At the core of each college football team is a staff that has to have the ability to recruit. The success of a program is directly correlated to the quality of players they are able to bring in year in and year out. Schools like Alabama, Ohio State, and Oregon are consistently in contention for […]
Today, Alabama and LSU face off against each other for a pivotal SEC matchup that has clear conference and national championship implications. Just as Alabama and LSU are two teams that lead the way in excellence on the field in college football, each school has put itself on the front lines of helmet technology research, […]
(David J. Phillip / Associated Press) Have you ever heard a song for the first time, immediately decided that you don’t like it, and then found yourself humming it two weeks later? That’s because when things become more familiar or recognizable we naturally begin to like or prefer them. It’s called the exposure effect. BAM! My B.A. in psychology finally served a purpose! I think that same effect exists in our exposure to news media. At first glance something may not seem particularly newsworthy, but if we are continually exposed to updates or new reports about it, suddenly it is newsworthy. In an odd way, things can be important merely because they garner the news’ attention. It can reach a...
