South Carolina Football Player Arrested for . . . Shoplifting in Florida? The troubles just keep coming for the old ball coach. USC coach Steve "Why Me?" Spurrier has suspended a freshmen receive from the team for shoplifting. But we're not talking about grabbing a few candy bars and walking out of the 7-11. Nope, this incident involved reserve receiver O.J. Murdock and his girlfriend who just happened to work at a Macy's in Tampa. According to police, back on October 15, Murdock and the girl grabbed about $400 worth of men's clothing, walked over to the register and pretended to ring everything up. The clothes were then placed in a Macy's bag and Murdock walked out with some free stuff . . . or so he thought. Murdock, who at one time was considered one of the biggest catches of Spurrier's first Gamecock recruiting class, is now charged with shoplifting. (WIS-TV)

More "Boys Being Boys?" HS Football Players Kicked Off Team for Dragging Teammate by Rope, Kicking Him in the Groin - It started out as a simple wedgie (probably not atomic) in the locker room after practice. Then the young football player at San Ramon Valley High School (California) was knocked to the ground and someone got the bright idea to tie a rope around his ankle and drag him around the room. To top things off, another teammate decided to kick him in the groin. Fortunately another player put a stop to it and called the coaches, but the four involved have been suspended from school and kicked off the team for their actions. (Mercury News)

BadJocks Update: Alleged Victim of Female Gym Teacher to Appear on Dr. Phil - This announcement about today's show: 
Jason Eickmeyer, 19, and his mother, Tina will appear Thursday on the show, "Teachers Caught in the Act." The Eickmeyers will give their thoughts on Jason's sexual relationship with former Hammonton High School gym teacher Traci J. Tapp.
Tapp was HS Coach Sex Scandal #138 for 2005.

Soccer Game Shuffle Leads to Australian Coach Being Banned for Six Games - If you watch the video, you can see exactly what happened during a match between Adelaide United and the Melbourne Victory: a soccer ball rolls out of bounds toward the Adelaide bench, while a player from Melbourne walks toward it. Coach John Kosmina of Adelaide United goes to reach for it at the same time the player, Kevin Muscat bends over for it. Kosmina gets knocked on his butt and immediately gets up and puts his hand on Muscat's throat. Probably not a good idea. It will cost Kosmina six games. (OhMy News) Watch it for yourself on the YouTube video below.

More Soccer Fun: Belgian Players Don't Get Bonuses for Previous Season, Deliberately Lose First Game Next Year

BadJocks.com in the News: From the Daily Princetonian - Staying out of the limelight - In the wake of disciplinary issues with athletes at peer institutions, the Athletic Department works to keep its Tigers out of the news

Lesbian HS Softball Coach Sues School, Claims She Was Fired Because of Sexual Orientation: School Claims It Was Because She . . . Forced Players To Walk Through Manure Field? - Talk about having different perspectives on the same situation! Kelly Jo Cookson has filed a sexuality discrimination suit against Brewer High School (Maine) claiming she was fired from her job as softball coach because she was gay. She also claims that Superintendent Daniel Lee slandered her when he allegedly told two parents that he ``knew things about Kelly that I can't share publicly.'' For its part, the school says Cookson's dismissal came as a result of a hazing incident last year at a team cookout where some players were forced to walk through a field with cow manure. The school claims it was concerned that the players could be--we're not making this up!--"exposed to infection or illness" as a result of her actions. Cookson is seeking reinstatement, a jury trial, compensatory damages, lost pay and attorney fees.(365Gay.com)

One of the Benefits of Owning a Luxury Home on a Golf Course? Grown Men Urinating in Your Backyard, of Course - You know you've been tempted to plunk down your life savings to own a house along one of these new developments built around golf courses. Admit it. But did you ever thing about some of the unexpected bonuses? Sure, free golf balls landing in your back yard is the first thing you think of, but what about grown men exposing themselves to your wife and kids while they sit on your deck? Sweet, huh? Well, at the Tiburon Golf Course in Sarpy, Nebraska, someone's actually complaining about golfers urinating in their yards. They even went to far as to shoot some video of it (link at end of story) and show it to the cops. But after seeing the video, the police say they can't make an arrest for public indecency because they would have to prove some kind of intent other than passing a little water. Other residents have complained to the course's owners who basically said it wasn't their problem--they have placed porta-potties around the course--and that no one's getting kicked off the course for a little free lawn watering. When asked about the situation, a local state rep suggested that residents work to get the state's laws on public urination changed. Good luck with that one, kids! (KETV - link includes video clip)

New Reader Hate Mail - Not sure which story prompted this outburst, but you gotta admit, he makes a strong pro-hazing argument. Debate team captain, maybe? Unfortunately the punctuation key on his computer appears to be broken.

Dont you have anything better to write about than hazing. Dont you think its getting a little old. You guys must be desperate to have to always be talking about hazing. Your site has gone way down hill since you make hazing your number one topic to write about. boys will be boys get over it

HS "Semen Tossing" Hazing Update - Coach quits, and four teens now face charges for an alleged hazing incident involving the Fairhaven High School football team. As you might recall, this is the incident where the players duct-taped a teammate to a bed, physically assaulted him and poured semen from a cup onto the alleged victim. Just sounds like boys being boys to me. (CBS 4 Boston)

#158! Florida man dubbed the "North Dade Stalker" was actually a volunteer coach at the Northwest Boys & Girls Club. (Miami Herald) Thanks to our favorite college professors for the link!
#157! Science teacher/middle school coach indicted on charges of sexually abusing a student after guardian learns boy spent time in locked classroom with man. (Chicago Tribune) Thanks to John D. for the link!
#156! Gym teacher/coach accused of trying to have sex with a teenage girl out of state. (Pittsburgh Channel)
#155! Male cheerleading coach accused of giving Ecstasy to a 16-year-old student and engaging in unlawful sex with a minor. (LA Times)

Want to Earn $5 to Watch Sports? HireAFan.com was set up after Canadian owner Jeff Bowser had no country to support during the World Cup last summer. So he did what any sports fan would do: ee auctioned off his loyalty on Ebay and generated quite the stir in the Canadian market. True soccer fans were outraged at the fact that Jeff was willing to sell his support, but the average North American found the idea interesting and unique. Initially set up for the World cup to capitalize on the media interest, the site now accommodates both NFL and NHL games. A sponsor pays a fee and will be matched with a ‘Fan’ that is willing to cheer for any team specified by HireAFan.com. In return for their investment sponsors will receive proof, and advertising. A photo and game summary from their fan within 24 hours of the games completion, and the sponsor receives advertising on HireAFan.com. (There is plans to expand the site to support the upcoming NBA season as well as support for MLB next spring.) Anyone that is willing to cheer for a specific game and or team is welcome to sign up on the site and will receive payment for games worked. To become a fan and be paid $5 to watch a game visit http://www.hireafan.com and click on the “Become a fan” link to sign up. If you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, click on either the “Hire a NFL FAN” or “Hire a NHL FAN” link. BadJocks is considering sponsoring the Oakland Raiders to see if--when they get to say 0-11--you can actually pay someone to watch this weekly trainwreck.

Steroid Abuse Hits Cricket - You knew this would happen some day, didn't you? (Bloomberg)

Bad Jock of the Year Finalist? State Worker Charged With Fraud for Collecting Worker's Comp While Playing Women's Professional Football - Corynthia D. Simpson, 34, a youth services officer, was unable to work this summer at the Juvenile Training School after a job-related injury she suffered while trying to restrain an unruly youth. According to her medical report, on June , she injured her right arm, left knee and left ankle and was fitted with air cast and crutches and off work from June 1-5. But somehow, Simpson managed to miraculously recover enough to participate in her part time job as an offensive and defensive lineman for a professional women's football team known as the Connecticut Crush. And not only did she play in their June 3 game with all those injuries, she also managed to make 10 solo tackles. Not bad for a crippled woman! Simpson remained off work and continued to play football most of the summer until she was to return to work on August 10. She allegedly showed up with a new injury worksheet on Aug. 17 saying she was scheduled to return on Aug. 18 and received her state compensation benefits for yet another week. That's when state investigators took a closer look at her form and found out that the 10 had been turned into an 18, and the whole scam started to unravel at that point. Simpson has since been arrested on fraud and forgery charges. (Hartford Courant)

Heckled During Halftime Performance, Singing Duo "Twin" Arrested After Telling Soccer Fans to "F*ck Off!" - It was supposed to be the national debut for a pair of UK singing sisters called "Twin." But as soon as Francine and Nicola Gleadall, both 18, were introduced as "two girls from Sheffield" in the match between Sheffield and Barnsley, the hometown crowd started taunting them as they sang a cover of. Slade's Cum On Feel The Noize in front of nearly 29,000 fans. How do two fine British young ladies respond to that kind of heckling? By telling fans to "f*ck off" and making obscene gestures toward the crowd, of course. Local officials were not amused by their antics though, and the pop duo were promptly arrested as they left the field and both received small fines for what is being described by authorities as "threatening behavior." For their part, the girls tearfully apologized, claiming they were caught off-guard by the taunts and just responding instinctually . . . by using four-letter words and obscene gestures. (BBC News)

BadJocks Update: Duke Lacrosse Players Tell '60' Their Side

Are They Holding Auditions for "The Longest Yard 2?": Jails Filling Up With College Football Players - In the nearly seven years we've been doing this site, we can't remember a weekend where so many college athletes have been arrested . . . and the list doesn't include anyone from Miami (but that's another story.) Here's a laundry list of the arrests over the past few days:
- University of Northern Colorado football player was charged with third-degree assault for an attack on another UNC student after that fool sent a text message to the jock's girlfriend.
- Linebacker Rufus Alexander, Oklahoma's leading tackler, was arrested after a confrontation with police.
- Two University at Albany football players were arrested in connection with a sexual assault.
- Two Ball State University (Go Cards!) football players arrested for burglary and receiving stolen property.
- Southern Miss defensive tackle Ryan Watson has been arrested on a misdemeanor charge of domestic abuse.
- Two SMU football players were arrested for public intoxication.

If It's Homecoming Time at Dartmouth, You Know There's Going to Be a Crapload of Arrests - According to local police, at least fifteen current Dartmouth students and alumni were arrested over Homecoming weekend this year. Among the events were arrests were made include the Friday night bonfire, before Saturday's game, and at least 10 freshmen who rushed the field during halftime (apparently a DU tradition) who were also appended. And, in the worst case of mascot discrimination we've ever heard of, Dartmouth College officials denied access to the football game to Keggy the Keg, the unofficial school mascot. According to reports, Keggy had planned to join the marching band during the halftime ceremony, a sort of annual tradition. The mascot's sponsors, Jack-O-Lantern, claimed that Keggy "was treated rudely and unfairly, simply because of his status as an anthropomorphic keg." To top the weekend's festivities, a brawl between the home team and visitor Holy Cross broke out after the visitors started stomping on the large D logo on the field after their victory. (The Dartmouth)

Naughty Halloween Photo of Cheerleaders Dressed as "Angels" Upsets Coach - For a party last Halloween, five members of the University of Louisville cheerleading squad wanted to wear something memorable. So, the decided to coordinate their efforts and dress up as Victoria's Secret "angels". You know, bras, panties, wings . . . and not much else? The five entered the party together and created quite a stir, according to Hillary Bridges, "Pretty much all of our guy friends were speechless, and all the girls were like, 'You're so cute!'  Halloween is definitely a time when you can step out of your norm. You don't have to be what you are every day." That story and the picture at right appeared in an article in the Louisville Courier-Journal last week about adult Halloween costumes and probably should have been the end of things . . . until their coach found out. UL Spirit Group coordinator Todd "Oh My God!" Sharp isn’t thrilled about his ladies appearing in the article about sexy Halloween get-ups. Said Sharp, “My feeling is that there’s so much more to them than the physical side. For one thing, they’re athletes.” Apparently, as school jocks the gals are supposed to inform their coach and the sports information department before talking to the media. No sanctions have been made against the cheerleaders, but the school may wait to see how trampy they dress up this year before making a final decision. (Courier-Journal)

New BadJocks Record? 31 Football Players Suspended After Ugly Brawl During Miami, Florida International Game - It's kind of like watching Mike Tyson box, well, whoever is stupid enough to step into the ring with him these days. It might help their reputation (doubtful) but it certainly doesn't do anything to improve Iron Mike's. Same for Miami. Earlier this season they made fools of themselves by stomping on the school logo at the University of Louisville's stadium before the game and then got stomped themselves by the Cardinals. Now, the Hurricanes, known for getting into brawls with powerhouse rivals like Notre Dame, Florida and Florida State have find themselves 13 players short for their game against Duke next after some pushing and shoving after an extra point resulted in bench-clearing brawl with . . . Florida International University? (That's not a real school, is it? Are you sure Larry Cocker didn't just hire a bunch of actors to play football players from a fictitious school so the Hurricanes could get one decent win this season?) And it wasn't just your usual game brawl: nope folks, this one included stomping of players while they're on the ground, at least one pro-wrestling style body slam, and helmets AND crutches used as weapons. It took an entire battalion of uniformed cops to finally restore order. A crowning glory for the one proud University of Miami football program! As of Sunday, a total of 31 players (18 from FIU) had been suspended. Watch the ESPN video below. (AP)

Principal Calls Water Polo Incident "Worst Case of Hazing He Can Remember" - The coach calls it a "prank that escalated and went bad" and tries to explain the incident away by saying that "it was a poor choice for everyone involved." Well, that's one opinion. The other is that 8 to 10 varsity and JV players on Palm Desert High School's water polo team hazed a freshman by taping him down to stretcher near the pool then allegedly taunting and laughing at their helpless teammate, finally throwing condoms at his head. And it sounds like the school had to respond because it was all caught by surveillance video making it nearly impossible for the players--and the JV coach watching the whole thing--to claim it was all a "misunderstanding." As a result, five varsity starters have been suspended for an indefinite period and the JV coach is suspended for the rest of the season. (CBS 2)

#154! HS Basketball Coach Resigns After He Buys Ad in Yearbook Showing Picture of Him Hugging Female Student - The district is calling the relationship between former boy's basketball coach Scott Teter and former student Jenna Marcacci, now 22 "inappropriate." On the other hand, Marcacci goes just a little bit further and she says robbed her of “the best years of my life” by Teter. At this point, no one is saying there was anything sexual going on, but how often did a teacher at YOUR high school buy a picture ad in the yearbook to show everyone how close he was to one female student? And to top things off, in the ad, Marcacci and Teter signed their messages “love ya” and “love,” respectively. According to the school, of the more than 150 paid ads in the yearbook, it's the only one between a teacher and a student. (Three pictures show the pair embracing, which under Florida’s professional code of conduct is prohibited. For his part, Teter is saying nothing inappropriate happened, although Marcacci paints a picture of being a virtual slave to the coach. On top of all that, there was also apparently a hazing incident recently involving members of the basketball team as they took part in conditioning drills under the watchful eye of--you guessed it--Coach Teter. (Florida Today)

HS Cancels Football Season After Player Gets Taped to Ceiling of Bus During Hazing Ritual With Adults Present - The football season at Alberton High School in Montana is over almost before it began. According to the school, the team's season has been canceled after after a hazing incident in which a younger player was taped to the ceiling of a school bus on a return trip from a road game WHILE school officials were present. However, according to Superintendent Jim Baldwin, head coach Art Walsh, another coach and the bus driver were apparently were unaware of what was going on . . . while a teenager was being taped . . . to the ceiling of a bus . . . as they sat five feet away. The boy's parents found out about the incident when pictures and a video of the incident started circulating at the school. Right now the school is calling the incident a "closed door" matter and are refusing to make any public comment, but the boy's parents are considering legal action against the district. (KUTV)
BONUS: More Western US HS Football Fun: Pranksters Kill Sheep and Hang it From Rival's Goal Posts

BadJocks Update: U of Wisconsin Provides Laundry List of Alleged Hazing Activities by Its Marching Band - Earlier this week (see story below), members of the Wisconsin marching band questioned why Chancellor John D. Wiley had singled them out for a tongue lashing last week about their behavior on a bus returning from the game in Ann Arbor against the U of Michigan nearly two weeks ago. According to one band geek, "Yeah, we know how to have fun, but there's not really a lot of freshman hazing going on. Maybe there's an incident or two that are bad." The school claims the tipping point came during that trip when one freshmen's head was shaved and there were numerous reports of semi-nude dancing on the bus. On top of that, the school has also produced a laundry list of alleged acts of hazing and other bad behavior allegedly committed by the band over the past few years, and here are some of the highlights:
- A female band member was told to suck on a sex toy in an apparent hazing incident.
- Women were forced to kiss other women in order to gain access to bus bathrooms. 
- Women were forced to draw pornographic pictures for older male band members, recite obscene limericks or stories, and read aloud explicit accounts of their sexual preferences composed for them by others for older male band members. 
- Upperclassmen have been reported to have "taken over" the dorm rooms of freshman women, supplied alcohol and demanded they join in the drinking. 
Also, back in 2004, band behavior on the bus was so bad the driver was forced to pull over and call for police. And finally: the Athletic Department has allocated funds to allow cheerleaders and the dance squad to travel in separate buses whenever possible, so they will not be subjected to harassment by members of the marching band. (U of Wisconsin News) Thanks to Bruce O. for the link!