Monday, August 11, 2008

News for the Day 8/11/08

Venice quarterback has chance to be future of Gator football Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - By Mic Huber The familiar Gator chant that echoes back and forth across the stadium on a football Saturday can make Florida fans dizzy during a sweltering ...

Experienced NFL Insiders Launch 'The National Football Post': the ... MarketWatch -Unique among current football Web sites for its access and insight into the innermost workings of the NFL, The National Football Post features an executive ...

UM rated No. 25, MSU No. 30 by football Web site Detroit Free Press, United States - CollegeFootballNews.com rated all 119 Football Bowl Subdivision teams and Michigan and Michigan State were rated within five spots of each other. ...

Credit crunch 'hitting football' The Press Association - The credit crunch is having an impact on Scottish football, a new report has warned. Accountant and business adviser PKF's annual survey of football club ...

Football News and Notes Conquest Chronicles, CA - by Paragon SC - in Football A couple of brief things to start the day as I head out on vacation for a few days. ...

Names become reality for fantasy players Yahoo! Sports - CBSSports.com announced last week that it would host a college football fantasy game this season using the actual names of college players. ...

Circuit City Launches Fantasy Football Channel on YouTube(TM) and ... CNNMoney.com - The channel, located at http://www.youtube.com/fanalyst, will provide the premiere online destination for Fantasy Football fanatics to get the latest

Early in the pre-season, Denver Broncos a hurting football team The Canadian Press, Colo. - ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan eased his gruelling training camp routine this year in response to the NFL's reduced roster limits. ...

Briefs College football: QB Olson of UCLA breaks his foot Seattle Times, United States - College football Olson is expected to miss at least eight weeks: UCLA senior quarterback

City schools disperse as football practice begins MLive.com, MI - By Jane Bos GRAND RAPIDS -- So what's easier, preparing for a football season against well-known opponents that have much larger enrollments, ...

Review: EA Sports' NCAA Football 09 Newsday, NY - If 2007 was the year EA Sports' new-generation football games got their visual act relatively together, then 2008 is the year the feature offerings pull ...

Did you know? High school football highlights The News-Press, FL - No Lee County high school has won a football state championship. Only two — Bishop Verot and Estero — has played in a state title game. ...

Football: The Virginia Tech Way Most Valuable Network, MA -By Justin Cocchiola August 10th, 2008 Football is played by thousands, watched by millions and has become the most popular sport in America. ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: New fantasy game could raise UB’s national profile Grand Island Record, NY - The University at Buffalo could realize many of its football fantasies this fall. Although some will find the catalyst unsettling. ...

Teen kills former Prattville football player Montgomery Advertiser, AL - The victim, who was white, graduated from Prattville High School and played for the football team. The suspect, who is black, is from Millbrook. ...

Football preview: Moon Valley Rockets Arizona Republic, AZ - It was a tough 2007 football season for the Phoenix Moon Valley Rockets, but hope springs eternal for 2008. First, the high school was ...

BYU football: Depth key concern for Cougs Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Jay Drew With nine of 11 starters back on offense and plenty of experienced players returning on defense, BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall has a ...

Football coach makes his pitch News & Observer, NC - New Duke football coach David Cutcliffe previously worked at Ole Miss, Notre Dame and Tennessee. DURHAM - The world spotlight might be on Duke University's ...

Football preview: Williams Field Arizona Republic, AZ - The Gilbert Williams Field football team might be embarking on its first varsity season, but it doesn't mean the program doesn't have ...

Boise State Football Camp Report IdahoStatesman.com, ID - BY CHADD CRIPE - ccripe@idahostatesman.com The Boise State football team will hold its first fall scrimmage at 3 pm Monday at Bronco Stadium. ...

'Football 101' week for WVU Charleston Gazette, WV - By Dave Hickman MORGANTOWN - West Virginia's football team has almost three weeks before it kicks off the season against Villanova, which in a way seems ...

Football preview: Dobson Mustangs Arizona Republic, AZ - by Tyler Lockman - Mesa Dobson's 2007 season ended with a storybook finish. But the Mustangs were on the losing end of that finish ...

Raiders' camp: One practice, but a full day of football LubbockOnline.com, TX - By Don Williams AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Texas Tech football practices were an event last week, with more than 100 fans a night filing in to watch the Red ...

Pack football: Defense back in spotlight Carson Times, NV - By Dan Hinxman • dhinxman@rgj.com • August 11, 2008 The attacking defense the Nevada football team possessed in 2006, when it led the Western Athletic ...

SUU: Thunderbirds conditioning program Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Kurt Kragthorpe CEDAR CITY - When their new coach greeted them this past winter, Southern Utah University's football players were introduced to a ...

Football preview: South Pointe Griffins Arizona Republic, AZ - by Adam Green - Phoenix South Pointe finished with only one win last season, but head coach Rick Molina said there were many ...

UT feeling like an underdog in college football Houston Chronicle, United States - Brown knows what it’s like to be at the summit of college football after winning the national title in 2005. Three seasons later, the Longhorns haven’t been ...

College football Seminoles: The beat Orlando Sentinel, FL - "We're going to go out there and play football and we're going to do it the way we want to do it and if we win games, then you know what? Poop on you."

Man attacked while playing game of football Bloomington Pantagraph, USA - A witness at the scene said the victim was playing football with three teenagers when a gold Toyota carrying three people pulled up. ...

Where there's a Wilf ... Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - Have any opinion about football that you want (your stellar approval rating must mean you're on to something, right?) but please stop venturing into the ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Auburn defense searches for answers Montgomery Advertiser, AL - By Jay G. Tate • August 11, 2008 Coach Tommy Tuberville said the Tigers' defenders seemed sluggish during portions of the team's first fall scrimmage. ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Powell switches to wideout for Nittany Lions Chambersburg Public Opinion, PA - I'm a lot more serious about football and my grades and stuff like that. During workouts, I'm one of the guys in the front now, working real hard. ...

Greer HS To Appeal Football Probation Monday News Channel 7, SC -Representatives from Greer High School will be in Columbia on Monday morning to appeal the probation handed down by the South Carolina High School League. ...

Williams has turned game around, both on and off the football field Rock Hill Herald, SC - "I still had that college mentality, if you will; the light didn't cut on as far as being a professional football player." "I think DeAngelo would be the ...

Griz open football drills Monday KXNet.com North Dakota News KXMC, ND - The Griz are the defending Big Sky Conference champions, and have advanced to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs 15 years in a row. ...

OSU football notebook NewsOK.com (subscription), OK - Entering fall camp, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy knew he had talent and depth at cornerback. He just didn't know which players would step to the front as ...

Texas A&M draws mixed review from football coach KVUE, TX - First-year coach Mike Sherman wasn't happy with the Aggies' inconsistency as the first week of practices came to a close, and had mixed feelings about his ...

Fantasy Football Rankings: Updates Bleacher Report, CA - Fantasy Football Maniaxs believes that recent developments in the NFL that warrant an update to the fantasy rankings. One should take precautionary steps. ...

Texas A&M draws mixed review from football coach KVUE, TX - First-year coach Mike Sherman wasn't happy with the Aggies' inconsistency as the first week of practices came to a close, and had mixed feelings about his ...

Devils' Golden headed to Urbana for football Daily Sentinel, OH - Golden - who owns at least a dozen career passing records with the Blue Devils - has signed a letter of intent to play football at NCAA Division III Urbana ...

Sunday Auburn Football Practice Notes, Part I BamaMag.com - By Mark Murphy News, notes and quotes are featured in this report from the Auburn football practice field. Montez Billings Auburn, Ala. ...

Georgia, LSU, Florida among SEC football teams with a shot at ... Press-Register - al.com, AL - If Georgia is as good as the football coaches believe, the Southeastern Conference could have a chance at quite a trifecta this season — three straight ...

Zorn remains a bit grounded PRO FOOTBALLThe Free Lance-Star, VA - 9 hours agoBY ADAM HIMMELSBACH When Jim Zorn was hired as the Redskins' head coach this offseason, there was optimism surrounding the West Coast offense he would bring ...

High school football Orlando Sentinel, FL - High school football practices will open today, one week ahead of the start of classes, and 25 days before most teams will hit the field for Sept. ...

'Madden' celebrates its 20th season Detroit Free Press, United States - BY MIKE SNIDER • USA TODAY • August 11, 2008 Thirty years after exiting pro football's coaching ranks, John Madden still knows how to execute a winning game ...

Dorm life not bad for Bears Chicago Sun-Times, United States - Center Olin Kreutz and guard Roberto Garza play ''NCAA Football 2009'' on Xbox. A few players bring their golf clubs, but opportunities to get out and swing ...

Sunday Auburn Football Practice Notes, Part I BamaMag.com - By Mark Murphy News, notes and quotes are featured in this report from the Auburn football practice field. Montez Billings Auburn, Ala. ...

Red Raiders Football Notebook LubbockOnline.com, TX - Tech ended Sunday's workout with kickers Donnie Carona and Cory Fowler each being asked to attempt a 41-yard field goal with coaches and teammates gathered ...

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