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\tNCAA Seeking to Eliminate Daisy Dukes in College Football<\/p>\n
\n\tEveryone loved Daisy Duke\u2019s short shorts in The Dukes of Hazzard<\/a>, so much so that Catherine Bach\u2019s cut-off blue jeans became a women\u2019s fashion craze in the 1980s. It was fine \u2014 maybe even encouraged \u2014 for a beautiful woman to embrace the trend 40 years ago.\n<\/p>\n \n\tBut modern college football players?\n<\/p>\n \n\tNot so much.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tKirk Herbstreit: “That should be a penalty. Just dressing like that should be a penalty. What the hell is it? Wearing shorts out there?”<\/p>\n Chris Fowler: “Short shorts, but not short on distance.”<\/p>\n Herbstreit: “Got his Daisy Dukes on and puts it right down the middle…” pic.twitter.com\/Hy970Fogdz<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) November 2, 2025<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n\tWhile few fans enjoy watching football pants creep higher and higher toward places that rarely see the sun, the NCAA appears to feel strongest about it. The organization\u2019s football rules committee has proposed that players must wear leg coverings from the top of their shoes to the bottom of their pants, aligning the rule with the NFL.\n<\/p>\n \n\tViolators would have to leave the game for at least one down to correct the issue. Teams would receive a warning for a first offense, a 5-yard penalty for a second and a 15-yard penalty for a third.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cA lot of this is the look of the game,\u201d NCAA coordinator of officials Steve Shaw told reporters<\/a> Friday. \u201cThe trend has gotten worse. Players with short shorts and little golf socks. It\u2019s not a good look for our game. And it does create health and safety concerns. If you have a thigh board and knee pad, you\u2019re protected.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\tShaw added that officials won\u2019t stop the game solely to remove a player for a uniform violation but will monitor the issue during substitutions. He said coaches and equipment staffs are expected to assist in enforcement.\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee will vote on the proposal March 19, along with potential changes to enforcement for unsportsmanlike conduct, offensive pass interference and more.\n<\/p>\n \tFormer Oregon star Kenyon Sadiq dominates at NFL Combine<\/p>\n \n\tIf not for Sonny Styles, Kenyon Sadiq would be the talk of the NFL Scouting Combine.\n<\/p>\n \n\tThe former Oregon tight end ran the fastest 40-yard dash of any tight end at the combine since 2003, posting an incredible 4.39 seconds on Friday \u2014 edging out the previous bests of 4.4 seconds, set by Vernon Davis (2006) and Dorin Dickerson (2010).\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tKenyon Sadiq had one of the best days ever by a TE at the Combine:<\/p>\n 40-Yard Dash: 4.39 (best ever by a TE) \t\u2014 NFL (@NFL) February 28, 2026<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n\tSadiq, who checked in at 6-foot-3, 245 pounds, opened the day with an 11-foot, 1-inch broad jump, the top mark of the 2026 combine \u2014 until Vanderbilt\u2019s Eli Stowers topped it moments later with 11 feet, 3 inches. He also impressed in the vertical jump and bench press, posting 43\u00bd inches (a combine best until Stowers reached 45\u2153) and completing 26 reps of 225 pounds.\n<\/p>\n \n\tComing off a season with 51 catches, 560 yards and eight touchdowns, Sadiq was already a projected first-round pick in 2026, but his performance at Lucas Oil Stadium can only have boosted his stock in the final two months before the draft.\n<\/p>\n \tArch Manning Will Be Limited During Spring Practices<\/p>\n \n\tTexas quarterback Arch Manning will be limited during spring practices, head coach Steve Sarkisian told ESPN<\/a> last week.\n<\/p>\n \n\tSarkisian said Manning underwent successful foot surgery in January to address \u201ca lingering thing\u201d he had been dealing with during his time in Austin. While the star signal caller is now out of his walking boot, he will ease his way back to full strength in the coming months.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a serious issue at all. It takes time,\u201d Sarkisian told ESPN. \u201cWe\u2019re going to be cautious to make sure he\u2019s a 100% healthy before he goes.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\t\tSark told me Arch and Cam Coleman have been working really well together this month walking through plays and studying the offense pic.twitter.com\/IQo1vFxf1k<\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n \t\u2014 Heather Dinich (@CFBHeather) February 26, 2026<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n\tAfter two years as Quinn Ewers\u2019 backup, Manning led Texas into 2025 as a preseason Heisman favorite. The Buckeyes beat the Longhorns 14-7 in the season opener as Manning completed 17 of 30 passes for 170 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He ended the year having completed 61.4% of his attempts for 3,163 yards, 26 touchdowns and seven interceptions while running for 399 yards and 10 scores.\n<\/p>\n \n\t“Having a year under his belt and us struggling as a team kind of offensively the first half of the season, and him going through the growing pains in the end, it was a good thing,” Sarkisian said. “I think he gained a lot of confidence in the second half of the season, and I think we learned about him, he learned his style of play, and he came back with a really good mindset. This is his team. … In the end, naturally, he wants to go win a championship. The rest of the things will fall into place, but that’s where his mindset is. He’s the ultimate team player, and it shows every day.”\n<\/p>\n \tICYMI<\/p>\n \tLORENZO STYLES JR. IS THE FASTEST BUCKEYE IN COMBINE HISTORY<\/a><\/p>\n \n\tLorenzo Styles Jr. runs a 4.27-second 40-yard dash, the fastest time ever for a former Ohio State player at the NFL Scouting Combine.\n<\/p>\n\n
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Vertical Jump: 43.5 (second-best ever by a TE)
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