Monday, August 4, 2008

News of the day for 8/4/08

Sun Devils enter football season with high hopes I nternational Herald Tribune, France - "Part of me loves it because it's going to be a great opportunity for us as a university and for us as a football team to show what we can do against some ...

Prep football: Impact of death still being felt Salt Lake Tribune, United States - The football trophies, reminders of how Fraughton sliced through defenses as Viewmont High's favorite running back, are prominently displayed. ...

College football: Preseason rankings place BYU, Utah in striking ... Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 17 in the preseason USA Today Top 25 Coaches Football Poll, released Friday. The University of Utah is third among teams also receiving votes (No. ...

Hope football welcomes strong academic class MLive.com, MI -by Steve Fox The Grand Rapids Press Hope College football players hit campus Aug. 12 for practice, but books will not be far behind. ...

College football: Dodge debut, take twoDallas Morning News, TX - 9 hours agoBy Brett Vito / Staff Writer For North Texas head coach Todd Dodge, some of the mystery surrounding the first day of fall practice is gone. ...

Spotlight is bright on Washington football recruits Seattle Times, United States - ... including Boyles, Aguilar and Polk, could be "as good a group of receivers as I've been around in my 20-plus years of coaching college football. ...

SMU football team starts practice Monday Dallas Morning News, TX - "Football has been my life for the last couple of years, so I want to go out with a bang," said Bonilla, the team's 2007 defensive MVP.

First day of football excites Duke Burlington Times News, NC - "It's football time at Duke," Cutcliffe exclaimed as he strode to the front of Sunday's news conference at the Yoh Football Center. ...

Football tidbits: Media day GamecockAnthem.com - By Jonathan Jolley The South Carolina football team held its annual football media day on Sunday afternoon at Williams-Brice Stadium, ...

Is football the official sport of Indiana? Indianapolis Star, United States - At Sheridan, as it was at many other schools across the state, football was an afterthought in the 1950s, something to pass the time and keep teenagers out ...

Chauvin leaves Nicholls football team Daily Comet, LA - THIBODAUX -- One local player opting not to return this season to the Nicholls State football team is junior quarterback Zack Chauvin. ...

Virginia Dismisses Mike Brown from Football Team NBC 29 News, VA - Senior cornerback Mike Brown is no longer a member of Virginia's football team, resolving a question of whether or not he would be back after he was ...

ARENA FOOTBALL 2 PLAYOFFS: Toppled by turnovers Arkansas Online, AR -The Central Valley Coyotes seized it and did not let go en route to a 68-55 victory over Arkansas in the first round of the Arena Football 2 playoffs at ...

Roundup From BN Walk: Football News & Notes Bruins Nation, CA - by Nestor on Aug 4, 2008 4:00 AM PDT in Football We will start this Monday with a profile piece on Rick Neuheisel Mark Whicker from the OC Register penned ...

Giggs ready to focus on football FOXSports.com - "There is a stigma of celebrity and money alongside football these days, which is different from when I first came into the team," he said. ...

APSU football players arrive Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, TN - By JAMES D. HORNE • The Leaf-Chronicle • August 3, 2008 Austin Peay football players ate dinner, took physicals and had their equipment handed out to them ...

2 arrested for vandalizing football field WZTV, TN - (AP) -- Midland City Police say an adult and a juvenile have been arrested for vandalizing the Dale County High School football field. ...

Plenty of interesting games set for college football this season Jackson Sun, TN - By BRANDON SHIELDS We're now less than four weeks from the beginning of college football season, and there are plenty of games on the schedule this year ...

Plenty of interesting games set for college football this season Jackson Sun, TN - By BRANDON SHIELDS We're now less than four weeks from the beginning of college football season, and there are plenty of games on the schedule this year ...

Sunday Is Full Day In Tide Football BamaMag.com - By Kirk McNair It was a full Sunday for Alabama football. Head Coach Nick Saban, Offensive Coordinator Jim McElwain, Assistant Coach for Defense Kevin ...

26 Days to Football and Reason #72 to Love Ann Arbor Maize n Brew, MI - So, here's #72 in our continuing Series of 100 Days to Football and 100 Reasons to Love Ann Arbor. The Earl V. Moore Building (by Eero Saarinen), ...

Iowa recruiting: Hawkeyes land basketball, football players DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - FOOTBALL: Iowa received its third football commitment within a week from an Iowa high school senior Sunday when Cedar Rapids Washington receiver Keenan ...

NU's defensive back seven hope to have answers in '08 Lincoln Journal Star, NE - It brings with it a high degree of anxiousness, a buzz, the creation of paper chains to count down the days before the Huskers tackle another football ...

Aggie Football Team Begins Practice Monday KBTX, TX - College Station -- The Texas A&M Football team is back on campus for the start of preseason practice. The Aggies will hold their first practice Monday night ...

NFA FOOTBALL: Rage still winless after falling to Watertown Niagara Gazette, NY - Unfortunately for the Lockport Rage that was one of the few bright spots in a 22-16 Northeastern Football Alliance loss to visiting Watertown at Exchange ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK: Bama players work out, then entertain fans Montgomery Advertiser, AL - "The focus still needs to be on paying attention to detail, what the process every player needs to go through to play winning football on a consistent basis ...

Notes/Quotes From Day One/2008 Herd Football GoHerd.com, WV - By Woody Woodrum Marshall began the 2008 season the way Herd football teams have began since this writer was a freshman student-manager in 1975: moving in ...

2008 PSU Football Preview: A Whole Lot Of Boxes & Nobody Knows ... The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - by Ian Ruder The start of his second year at the helm of Portland State's fall football practice is less than a week away and head coach Jerry Glanville is ...

Pro Football Hall of Fame Game Live BlogDeadspin, NY - 13 hours agoAll right, football zealots. Finally, a televised NFL game (for lack of a better word). It's the Indianapolis Colts and the Washington Redskins. ...

Ex-Northridge Knight Jase McCormick leaves Aggies football squad StandardNet, Utah - LOGAN -- Utah State football coach Brent Guy announced that junior quarterback Jase McCormick -- a former Northtridge High standout -- has left the team, ...

Football preview: NWC CrusadersArizona Republic, AZ - 7 hours agoby Jim Richards - Aug. 3, 2008 11:25 PM Northwest Christian showed that it could play with 2A Central Region powers Chandler Valley Christian and Phoenix ...

La. Tech, NSU football players ready for start of practice Shreveport Times, LA -NSU: After 90 Northwestern State football players enjoyed a jambalaya dinner Sunday, they resumed meetings and prepared for their first on-field practices ...

Rice football aims for consistency in '08 Houston Chronicle, United States - By MOISEKAPENDA BOWER Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle After working in several schemes at Rice, linebacker Brian Raines, left, is comfortable this season. ...