Aaron Murray hasn’t made it yet. He’s a student. He isn’t technically getting paid for what he does. He hasn’t quite made it. And just because he is the most well known student on campus doesn’t mean you need to skip your 3:35 class and follow him to Yo Dawgs every time he tweets about [...]

Weekend plans? Whatever. Here’s the music to see and hear this week.   Athens Americana facebook.com/events/332811660114621/   The Athens Americana Festival has gotten underway and will continue on through Sunday evening: the festival brings in roots music across all spectrums -— bringing in fans of country, folk and bluegrass. In the midst of its fifth [...]

No presidential campaign is complete without gaffes, and the Mitt Romney camp has had their fair share. The New York Times reported Romney had a mini-gaffe on Sunday, when reporters on the sidewalk outside an expensive fundraiser heard Romney’s remarks, intended to be private, and reported them. Romney didn’t say anything especially surprising — cutting government spending [...]

Hubris has long been a downfall of man. Whether with ancient Greek mythos or modern-day public figures, the supreme arrogance exhibited has been stunning. Enter Bobby Petrino. The Arkansas head football coach was in a motorcycle wreck on April 2, about 20 miles southeast of Fayetteville, Ark., that left him in a whole heap of trouble. And [...]

Observations from the 2012 G-Day game at Sanford Stadium:   FIRST QUARTER 9:48 – After a punt from the red team, the black team starts things out with a bang. Quarterback Christian LeMay connected with Rantavious Wooten on a 26-yard pass on the first play of the drive. 4:00 – Sophomore Adam Erickson puts Black team [...]

If you don’t follow Chad Ochocinco on Twitter, you’re missing out. I’m not saying he’s the greatest wide receiver in the NFL or that he isn’t completely bizarre, but I can assure you that his Tweets are worth reading. The fact of the matter is, when it comes to Twitter, I don’t particularly care who [...]

Ashley Razey had one goal. “It’s always been my dream to play at a D-1 [Division I] school,” she said. “Ever since I was little, I’ve been telling my mom that.” And the senior catcher reminds herself of that original dream every time she steps up to plate as an all-star hitter for the No. [...]

University president Michael Adams has long been a vocal proponent of a college football playoff system. As long as it doesn’t unfairly favor the Rose Bowl, that is. Several plans for what a BCS college playoff may eventually look like are beginning to be formulated, according to a USA Today report published last week. But [...]

Thoughts and observations from the 15-minute portion of football practice the media was permitted to view on Tuesday: Both head coach Mark Richt and offensive coordinator Mike Bobo were carefully observing the running drills. The drill was primarily for the running backs, but fullbacks played a blocking role. Quarterbacks rotated as well, but they were [...]

Editor’s note: There’s always so much going on everywhere in Athens: bands and classes and downtown shenanigans. How to keep it all straight? Welcome to “About last night…,” hosted by variety editor Adam Carlson: a weekly podcast which hopes to review and digest the Week That Was and the Week Ahead. For this week: some (breaking) news analysis [...]