No Honor Among the Dreadlocked in Big East
The Sporting Blog —
You're forgiven if you missed Rutgers-Louisville Thursday night. Scarlet Knight back Jourdan Brooks wished he was doing something else, too. Via College Football Talk, here is the most painful tackle imaginable. ...
Running Back Tackled By Hair; Dread Pulled Out
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
The NEWARK STAR-LEDGER today follows up on a gruesome tackle endured last night by Rutgers running back Jourdan Brooks against Louisville. Rutgers Player Jourdan Brooks Tackled By His Hair During his 62-yard run in the first half, Brooks was yanked down by Louisville defender Travis Norton— after 10 yards, by his hair. After he trotted back to the sidelines, television cameras caught a strand of Brooks’ dreadlocks on the field. Video after the jump. There was no penalty on the play as what Norton did was perfectly legal. As Troy Polamalu of the NFL’s Steelers knows , dangling hair is considered fair game for would-be tacklers. So ...
This Has to Hurt SO Much
The Slanch Report —
During last night’s Rutgers/Louisville game freshman Jourdan Brooks broke out a 62 yard run that featured a great mix of speed and power. The rush features Brooks dropping his shoulder and driving through the first level of defenders and then shedding tacklers as he powers down the line until Louisville’s Travis Norton manages to catch up and ...
MORE LIKE THIS PLEASE
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One of my favorite football highlights of all time was when Troy Polamalu intercepted a pass then got tackled by his stupid frizzy hair, so naturally I’ll be adding this video to my “most watched” clips. This is from last night’s Rutgers-Louisville game (Louisville got raped), and Jourdan Brooks breaks a long run down the sideline before getting yanked down by his dreadlocks.
“I’d have to say on a scale of one to 10, an eight. No, nine,” Brooks said describing the pain of having one of his dreadlocks ...
Video: Rutgers’ Jourdan Brooks Tackled by His Hair, Loses Touchdown
Larry Brown Sports —
Back when Matt Light and Channing Crowder got into their fight, I commented that I didn’t like guys wearing long hair in football games. In case you’re wondering, the hair is in play for action. And in some cases, it actually becomes useful as a tackling tool. Witness the Louisville/Rutgers Thursday night game when Jourdan Brooks lost a touchdown:
That play had no bearing on the final outcome as Rutgers pummeled the Ville 63-14, but I’m sure it taught Brooks a lesson. Video via College Football Talk. ...
A Play That Will Be Remembered While Trying To Forget A Season
U of L Card Game —
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Courtesy of University of Louisville senior cornerback Travis Norton: His dreadlock tackle of Rutgers running back Jourdan Brooks will go down as one of the highlights of the 2008 football season. There were a few other highlights and low lights, of course, but this is the play that will be remembered: ...
