Friday, July 25, 2008

News of the Day 7/25/08

USC near-unanimous choice to win Pac-10 football title Los Angeles Times, CA -USC, which has won or shared the last six Pacific 10 Conference football titles, was a near-unanimous choice to repeat as champion in a vote by West Coast ...

College Football Quick Hits GoErie.com, PA - An allegedly drunk Penn State student who had been celebrating his 21st birthday broke into the football building early Thursday and caused extensive damage ...

Arena Football League Approves Purchase of New York Dragons by New ... MarketWatch - NEW ORLEANS, July 25, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Arena Football League Board of Directors has approved the purchase of the New York Dragons by a ...

UM's Rodriguez ready to focus on football MLive.com, MI - But, after awhile, it was like, 'just stand in line, throw some darts our way,' " Rodriguez said Thursday at the 37th Big Ten football media days. ...

Rutgers Football / Enough already Press of Atlantic City, NJ - Done cheering Rutgers University's attempt to become a national football powerhouse. Done reminding folks that a top-tier football program can draw students ...

College Football Joe Paterno insists he has no clue when he ... Seattle Times, United States - But there were a lot of great people there, a lot of great young men on the football team, a lot of great fans in the state of West Virginia, ...

Some summer sizzle for USC-UCLA football rivalry Los Angeles Times, CA - You can't be a football coach at UCLA and not find ways to be successful against USC." And yes, he said, he will find a way. "The good news is that when we ...

Football transactions The Canadian Press - Movements in the world of football Thursday: National Football League BUFFALO BILLS-Signed WR James Hardy, DE Chris Ellis and RB Xavier Omon to four-year ...

SEC football overhyped? That's crazy talk SportingNews.com - If SEC Media Days help you realize anything, though, it's not that there's a ridiculous amount of capital devoted to football in the Southeast, ...

Big Ten football coaches meet the media Chicago Tribune, United States - Season outlook: "We're a young football team. We're counting on a lot of players to improve. … [Quarterback] Jake Christensen, we're counting on him to be ...

INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL SI.com - For many football followers, however, Georgia coach Mark Richt is known primarily for a dance. Nearly nine months have passed since Richt's team's 42-30 ...

Frankly Football: What every NFL team needs going into the season CNN -AP With the start of all the training camps and actual football games coming soon to our televisions, I feel like an excited kid on Christmas morning. ...

Petrino: 'Love of college football' reason he left Falcons Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - AP Former Falcons head coach Bobby Petrino addresses the media during SEC football Media Day in Hoover, Ala. The Arkansas head coach admits the timing of ...

Giants report to training camp feeling slighted The Associated Press - As long as these 53 guys that we are taking into every game believe in ourselves and we go out there and play Giants football, we will be fine. ...

New rules in college football this season Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - So what better time than to outline the new rules this season in college football? Dave Parry, the coordinator of Big Ten officials, had a couple of ...

Wilkerson back in football ESPN - It's probably an opportunity for Jerrell and his family, and it's a potential opportunity for UIW football." Wilkerson rushed for a city record 7249 yards ...

The New Mindset Bruins Nation, CA - by Nestor on Jul 25, 2008 3:00 AM PDT in Football Well it’s here. The first football season of Rick Neuheisel era in Westwood begins with this: A new ...

SU Football The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com, NY - A major motion picture about a beloved Syracuse University icon and the return of Penn State to the schedule highlight the 2008 college football season for ...

WAC football to put focus on run game Carson Times, NV -They were WAC football -- passing attacks and finesse -- and they were the team college football fans from around the country saw more than any other. ...

Media picks LSU second in SEC West football Shreveport Times, LA -The defending national champion LSU football team was picked to finish second in the Southeastern Conference Western Division by the league’s media on the ...

MSU football adds Wozniak to staff KXNet.com North Dakota News KXMC, ND - (AP) Former LSU assistant John Wozniak has joined the Montana State football coaching staff as tight ends coach. Coach Rob Ash says Wozniak will take over ...

UW football: Quarterbacks may have to watch their backs The Capital Times, WI -In the past, the quarterbacks for the University of Wisconsin football team never had to worry about being hit by their teammates in practice. ...

Big Ten Calls On FieldTurf Again as Indiana Selects Surface for ... MarketWatch -The state-of-the-art FieldTurf surface will get its official debut on August 30 when the Hoosiers' football squad opens the 2008 season against Western ...

Murray garners Elite 11 MVP honors - Football Recruiting ESPN - By Michael White ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- The final workout of the 2008 Elite 11 on Thursday put a marked emphasis on competition. ...

Ohio State Buckeyes Big Ten football's top UI The Daily Iowan (subscription), IA -"Think about what [these guys] have been through," said Kirk Herbstreit, an ESPN and ABC college football analyst and former Ohio State quarterback. ...

Feelings mixed on Army football decision FayObserver.com, NC - “If he wants to be a professional football player, then he should go to a civilian school,” Cox said. “He should not take up space or a spot away from ...

Marshall football coach Mark Snyder is Magic guest DJ this morning Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV - By The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — JB Miller welcomes Marshall football coach Mark Snyder as another Magic 97.9 Guest DJ beginning at 7:30 am today. ...

Secret to SaberCats' success: Dreaming of NFL, playing well now San Jose Mercury News, USA -That sentiment is shared by everyone in the Arena Football League. But the SaberCats are going for their fourth title in seven years in ArenaBowl XXII ...

NY Giants' Brandon Jacobs focused on football, not contract NJ.com, New Jersey - Now, it's only about football. The Giants' fourth-year running back is entering the final year of his rookie contract, meaning he'll be a free agent at ...

Campbell to Coach Football, Hope for Shot With Lions in 2010 Pride of Detroit, MI - by Sean Yuille on Jul 24, 2008 10:42 PM EDT in News For the next 6 months at least, Caleb Campbell will be serving the Army by being a football coach. ...

Arena football not in Philadelphia area's Soul yet phillyBurbs.com, PA - Despite winning the Arena Football League's National Conference title two Saturdays ago with a 70-35 hammering of the Cleveland Gladiators to qualify for ...

Illini Football Picked Third Central Illinois Proud, IL - WMBD/WYZZ-TV - PARK RIDGE, Ill. -- The Illini football renaissance continues in the eyes of the press that covers Big Ten football. ...

USU football: Aggies pressured for progress Deseret News, UT - That's the official line from Aggie brass as USU enters the football season barely a month way. "There is no magic number," newly hired Utah State athletic ...

Arena Football Commissioner Baker Resigns The Associated Press - Arena Football League commissioner David Baker surprisingly resigned Friday, two days before the ArenaBowl championship game. Baker ended his 12 years on ...

Jim Tressel Reacts to Carson Palmer Los Angeles Times, CA - Speaking to reporters at the Big Ten football media day, Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel took a moment to weigh in on the Carson Palmer controversy. ...

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