15/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
It’s one of the most storied and intense rivalries in all of football: Michigan vs. Ohio State. The teams first played each other in 1897, and have played almost annually since 1918. Michigan leads the all-time series 59–51–6. The No. 5 Wolverines snapped No. 2 Ohio State’s eight-game winning streak with a 42-27 win in Ann Arbor last year. Both teams are in the College Football Playoff hunt again this year, and they’ll no doubt have an impact who’s playing for the national championship. Before the teams meet on Saturday, November 26, for the 118th time, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Tennis Channel Studios present Rivals, an exploration of the coaches, players, big moments and more that have made the Mu-Osu series legendary. From the “Snow Bowl” in 1950 to the “Ten-Year War” between coaches Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes, the 2006 “Game of the Century” and the recent clashes between Urban Meyer’s...
- 11/18/2022
- TV Insider
If you’re a college football fan, you surely don’t want to miss this pregame show. You can catch it on Fox Sports, Fox 2, and Fox Sports 1 (FS1). Although programming schedules may change, new episodes typically air on Saturdays at 12:00 p.m. Et or 9:00 a.m. Pt. It’s also possible to watch the show online while on the go via YouTube TV, the Fox Sports app, and Fox online.
This article talks about where Fox films the pregame show, its premise, and who hosts it. You’ll also find out why it’s a good idea to rely on BuddyTV for information about movies, celebrity tidbits, and TV shows.
What Does Fox “Big Noon Kickoff” Talk About?
Hosted by Rob Stone alongside several panelists, this college football pregame show previews top matches from the Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac-12 conferences. You can expect the panel...
This article talks about where Fox films the pregame show, its premise, and who hosts it. You’ll also find out why it’s a good idea to rely on BuddyTV for information about movies, celebrity tidbits, and TV shows.
What Does Fox “Big Noon Kickoff” Talk About?
Hosted by Rob Stone alongside several panelists, this college football pregame show previews top matches from the Big Ten, Big 12, and Pac-12 conferences. You can expect the panel...
- 8/24/2022
- by Buddy TV
- buddytv.com
On tonight’s episode of Saturday Night Live, Tina Fey filled in for an absent Colin Jost—trading Weekend Update jokes with Michael Che from the front of the theater, with Tom Hanks, Kenan Thompson, Paul Rudd and the show’s skeleton crew serving as their audience.
Given the fact that it’s almost Christmas, Che thought he should start the segment off with some good news. “O.J. Simpson has been released from parole two months early because of good behavior,” he noted. “Said O.J., ‘I can’t believe I got out of parole early, but I did it. I did it.’ ”
Fey then noted that Time magazine has named Elon Musk its Person of the Year. “You can read more about it on your phone,” she said, “while your Tesla is self-driving you into a lake.”
Che later mentioned that a judge in Louisiana has taken a leave...
Given the fact that it’s almost Christmas, Che thought he should start the segment off with some good news. “O.J. Simpson has been released from parole two months early because of good behavior,” he noted. “Said O.J., ‘I can’t believe I got out of parole early, but I did it. I did it.’ ”
Fey then noted that Time magazine has named Elon Musk its Person of the Year. “You can read more about it on your phone,” she said, “while your Tesla is self-driving you into a lake.”
Che later mentioned that a judge in Louisiana has taken a leave...
- 12/19/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sticking by her man: The wife of one NFL coach is speaking out about his self-professed "stupid" conduct. In a widely circulated video, Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer was seen at a bar in Ohio (reportedly his own Urban Chophouse in Columbus), as a woman appeared to dance and grind against him. The team's owner, Shad Khan, called him out and wrote on social media that "his conduct last weekend was inexcusable." Urban, 57, said at a press conference that he apologized to the team and the staff "for being a distraction," according to NBC Sports. "It was stupid. So I explained everything that happened. And owned it. And, you...
- 10/7/2021
- E! Online
Exclusive: Pultizer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham is working on a sports spin-off of his audio series It Was Said.
Jon Meacham’s podcast studio Shining City Audio and joint venture partner C13 Originals, a division of Audacy’s Cadence13, are launching It Was Said: Sports, narrated by legendary NBA coach Doc Rivers.
It comes after Meacham launched the studio, as revealed by Deadline, in April.
The series will feature some of the most important and inspirational sports speeches throughout history from the likes of Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, and Hank Aaron.
Helped by guests including Michael Strahan, Urban Meyer, and Al Michaels, it will feature Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck’s “For America” poem following the 9/11 attacks, Ali’s speech in protest of the Vietnam War on April 28, 1967, King’s Commencement Speech on June 16, 2017 championing women’s rights, Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow’s September 27, 2008 “The Promise” speech,...
Jon Meacham’s podcast studio Shining City Audio and joint venture partner C13 Originals, a division of Audacy’s Cadence13, are launching It Was Said: Sports, narrated by legendary NBA coach Doc Rivers.
It comes after Meacham launched the studio, as revealed by Deadline, in April.
The series will feature some of the most important and inspirational sports speeches throughout history from the likes of Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, and Hank Aaron.
Helped by guests including Michael Strahan, Urban Meyer, and Al Michaels, it will feature Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck’s “For America” poem following the 9/11 attacks, Ali’s speech in protest of the Vietnam War on April 28, 1967, King’s Commencement Speech on June 16, 2017 championing women’s rights, Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow’s September 27, 2008 “The Promise” speech,...
- 9/7/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Vaccination Status Denied As Factor In NFL Cuts, As Jacksonville Jaguars Walk Back Coach’s Statement
Update: The Jacksonville Jaguars have walked back a controversial statement by head coach Urban Meyer, who said that vaccine status was a “decision-maker” in the makeup of his team’s final roster.
Meyer cited the risks associated with unvaccinated players under the NFL’s Covid-19 protocols.
“Everyone was considered,” Meyer said on Tuesday via ESPN. “That was part of the [considerations such as] production, let’s start talking about this, and also is he vaccinated or not? Can I say that that was a decision-maker? It was certainly in consideration.”
The NFL Players Association said it has launched an investigation into Meyer after the remarks.
The Jaguars team issued a statement Wednesday that it claimed “clarified” the Meyer remarks, saying no player was cut based on his status.
“Availability is one of the many factors taken into consideration when making roster decisions. We have vaccinated and unvaccinated players on our roster, and no...
Meyer cited the risks associated with unvaccinated players under the NFL’s Covid-19 protocols.
“Everyone was considered,” Meyer said on Tuesday via ESPN. “That was part of the [considerations such as] production, let’s start talking about this, and also is he vaccinated or not? Can I say that that was a decision-maker? It was certainly in consideration.”
The NFL Players Association said it has launched an investigation into Meyer after the remarks.
The Jaguars team issued a statement Wednesday that it claimed “clarified” the Meyer remarks, saying no player was cut based on his status.
“Availability is one of the many factors taken into consideration when making roster decisions. We have vaccinated and unvaccinated players on our roster, and no...
- 9/2/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Tom Rinaldi, the ESPN correspondent known for his enterprise features and video essays, has jumped to Fox Sports, a place that has in the past not been known for delivering such things.
He is expected to take up duties for Fox in 2021, “contributing across the network’s world-class portfolio of live events.”
“Tom is one of the all-time great people in this business and a generational storyteller,” said Eric Shanks. Fox Sports’ CEO and executive producer, in a statement. “The biggest events on Fox just got bigger because of Tom, and we are honored to have him as our newest teammate.” Rinaldi’s last ESPN assignment is expected to be the network’s January 1 broadcast of the Rose Bowl game.
While he has served as a sideline reporter for ESPN’s golf coverage and college-football events, Rinaldi is better known for his enterprise features and interview. It is Rinaldi who...
He is expected to take up duties for Fox in 2021, “contributing across the network’s world-class portfolio of live events.”
“Tom is one of the all-time great people in this business and a generational storyteller,” said Eric Shanks. Fox Sports’ CEO and executive producer, in a statement. “The biggest events on Fox just got bigger because of Tom, and we are honored to have him as our newest teammate.” Rinaldi’s last ESPN assignment is expected to be the network’s January 1 broadcast of the Rose Bowl game.
While he has served as a sideline reporter for ESPN’s golf coverage and college-football events, Rinaldi is better known for his enterprise features and interview. It is Rinaldi who...
- 12/17/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The casts of Fox Sports’ pregame shows, “Fox NFL Sunday” and “Fox NFL Kickoff” will not appear in Fox’s Los Angeles studios today due to concerns regarding Covid-19.
Instead, Chris Myers will host both shows, with analysts Charles Woodson and Reggie Bush also in-studio. Regular “Fox NFL Sunday” cast members Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Michael Strahan and Jay Glazer will call in to the show remotely. “Fox NFL Kickoff” cast members Charissa Thompson, Tony Gonzalez, Mike Vick, Dave Wannstedt and Colin Cowherd will also not be in the studio.
Fox Sports made the announcement via Twitter on Saturday night, writing: “In accordance with CDC guidance, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health safety guidelines – and out of an abundance of caution for our team – Sunday’s ‘Fox NFL Kickoff’ and ‘Fox NFL Sunday’ pregame shows from our Los Angeles studio will not include their regular casts. Filling in as...
Instead, Chris Myers will host both shows, with analysts Charles Woodson and Reggie Bush also in-studio. Regular “Fox NFL Sunday” cast members Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw, Michael Strahan and Jay Glazer will call in to the show remotely. “Fox NFL Kickoff” cast members Charissa Thompson, Tony Gonzalez, Mike Vick, Dave Wannstedt and Colin Cowherd will also not be in the studio.
Fox Sports made the announcement via Twitter on Saturday night, writing: “In accordance with CDC guidance, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health safety guidelines – and out of an abundance of caution for our team – Sunday’s ‘Fox NFL Kickoff’ and ‘Fox NFL Sunday’ pregame shows from our Los Angeles studio will not include their regular casts. Filling in as...
- 11/22/2020
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
The Fox NFL Sunday cast has been removed from its usual studio pregame show today over Covid-19 concerns, Fox Sports announced.
Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw and Michael Strahan were swapped for Chris Myers, Charles Woodson and Reggie Bush. Fox said some of the replaced regular crew “will appear via remote.”
“In accordance with CDC guidance, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health safety guidelines — and out of an abundance of caution for our team — Sunday’s Fox NFL Kickoff and Fox NFL Sunday pregame shows from our Los Angeles studio will not include their regular casts,” Fox said in a statement.
The network did not say what caused the move, or whether anyone had caught the coronavirus.
Earlier in November, the entire on-air crew for Fox Sports’ college football pregame show Big Noon Kickoff was removed in a similar fashion, with Covid-19 concerns cited. The weekly show featured former players Matt Leinart,...
Curt Menefee, Terry Bradshaw and Michael Strahan were swapped for Chris Myers, Charles Woodson and Reggie Bush. Fox said some of the replaced regular crew “will appear via remote.”
“In accordance with CDC guidance, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health safety guidelines — and out of an abundance of caution for our team — Sunday’s Fox NFL Kickoff and Fox NFL Sunday pregame shows from our Los Angeles studio will not include their regular casts,” Fox said in a statement.
The network did not say what caused the move, or whether anyone had caught the coronavirus.
Earlier in November, the entire on-air crew for Fox Sports’ college football pregame show Big Noon Kickoff was removed in a similar fashion, with Covid-19 concerns cited. The weekly show featured former players Matt Leinart,...
- 11/22/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox Sports broadcaster Chris Myers is turning his eponymous radio interview show into a podcast after striking an exclusive deal with PodcastOne.
Myers is bringing his Cmi: The Chris Myers Interview show to the network, which is owned by LiveXLive and is responsible for podcasts by the likes of Adam Carolla, Shaquille O’Neal and Steve Austin.
The show was previously broadcast of Fox Sports Radio and ran on more than 250 affiliate stations as well as Sirius/Xm Radio.
The podcast will launch on August 26 former college football star and coach Urban Meyer, followed by interviews with the likes of Reggie Jackson and Troy Aikman.
Myers has covered the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the NCAA Final Four, The Masters, the U.S. Open, the Triple Crown, the Olympics and the Daytona 500 and via Fox Sports contributes to the network’s coverage of NFL, NASCAR and Mlb.
Myers is bringing his Cmi: The Chris Myers Interview show to the network, which is owned by LiveXLive and is responsible for podcasts by the likes of Adam Carolla, Shaquille O’Neal and Steve Austin.
The show was previously broadcast of Fox Sports Radio and ran on more than 250 affiliate stations as well as Sirius/Xm Radio.
The podcast will launch on August 26 former college football star and coach Urban Meyer, followed by interviews with the likes of Reggie Jackson and Troy Aikman.
Myers has covered the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals, the NCAA Final Four, The Masters, the U.S. Open, the Triple Crown, the Olympics and the Daytona 500 and via Fox Sports contributes to the network’s coverage of NFL, NASCAR and Mlb.
- 8/20/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
6:58 Am Pt -- TMZ Sports has obtained the 911 call placed by Smith's wife from the school ... and she says Zach was irate -- "yelling" at the principal until cops arrived. More trouble for former Ohio State coach Zach Smith ... cops say they arrested Urban Meyer's ex-assistant after he got into an altercation with officials at his children's elementary school Thursday. The Delaware County Sheriff's Office confirms to TMZ Sports that Smith showed up...
- 5/10/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Terrelle Pryor says it's time for the Buckeyes to bring his old coach, Jim Tressel, back to Columbus -- which is interesting, considering the history. Remember, Tressel left Osu in 2011 after a scandal involving Bucks players getting free tattoos in exchange for their game-worn memorabilia. Pryor was one of the players involved -- he was suspended for 5 games. Tressel subsequently resigned. It's been nearly 8 years since Tressel left the Bucks ... and Ohio State just lost its national-championship-winning coach,...
- 2/1/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Google has released its lists of top trending searches of the year. Demi Lovato and Meghan Markle are the most searched people of 2018, with Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Logan Paul, Khloe Kardashian, Eminem, Urban Meyer, Ariana Grande, Rick Ross and Cardi B also making the top 10 list. Lovato also topped the list of most search musicians and bands of the year, followed by Eminem, Grande, Ross, Cardi B, Travis Scott, Childish Gambino, Machine Gun Kelly, Meek Mill and Queen. Logan Paul topped the list of the most searched actors of the year, with Bill Cosby, Sylvester Stallone, Pete Davidson, Michael B. Jordan, Allison Mack, Noah Centineo, Bradley...
- 12/12/2018
- E! Online
Ohio State's No. 1 Qb recruit says Urban Meyer's health issues were "evident" ... and the coach had to step down because, "him going out there was a health risk to his body." Dwan Mathis -- a 4-star recruit from Michigan and Osu's lone 2019 Qb commit -- says he had a few conversations with Meyer ... and it was clear to him the coach's retirement was necessary. "He knew that him going out there was...
- 12/8/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Lincoln Riley tried to poach ... so did Arkansas and Notre Dame -- but Ohio State's top recruit (a stud Wr from Texas) says he's sticking with the Buckeyes, despite Urban Meyer's retirement. "If coach [Ryan] Day is going to be leading the team, then I'm going to be there right beside him," Garrett Wilson tells TMZ Sports. It's great news for the Buckeyes -- Wilson is a 5-star recruit who some say is the...
- 12/5/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Dan Rather says he wasn't shocked to learn Urban Meyer is retiring ... telling TMZ Sports it's clear to him the Ohio State coach Needs to focus on his health. Urban and the Buckeyes announced Tuesday the coach will hang up his headset after the team's Rose Bowl game next month ... and Rather thinks it's easy to see why. "I had the impression this last season that his health was not as good as he liked it to be.
- 12/5/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Clay Helton's days as a USC coach are numbered ... Unless he beats both UCLA and Notre Dame in the next two weeks -- so says Trojan Rodney Peete. The former USC superstar tells TMZ Sports he's a fan of Clay and likes him personally ... but with the way Sc's looked this season -- Peete says the dude is about to get fired. "I think that over time, it's shown that we've kind of fallen off a little bit,...
- 11/16/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
11:00 Am Pt -- Urban Meyer says Ohio State is looking into legal action following McMurphy's story on Trevon Grimes. Osu also released a statement on Tuesday ... saying "The Ohio State University unequivocally and vehemently disputes the unfounded allegations by Brett McMurphy. Any allegations of racism are outrageous and false." "The university told McMurphy that we have found no evidence to support these allegations." Ex-Ohio State coach Zach Smith is calling B.S. on reports of...
- 11/13/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
2:55 Pm Pt -- Ohio State has deleted all traces of its "Silence" campaign -- which was supposed to promote this weekend's game against Penn State ... after a Massive backlash. The University campaign featured a football player making a hushing gesture -- with the caption, "Silence the white noise." But, as high-profile people like Ryan Leaf pointed out ... the timing and message are Horrible considering the major scandal the University was just involved in. As we previously reported,...
- 9/27/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ohio State might have lost Urban Meyer for 3 games amid the Zach Smith scandal ... but it ain't losing its top recruit -- 'cause Garrett Wilson tells TMZ Sports he's still all-in with the Buckeyes. Wilson -- a 5-star receiver from Texas whose main Osu recruiter was Smith -- says after all the dust has settled on the drama in Columbus ... he still feels solid with his pledge. "It was hard to hear, you know?" Wilson...
- 8/30/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ex-Ohio State football coach Zach Smith is furious -- claiming allegations he beat his wife are wrong and he's threatening to sue the reporter who broke open the story, Brett McMurphy. "Silence = over," Smith tweeted Wednesday ... the beginning of an angry rant directed at reporters and his ex-wife, Courtney Smith. Smith claims McMurphy's reports about him are not only wrong -- but claims some of the images he's posted or reported on have been photoshopped.
- 8/29/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
2:19 Pm Pt -- The report also contains text messages from Shelley to Urban Meyer on the night he fired Zach Smith (7/23) ... in which Shelley says she's worried about Zach's "response." "He drinks a lot and I am just not sure how stable he will be. Afraid he will do something dangerous. It's obvious he has anger/rage issues already." It begs the question ... if Shelley and Urban truly believed Zach was such a dangerous person,...
- 8/28/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Days after saying she wouldn’t be watching college or pro football this fall for the second year, ESPN has shifted host Michelle Beadle off its low-rated and football-centric Get Up! morning program.
Beadle will instead host a new post-game show following NBA games on the network called NBA After The Buzzer, which will air after the regular Wednesday and Friday doubleheaders on ESPN.
Beadle spoke out on Get Up! about her disdain for football in the wake of Ohio State’s decision to suspend coach Urban Meyer for three games for not reporting a domestic violence incident involving an assistant coach. Beadle said that football has “marginalized women.”
Her last morning show will be Wednesday. Along with the Beadle move, Get Up! is being pared to two hours from its current three. Host Mike Greenberg will continue with the program along with a rotating cast of guest contributors.
Beadle...
Beadle will instead host a new post-game show following NBA games on the network called NBA After The Buzzer, which will air after the regular Wednesday and Friday doubleheaders on ESPN.
Beadle spoke out on Get Up! about her disdain for football in the wake of Ohio State’s decision to suspend coach Urban Meyer for three games for not reporting a domestic violence incident involving an assistant coach. Beadle said that football has “marginalized women.”
Her last morning show will be Wednesday. Along with the Beadle move, Get Up! is being pared to two hours from its current three. Host Mike Greenberg will continue with the program along with a rotating cast of guest contributors.
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- 8/25/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
ESPN is retooling its morning show, “Get Up!” announcing Friday that Michelle Beadle will depart to focus full-time on hosting the network’s NBA studio shows. Her last “Get Up!” will be Aug. 29.
The news comes a day after Beadle, in criticizing Ohio State’s handling of Urban Meyer, said she doesn’t watch either college or NFL football.
“There’s a reason why this will be the second season I don’t watch NFL and I don’t spend my Saturdays watching college football either,” Beadle said on the Aug. 23 show, per Yahoo Sports. “I believe that the sport of football has set itself up to be in a position where it shows itself in the bigger picture to not really care about women — they don’t really care about people of color, but we won’t get into that for NFL either — but as a woman I feel...
The news comes a day after Beadle, in criticizing Ohio State’s handling of Urban Meyer, said she doesn’t watch either college or NFL football.
“There’s a reason why this will be the second season I don’t watch NFL and I don’t spend my Saturdays watching college football either,” Beadle said on the Aug. 23 show, per Yahoo Sports. “I believe that the sport of football has set itself up to be in a position where it shows itself in the bigger picture to not really care about women — they don’t really care about people of color, but we won’t get into that for NFL either — but as a woman I feel...
- 8/25/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Urban Meyer says he flubbed his news conference following the announcement of his three-game suspension Wednesday ... and is now trying to make up for it by apologizing to Courtney Smith. "Let me say here and now what I should have said on Wednesday," the coach tweeted. "I sincerely apologize to Courtney Smith and her children for what they have gone through." As we previously reported ... Meyer was hit with a three-game ban after university officials...
- 8/24/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Zach Smith may have outed Tom Herman as the unnamed Ohio State assistant football coach who accompanied him to a strip club during a 2014 high school recruiting trip ... and it's all on his Ig. The incident was mentioned in the Osu investigation report into Urban Meyer -- which says Smith "ran up a significant bill at a local strip club along with another Osu football coach" in Florida on May 8, 2014. Because Smith was on an...
- 8/23/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ex-Ohio State Wr coach Zach Smith blew stacks at a strip club with another Osu coach and at least 1 high school coach during a recruiting trip in 2014 ... and afterwards, Urban Meyer threatened his job. It's all in the Ohio State investigation report detailing Meyer's history with Smith ... who was fired in July after a series of incidents stemming from domestic violence allegations. In the report, investigators say, "In May 2014, in connection with an out-of-town recruiting trip to Florida,...
- 8/23/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ohio State has suspended head football coach Urban Meyer for 3 games without pay after an investigation determined he permitted misconduct to continue involving ex-Wr coach Zach Smith. However, school officials state neither Meyer nor Athletic Director Gene Smith covered up or condoned the alleged domestic abuse by Smith, but rather ... "failed to take sufficient management action relating to Zach Smith's misconduct and retained and Assistant Coach who was not performing as an appropriate role model for Osu student-athletes.
- 8/23/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
If the allegations against Urban Meyer are true -- that he covered up domestic violence -- his punishment must be "severe" ... so says Eddie George. Of course, the results of the independent investigation into the Osu football program surrounding Zach Smith have not been released yet. That could happen as soon as this week. Smith's ex-wife, Courtney, claims Meyer Must have known about the alleged domestic violence incidents -- but covered them up to protect the football program.
- 8/20/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Fired Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith just broke his silence on his alleged domestic violence ... saying he Never beat his ex-wife. Zach went on 105.7 The Zone to tell his side of the story ... and says while he was in a "volatile" and "toxic" relationship, he "never committed domestic abuse against her." As for the photos Zach's ex-wife, Courtney Smith, released showing bruises on her body from the alleged abuse ... Zach said he may have...
- 8/3/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Urban Meyer admits he knew about the 2015 Zach Smith domestic violence incident -- but lied to the media when asked about it on BIG10 Media Day last month. But the catch ... Meyer says he followed proper protocol behind the scenes and elevated the incident to "proper channels." The Ohio State football coach spelled it out in a statement saying ... "Here is the truth: While at the University of Florida, and now at The Ohio State University,...
- 8/3/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ohio State University legend Beanie Wells says Urban Meyer should be Fired if he lied about having knowledge of the domestic violence allegations against his assistant coach. We talked to Wells -- a superstar at Ohio St. from '06-'08 under Jim Tressel -- about the firestorm of controversy in Columbus, Ohio ... surrounding Meyer and his football program. Meyer is on the hot seat over allegations he lied about having knowledge of an alleged domestic...
- 8/2/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Ohio State has placed head football coach Urban Meyer on administrative leave in the wake of reports that he lied about having knowledge of a 2015 domestic violence allegation surrounding an Osu assistant coach. Osu issued a statement saying, "The University is conducting an investigation into these allegations. During the inquiry, Urban Meyer will be on paid administrative leave." "Ryan Day will serve as acting head football coach during the investigation. We are focused on supporting...
- 8/1/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_tmeygpju"]] TMZ Sports has obtained a video shot seconds after a photographer collided with Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett on Saturday ... and you can see Barrett limping away in pain. The person who shot the video had great seats for the Osu vs. Michigan game and had been recording Barrett as he warmed up in the early minutes of the game. The witness says he didn't record the collision -- but managed to capture the...
- 11/28/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Aaron Hernandez was found in his cell with a Bible verse written on his forehead in blood red ink ... this according to local reports. When officials at the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Massachusetts responded to Aaron's cell Wednesday morning, the verse John 3:16 was scribbled above his eyes, this according to Wbz Boston. The passage, of course, is key to Christianity: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,...
- 4/19/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The brother-in-law of Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer has been charged with rape, kidnapping and more ... stemming from a January incident, TMZ Sports has learned. The suspect is former Chillicothe police officer Brandon Mather -- who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the back of a police cruiser while he was off duty. Officials say ... Mather had been drinking at a pub on January 17th when a woman came running from a...
- 8/26/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_vb91cto5"]] Hope Ezekiel Elliott's cell phone is on ... because he's become such a big deal, the running back might finally get that long-awaited phone call from Taylor Swift ... at least, that's what Urban Meyer told us. The Ohio State coach is out in Chicago -- where Elliott is expected to be drafted in the top 10 Thursday night -- when we asked about that famous tweet Ee put out back in Sept. asking Swift out to dinner.
- 4/28/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Tim Tebow is one million steps closer to sainthood ... 'cause his celebrity golf tourney this weekend raised 7 Figures that will all go toward kids charities connected to the ex-nfl star. TMZ Sports spoke with a rep for T.T. who says the Tim Tebow Foundation Celebrity Gala and Golf Classic in Jacksonville was a rousing success ... thanks in part to the huge stars who helped out. Stars like Marcus Allen, Urban Meyer, Lou Holtz, Ashley Benson,...
- 3/14/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
If J.T. Barrett thought being suspended for next week's Osu game sucked, try paying Ohio State University's tuition ... 'cause Osu head coach Urban Meyer announced the Qb will "forfeit his scholarship for a term." As TMZ Sports previously reported ... Barrett was arrested Saturday morning for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Ohio State University quickly suspended Barrett for this week's game. But, Osu wasn't done ... 'cause Urban Meyer just said Barrett will Also lose his...
- 11/2/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Taylor Swift just got an offer from The Ohio State University to go on a dinner date with star running back Ezekiel Elliott. Taylor is performing Thursday night in Columbus, and Elliott went all carpe diem and tweeted Swift ... "I see your in town tonight want to grab something to eat after their concert ? Hyde Park tonight?" Hyde Park is a schmancy steakhouse in Columbus, so on the outside chance Swift accepted ... he better be picking up the tab.
- 9/17/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Did you know ... LeBron James was offered a Football scholarship to Notre Dame in 2000 by then-wide receivers coach Urban Meyer? Of course, he turned it down ... and then skipped college altogether to pursue that other sport ... but he could have been one of the greatest Wr's of all time ... so says ex-nfl star Raghib "Rocket" Ismail. Rocket -- who was a star at Nd back from '88 to '90 -- tells us had LeBron stuck with football,...
- 1/30/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
"Happy birthday to you ... happy birthday to you ... happy birthday dea ... Oh My God You Hair's On Fire!!!!!!!!!"Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer had a minor emergency at his wife's 50th birthday dinner this week ... when she went to blow out the candles and accidentally set herself on fire. The moment was captured on camera by her daughter Nicki who wrote, "You know you're 50 when your hair catches on fire. Shelley Meyer girl on fire.
- 12/12/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
An Ohio State football player who disappeared after sending his parents a text message about his concussions was found in a trash bin, the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. A woman and her son looking for items in a dumpster found the body around 2:30 p.m. Sunday and contacted the authorities. "At this time we are able to confirm through tattoos here at the scene that it is the body of Kosta Karageorge," said police spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner. Weiner said a preliminary investigation showed that Karageorge apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A...
- 12/1/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
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