Wednesday, September 3, 2008

News for the Day 9/3/08

College football preview: Purdue Indianapolis Star, United States - Like Curtis Painter, another no-brainer. Purdue needs other receivers to play well, but Orton is the key if the Boilermakers expect to make up for the 155 ...

Trojan Times: USC jumps to No. 1 in AP football pollLos Angeles Times, CA - 2 hours agoUSC jumped to No. 1 in the polls Tuesday, but most Trojans did not leap at the chance to proclaim themselves the best team in the land after only one game . ...

MSU football preview: Team works to gain respect Hub, MI - I've had about a month to marinate on how I wanted to preview this year's Michigan State football season, and I'm still not sure there's a correct way to do ...

Smaller, agile DTs among elite in 2009 class - Football Recruiting ESPN - USA Ohio State commit John Simon (Youngstown, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney) is a high-octane player who, like Bonds and Adams, tips the scales under 280. ...

Orlando, FL Resident Named National Champion for GameStop's NCAA ... MarketWatch - NCAA Football '09 allows players to get into the spirit of the game for their favorite college team. This groundbreaking game offers unique college style ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Injury may sideline Heisman hopeful Chris 'Beanie ... Detroit Free Press, United States - Ohio State tailback Beanie Wells, who left last week's 43-0 rout over Youngstown State with a painful injury to his right foot, is "doubtful" for Saturday's ...

Utah football notes: Second-half struggles Salt Lake Tribune, United States -Johnson says he has to do a better job of protecting the football against UNLV this week. Utah coach Kyle Whittingham liked what he saw from his team's ...

Notre Dame Football Sucks So Badly, Irish Are Researching .. .Bleacher Report, CA -According to this article, Bobby Burton of rivals.com cites the changing football landscape as part of the reason there has been no recent joy in South Bend ...


Football transactions The Canadian Press - Movements in the world of football : National Football League CHICAGO BEARS-Acquired G Dan Buenning from Tampa Bay for an undisclosed 2009 draft pick ...

Who's in your five? Five intriguing college football matchups USA Today - Five games in the second week of the college schedule worth taking a second look at. 1. Northwestern at Duke: The Blue Devils at 2-0? ...

UCLA's freshmen rise to occasion in football win over Tennessee Los Angeles Times, CA -Jeff Leiws / AP UCLA's Rahim Moore is all smiles after the Bruins' 27-24 victory Monday over Tennessee at the Rose Bowl. Moore, a defensive back, ...

Why I Have a Problem with Fantasy Football Bleacher Report, CA - by Domenic Scarano (Member) Fantasy football seems to have become more popular than the games these days…I find myself hearing someone say “How many yards ...

Tyrod Taylor to return for Virgina Tech International Herald Tribune, France -"Putting another guy in the game that can help you run the football is in our best interests," he said. "I don't think with young receivers you want to rely ...

Five Most Intriguing College Football Games of Week Two Bleacher Report, CA - College Football season started off with a bang this weekend, as UCLA shocked the college football world with an upset of Tennessee. ...

Concussions Exact Toll on Football Players Long After They Retire Scientific American -According to the research, published in the journal Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, National Football League (NFL) players surveyed who had ...

2008 MIAC football preview: team-by-team capsules Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune Despite having to replace four-year starting quarterback Alex Kofoed, the MIAC's all-time leading passer, the Johnnies were ...

Wannstedt gets vote of confidence from athletic director - College ... ESPN - PITTSBURGH -- Dave Wannstedt still has the support of his athletic director, despite the fact his Pittsburgh football team lost its season opener to Bowling ...