Concussions from sports are now officially an epidemic, says the Centers for Disease Control. CBS’ 60 Minutes examined that, and the brain diseases that are linked to concussions. The bits with Hall of Famer John Mackey – who lives in a facility and suffers from dementia – were awfully convincing of how scary this can be.
Makes you think Owen Schmitt (a former Mountaineer) should rethink smacking himself with a helmet.
Aditi Kinkhabwala has written a regular column for SI.com and been published in Sports Illustrated.
She spent seven years covering Rutgers for The Record in New Jersey and now, for SNY, she’s writing about the entire Big East.
St. Petersburg Bowl
Rutgers vs.
Central Florida
Date: Sat., Dec. 19
Time: 8:00 pm
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Pittsburgh vs.
North Carolina
Date: Sat., Dec. 26
Time: 4:30 pm
Gator Bowl
West Virginia vs.
Florida State
Date: Fri., Jan. 1
Time: 1:00 pm
Sugar Bowl
Cincinnati vs.
Florida
Date: Fri., Jan. 1
Time: 8:30 pm
International Bowl
South Florida vs.
Northern Illinois
Date: Sat., Jan. 2
Time: 12:00 pm
PapaJohns.com Bowl
Connecticut vs.
South Carolina
Date: Sat., Jan. 2
Time: 2:00 pm
Big East Classics
Date: Dec. 5
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Big East Classics
Date: Dec. 5
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Inside Notre Dame BB
Date: Dec. 6
Time: 12:00 a.m.
Big East Pre-Game Show
Date: Dec. 6
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Rutgers at West Virginia BB
Date: Jan. 6
Time: 7 p.m.
Seton Hall at UConn BB
Date: Dec. 6
Time: 9:00 p.m.
DePaul at Villanova replay
Date: Jan. 7
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Georgetown at Marquette BB replay
Date: Jan. 7
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Inside Notre Dame BB
Date: Jan. 8
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Pitt Coaches Show
Date: Jan. 8
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Inside Marquette BB w/ Buzz Williams
Date: Jan. 8
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Inside Villanova BB
Date: Jan. 8
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Syracuse Sidelines
Date: Jan. 8
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Red Storm Repot
Date: Jan. 8
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Inside the Big East
Date: Jan. 8
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Big East Classics
Date: Jan. 8
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Inside the Big East
Date: Jan. 9
Time: 12:30 a.m.
Pitt Coaches Show
Date: Jan. 9
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Inside Villanova BB
Date: Jan. 9
Time: 9:30 p.m.
Stan Heath Show
Date: Jan. 9
Time: 10:30 p.m.
Mountaineer Jammin
Date: Jan. 9
Time: 11:00 p.m.
St. John's at Louisville BB
Date: Jan. 9
Time: 12 p.m.
Louisville at Georgetown WBB
Date: Jan. 9
Time: 2 p.m.
Inside the Big East
Date: Jan. 9
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Big East Pre-Game Show
Date: Jan. 9
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Cincinnati at Seton Hall BB
Date: Jan. 9
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Rutgers at Providence BB
Date: Jan. 9
Time: 8:00 p.m.