Sunday, August 10, 2008

News for the Day 8/10/08

Rutgers Football Coach Refutes Reports Of Buyout Clause In Contract AHN -Piscataway, NJ (AHN) - Rutgers football coach Greg Schiano decided Saturday to clear recent reports alleging a buyout clause in his contract.

BYU football: Quarterback Hall hits new targets Salt Lake Tribune, United States -By Jay Drew PROVO - Because of injury, cautionary reasons or just plain common sense, a half-dozen or so of the big guns were held out of Saturday's BYU ...

Less tailgate time riles some football fans San Diego Union Tribune, United States -By Sherry Saavedra Stricter rules to rein in unruly fans had some folks fuming at the first preseason Chargers game last night against the Dallas Cowboys. ...

MICK MCCABE Rice's Al Fracassa lives for football Detroit Free Press, United States - Al Fracassa didn't have much contact with his Birmingham Brother Rice football players last week, but that didn't mean they had a week away from football. ...

A glance at WMU's football season: Broncos should beware of the ... MLive.com, MI - If someone asked you the most dangerous game on the Western Michigan University's upcoming football schedule, what would you say? ...

UW football QB Jake Locker's father says MRI shows a "minor strain" Seattle Times, United States - "Before the football season, that's my guess," Woodward said, before adding, "But that's not the president's guess or the [search] committee's. ...

Card-counting whiz eyes Facebook football fantasy Seattle Post Intelligencer - Now 35 years old, Ma thinks he can hit his next jackpot in a different fantasy land - the fanciful football leagues that will preoccupy millions of people ...

Cyclone football: Bass back on ISU team after spring suspension DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Running back JJ Bass rejoined the Iowa State football team this weekend, after being suspended indefinitely last spring. Coach Gene Chizik announced Bass' ...

Shannons separate family and footballSun-Sentinel.com, FL - 12 hours agoOn the other line was his father, Randy Shannon, the University of Miami football coach. It was the summer. It was the team's day off. ...

Alabama's Tyrone Prothro says he's not done with football The Birmingham News - al.com, AL - He said he's not done with football. And he wasn't talking just about coaching. He said his leg, the one that ended his college career three years ago when ...

Tom Brady Is Football Manjoyment PopSugar.com, CA - Tom Brady didn't need his football helmet to look handsome all suited up for the September issue of Esquire. Football season is just around the corner, ...

2008 Fantasy Football Rookie Preview Fantasy Football Jungle, OH - By Matt Horkman The NFL Draft might be an afterthought by the time fantasy football comes around but that doesn’t mean it’s not as important now as it was ...

OSU football: Licking Valley's Klein among 24 future Buckeyes Mansfield News Journal, OH - 8 hours agoBy JOSH HACHAT • Newark Advocate • HANOVER -- Storm Klein was the second football player to commit to Ohio State for the 2009 recruiting ...

Football scrimmages provide first look for coaches, teams Zanesville Times Recorder, OH - "They only lost one guy (Adam Bice) from last year, so the offensive line and defensive lines are the strengths, from what we saw of their football team," ...

Kirsten Pittman glad his still playing football for LSU The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA - BATON ROUGE -- LSU football coaches, teammates and fans could forgive Kirston Pittman for playing the 'What if?' mind game during the dog days of August ...

Norman alters parking rules for OU football game days NewsOK.com (subscription), OK - By steve sisney, the oklahoman By Jane Glenn Cannon NORMAN — Traffic problems during University of Oklahoma football games have led to parking rule changes. ...

Fantasy Football Impact Report: Owen Daniels RotoTimes.com - By Adam McFadden Owen Daniels wasn't picked in most fantasy drafts last year. But after he put up a stretch of five games of at least five receptions and ...

Ute football: Safety Johnson faces competition for starting job Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Lya Wodraska The Utah Utes didn't think they'd have much of a decision to make at free safety, where starter and big playmaker Robert Johnson returns for ...

Ducks Put First Week of Football Practice Behind Them GoDucks.com, OR - EUGENE – The University of Oregon football team completed its first week of practice with a 20-minute controlled scrimmage at the end of its second workout ...

Rutgers' football coach looking to plug some holes Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - We've got four guys that can play football." St. Joseph-Hammonton's Jack Corcoran and Andres Morales will battle for the fullback spot. ...

Red Raiders Football Notebook 08-10-08 RedRaiders.com, TX - Texas Tech middle linebacker Victor Hunter missed practice time during the first week with an undisclosed injury, but defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill ...

College Football The Beat Orlando Sentinel, FL - USC starting QB Mark Sanchez could miss the Trojans' season opener against Virginia and might be out even longer after dislocating his left kneecap before ...

Ian M. Clark's On Football: Future looks bright at linebacker for Pats The Union Leader, NH - He was around the football all game and made one big hit on running back Ray Rice that popped Rice's helmet off. Mayo made a nice one-on-one open field ...

Clinton football coach, son are satisfied with their paths NewsOK.com OK -Ryan has given his dad plenty to watch, especially in football. An unproven sophomore coming into last year, Ryan threw for more than 1900 yards and 27 ...

Boise State Football Camp Report for Sept. 9 IdahoStatesman.com, ID - BY CHADD CRIPE - ccripe@idahostatesman.com Boise State freshman left tackle Nate Potter, the projected starter, will miss "a few weeks" of practice after ...

Air Force freshmen football players struggle to meet demands Colorado Springs Gazette, CO - It's not exactly the best way to prepare for preseason football. It makes contributing as a freshman - hard at any Division I program - even more difficult. ...

Tulane football practice report for Aug. 9 The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA -Tulane's football team breathed a sigh of relief Saturday when they found out that defensive back Chinonso Echebelem's shoulder was just bruised in ...

Eagles getting back to football business The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com, PA - By JOHN NALBONE PITTSBURGH With the business side of football on the right track after signing All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook to a new $21 million ...

Eventful season of football on the horizon State-Journal.com, KY - by brian Rickerd/State Journal Sports Writer I can't remember ever looking forward to a football season with greater anticipation than this one. ...

Favre Gets Taste of Fans and a Tough PracticeNew York Times, United States - 1 hour agoBy JUDY BATTISTA HEMPSTEAD, NY — It is not often that a football player gets a standing ovation before he even gets out of the parking lot. ...

BRIEFS: Two more sign with Northern football The Missoulian, MT - By AP HAVRE (AP) - Nick Petrino, son of Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino, has signed a letter of intent to play football at Montana State-Northern, ...

Ex-players' stars rise again in semi-pro league Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - The Vermont Rampage, the new semipro football team, has a booth at the affair. Players wear their game jerseys, pass out schedules and talk with fans. ...

UW football stadium to feature new video board LocalNews8.com, ID - (AP) - Wyoming football fans will notice a few changes at War Memorial Stadium this fall. A new high-definition video board is being installed along with an ...

20 Days to Football and Reason #54 to Love Ann Arbor Maize n Brew, MI - So, here's #54 in our continuing Series of 100 Days to Football and 100 Reasons to Love Ann Arbor. Right on the corner of Packard and State, Campus Corner ...

NY Giants' Burress suggests contract talks are dead NJ.com, New Jersey - When I get healthy, I think everybody around here will have a lot of appreciation for that when I get back on the football field when I'm healthy. ...

Foothold on stats Boston Herald, United States - By John Tomase / NFL Notes While the numerical aspects of baseball add to the sport’s allure, The National Football League can’t even make the tackle an ...

Bobcat Football Day 4 - "Hard Work" ABCMontana, MT - Kempt made a few nice throws and protected the football. Plus, as I've already mentioned, he displayed a nice play action pass. 1) Freshman kicker Jason ...

Ginn a relic for UD football The News Journal, DE - Ginn, 31, is entering his first season as the offensive coordinator for the University of Delaware football team. He is in charge of running one of the most ...