News for the Day 8/25/08

The Best College Football Programs in the Country Aren't in DI Bleacher Report, CA - While all of that is impressive, it does not match the more recent accomplishments of the amazing program at Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio. ...

Miami announces seven football suspensions Boston Herald, United States - By Susan Miller Degnan / Susan Miller Degnan MIAMI - Coach Randy Shannon announced the one-game suspensions of seven University of Miami football players on ...

RedHawks healthy as season opener looms Oxford Press, OH - By Pete Conrad OXFORD — Miami University football coach Shane Montgomery was asked the inevitable, awful question, the one to which he has become much too ...

New TCF Bank stadium: Back to the future Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - From his corner office on the second floor of the Gophers football complex, Tim Brewster can see TCF Bank Stadium rise steadily from the ground.

2008 Ashland University Football - Week 1 AU Eagles Online, OH - The welcome mat could be a launching pad in this 2008 college football opener. A year ago, Ashland averaged 44.0 ppg., and Bloomsburg was good for 39.8 ppg. ...

Low expectations, high hopes for UCLA football Los Angeles Times, CA - By Chris Foster, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer A week from now, Rick Neuheisel will lead UCLA's football team onto the Rose Bowl field, an emotional moment ...

Virginia's football team needs some magic for opener with USC Los Angeles Times, CA -By David Wharton, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer There was something magical about Virginia's football team last season, scoring one close victory after ..

FBS Football News Sports Network - In fact, Urban Meyer's team will be the only undefeated team in all of college football this season. The league as a whole was as dominant as ever in '07, ...

Cleveland Browns 2008 Season Preview Sports Network - By Tony Moss, NFL Editor (Sports Network) - The 2007 Cleveland Browns were proof positive that in today's National Football League, you never can tell. ...

The Fans of Green Bay Packers are in increase openPR (press release), They are currently members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL) and are the third-oldest ...

NFL Expands Fantasy Franchise Adweek, NY - NEW YORK The National Football League has expanded its fantasy football offering to create a deeper level of interactive engagement with fans. ...

Giants lose Umenyiora to surgery The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - New York Giants defensive-end Osi Umenyiora will miss the coming National Football League regular season because of an injury to his left knee, ...

Clemson-Alabama football is almost here Anderson Independent Mail, SC - The first week of college football season, which, as you know, gets rolling Saturday night when Clemson takes on Alabama in the Georgia Dome. ...

Rutgers Football: Coaching Staff Rutgers University - SOR will attempt to fill in the gaps of where Rutgers football stands heading into the 2008 campaign. Today’s installment: coaching staff. ...

10 changes that would make college football even better Orlando Sentinel, FL - College football, we're glad you're back. We love you. We missed you. But here are 10 things Sentinel staffers suggest we change about you. ...

Kansas St. Football Preview KSNT, KS - The Cats welcome plenty of newcomers to the 2008 roster, many of them with collegiate experience. "I know this defense, it's pretty much the same defense I ...

Football Recruits Weekly Update CanesTime.com - By Matt Squeri High school football action kicked off this past weekend for a number of Stanford prospects, which means it's time once again for our weekly ...

NFL Monday Night Football Preview: San Diego Chargers vs Seattle ... Sports-Odds.com, FL - NFL Monday Night Football Preview San Diego Chargers (1-1) vs Seattle Seahawks (2-0): Thank God it’s Monday? Yes, even if it's still just preseason. ...

Sunshine State stocked with backs in the '09 class - Football ... ESPN -By Billy Tucker Jarvis Giles is one of three Florida running backs ranked among the top five nationwide. Though nationwide the number of elite running back ...

Syracuse Orange football team answers questions about team News 10 Now, NY - Come next Saturday afternoon we should know a lot more about the SU Orange football team, because right now there are a lot of unanswered questions, ...

Cressoine becomes first female football player at Ellender Houma Courier, Louisiana - By Chris Singleton HOUMA – Megan Cressoine never imagined her love for soccer would one day lead to her being a member of the Ellender High football team. ...

College football predictions . . .Belleville News Democrat, USA - 6 hours agoBy BLAIR KERKHOFF Tebow may have a better season than his Heisman-winning 2007 but not repeat as the winner. There has been only one Heisman two-timer, ...

Northwestern, Michigan State two of most improved teams in Big Ten ... Pioneer Press, MN - By Marcus R. Fuller If the University of Minnesota football team can't climb out of the Big Ten Conference cellar this season, it won't necessarily be ...

Friends Remember Reynolds Football Player WXii 12.com, NC - WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- An RJ Reynolds High School football player died after he was removed from life support Sunday morning. Matthew Gfeller, 15, suffered a ...

There's more to the college football season than Tim Tebow Orlando Sentinel, FL -The college football season officially begins Thursday night, and with it, another national nightmare begins ... Tebow-watch. ...

Money Grab: Rising costs of nonconference football games DesMoinesRegister.com, IA By RANDY PETERSON • randypeterson@dmreg.com • August 24, 2008 The staggering price for major college football programs to secure nonconference competition ...

Cowboy Football: Sunday Rewind? OU Insider - By Robert Allen Nothing to rewind today as the it is quiet Sunday afternoon around the Oklahoma State football offices. There were no players around, ...

Midget Football Coach Arrested For Assault On Player MyFox Philadelphia, PA -Winslow Township police arrest an assistant midget football coach after he allegedly assaulted a player on the opposing team. The incident happened on ...