Tuesday, September 23, 2008

News for the Day 9/23/08

Jeff Jagodzinski, Head Coach, Boston College


Damaging week sheds light on football's dark injury side CBS News, NY - Upon reflection, it was one the darkest, most debilitating days in recent college football history. If they're lucky, Rogers, Mompremier and Love will end ...

Fantasy football invades Forest Glen Indianapolis Star, United States - You would never put Fantasy Football and learning complex mathematical equations together, but the students at Forest Glen are doing just that. ...

WSU football: Uh oh, Mac's back Salt Lake Tribune, United States - By Maggie Thach OGDEN - On a Tuesday afternoon in August, while Weber State football coach Ron McBride was having lunch at a locally owned Italian joint ...

Energy, war critical issues for football mom Oxford Press, OH - You'll find Lynn Hawkins at every Madison Mohawks football game cheering on her son, Kyle, a senior wide receiver on the team. On this day, Hawkins, ...

USC CB Wright to be sidelined with vertebrae hairline fracture ... ESPN - By Bruce Feldman Top-ranked USC will be without its top coverman for the next few weeks. After Monday's practice Trojan coach Pete Carroll announced that ...

Arizona Sports Fan Becomes Third Winner In NBC Sports, Sunday ... Franchising.com (press release), CA - The world's premiere convenience retailer has teamed up with NBC Sports and Sunday Night Football for its Big Match-Up Promotion that sends four 7-Eleven ...



Ohio State football: Wells and Pryor, together at last The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - by Doug Lesmerises Marvin Fong/ The Plain DealerIt sounds like Beanie Wells, right, and Terrelle Pryor, left, will be sharing the field Saturday. ...

Pass Plays: Week 4 - Fantasy Football ESPN - By KC Joyner One obvious but underrated strategy for surviving bye weeks in fantasy football is to plan ahead. Most fantasy GMs don't look past the upcoming ...

Arena Football coming to Toledo WNWO, OH - The formation of a new arena football franchise was announce in Toledo Monday. The new downtown arena is already home to the Walleye, who will take the ice ...

Robinson's time as Syracuse appears to be growing short - College ... ESPN - By Ivan Maisel Syracuse athletic director Dr. Daryl Gross said Monday that the Orange football team has yet to show the "obvious progress" necessary for ...

Oklahoma, USC Stand Alone: College Football's Top 24 Teams (Week Four)Bleacher Report, CA - 5 hours agoCheck out Phil Aiello's top 24 college football teams after four weeks of the season. Do you agree? by Phil Aiello (Member) They look like men out there ...

Arizona Football Injury Report: Blake Kerley Out for Season Bleacher Report, CA - To receive your ballot and get notified when the polls open, add College Football to your Lineup. Get team scores and news sent to your cell phone during ...

Football players suspended from next gameAnnapolis Capital, MD - 41 minutes agoSix county football players have been suspended for their next game after an on-field scuffle Friday during a game between Severna Park and Annapolis High ...

Sunday Night Football Earns Second-Highest Audience Ever Broadcasting & Cable, NY - By Alex Weprin -- Broadcasting & Cable NBC’s Sunday Night Football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers was the ...

2008 Notre Dame Football: Irish Eyes Smiling Once Again? Bleacher Report, CA - Danny Burnham thinks that the 2008 Notre Dame football season will be the one that puts the Fighting Irish back on the national map. by Danny Burnham ...

Georgia at Alabama College Football Odds BetFirms, IA - They likely won’t put those kind of numbers up against the Bulldogs, but they have to have confidence they can score enough to win this football game. ...

NCAA, Rice University Sued Over Football Player Death (Update1) Bloomberg - Dale Lloyd II, 19, a freshman defensive back for the Rice Owls football team, had sickle-cell disease, according to the complaint filed today in state court ...

College Football Predictions - Week 5 The Football Expert, OH - by Gregory Cox #1 USC (2-0) @ Oregon State (1-2): THURSDAY - The annual "this is the best USC team ever!" talk is already in full swing. Who starts this ? ...

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL CHARGERS 48, JETS 29: Chargers show what ... Chicago Sun-Times, United States -Favre always seemed to come up big on ''Monday Night Football'' with the Green Bay Packers. On this night, though, he finally lost to the Chargers after ...

College Football Picks: Fresno State at UCLA Bodog Beat, Antigua and Barbuda - Get all your NCAA College Football Picks in the Bodog Sportsbook today! These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover ...

YouTube clip: Banana chasing gorilla stunt at Flower Mound High ...Dallas Morning News, TX - 10 hours agoTwo students pulled a relatively hilarious and harmless prank during a Flower Mound High School football game on Friday night, FOX 4 and NBC 5 reported. ...

Fresno State football jelling thanks to Toledo Merced Sun-Star, CA - By DANIEL LYGHT FRESNO -- Adversity draws people together, and that is why Fresno State quarterback Tom Brandstater said Saturday's 55-54 victory at Toledo ...

Elk River football lends a hand Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - When a fire broke out at a large apartment complex in Elk River on Saturday morning, the Elk River football team pitched in to help. ...

Chargers put AFC on notice with win over Jets
Lenny Ignelzi/Associated Press It's no coincidence LaDainian Tomlinson scored for the first time this year and the Chargers earned their first victory. SAN DIEGO -- It was just one victory, San Diego's first, but it felt more like a warning shot. ...
Steve Wyche


Week 3 epilogue: Teams will be studying the 'Arkansas' package
Winslow Townson / Associated Press Defensive coaches better compile a list of backs who can throw the ball as well as Ronnie Brown did on Sunday. Week 3 action in the NFL brought a number of issues to the forefront and reinforced a few more things that appeared to...
Pat Kirwan


Week 3 Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week nominees
Quarterback Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens, defensive end Phillip Merling of the Miami Dolphins, running back Felix Jones of the Dallas Cowboys, quarterback Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons and running back Steve Slaton of the Houston Texans are the finalists for Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie...

NFL Photo of Week 3
Flipping out Doug Benc/Getty Images Atlanta Falcons WR Roddy White does a flip after scoring a touchdown in his team's win over the Chiefs. Jumping for joy Mel Evans/Associated Press Philadelphia Eagles running back Correll Buckhalter jumps over a...

Brown, Griese nominated for FedEx Air & Ground Players
Quarterbacks Philip Rivers of the San Diego Chargers, Jason Campbell of the Washington Redskins and Brian Griese of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the finalists for the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week honors for Week 3, while running backs Ronnie Brown of the Miami Dolphins, Fred Taylor...

Week 3 Motorola Coach of the Week nominees
Coaches Jack Del Rio of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Andy Reid of the Philadelphia Eagles and Tony Sparano of the Miami Dolphins are the finalists for the Motorola Coach of the Week honors for Week 3, the NFL announced Monday. Fans can vote for one coach NFL.com/FedEx from 9 a.m. ET...