News for the Day 8/8/08

Favre, Stranger Among New Jets Teammates, Gets Back to Football Bloomberg - After a monthlong quest to end his retirement, Brett Favre focused on football with his new team. Clad in a white T-shirt and hat with ...

Speed, athleticism required to combat fast-tempo offenses ... ESPN - It is a verity of the game that football is cyclical. The offense surges ahead and the defense catches up, unless it's vice versa. ...

2008 College football week one plays Sports Network - by Jeff Frank, Sports Analyst Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - About a year ago this time, I gave out three first week college football plays. ...

Fishers, Noblesville make football wager Indianapolis Star, United States - By John Tuohy The leaders of Fishers and Noblesville have placed a friendly wager on the history making first football game to be played at Lucas Oil ...

Buckeyes, Wolverines battle for recruits - Football Recruiting ESPN - hours agoGateway) all decided to play their college football in Columbus. Only defensive back Justin Turner (Massillon, Ohio/Washington) decided to play for the ...

Hope College named MIAA favorite in football MLive.com, MI - ... a returning quarterback propelled Hope to the top of the preseason race in the 111th season of Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football. ...

College Football: Clemson favored in ACC Salisbury Post, NC - "College football's too competitive and there's too many good coaches, I think, for one league or one team to be dominant." His Tigers might be the ones to ...

LSU football - the coaches The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - BATON ROUGE - Given the media are only allowed to witness some 20 minutes or less of LSU's football practice, coming to a definitive conclusion about who ...

CSU suspends Wilkinson from football team indefinitely ReporterHerald.com, CO -AP FORT COLLINS — Cornerback isn’ta deep position for Colorado State and Thursday it became that much thinner. Head coach Steve Fairchild said sophomore ...

Football Fantasy at Rutgers New York Times, United States - Ever since Rutgers, New Jersey’s largest state university, began its campaign several years ago to become a big-time football power, bad things have ...

Top 25 football countdown: Arizona State Kansas City Star, MO - 23 Fresno State. No. 24 Utah, No. 25 Oklahoma State. @ Go to KansasCity.com for Blair Kerkhoff’s vlogs on his top 25 college football countdown.

BYU football: Cornerbacks fight to be starter Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Jay Drew PROVO - Hundreds of fans watched BYU hold football practice on Thursday as coach Bronco Mendenhall opened the session to the public for the ...

Will parity run the BCS out of town? - College Football ESPN - A mere eight months ago, college football's regular season ended with only three teams (Ohio State, Kansas and Hawaii) showing a number lower than 2 in the ...

Sustained success breeds outrageous expectations - College Football ESPN -But if you believe the expectations surrounding Ohio State's football team each season, you might think Hayes won much more often. "The general feeling you ...

USC football players who stay, get paidLos Angeles Times, CA - 6 hours agoCara Owsley / AP Cincinnati Bengals' new recruit Keith Rivers, left, talks with linebackers coach Jeff FitzGerald during his first day of training camp. ...

Cleared: Coach-teacher was accused of beating boy after football ... Allentown Morning Call, PA - Melosky, a Parkland High School teacher and the head football coach at Nazareth Area High School, was charged with hitting Christopher Newhart in the head ...

Pottorff makes move to end for CSU football team ReporterHerald.com, CO - I really love his athleticism, he’s playing with a high motor and he’s a smart football player. It’s been a big, big plus for us in camp so far. ...

Raider Nation: Get ready, its time for Oakland Raiders Football Most Valuable Network, MA - By Patrick Patterson August 8th, 2008 The football drought that has lasted since December of last year is finally in its waining hours. ...

In-State Prospect Visits AU Football Practice DawgsBite.com - On the football field last fall in was in on 79 tackles, with 56 being solo stops. He intercepted two passes and recovered three fumbles. ...

Can Duke Football Win Four Games in 2008? Bleacher Report, CA - Duke hasn't been relevant in the college football world for years—but Jay Schrimpf is optimistic about first-year head coach David Cutcliffe and what he can ...

Ex-football player says he was not present at time of fatal shooting Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - He will attend college and play football, he said, move on to the NFL and eventually become a preacher. "This time, I'm putting God first," he said. ...

Grandview football: Vikings football a reality DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Grand View is one of two colleges in the state playing an initial varsity football schedule this fall. Dordt College in Sioux Center, which played a ...

College football: Bombers voted No. 1 in Empire 8 Ithaca Journal, NY - ITHACA — After two seasons of disappointing finishes in the Empire 8, the Ithaca College football team will re-focus its attention on a league title when ...

Thugs, muckersLawrence Journal World, KS - 8 hours agoThere are prospects for improvement at football games if a “Fan Code of Conduct” is consistently and solidly enforced. One of the latest grim testimonials ...

Who is the greatest TU football player? Tulsa World, OK - By MIKE BROWN World Sports Writer Steve Largent followed his standout University of Tulsa football career with a Hall-of-Fame NFL career. ...

College football roundup Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - “[Muse ] has a serious condition, and after consulting with some more doctors, he will have to have surgery and will not be joining our football team for at ...

Local players try to make impact with New Mexico State Aggie ... Las Cruces Sun-News, NM - For more photos from the first day of Aggie fall football practice, visit our online photo gallery. LAS CRUCES —It's been a gradual procession for former ...

Andre Anderson ready to move into Tulane football starting role The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA -At the least, Anderson's body appears ready for the pounding that carrying the football 25 times a game can bring. As a freshman, he appeared in six games, ...

Boise State Football Camp Report for Sept. 8 IdahoStatesman.com, ID - That's not the only change for Woodruff, who has a pro future in either the NFL or the Canadian Football League, where he was a second-round draft pick last ...

Freshmen get indoctorinated into LSU football The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA -But the physicality is part of the deal with football at a place like LSU, Toliver said. "It's just something everyone has to go through," he said. ...

Football team makes point about player's bout with depressionThe News Journal, DE - 7 hours agoHe may only be a professional football player, but Mr. Andrews and his teammates are doing a great public service by educating people about clinical ...

Mavericks Hold 1st Football Practice KREX News Channel 5, CO - Just 21 more days to go, until the Mavericks open up the football season against West Texas at Stocker Stadium. Mesa State, ranked 10th in the Sporting News ...

The pre-season edition of Kristofer Green's weekly top 25 college ... Bleacher Report, CA - I would love to see a weekly ranking of the best coaches in college football today. Sure it doesn't make much sense in the grand scheme of things, ...

NSIC Football holds 1st annual Media Day in Mankato Crookston Daily Times, MN -By Times Staff The University of Minnesota, Crookston football program attended the 1st annual Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Football Media ...

Ohio State Football: 2008 Team Preview (Part One) Bleacher Report, CA - In spirit of counting down the days until College Football kicks off, Cody Blubaugh provides a four-part walk-through series of the 2008 Ohio State football ...

Grizzly football team gathers for fall camp KXNet.com North ... KXMC, ND - (AP) The University of Montana Football team's first practice of fall camp is scheduled for Monday. The helmets-only practice starts at 2 pm Players will ...

NCAA To Provide Former Student-athletes With Benefits Diverse, VA - by Lois Elfman The NCAA will provide former college football and basketball players with aid for future educational expenses, career development costs and ...

Yes, Eagles also play football Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Time to step away from contract gripes, player-owner feuds and holdouts to focus on football. The Eagles play their preseason opener tonight against the ...

Cal Poly Football: Happy campers as Mustangs take back to the field San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - Unanimously, the question posed by the head coach of the Cal Poly football team was answered in the affirmative, as a legion raced on to Cal Poly’s “I” ...

Huskies Football The heat is on at tailback position Seattle Times, United States - One of the selling points Washington coaches used to convince Terrance Dailey to sign with the Huskies last February was the lure of immediate playing time, ...

College Football: Around the state Shreveport Times, LA - ULM: The ULM football team practiced for just over two hours in full pads Thursday morning in the first two-a-day session of fall camp. ...

College football: Fua back after aborted mission San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Sione Fua is back at Stanford, hoping to turn disappointment into a chance to contribute again to his football team. ...

Yates picked to win district title in 21-4A football Houston Chronicle, United States - By SAM KHAN JR. Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Sorry, your version of Flash doesn't support this video. Please download the latest version at adobe.com. ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Fannin gets feel for new AU offense Montgomery Advertiser, AL - By Jay G. Tate • August 8, 2008 Still, there was a more significant storyline at play. Fannin landed directly on his surgically repaired shoulder and lay ...

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