News for the Day 8/7/08

Stop Reading About UCLA Football Bleacher Report, CA - Andy suggests moving away from reading about UCLA football and instead getting in the habit of passive consumption to prepare for the season. by Andy ...

Female football player, mother file lawsuit Chicago Tribune, United States - A former football player at Evansville High School and her mother have filed a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination by coaches and staff. ...

ND to keep public bus service for football games Chicago Tribune, United States - AP SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre Dame football fans may continue riding a South Bend public bus shuttle to and from games this fall because no private company ...

Preseason high school football rankings - Football Recruiting ESPN - ESPN will release the ESPNRISE.com FAB 50 national football rankings each Monday of the regular season and playoffs, starting on Labor Day weekend and ...

Introducing Bradley's Football Free-For-All: Send YOUR picks Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - I’d like to see if my football predictions are, as has been suggested, totally detached from the consensus. I’d like it if you kind folks would provide, ...

Texas Tech football: Day 3 practice report from Lubbock Dallas Morning News, TX - He's 26 years old and could just be the oldest college football player in the nation this year. He said when he first went into the minors to pitch, ...

BYU football: So'oto feels at home in linebacker role Salt Lake Tribune, United States - The native of Carlsbad, Calif., says football is fun again, thanks to the decision he made a few weeks after BYU defeated UCLA 17-16 in the Las Vegas Bowl. ...

USC football recruit convicted of Compton robbery San Jose Mercury News, USA - A USC football recruit has been convicted of robbing a man at gunpoint in Compton earlier this year. A Compton Superior Court jury deliberated for several ...

Utah football: Wilson will remain with team as redshirt walk-on Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Chhun Sun Suspended Utah receiver Marquis Wilson will return to the Utes this season, coach Kyle Whittingham said Wednesday. Though his scholarship has ...

84 from Sooners football team volunteer for marrow screening Dallas Morning News, TX -By BRANDON GEORGE / The Dallas Morning News Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops was among 84 individuals who placed their names on the National Marrow Donor Program ...

Proctor Head Football Coach Dies WDIO-TV, MN - Tuesday morning, the Proctor head football coach passed away at the age of 57 after an apparent heart attack. " There is no one else like him everything ...

Ex-University of Michigan football player Rondell Biggs faces ... MLive.com, MI - A former defensive end for the University of Michigan football team faces a court hearing next week on a felony charge for illegal possession of steroids, ...

Senior DT Dixon taken to hospital with dehydration - College Football ESPN - AP CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Miami senior defensive tackle Antonio Dixon was taken to a local hospital to be treated for dehydration after Wednesday's practice. ...

ESPN features Alabama-Clemson game in opening week of football ... Montgomery Advertiser, AL - TUSCALOOSA -- ESPN will kick off its college football season from Atlanta, using the Chick-Fil-A College Kickoff Game between Alabama and Clemson as its ...

4 Daring College Football Predictions TheStreet.com - Predicting what will happen in a college football season is about as much of a guessing game as there is in sports. But that's the beauty of making ...

Are you ready for some football? Jenks Journal, OK - Several years ago, Hank Williams Jr. made that saying very popular as it became the theme song for Monday Night Football. As much as I love football, ...

Did Auburn freshman DeRon Furr leave football team because he was ... The Birmingham News - al.com, AL - No one who has been around the game of football is surprised when a drill or scrimmage turns into a fight. Particularly in August. It's hot. ...

Brett Farve Traded to the New York Jets Football Team from Green ... Media Newswire (press release), NY -"Brett Farve is one of the best quarterbacks in the history of football and New Yorker's are elated as to his playing for the Jets. ...

Football practice resumes near spot where body found Gazette Online, IA - By Jeff Raasch MARION - Just a few yards away from a former crime scene, dozens of boys are running through football drills at Marion High School this ...

Ohio U football player a lottery winner WDTN, OH - AP - ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - The season doesn't open for a couple more weeks, but already an Ohio University football player has made ...

Football escapes the wait for at-large NCAA berth Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - The league’s football teams won’t have that problem. The NAC is set to begin its inaugural football season, but thanks to an appeal to the NCAA, ...

Tiger football notebook Memphis Commercial Appeal, TN - By Phil Stukenborg (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal After three days of preseason camp, University of Memphis football coach Tommy West said Wednesday ...

Timeout : ‘It’s more than just football’ Benton County Daily Record, AR - Rogers head football coach Ronnie Peacock would be proud of what's going on in Siloam Springs. The Panthers don't have the famous father-son retreat that ...

High school football in Oklahoma: District 3A-4 notebook NewsOK.com (subscription), OK - "They want to get Bristow football back to where it's supposed to be. We think this could be a breakout year.” •Tougher district? ...

College Football Notebook: GameDay at Clemson Salisbury Post, NC - AP The college football show will be broadcast from Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park on Aug. 30, near where the Tigers will open the season against Alabama ...

Tulane football coach optimistic about future The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - 3 hours agoRunning back Matt Forte, whose 2127 yards rushing last year were the seventh most in Football Bowl Subdivision history, has departed for the NFL, ...

Ex-NFL Players Participate in Lifesaving Health Screenings at ... MarketWatch - Research suggests that some pro-football players, especially the largest ones, face increased risks for cardiovascular disease. That's why former Washington ...

Wolf Pack Football: Ault likes his team's speed, depth Carson Times, NV - By Dan Hinxman • dhinxman@rgj.com • August 7, 2008 The nine new faces in the Nevada football team's defensive backfield are not only trying to win jobs on ...

PENN STATE FOOTBALL: It's make or break time for the Nittany Lions Chambersburg Public Opinion, PA -By FRANK BODANI Football practice has just begun -- and so has the most critical behind-the-scenes month in recent Penn State history. ...

BSU football: Spotlight on Tommy smith IdahoStatesman.com, ID - BY CHADD CRIPE - ccripe@idahostatesman.com The freshman linebacker from Atlanta, Ga., chose Boise State despite taking his recruiting trip on a snowy ...

OSU football notebook: Gundy praises defensive line's performance NewsOK.com (subscription), OK - With two Oklahoma high school players among his five commitments for the 2009 signing class, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy continues to try to lock up ...

College football: UCF Orlando Sentinel, FL - "If I can see them go as hard as they can and playing unselfish football, then I'll know what we're about." O'Leary said he doesn't believe in putting names ...