By Paul M. Banks It hasn’t been the greatest season for the Pittsburgh Steelers, but it has been a very productive campaign for the man who usurped Willie Parker as starting tailback. This year Rashard Mendenhall is living up to the lofty expectations he had as a first round draft pick in 2008. The Skokie native and University of Illinois product is in the NFL’s top ten in … [Read more...] about Mendenhall, Pierre Thomas Making Illinois Running Back U. (sort of)
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Bigger Bust: Jamarcus Russell vs. Brady Quinn
By Mike Gallagher This bust matchup is much like the 2007 Sugar Bowl these two QBs met in: one sided. Brady Quinn and Jamarcus Russell went into the game as the first and second rated quarterbacks in the nation, and Jamarcus Russell had a huge game on the way to LSU’s 41-14 demolition of Notre Dame. Unfortunately for Russell, this time he comes out on the wrong end of … [Read more...] about Bigger Bust: Jamarcus Russell vs. Brady Quinn