After the Arizona-Oregon game in Tucson Saturday night, Oregon cheerleader Katelynn Johnson was, while still on the field, struck in the head by a full water bottle apparently thrown from the stands.

The PORTLAND OREGONIAN sets the “terrifying scene” Saturday night:

Oregon senior associate athletic director Joe Giansante, who announced the Ducks’ television replay broadcast in the corner of the field where Johnson was hit, said several items were being thrown toward Oregon players after the game.

“As the team was coming in, they were getting bombarded with water bottles, batteries, and various other items coming out of the stands,” Giansante said. “We were yelling at everybody to keep their heads up, but one got through and hit Katelynn in the head. All the kids (on the cheerleading team) are scared, but hopefully she’ll be OK.”

Brutal, inexcusable behavior by the Arizona fans.

Johnson sustained a concussion but has since been released from a Tucson hospital and returned home to Eugene.

The ARIZONA DAILY STAR reports that University of Arizona police have every intention of finding the person who injured the Oregon cheerleader and charging them with a crime. Read more…

NBC with this video of Devin Hester of the Bears Sunday night against the Eagles:

Bear fan? Unedited photo and video for you after the jump. Read more…

Allen Wilson of the BUFFALO NEWS reports starting Buffalo Bills offensive right guard Eric Wood “sustained a compound fracture of the tibia and fibula in the fourth quarter of an 18-15 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.”

(Inset credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Wood was taken to a Jacksonville hospital, where he had immediate season-ending surgery. It is not known when he will be able to travel back to Buffalo.

The injury to the Bills’ most consistent offensive lineman this season was too graphic for CBS to replay on the telecast. You can view video of the injury as it happened after the jump. If you have a weak stomach, I would highly advise you not click-through.

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Earlier today I posted that San Diego’s XPRS-AM radio reporter Marty Caswell reported there was a rumor going around Invesco Field in Denver that Broncos Coach Josh McDaniels had “taunted” the Chargers linebackers before the Broncos lost to San Diego 32-3.

Chargers Linebackers Shawne Merriman and Stephen Cooper confirmed to Caswell after the game that McDaniels had indeed taunted them, with the coach reportedly saying to the San Diego linebackers group, “We own you guys.”

Cooper and Merriman weren’t the only Chargers reacting to McDaniels. Caswell reports that Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips was next to pile on the coach. Read more…

Marty Caswell, reporter for San Diego’s XPRS-AM, Tweeted this during the Chargers 32-3 rout over the Broncos today in Denver:

Wouldn’t be out of character for McDaniels. I’m guessing he’ll be asked about it at some point today or tomorrow. Not that it matters to anyone besides Denver sports radio show callers.

Apparently Lane Kiffin didn’t feel Vanderbilt roughed up Tennessee quarterback Jonathan Crompton enough last night, so he did the honors:

(WOW! (:23))

Or perhaps Kiffin was just acting out a fantasy nine out of ten Volunteer fans have on a weekly basis.

Video of Crompton exiting stage left after the jump.

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Jim Leavitt never lets us down. As his USF squad plods through a relatively forgettable season, Leavitt still gives us reason to care - like when he shows up to his postgame presser yesterday looking like this:

Greg Auman of the St. Peterburg Times reports that, “when USF coach Jim Leavitt took the podium after Saturday’s 34-22 win against Louisville, he looked as if he’d played in the game himself, with a bloody gash across the bridge of his nose and a red mark above his left eye.”

Leavitt wouldn’t tell the media how he bloodied his face, but his players sold him out. Read more…

Oh hell nah:

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British Columbia Lions Wide Receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux someone how survived this hit today against the Montreal Alouettes. The CFL’s Eastern Conference Final between the team is currently in progress.

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WBRZ-TV in Baton Rouge shot on-field video from the end zone of Vaught-Hemingway stadium at Oxford, MS last night clearly showing Les Miles repeatedly signaling to LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson to spike (”clock“) the ball  with :01 left against Ole Miss.

The above animation shows only one instance of Miles’ gesture. He made the same signal multiple times, sometimes with both hands, while running down the sideline.

After the game, Miles claimed he did not tell LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson to spike the ball.  Read more…

Here’s an interesting piece of video from the end of the LSU-Ole Miss game.

If you don’t know how badly the Tigers botched the final minute of the game, go here and then come back. If you do, watch LSU Coach Les Miles‘ lips at the :19 mark: