MSU finally establishing a football identity MLive.com, MI - Michigan State's ability to control the clock and run the football is more about just trying to win games; it's about creating an identity. Sept. ...
COLLEGE FOOTBALL MAILBAG SI.com - And yet for some reason people still seek this idiot's opinion on football matters. Why do YOU think Ohio State has choked so terribly during its last three ...
Maine Teen Hits Football Field Despite Having Both Legs Amputated FOXNews - But, with the help of prosthetics, he started running up and down the football field while still in grade school. "When I first started, it was hard. ...
Yale football eager to erase the ache Connecticut Post, CT - It's called a rivalry and for the last 124 seasons, they've met on the football field, looking to claim bragging rights. And when the two teams met at the ...
OJ Simpson accuser says he had football star's family heirlooms Los Angeles Times, CA - He recalled an incident at Simpson's Brentwood mansion in which the football player joked about how the Goldman family would never get the valuable ...
Canada still hungers for football CBC.ca, Canada - After drawing inspiration from slotback Milt Stegall, who became the Canadian Football League's all-time leader in receiving yardage last Friday, ...
8-man football not a thing of the past San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Crystal Springs Uplands School, a 250-student private school in Hillsborough, has a football team. And this is no ordinary squad. ...
Pioneers Self Report Ineligible Football Player; Record Will Not ... Greeneville Sun, TN - Tusculum College has learned that an ineligible student-athlete participated in the Pioneers' first two football games of the 2008 season. ...
Monday Night Football Scores: Tony Romo and Terrell Owens Lead ... TransWorldNews (press release), GA - ... including a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown as the Dallas Cowboys (2-0) outslugged the Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) 41-37 on Monday Night Football. ...
Big Ten football is way down, and has been for quite awhile Indianapolis Star, United States - For the eternal defenders of Big Ten football, the past couple of years have been humbling if not downright humiliating. The nadir has come in recent months ...
2 more Coastal Carolina football players arrested SportingNews.com - CONWAY, SC (AP) -- Two more Coastal Carolina football players have been kicked off the team after they were arrested, marking nine Chanticleers players who ...
Playing with Numbers: Early leaders in wide receiver targets ... ESPN - By Ken Daube Targets have long been my favorite quantitative tool for evaluating the potential fantasy impact of a wide receiver. It's quite simple, really; ...
Kansas State vs Louisville College Football Picks Preview OnlineSportsHandicapping.com, NY - Week 4 College Football Picks Kansas State vs Louisville: The Wildcats are 2-0 to start the season, and they have put up 45 and 69 points in those games. ...
Pac-10 football takes a pounding Arizona Republic, AZ - There's a lot of good football out there. It's playing the best on Saturday and living in the moment and all those old coaching clichés that you guys don't ...
MSU, East Lansing offer tips on safely enjoying Saturday’s ... MSU Today, MI - One of college football’s longest-standing rivalries – Michigan State University and the University of Notre Dame – is renewed this Saturday when MSU plays ...
Chicago High School Football Coach Robs Bank, Loses Job FOXNews - CHICAGO — A Chicago high school football coach has been relieved of his responsibilities after being charged in a weekend bank robbery. ...
Working the wire: Pick up these RBs under the radar
With two weeks of the NFL season in the books, my ongoing quest to find "this year's Earnest Graham" has led me to some running backs that are not even starters on their own teams. If this strikes you as strange, just remember -- Graham was not a starter at this time last...
Mark Stopa
Packers' Harris looks to slow down Romo's aerial attack
Getty Images Tony Romo has 632 passing yards and 4 TDs in two games, but he must watch out this week for Packers CB Al Harris. Here are some key matchups worth following in the Week 3 games: Dallas QB Tony Romo vs. Green Bay CB Al Harris In regular-seaosn...
Gil Brandt
Manly House of Football: The next Favre, or next Fiedler?
Getty Images It's been a nice two weeks for Aaron Rodgers, but don't forget how guys like Jay Fiedler have done replacing legends. Legends don't grow on trees? It's not often that Hollywood and the NFL share a similar dilemma. Believe it or not,...
Nick Bakay
Head over heels Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall comes crashing back to earth after making one of his 18 catches. Here's looking at you Jarrett Baker/Getty Images Jets QB Brett Favre has no where to hide from Patriots...
First-down success is the key to third-down conversions
Elsa/Getty Images Larry Johnson and the Chiefs love to run on first down, but they gain four or more yards only 20 percent of the time. I Love the expression "You've gotta win on third down." Of course you have to win on third down, but your chances...
Pat Kirwan
Thigpen to make first NFL start Sunday for Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tyler Thigpen, a second-year pro who set passing records as an All-American for Coastal Carolina, will start at quarterback for the Chiefs on Sunday against Atlanta. Kansas City coach Herm Edwards made the announcement Wednesday. Thigpen came in...
Anatomy of a Play: Hardy's size the difference for Bills
It's a kicker's dream and a fantasy owner's nightmare -- when an offense gets in the red zone and can't score a touchdown. Last season, that was often the case in Buffalo, where the Bills scored an NFL-low 13 touchdowns from inside the 20. It's a BIG problem,...
Colts injury woes continue: Ankle to sideline Sanders 4-6 weeks
INDIANAPOLIS -- Tony Dungy doesn't doubt Bob Sanders will be back in the Colts lineup this season. He's just not sure how long Sanders will be out. The 2007 Defensive Player of the Year could miss up to six weeks after spraining his right ankle last weekend at Minnesota,...
Steelers' Roethlisberger expected to play despite sore shoulder
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin clarified the status of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's shoulder: sprained but not separated. The injury will likely keep Roethlisberger from fully participating in practice on Wednesday, but not from playing on Sunday...
Vikings bench QB Jackson, place offense in hands of Frerotte
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Out with the new, in with the old. After losing the first two games of the season, Minnesota coach Brad Childress decided the Vikings can no longer afford to let 25-year-old quarterback Tarvaris Jackson learn on the job. On Wednesday, Childress turned to...
Cowboys, NFC leading the way after Week 1
This is how the NFL's 32 teams stack up after Week 1: In the hunt Teams that look good enough to be among the 12 playoff qualifiers, but not based on conference. Rank Team Record Comment 1. Dallas Cowboys 1-0 It didn't figure to be quite so easy in Cleveland,...
Vic Carucci
Quick Take: Giants (1-0) at Rams (0-1)
Jim McIsaac / Getty Images Steven Jackson has only one 100-yard rushing game since Week 3 of last season. Last meeting Giants QB Eli Manning had one of the best games of his career, throwing for 296 yards and four touchdowns in a 44-24 Week 4 victory over the...
O'Sullivan, Sproles will be hot names on the waiver wire this week
Here's a quick look at 10 fantasy players to target off the waiver wire after Week 2. Bills defense: The Bills defense has produced two consecutive solid performances for fantasy owners, so it's time to consider it a viable option in all formats. The presence of DT...
Michael Fabiano
Cutler, McFadden among FedEx Air & Ground nominees
Quarterbacks Jay Cutler of the Denver Broncos, Kurt Warner of the Arizona Cardinals and Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay packers are the finalists for the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week honors for games played on September 14-15, while running backs Darren McFadden of the Oakland...
Week 2 Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week nominees
Running back/kick returner Felix Jones of the Dallas Cowboys, safety Chris Horton of the Washington Redskins, and running backs Chris Johnson of the Tennessee Titans, Darren McFadden of the Oakland Raiders and Jonathan Stewart of the Carolina Panthers are the finalists for Diet Pepsi...
Shanahan's fearless play-calling has Broncos riding high
Doug Pensinger/Getty Images Mike Shanahan put the game in Jay Cutler's hands on Sunday against San Diego and the QB didn't disappoint . Moments before Broncos lineman Gary Zimmerman was immortalized into the Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, last month, coach...
Thomas George
Despite 0-2 starts, don't count out these frustrated five
Jeff Gross/Getty Images Adrian Peterson has done his part for the 0-2 Vikings, but Tarvaris Jackson has to start making some plays. We all know that the New York Giants started out 0-2 last season and not only made the playoffs but went on to win Super Bowl XLII.
Gil Brandt
Week 2 GMC Sierra Defensive Player of the Week nominees
Linebacker Kirk Morrison of the Oakland Raiders, strong safety Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers, defensive end Justin Tuck of the New York Giants, linebacker Patrick Willis of the San Francisco 49ers and cornerback Charles Woodson of the Green Bay Packers are the GMC Sierra...
In shootout, Cowboys get key defensive stop to edge rival Eagles
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Dallas QB Tony Romo overcame a pair of early mistakes and finished with 312 passing yards and three touchdowns. IRVING, Texas -- Lead change after lead change, spectacular play after spectacular play, head-slapper after head-slapper,...
Raiders' McFadden breaks out vs. Chiefs in Week 2
Jamie Squire/Getty Images Kansas City Chiefs defenders were no match for Raiders rookie running back Darren McFadden last Sunday. The Raiders' plans to ease rookie running back Darren McFadden into their offense were spoiled Sunday when the fourth overall pick...
