Brown Bag it, Baby
Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops‘s unit was embarrassed by Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl last week, and the coach seems to still be bitter about it.
During a radio interview on WWLS The Sports Animal in Tulsa Friday, Stoops took a shot at Johnny Football while complimenting the Heisman Trophy winner.
The Tulsa World provides a transcript of Stoops’ exchange with host Al Eschbach:
There might not be a collegiate athlete in the country who enjoys his celebrity status more than Johnny Manziel. The Heisman Trophy winner has been living it up the past several months. A day after lighting up Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl, he hit up an Oklahoma casino and showed off his wealth.
Manziel shared a photo on his Instagram account Saturday of himself and two others at WinStar World Casino. He was seen fanning a stack of bills, and he captioned the photo, “Casino ballin!”
It didn’t take long for WinStar to realize they had the best college football player in the country in the house, and they welcomed him via Twitter:
Heyyyyyyy!! Have fun and good luck! “@jmanziel2: Winstar wassssuppp!”
— WinStar World Casino (@WinStarWorld) January 6, 2013
Of course, any time a photo of a college football player with cash in hand emerges, questions of potential NCAA violations follow. The 20-year-old redshirt freshman quarterback addressed those issues as well as questions about whether he old enough to be gambling:
The December of Johnny Manziel continued with yet another fun celebrity-filled event. The Texas A&M freshman quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner shared a photo on Twitter Monday of himself with the Jonas Brothers following a golf outing.
“Nice day on the golf course with @joejonas and @nickjonas had a great time!” Manziel wrote.
The excitement seemed to be shared by Nick Jonas, who tweeted the following:
Just had an awesome round of golf with my new buddy @jmanziel2
— Nick Jonas(@nickjonas) December 24, 2012
I don’t know much about the Jonas Brothers other than they’re a famous musical group and Alan from “The Hangover” loves them.
What I do know is that Manziel has been living it up since winning the Heisman. He did the Top 10 on Letterman, appeared on Jay Leno, attended a Houston Rockets game where he hung out with James Harden, and then went to the Dallas Mavericks-Miami Heat game. If you ask me, he’s spending way too much time doing activities and not enough time with his attractive girlfriend.
Helmet smack to Dr. Saturday
Johnny Manziel was spotted courtside enjoying the Miami Heat’s win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, and naturally his appearance has raised some questions. Since we live in an era where improper benefits have become as big a part of college football as missed field goals, it should hardly come as a surprise that folks wondered if Manziel was breaking any rules.
Manziel took to Twitter to respond to those skeptics, informing his followers that he bought himself the courtside seats as a birthday gift. He turned 20 on December 6.
If there is anything to worry about with Johnny Manziel following his Heisman Trophy-winning freshman season at Texas A&M, it could be his size. At only 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds, Manziel is a lot smaller than many successful NFL quarterbacks like Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Matt Ryan and Andrew Luck. However, Manziel says a new breed of quarterbacks gives him confidence in his future.
“It’s not all about size anymore,” he told CBS News. “You don’t have to be 6-foot-5 and be a great pocket passer. You can be like (Robert Griffin III) and Russell Wilson and have some mobility and have some success.”
It should also be noted that some guy named Drew Brees is only 6-foot-1, and we all see what he has been able to accomplish at the NFL level. Manziel may not have the strongest arm in the country, but he has completed over 68% of his passes with the Aggies this year and thrown 24 touchdown passes.
One legitimate concern with quarterbacks like RG3 and Wilson is that they are at a higher risk for injuries, which we have had a first-hand look at this season with Griffin’s concussion and sprained knee. Manziel said being smart and knowing when to avoid contact helps offset some of those risks.
“There’s a time when you need to know to get what you can get and try to be as smart as possible,” the 20-year-old explained. “You can’t protect yourself every single time. If you look at Michael Vick, he takes a lot of shots and there’s probably times where he should just know when you cut your losses, you get what you can get and you get down.”
That may be easier said than done, but Manziel will be in better shape than Vick if he starts molding his style of play now. Let’s also remember that he’s only a freshman. The Heisman winner has time to become an even better quarterback, but the rest of the country also has time to learn more about his tendencies and how to defend him. In a way, any talk about Manziel’s NFL career is still premature.
In the span of a few months, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel has gone from freshman signal caller to national celebrity. Manziel became the first ever freshman to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night. On Monday, the 20-year-old joined David Letterman for the Top 10 perks of winning the Heisman Trophy.
Manziel has the type of confidence that could make Texas A&M one of the best teams in the SEC over the next couple years. That type of swagger is rare in a freshman quarterback playing against some of the best teams in the nation, and Johnny Football has shown he is more than up to the challenge this season.
Making appearances on late night talk shows at age 20 and dating a model that looks like this? I’d say the youngster from Texas has a bright future ahead of him.
Johnny Manziel is truly having a banner year. The Texas A&M quarterback won one of the most prestigious trophies in sports on Saturday, and he showed off his other trophy the same night.
As Busted Coverage shared with us, Johnny Football is dating a Texas A&M senior named Sarah Savage, who is also a model.
Busted Coverage gained most of its information about Savage from the young lady’s LinkedIn profile. Savage’s profile says she is a senior marketing major at A&M. According to her profile, she maintains a 3.6 GPA at Texas A&M and made the dean’s list this year.
Savage has the looks to match her brain.
Savage’s profile states that she has been modeling since 2007. She says she has done photo shoots, runway shows, television appearances and promotional jobs.
Manziel is a redshirt freshman and just turned 20, so it looks like he managed to snag an older woman. We’re told the two have been dating for a few years and that they met through mutual friends.
Manziel is rightfully getting the attention he deserves after a season that included a 10-2 record, a win over No. 1 Alabama, the SEC record for total yards, and the Heisman Trophy.
Here are a few more photos of the happy couple in New York over the weekend:
