Saturday, August 23, 2008

News for the Day 8/23/08

'Trojan Walk' is USC football team tradition Los Angeles Times, CA - Coach Pete Carroll has some fun as Brice Butler, left, looks on during USC's final training camp scrimmage at the Coliseum. The pregame ritual started with ...

Dude, you can't call USC-UCLA a real football rivalry Los Angeles Times, CA - , but when USC meets UCLA in football for the 78th time, it's going to be something to remember, right? Not necessarily, according to Ivan Maisel, ...

USC football season at a glance Los Angeles Times, CA - McKnight could be among the most electrifying punt returners in college football. Ronald Johnson and Gable will return kickoffs. ...

Common Sense College Football Preview Part II: Pac-10 Preview Bleacher Report, CA - UCLA also has the toughest non-conference schedule in college football, facing three nationally ranked teams (Fresno State, Tennessee, and BYU). ...

Laurinaitis, Jenkins, Boeckman, Robiskie named 2008 Ohio State ... Bleacher Report, CA - Kristofer Green tells us who the 2008 Ohio State football captains are. Among them is two-time All-American linebacker, James Laurinaitis, ...

Dreaming of UA football? Check this out Polaskinews.net, AR - It was an extended chance for fans and media alike to eat and sleep Arkansas football. And, unfortunately, some poor souls have had to dream about it, too. ...

WSU football fans hungry for Wulff eattle Times, United States -New Washington State football coach Paul Wulff may appear to have led a charmed life: Star Cougars player, successful small college coach, triumphant return ...

Everything you need to know to dominate your fantasy football league
NFL.com Illustration Need to know Sleeper picks Fantasy guru Michael Fabiano has 10 sleepers for 2008, including two young Bears. Breakout candidates Here are 10 legitimate breakout candidates to target headed into the 2008 season. ...

Many QB situations around the NFL remain anything but settled
Kevin Terrell/Getty Images The quarterback situation in Arizona is just one of many preseason battles to keep an eye on. Wouldn't it be nice if, with the regular season less than three weeks away, every club in the NFL had the same quarterback situation as the...

NFC East preview: Quarterbacks set the tone
Getty Images Eli Manning, Donovan McNabb, Tony Romo and Jason Campbell lead a QB-strong NFC East. For much of the last quarter of the 20th century, the NFC East was the strongest division in the NFL; between the 1977 and 1995 seasons, NFC East teams won nine of 19...

Lions QB Stanton expected to miss two games with sprained thumb
Drew Stanton, QB Detroit Lions 2008 Preseason stats Comp./Att.: Yards: 85 Touchdowns: 1 ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- Detroit Lions reserve quarterback Drew Stanton is expected to miss the first two games of the regular season after spraining his thumb...

MAC QBs take aim at LeFevour's conference championships - College ... ESPN - LeFevour is not only the biggest name facing Ford Field and wearing a Central Michigan jersey, he also has become a poster boy for MAC football, ...

Area football coaches violate state ruleRochester Democrat and Chronicle, NY - 6 hours agoRush-Henrietta football coach Joe Montesano thought he was running his team's early-season practices following state rules. It turns out Montesano, ...

SIUC is ranked No. 11 in preseason football pollSt. Louis Post-Dispatch, United States - 3 hours ago11 in the preseason Football Championship Subdivision coaches' poll. Three-time defending FCS champion Appalachian State was picked No. ...

Irish tight end undergoes season-ending ACL surgery - College Football ESPN - Notre Dame sophomore tight end Mike Ragone underwent surgery Friday morning to repair a tear in his left anterior cruciate ligament, an injury that will ...

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bama on big stage Montgomery Advertiser, AL - By Tim Gayle • August 23, 2008 TUSCALOOSA -- All eyes will be on Alabama's football

Fantasy football player rankings Chicago Tribune, United States - By JOHN McFARLAND AP 1. Tom Brady, New England: 4806 yards, 50 touchdowns, 8 interceptions, 2 TDs rushing, eight 300-yard games. ...

Alden says no changes are imminent on MU football games in KC, St ... Kansas City Star, MO - By MIKE DeARMOND Missouri athletic director Mike Alden told The Star on Friday that no changes had been made or appeared imminent in MU football games

Oregon State Football Beavers' mantra: Find a way Seattle Times, United States - "Uh, yeah, it's football," Afalava said here after the scrimmage. "It's football. You're going to get hit. I don't know how people take or, or how they look ...

UConn very selective in football recruiting Middletown Press, CT - By PAUL NICHOLS, Press Staff By PAUL NICHOLS Take the quick rise of the UConn football program since joining the ranks of the big boys. ...

Ute football: Utes experiment with chocolate milk Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Lya Wodraska As a Utah football practice comes to a close, trainers drag out blue and white coolers, yelling to the players "get your milk, don't forget ...

A football tale starring - a girl Globe and Mail, Canada -The kickoff of the football season usually heralds the appearance of at least one football flick - often a "based-on-a-true-story" drama (Invincible, ...

BYU football: BYU notes Salt Lake Tribune, United States - in the preseason Football Championship Subdivision coaches poll. The fact that they play in a lesser division (formerly Division I-AA), means nothing, ...