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Jennifer Welter certainly felt it when she became what is believed to be the first woman who wasn’t a kicker or holder to play in a men’s pro football game.
The 5-foot-2, 130-pounder was thrown for a 1-yard loss on her first carry as a running back for the Texas Revolution in a preseason game in the 8-on-8 Indoor Football League on Saturday.
Welter was chirping at 6-4, 245-pound defensive end Cedric Hearvey and his North Texas Crunch teammates after trying to score from the 2-yard line.
“I said, `Is that all you got?”‘ Welter told The Dallas Morning News. “They were getting all alive, and I had to say something. I didn’t want them to think I was intimidated.”
Welter made it clear she didn’t want anybody taking it easy on her.
“Honestly, I really have a lot of respect for that lady over there,” Hearvey said.
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Bad news for Nick Saban.
The chairman of the NCAA Football Rules Committee said Tuesday a proposal to prohibit snapping the ball until at least 10 seconds run off the 40-second play clock should not go forward if there is no hard evidence showing up-tempo offenses endanger defensive players.
Air Force coach Troy Calhoun, the committee chairman, said he has yet to see a medical study linking the rapid pace of an offense to potential health issues for defensive players.
But what about Saban? The Alabama coach’s blood pressure rises when facing the likes of Auburn, whose coach Gus Malzahn opposes the change.
And what about the collateral damage that might come from Saban not getting his way, for once.
