i love legarrette blount.hat i told legarrette, when we met together, was that i don't want people to see the legarrette blount that they saw last night. that's not him. and that that moment last night will not define him as a person. we will provide him with the structure that's necessary for him to succeed. he's going to practice with this football team. he's going to get the student-support services. he's going to go to class. and we're going to make sure legarrette gets a degree. and if this is a teachable moment for him, that he can bounce back from this and that legarrette blount won't just be a youtube clip of just what happened to him on september 3rd in boise, idaho. there is a lot more to legarrette blount, but he understands his actions last night are unacceptable. and that we will not put up with that. that is not the university of oregon football. that is not the university of oregon. >> chris fowler and the "gameday" crew weigh in on blount's suspension. >> legarrette blount, who was a junior-col

but we're not going to throw legarrette blount out on the street. i love legarrette blount. and what i told on legarrette when we met together is that i don't want people to see the legarrette blount that they saw last night. that's not him. and that moment last night will not define him as a person. we'll provide him with the structure that is necessary for him to succeed. he's going to practice with this football team. he's going to get the student support services. he's going to go to class. and we're going to make sure legarrette gets a degree. and if this is a teachable moment for him, then he can bounce back from this. and that legarrette blount won't just be a you tube clip of this is what happened to him september 3rd in boise, idaho. there is a lot more to legarrette blount. he understands his actions last night are unacceptable. and that we will not put up with that. that is not the university of oregon football, that is not the university of oregon. >> the pac 10 released this statement a: we ask chris fowler and the game day crew is the suspension enough for bloun

i love legarrette blount.hat i told legarrette, when we met together, was that i don't want people to see the legarrette blount that they saw last night. that's not him. and that that moment last night will not define him as a person. we will provide him with the structure that's necessary for him to succeed. he's going to practice with this football team. he's going to get the student-support services. he's going to go to class. and we're going to make sure legarrette gets a degree. and if this is a teachable moment for him, that he can bounce back from this and that legarrette blount won't just be a youtube clip of just what happened to him on september 3rd in boise, idaho. there is a lot more to legarrette blount, but he understands his actions last night are unacceptable. and that we will not put up with that. that is not the university of oregon football. that is not the university of oregon. >> chris fowler and the "gameday" crew weigh in on blount's suspension. >> legarrette blount, who was a junior-col

i love legarrette blount.hat i told legarrette, when we met together, was that i don't want people to see the legarrette blount that they saw last night. that's not him. and that that moment last night will not define him as a person. we will provide him with the structure that's necessary for him to succeed. he's going to practice with this football team. he's going to get the student-support services. he's going to go to class. and we're going to make sure legarrette gets a degree. and if this is a teachable moment for him, that he can bounce back from this and that legarrette blount won't just be a youtube clip of just what happened to him on september 3rd in boise, idaho. there is a lot more to legarrette blount, but he understands his actions last night are unacceptable. and that we will not put up with that. that is not the university of oregon football. that is not the university of oregon. >> chris fowler and the "gameday" crew weigh in on blount's suspension. >> legarrette blount, who was a junior-col

i love legarrette blount.t i told legarrette when we met together was that i don't want people to see the legarrette blount that they saw last night. that's not n him. and that moment last night will not define him as a person. we'll provide him with the structure that is necessary for him tor succeed. he's going to practice with this football team. he's going to get the student support services. he's going to go to class, and we're going to make sure that legarrette gets a degree. if this is a teachable moment for him, then he can bounce back from this. and that legarrette blount won't be a you tube clip of this is what happened to him september 3rd in boise, idaho. there's al lot more to legarrete blount. but he understands his actions last night are unacceptable, and that we will not put up with that. that is not the iewrs university of oregon football, that is not the university of oregon. >> so blount will practice but will not play anymore for the ducks. the pac 10 conference issued the following stateme

. >>> university of oregon running back legarrette blount is done for the year after only one game. rest of the season because he punched an opposing player during a confrontation after thursday night's season opener. there it is. he clobbered boise state byron hout who apparently was taunting him. boise state had just defeated oregon, 19-8. oregon's president called blount's behavior represehensir. boise state says blount will be disciplined for taunting but won't be suspended. >>> it is now confirmed that at least one of five sharks spotted off the massachusetts coast was, in fact, a great white. police will be on boat patrol off cape cod this weekend. they are urging swimmers to be extra careful. the great white was spotted by a shark expert about a mile from the closest beach. for now, it's not causing much alarm, at least for nonswimmers. >> surprised, but i don't go in the water, so -- >> especially now? especially now. >> yeah. they may be great whites. >> no kidding. that would be a little disturbing if i was a big swimmer. we've just been looking at the seals. >> yep, they

with this problem, that's where we get our joy from., >>> university of oregon running back legarrette blounte clocked byron hout who was guarding him. oregon called blount's behavior reprehensible. . >>> a bizarre story out of texas. school children got caught in a cross fire of sorts after they watched a violent kidnapping happen from their bus seat. texas authorities say this man was tied up and carried out of his home near el paso. three hispanic men entered her home and carried him out. kids on a school bus watched as he yelled and struggled. other people nearby said they heard a gunshot. police have a got description of the suv but it has not been found yet. >>> take a look at this, at the twisted metal from a nasty chain reaction crash that trapped two kids in a burning car. this happened in buffalo, new york on thursday. and a doctor just happened to be in the traffic and saw the accident. he bashed in the windows to free a 5-year-old girl moving quickly. but a little boy was still wedged in the back. >> the engine was flaming and some of the smoke was starting to get in the passenger

that's what legarrette blount said after byron hout taunted him after the broncos won on friday. ed you this video. now, blount called hout and boise state coach peterson, both to say he was sorry over the weekend. peterson tried to break it up, on the right there. also, oregon coach kelly made a conciliatory call. this guy was suspended for the entire year by the team. hout, though, was not suspended at all, and the pac-10 commissioner said he was not happy with that, he wanted punishment for hout for taunting. >>> speaking of fights, a big one broke out at canada's lacrosse championship on friday. this is the tame part of it. this is between the new westminster salmonbellies and this player falls to the ground. that's when this gets out of control. watch these guys start wailing on each other. it lasts like ten minutes. 173 penalty minutes saturday. one player was suspended. >> ow! >> one player. and each team was fined a whopping $1,000. i guess they don't mind fights. >>> a nice moment before nascar's race in atlanta. 13-year-old cancer survivor jody lawrence designed a paint

take a look at this, after the game, this say heated game, you see the punch there, legarrette blountasn't that he threw a punch, throwing blows at his own teammates. you'll see him going off on other, the fans. he has to be restrained by police. look at this. >> oh, my goodness. >> this got ugly. he cannot play another football game because of that punch and his behavior after the game. he has been suspended for the year. he continues to practice with the team but he is not allowed to play so after the first game of the year his senior season he essentially cannot play anymore. this is a big deal also. you can see he was taunted there a bit. not to say the guy deserved the punch. >> no justification my friend. that is just bad spartsmanship. >> it was a heated game. >> it's a powerhouse school. >> it is. and the kid was probably going to get drafted to the nfl draft next year so he needed a good year. who knows how this will affect his ability to make money, to have a career now but he really screwed up and lost his entire season of playing. >> entire season? >> whole thing gone. >>

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legarrette blount suspended for the season. was not suspended but probably still has a really sore jaw. chip kelly says blount cried when he heard the news but understands his actions are unacceptable, end quote. >>> no t.o. yapping in his ear, no jessica simpson outside the locker room. do they add to a breakthrough season for the dallas cowboys two time pro bowl quarterback tony romo? sports writer offers this. >> it didn't seem to do much for the career of nick lachey breaking up with jessica simpson, so not sure how much it'll do for tony romo. i think that romo gets a bad wrap. here's a guy who came to the nfl undrafted as a rookie, a third string quarterback now all of a sudden he's a pro bowl caliber guy. and i think that he will be in position this year to lead the cowbo cowboys, you know, to the glory they've long awaited. >> out of eastern illinois university. what a guy. >>> 10,000 people showing up to honor chula vista, california's little league championship team. they were on the "tonight show" with conan o'brien a