Temple added a wrinkle to its celebration routine last year. “It’s kind of evolved to now they write their Twitter handle (on the board) so they get more followers,” Collins said. Temple coach Geoff Collins said he began the tradition 14 years ago as a Western Carolina assistant and has continued it everywhere he’s coached since. The Owls have a dry erase board on its sideline in which players can sign their name after they force a turnover. One of the most unusual sideline celebrations takes place at Temple. Air Force introduced its own turnover chain this year that includes the Falcons’ lightning bolt logo. Tulane also is saluting its city’s heritage by distributing giant Mardi Gras-style beads to players who force turnovers. The belt was donated by the World Boxing Council. The gloves were donated from Ali’s collection after radio host John Ramsey, a friend of the boxer, contacted Ali’s widow. Cardinals forcing turnovers get to wear a belt that features Ali’s picture. Players who score touchdowns get to try on boxing gloves signed by Muhammad Ali. Louisville is rewarding players on both sides of the ball for big plays this season while honoring their city’s most famous athlete. It’s fun to show it off on the sideline.” “Coach Peeler brought it with him and said he wanted our mentality to be nasty,” Ole Miss receiver DK Metcalf said. Receivers often hold the belt after scoring touchdowns. Mississippi receivers coach Jacob Peeler brought an “NWO belt” to his wideouts last year, a nod to professional wrestling’s New World Order as well as the receiving corps’ “Nasty Wideouts” nickname. The belts aren’t restricted to players who force turnovers. “I felt like I looked good, like a new-school Ric Flair,” Porter said, referring to the retired pro wrestler and Memphis native. I was asked several months ago to create this Ric Flair style robe for the football team! Such a fun project! #GoTigersGo #createdbycarrie /3aweJPfCiz If you’re at the Memphis game tonight or any game this season you may see their new turnover celebration item. Porter was the first to model the robe after scoring on an interception return in Memphis’ 66-14 blowout of Mercer. Memphis introduced its own turnover belt last season but took things to another level this year by adding a turnover robe. Colorado State and Ohio are among the teams that have since added their own belts to reward turnovers. Since the 2015 season, Alabama has rewarded takeaways by handing players a “ball-out belt” made in the style of a boxer’s championship belt. Several FBS programs that responded to an Associated Press survey say they are using sideline props this season. “You had everybody barking, hollering, everyone saying, ‘I want to be the first one on the throne,’” Horton said. Those takeaways enabled him to take a seat on the Broncos’ “turnover throne,” a chair Boise State put on its sideline this season.īoise State really has its own “Turnover Throne”īoise State introduced the throne to defensive players in a meeting before the Troy game. 20 Boise State’s season-opening 56-20 victory over Troy. Horton recovered two fumbles Saturday in No. “That’s what college football is about, having your brothers all by you and finding ways to really spark up the evening with something big like a turnover.” “At Miami, they’re rocking that chain, you see somebody on their team swinging that chain around and it does nothing but bring great vibes to the sideline,” Boise State cornerback Tyler Horton said. The chain became an indelible image of the 2017 season as Miami won its first 10 games and reached the Orange Bowl while producing 31 takeaways, matching the third-highest total in the nation. Miami started handing out a gaudy gold chain to players who forced turnovers last year. It’s not a new phenomenon, but schools are jumping into the arena and trying to mimic the success Miami had last season with its turnover chain. Phillip, File)Ĭollege football sidelines across the country are featuring everything from wrestling-style robes to boxing gloves as teams conjure up creative ways to reward big plays. 9, 2017, file photo, Alabama's Ryan Anderson gets a belt after recovering a fumble during the first half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game against Clemson, in Tampa, Fla.
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