"Rhodes — a 24-year-old freshman who was initially denied eligibility by the NCAA — does not even have cable TV. But he needed no help interpreting the smile across his coach's face at practice Monday afternoon.
"Coach (Rick Stockstill) was smiling real big. I was ecstatic when he told me. I'm going to play now," said Rhodes, who wasgranted his immediate eligibilityby an NCAA ruling."
Blue Raiders coach Rick Stockstill said that Rhodes will have an opportunity to have an impact on the team in 2013, particularly on the special teams unit.
Middle Tennessee, now a member of Conference USA, opens the 2013 season on Thursday, Aug. 29 against Western Carolina.
Sébastien Foucan (born 27 May 1974; Paris, France) is a French freerunner of Guadeloupean descent. He is the founder of Freerunning and he is considered to be one of the early developers of Parkour. Well known for his views on the philosophy behind Parkour and Freerunning, he also stresses the need for proper training in the basics of both, not only for safety, but also for maintaining a positive public perception of the activities.
As creator of Freerunning, Sebastien Foucan has stipulated the following core values of Freerunning:
Follow your way; Always practise; Respect others in their practise; Be an inspiration for others; Be positive and look for positive environments; Respect your environment; Feel free to try other disciplines; Don't take it too seriously; The journey is more important than the goal; There is no good or bad, right or wrong, but what is important is what you learn from experiences through practise; Freerunning is not an elite discipline, but for people who love and continue to move; Channel your energy in a good way, a way to be better.
Victor Michael Cruz (born November 11, 1986) is an American footballwide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was an undrafted free agent signed by the Giants in the 2010 offseason. He played college football at the University of Massachusetts.
Raymond James Edwards, Jr. (born January 1, 1985) is an American footballdefensive end for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue.
Jordan Burroughs (born July 8, 1988) is an Americanworld and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.
On August 10, 2012, Burroughs defeated Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi of Iran to become the Olympic Champion at 74 kilos. The victory brings Burroughs a big payday. After winning just one gold medal in Beijing, USA Wrestling created the Living the Dream Medal Fund, which pays $250,000 for any U.S. wrestler who wins an Olympic gold medal.
Burroughs's Twitter name is @alliseeisgold, as he has won every tournament he entered since the beginning of the 2009 season. Burroughs stated that he is interested in pursuing a career in mixed martial arts after his wrestling career is over in 2017. Burrough's plan is to compete in every world and olympic competition until 2017.